| School Nurse Diabetes Training: P.E.D.S.-
working in partnership with The California Department of Education,
Mary Zombek, RN, MS, CPNP and CHOC Hospital, Orange County, CA has
initiated statewide diabetes training. The training and education
program are intended to train school nurses and school personnel enabling
them to competently provide care for children with diabetes in their
schools.
The PADRE Foundation offers a number of day retreats featuring educational
experiences for families with a diabetic child. Activities include
breakfast with a guest speaker, seminars, workshops, lunch and fun.
Family Retreats: PADRE offers two annual family weekends
with activities which are especially helpful for familes that have
recently been diagnosed. Families leave this weekend revitalized
and more able to deal with the diagnosis of diabetes. The children
develop peer relationships that can last a lifetime.
Teen Retreat: Through the CHOC Diabetes Care Team, teens
are exposed to the concept of insulin pump therapy. Teens are given
a chance to try out an insulin pump on saline and go through the
training process that includes nutrition, insulin pump education,
physician consultation and psychology. For those who are already
on the insulin pump the retreat offers and advanced sills tract.
Insulin pump therapy allows the teens to have more normal blood
sugars and freedom at a time in their life when they are developing
their sense of independence.
Scholarship Fund for Camp Chinook: Scholarships are available
for children who would benefit from a diabetic youth camp experience.
Scholarships are available on a needs basis.
Halloween Carnival and Annual Holiday Party: A celebration
of another successful year for tenured diabetics, the carefree parties
are filled with costumes games, crafts, and health lunch and snacks.
Diabetics Emergency Kit: This kit of necessary supplies
and corresponding educational materials is available for newly diagnosed
patients by contacting the PADRE Foundation.
PADRE Pages: A newsletter that highlights the latest information
regarding diabetes research, education and fundraising activities,
upcoming special events and other articles of interest. Available
by contacting the PADRE Foundation.
PADRE'S Diabetes Research at CHOC Hospital of Orange County,
California
The efforts of the PADRE Foundation support the Diabetes Research
Laboratory at CHOC. The major thrust of our research is to develop
treatments and ultimately a cure for juvenile diabetes. Diabetes
research at CHOC has shed new light on how diabetes develops. The
efforts of the Diabetes Research Team are focused on modulating
the immune system to prevent further damage to the insulin producing
cells and defining the role of the immune system and its mediators
in beta cell development and growth. PADRE also supports clinical
diabetes research, through recruiting and marketing efforts for
the Diabetes Prevention Trial - Type 1 (DPT-1) , a national study
to prevent diabetes in family members of children with diabetes.
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