Medical Issues in Adopting from China
(Formerly titled “Adopting the Orphanage Child”)
Todd Ochs, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics,
Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine

“Medical Issues in Adopting from China” presented by Dr. Todd Ochs discusses adoption from China, orphanage life, risk factors in orphans, referrals, and common post adoption issues in children adopted from orphanages.  “Medical Issues in Adopting from China” has two parts: a recorded webinar and an audio recording of the live Q&A session Dr. Ochs held with adoptive parents by teleconference on 10/15/06.  There is a charge for this webinar, and you must register to access this material.

Watch the Recorded Webinar Listen to the Q&A Session Additional Reference Material

1) Watch the Recorded Webinar
Click on the link below to watch the recorded webinar, “Medical Issues in Adopting from China” presented by Dr. Ochs.  The webinar is approximately 80 minutes in length.  You may stop the webinar and restart at any point, and may watch the webinar as many time as you wish.  Note that you will need speakers or headphones on your computer in order to listen to the audio.
Watch the Recorded Webinar “Medical Issues in Adopting from China”

2) Listen to the Q&A Session w/ Dr. Ochs
You can listen to the audio replay of the 10/15/06 Q&A Session in two ways:  through your computer speakers or by downloading to your iPOD or MP3 player.  Please note that this recording has been edited for for content and length.

Through your computer’s speakers
Click the link below to open an audio player to listen to the audio replay of the Q&A Session through your computer’s speakers.
 

Download the recording for your iPOD or MP3 player by “right clicking” on the following link and selecting “Save Target As”:  orpchld10152006.mp3 (pending approval)

3) Additional Reference Material
Dr. Ochs has provided the additional reference listed below:

Slides from “Medical Issues in Adopting from China”:
Click on the link below to view a copy of the slides used in “Medical Issues in Adopting from China” in Adobe PDF format.  This will allow you print the slides for reference.
View “Medical Issues Adopting from China” Slides in Adobe PDF Format

Chinese Medical Resources: A list of medical resources within China organized by province. Chinese-Medical-Resources2.pdf

“Post Adoption Screening of International Adoptees”, by Todd Ochs, MD, The Child’s Doctor, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Fall 2004 pp 3-5.
Adoption-Child-Dr-Fall04.pdf