Conference Focuses on Families Planning Overseas Adoptions

INDIANAPOLIS - A family wanting to adopt a child from overseas often must navigate through a testy sea of red tape and waves of paperwork, not to mention the uncertainty of how the youngster will adjust to the new family and culture.

Those are among the issues to be discussed at the International Adoption Conference Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Riley Outpatient Center on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus. The half-day event, which begins at 8 a.m., features medical and behavioral experts from the Indiana University School of Medicine.

"All families who pursue international adoption face numerous and unique challenges and opportunities and would benefit from this conference," says James A. Conway, M.D., associate professor of clinical pediatrics and founder of the International Adoption Clinic at Riley Hospital for Children. "Our speakers and participants will tackle the many developmental and medical issues faced by children and their adoptive parents."

Other conference speakers include infectious diseases expert John Christenson, M.D., professor of pediatrics; psychologist Angela Tomlin, PhD, coordinator of Riley's Child Development Center; and physical therapist Amy Rakestraw, MS, of Riley's International Adoption Clinic.

The auditorium has limited seating and pre-registration is encouraged. For more information about the conference or to register, contact Denise Shalkowski at 317-274-7260.

More information about Riley's International Adoption Clinic can be found at www.rileyhospital.org/document.jsp?locid=487.

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