Teddy Bear Clinic

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Teddy Bear Clinic
Union Settlement Metropolitan Hospital
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Teddy Bear Clinicsaround the country
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General Objectives

• increase familiarity with the routine in
  different areas of the hospital
• decrease anxiety with routine medical procedures
• Role play the physician examiner

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General Objectives

• increase familiarity with medical equipment used
  in routine clinic visit
• Stethoscope
• Otoscope
• Ophthalmoscope
• Sphygmomanometer baby cuffs
• Tongue blade
• Bandaids

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Specific Objectives

• Other topics that can be introduced via an
  established Teddy Bear Clinic.
• These topics can be expanded as needed for
  slightly older students etc.

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Specific Objectives

• Hygiene
• learn that washing hands is a critical part of
  the doctor visit
• learn to wash hands with proper technique before
  examining Teddy
• Nutrition
• learn that the doctor will check Teddys weight
  and height and ask about exercise
• learn that Teddy needs to drink less juice and
  more water

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Specific Objectives

• Injury Prevention
• learn that Teddy is at risk for injury if he is
  not wearing a bicycle helmet
• Asthma
• learn that Teddy can take medicines that will
  keep him from getting sick

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Format

• 10 children 2 groups
• (5 parents with their teddy bear patients)
• (5 examiners with white coats)
• Examiners will take turns interviewing a parent
  and examining a patient with the different
  equipment. The preceptor will prompt them to ask
  questions related to the Specific Objectives.
  Every child gets an opportunity to role play the
  examiner and the parent.

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Prerequisites

• Exam table ( 2 school desks with paper rolls)
• Small white coats (5)
• Teddy bear patients (favorite stuffed toy brought
  by students should have extras in case some
  children are without)
• Medical equipment (brought by Dr. Mack)
• Clinic preceptors (Dr. Mack and resident)

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Future directions

• May also add and ADMITTING station
• give ID bands to all patients
• ER station
• learn about scrapes and sprains etc.
• X-RAY station

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Teddy Bear Clinic _at_ Union Settlement
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Teddy Bear Clinic _at_ Union Settlement
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Teddy Bear Clinic _at_ Union Settlement
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Teddy Bear Clinic _at_ Union Settlement