The conference was for parents/family members who have experienced the traumatic loss of their infant from SIDS.
The all-day conference united parents and family members from across the State and feature discussions on:
The Kansas SIDS Parent/Family Conference was sopnsored by the SIDS Network fo Kansas, Inc., the CJ Foundation for SIDS, Stormont-Vail Medical Center and Three Trees--A Center for Grieving Children and Their Families.
Dr. Chatterjee spoke on immunizations. It was very interesting...she had many questions after her presentation.
DR. ARCHANA CHETTARJEE, M.D., Ph.D is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Microbiology and Immunology at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska.Resources from Dr. Chatterjee’s presentation.
NESSA VERCILLO, is a Crisis Intervention Counselor for Onondaga Conty Medical Examiner's Office in Syracuse, New York who works with families who have lost children in tragic ways, her area of expertise is SIDS victims' families. Nessa is also a SIDS Parent.
DR. ERIK MITCHELL, M.D. is Chief Medical Examiner-Forensic Pathologist and District Coroner with the Shawnee County Coroner's Office in Topeka, Kansas.
CHILDREN'S GRIEF GROUP
Left to right, Christy Schunn, Cindy Sleeper
Parents and family members mingle during a break.
Left to Right, Cindy Sleeper, Linda Sifford, Nessa Vercillo, Dr. Erik Mitchell, Dr. Jamie Oberst, and Christy Schunn.
Questions and Answers Forum: left to right, Nessa Vercillo, Dr. Erik Mitchell, Dr. Jamie Oberst, Linda Sifford, Cindy Sleeper.
Becky & Nathaniel Howerton
The children made masks, and memory boxes.
It looks like they had alot of fun!
Christy reading "Where Do Balloons Go?"
Memorial Balloon Release on the green of Pozez Education Center.
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