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Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program
Join us for the only Pediatric Acute Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship Program in the southeast United States. As a pediatric acute care advanced practice provider, you’ll be able to continue your clinical education and on-the-job training at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, site of the only Pediatric Level One Trauma Center in Central Florida and repeatedly named a “Best Children’s Hospital” by U.S. News & World Report.
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Care at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
When your family chooses to receive care at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, you have access to award-winning children’s care in more than 30 pediatric specialties. In addition, you have the advantage of The Bert Martin’s Champions for Children Emergency Department and Trauma Center, which is the area’s only Level One ED and Trauma Center.
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Our History
Sometimes taking the first step to achieve great things starts with a single conversation. That was the case in the late 1970s when three men — Andrew Townes Jr., MD; Ben Guedes, MD; and Colin Condron, MD — began talking about their desire to revolutionize specialty care. They believed they could achieve that goal by opening the only healthcare facility dedicated to women and children in the Southeast.
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Clinical Trials & Research
Orlando Health is a leading-edge teaching institution. Learn more about what clinical trials are underway right now.
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Institutional Review Board (IRB)
The IRB is an administrative body established to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects recruited to participate in research activities conducted under the auspices of the institution with which it is affiliated.
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Can an Injection that Smooths Wrinkles Also Treat Serious Childhood Conditions?
You may think that botulinum toxin, most commonly known by brand name Botox, is only used to smooth wrinkles and improve your appearance. But it also can treat some serious childhood conditions, such as cerebral palsy. And promising new therapies for children continue to be discovered.
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How Much Is Too Much Protein for Your Child?
There is such a thing as too much protein — and it can be dangerous for your child. With the popularity of protein shakes and supplements, it’s important for parents to understand how to monitor protein intake and choose the best sources of this essential nutrient.
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Kids, COVID-19 and Daycare: What You Need to Know to Keep Them Safe
With schools reopening, many parents will be returning to the workplace and relying on daycares and caregivers to look after their children. Many new public health precautions have been put in place to help limit the spread of COVID-19 in these settings. And there are steps you can take as a parent for your child to resume the benefits of socialization and education offered at daycares, while reducing their risk of infection.
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How Much Sleep Does My Baby Need?
It’s 2:00 am, your newborn is crying again and you’re tiredly asking yourself, “But why won’t he just sleep awhile longer?” Getting a newborn on any kind of a sleeping schedule just isn’t going to happen, and for one very good reason — babies less than three months old are frequently waking for feeds and sleeping up to 17 hours a day. For the first three months, new parents must remind themselves that, for the time being, you’re in survival mode.
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Halloween in 2020? It’s Different, Not Canceled
Many parents are wondering if their families can celebrate a healthy Halloween during a pandemic. The good news is, with creativity and reasonable precautions, you can. Doing so means you’ll practice the same everyday preventive measures: physical distancing, proper handwashing, mask wearing when unable to keep a distance of six feet in public and avoiding large crowds.
