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	INCLEMENT Weather Alerts None at this time. Please check back here for information on office closures during inclement weather. During inclement weather, if you have questions or concerns about your child, you are encouraged to call the office to reach the on-call doctor in the usual manner as you would after hours. If your concern is a life threatening emergency, either make your way to the Emergency Room or call 911 as appropriate. Introducing our *NEW* well visit questionnaires! Did you know? www.mypedsdoc.com has some exciting new updates! Current and age-appropriate handouts that include information on: o Developmental milestones o Feeding and nutrition o Safety and injury prevention o Child behavior and discipline o And what to expect before your child’s next visit! Pre-visit questionnaires o Complete these before your visit o Note any questions you might want to ask your child’s doctor o Bring the questionnaire and your questions to your child’s visit Online confidential adolescent screening questionnaires o Some adolescent issues are not always obvious to parents. Sometimes are embarrassing. Some adolescents don’t always share their feelings. o This confidential questionnaire allows your child’s doctor to more effectively and accurately assess their emotional and mental well being in addition to their physical health! Validated and scored screening questionnaires for: o Asthma diagnosis o Asthma control o ADHD diagnosis o ADHD control and follow-up o Autism screening WEEKDAY Morning Walk-in Hours Monday - Friday 8am - 8:45am (Crystal Lake and Barrington offices) SATURDAY morning walk-in sick visit hours will continue as usual: Saturday 8am - 11am (Barrington Office ONLY) This is for acute illness only. Neither chronic problems nor well visits can be accommodated during these hours. Please schedule a weekday appointment for these types of visits. There are no afternoon walk-in sick clinic hours. Please call to schedule a sick appointment. Our 2011-12 Walk-in Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinic Monday – Friday 9:30am – 4:30pm Barrington & Crystal Lake Offices Patients may walk in anytime between the hours listed above. Please note that flu clinic ends at 4:30pm weekdays. - - - Availability of flu vaccine depends on volume of patients and office supply.* - - - Your child will not be seeing a physician, and must be healthy to receive a flu vaccine. - - - Only flu vaccines will be administered for walk-in. If additional vaccines are needed, a scheduled appointment is needed. You are encouraged to call the office later in the season to check availability of the flu vaccine. In the event that flu vaccine supply is low, a message will be recorded stating such. You are still welcome to walk-in, however, please note that once the office has run out of its supply, you will need to return on another day when our supply has been replenished. What you need to know about 2011-12 flu vaccine* The recommendations for flu shots have changed this year. Your child will fall into one of these three categories: If your child is 9 years or older, s/he only needs 1 flu vaccine this year. If your child received H1N1 vaccine last year AND has received 2 seasonal flu shots in years past, s/he only needs 1 flu vaccine this year. All other children between 6 months – 9 years old are recommended to receive 2 flu vaccines this season – at least one month apart. Your child may or may not have received all seasonal flu or H1N1 vaccines at PSNW. Please look back at your records to see which category your child falls within so that you know how many flu vaccines your child will need this season. FDA Drug Safety Alert: Benzocaine (Added 4/15/2011) FDA issued drug safety communications about a serious adverse effect associated with the use of over-the-counter (OTC) benzocaine gels, sprays, and liquids applied to the throat and gums to reduce pain. ...see the full report here.