Healthcare Professionals
The DSAGC provides information to pediatricians, obstetricians, nurses, social workers, genetic counselors, midwives and any healthcare provider seeking information on Down syndrome. Over 34 area hospital departments provide our information to their patients who deliver a baby with Down syndrome. In addition presentations and newsletters offer additional up-to-date information.
DS Medpress
A newsletter for healthcare professionals entitled ds Medpress which includes articles of interest for medical professionals, links to helpful sites, and current information on Down syndrome.
- Fall 2011 (PDF)
- Spring 2011 (PDF)
- Volume 2 Issue 3 - Fall 2010 (PDF)
- Volume 2 Issue 2 - Summer 2010 (PDF)
- Volume 2 Issue 1 - Spring 2010 (PDF)
- Volume 1 Issue 3 - Fall 2009 (PDF)
- Volume 1 Issue 2 - Summer 2009 (PDF)
- Volume 1 Issue 1 - Spring 2009 (PDF)
Lending Library
Our resource library contains many books in our health, nutrition, and medical collections which can assist healthcare professionals. Books can be shipped free of charge to your home or office. Visit our Lending Library and check out a title today. Have a suggestion for a title missing from our collection? Contact Sally
We recommend the following titles for new families:
- Gifts - Edited by Kathryn Lynard Soper
- Babies with Down Syndrome - Edited by Susan J. Skallerup
- Road Map to Holland by Jennifer Graf Groneberg
Speaker’s Bureau
The DSAGC will provide volunteer speakers and staff who can provide current and accurate information on Down syndrome to area healthcare providers. These presentations will outline the best practices in working with families, highlight the variety of ways that the DSAGC can help support new families, and each presentation site will be supplied with a free Resource Binder containing current information on Down syndrome.
Upcoming
D.A.D.S. Group Meeting
D.A.D.S Group meeting at Montgtomery Inn Ribs
2/14/2012
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Original Inn Ribs in Old Montomery
Transition Bootcamp: Exiting High School (Session 2)
Options for Daytime Activities
2/21/2012
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Children's DDBP Building - 5th Floor 3340 Burnet Ave. Cinti 45229
Extended Family and Friends (EFF) Meeting
We invite you to attend the first official meeting of the Extended Family and Friends (EFF) DSAGC Satellite Group on Thursday, February 23rd. We are excited to come together with a common purpose of sharing, serving, and supporting families of individuals with Down syndrome – as well as the individuals themselves.
2/23/2012
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Pamela's house near the Sharonville area at 7071 Willowood Drive 45241
Transition Bootcamp: Exiting High School (Session 3)
3/6/2012
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Children's DDBP 5th Floor 3340 Burnet Ave Cinti 45229
Transition Bootcamp: Exiting High School (Session 4)
3/20/2012
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Children's DDBP 5th Floor 3340 Burnet Ave. Cinti 45229
3rd Annual World Down Syndrome Day 5K Race and Walk
5K Run and/or Walk
3/25/2012
8:30 AM -
Winton Woods Park 10245 Winton Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45231
Second Annual iLearn Conference
Make best use of iPads and iPhones
4/28/2012
9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Vineyard Community Church 11340 Century Cir E, Cincinnati, OH 45246
upcoming
2/7/2012 - Transition Bootcamp: Exiting High School
2/21/2012 - Transition Bootcamp: Exiting High School (Session 2)
3/25/2012 - 3rd Annual World Down Syndrome Day 5K Race and Walk
