CHILDREN WITH ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY

​April 21st:  NADF will be hosting a webinar with an expert on pediatric adrenal insufficiency, Dr. Mitchell Geffner. Dr. Geffner is the Ron Burkle Chair in the Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

Adrenal Crisis Alert Flyer for Children (pdf)​ Adrenal Crisis Alert Flyer for Children - Spanish (pdf)	Signs, symptoms and emergency room treatment protocol for children in English and Spanish
​​Stress Dosing for Children​ (pdf)	​​Adrenal Insufficiency Children's Guide to Management of Illness and Stress-Related Medical Events
​​Adrenal Crisis Care Medical Information (pdf)	​​​NADF Medical Director Paul Margulies, MD, FACE, FACP strongly suggests that adrenal insufficient adults and children only use hydrocortisone for adrenal crisis care injections.
How to Administer Solu-Cortef How to Administer Solu-Cortef (Spanish)	Instructional video on how to administer Solu-Cortef to your child. This video was recorded in English and Spanish by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency	​This article focuses on children who present with adrenal insufficiency either as a newborn or in childhood. It highlights the causes, symptoms and treatments to children specifically.
Severe COVID-19 risks greatly increased for children with adrenal insufficiency	​Adrenal insufficiency increases the risk for severe outcomes, including death, 23-fold for children who contract COVID-19, according to a data analysis presented at the ENDO annual meeting.
Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency Webinar	The webinar is hosted by NADF, along with Mitchell Geffner, MD, Co-director, CAH Comprehensive Care Clinic, Attending Physician, Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC. Published April 2021.