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NSU Director invited to speak at the 2013 Digital Health Summit
More than 9,000 people registered for the 2013 Digital Health Summit held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City on June 26, 2013. NSU’s Director of Institute for Child Health Policy Deborah A Mulligan, MD, FAAP, FACEP, was an invited speaker and participated on a panel led by Ned…
NSU Pediatrician’s Chapter Win National Award
Deborah A. Mulligan, M.D., director of NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy, and her colleagues who are members of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), recently won an outstanding award. The Florida Chapter received the AAP Outstanding Chapter Award for the Very Large Category (1,001+ Fellows). It…
NSU’s Institute of Child Health Policy Co-Authors Journal Article
An article in the January 2012 edition of PEDIATRICS, “The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bond: Focus on Children in Poverty,” is a new report which looks at specific concerns affecting children from low-income families. It was authored by Regina M. Milteer and…
NSU Medical Training in Iraq Leads to the Establishment of Training Center in Middle East
Last year, 12 Iraqi physicians learned how to administer advanced CPR and other life-saving skills on children thanks to cutting-edge technology at Nova Southeastern University. The university, in partnership with health care providers from UCLA and the International Medical Corp (IMC), conducted a three-day, live broadcast training from NSU’s main…
NSU Pediatrician Authors Paper on Mass Casualty Triage
Nova Southeastern University’s Institute for Child Health Policy Director Deborah A Mulligan, M.D., served as a member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Association of EMS Physicians’ Model Uniform Core Criteria for Mass Casualty Triage work group. Mulligan is an author of “Mass Casualty Triage: An…
NSU Institute for Child Health Policy Hosts Charity Golf Tournament
Nova Southeastern University’s Institute for Child Health Policy hosted the 7th annual Fore the Kids: Saving Lives golf tournament at the prestigious Ft. Lauderdale Country Club on May 6. Participants received a premium gift bag, enjoyed high-end entertainment, foursome photographs, lunch, and an awards reception with special guest at the 19th…
Charity Golf Tournament Set to Tee Off on May 6
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy would like to invite you to participate in the 7th annual Fore the Kids: Saving Lives golf tournament at the prestigious Fort Lauderdale Country Club on Friday, May 6. We have an amazing day on order and a full course is expected. Our participants…
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy to Host Forum on Brain Injury, May 5
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy will host the International Forum for Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild/Moderate Brain Injury on Thursday, May 5. Learn from, and network with, the international experts on the diagnosis and management of mild to moderate brain injury, non-accidental brain injury (e.g. blast injuries,…
NSU Pediatrician Interviewed on Fox News Studio B about Over-caffeinated Kids
Deborah Mulligan, M.D., executive director of Nova Southeastern University’s Institute for Child Health Policy. Deborah Mulligan, M.D., executive director of NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy, was interviewed in December by Fox News Studio B anchor Shepherd Smith as a pediatric expert on a story about a recently released study…
Deborah Mulligan, M.D., director of NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy, will be teaching a course on helping babies breathe at an international pediatric conference next year. By special invitation from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Mulligan recently completed the Helping Babies Breathe Master Trainer course, which is an…
Nova Southeastern University’s Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHP), led by director Deborah Mulligan, M.D., made a poster presentation about domestic violence and human trafficking at American Public Health Association’s (APHA) annual meeting in Denver held in early November. The presentation was titled “Health Care’s Role in Domestic Violence and…
Institute for Child Health Policy Hosts Pediatric Emergency Care Seminar
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy, under the leadership of director Deborah A. Mulligan, M.D., recently hosted the 3rd Annual Pediatric Emergency Care Seminar. The event, presented by Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Emergency Department, was held on Oct. 19 and 20 at the Health Professions Division. The seminar was designed to…
NSU Institute for Child Health Policy pushes drowning prevention to forefront
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy is pushing the issue of drowning prevention for children to the forefront this summer asSouth Florida continues to lead the nation in drowning deaths involving children. The institute, led by director Deborah Mulligan, M.D., who is also an emergency room pediatrician at Joe DiMaggio…
Learning to swim early may save lives (NBC’s Today Show)
The American Academy of Pediatrics is now recommending swimming lessons for toddlers. Deborah Mulligan, M.D., director of Nova Southeastern University’s Institute for Child Health Policy, discussed the new recommendation with NBC’s Today show while NSU’s head swimming and diving coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron taught youngsters swimming techniques.
Conference on Human Trafficking Held at NSU
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy hosted the International Child Health Forum on May 6. The topic of the forum was human trafficking. The event took place at NSU’s main campus and was broadcast live worldwide from NSU via Webinar and made available through archive. The 2010 International Child Health Forum…
NSU Institute for Child Health Policy Honors Former Miami Dolphins Linebacker
Former Miami Dolphin Linebacker Twan Russell was honored as the 2010 Kate Platt Child Advocate of the Year recipient – an award that is sponsored by NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy. The annual award, presented to Russell on May 5 at the Ft. Lauderdale Country Club, recognizes individuals whose…
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHF) hosted a free public screening of the movie, Downtown: A Street Tale, which chronicles the horrors of human trafficking. The award-winning film made its premier at NSU on Apr. 22. A post-movie panel discussion on the topic was moderated by Sun-Sentinel Editorial Writer…
NSU to Hold International Conference on Human Trafficking
Nova Southeastern University’s Institute for Child Health Policy is holding an international conference on May 6 to address human trafficking.
NSU to Host Charity Golf Tournament to Fight Human Trafficking
When celebrity golfers hit the fairways at the Ft. Lauderdale County Club on May 7, they will be sinking birdies to combat human trafficking. That’s because they are participating in NSU’s 6th annual Fore the Kids: Saving Lives charity golf tournament that will raise money to battle human trafficking, a global problem requiring local action.
NSU to Host Conference on Human Trafficking
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy will be hosting the International Child Health Forum on May 6. The topic of the forum will be human trafficking. The event will take place at NSU’s main campus, but broadcast live worldwide from NSU via Webinar and made available through archive. The United…