Department of Pediatrics upcoming events

September 20, 2024

Food as Medicine in Pediatrics:
A Necessary Responsibility

Healthy food

Free webinar

Thursday, October 3

12 to 1pm CST

Renowned pediatrician Dr. Kofi Essel will address how food can be used as a tool for medicine. Entitled “Food as Medicine in Pediatrics: A Necessary Responsibility,” attendees can expect to learn:

  • How food can promote community health and well-being when used in medicine

  • The importance of a family-centered approach

  • How food-based interventions, including medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions, can potentially prevent and manage chronic diseases and conditions

Overall, Dr. Essel will touch on empowering families to harness the transformative power of nutrition as a cornerstone of primary prevention and community-based pediatrics.

This event made possible by Assistant Professor Rupa Mahadevan, MD.

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Houston Area Pediatric Scoliosis & Spine Symposium

X-ray of scoliosis

Friday, October 4

8am to 3:30pm

Memorial Hermann TMC: Hermann Conference Center
6411 Fannin, Houston 77030

Presented by the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

There is a cost to attend; fee schedule is outlined in Inside UTHealth Houston.

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MHHS Symposium on Antimicrobial Stewardship

Bacteria under microscope

Thursday, November 21, 2024

8:30am to 4:30pm

Memorial Hermann TMC: Hermann Conference Center
6411 Fannin, Houston 77030

No cost to attend, registration required

Learning Objectives: 

1. Translate evidence-based strategies for antimicrobial stewardship into clinical practice.

2. Recognize interdisciplinary opportunities for application of antimicrobial stewardship practices.

3. Distinguish institutional and national opportunities and challenges surrounding antimicrobial stewardship.

Department of Pediatrics contact: Associate Professor Michael Chang, MD.

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Pediatric Research Seminar Series

The Pediatric Research Center (PRC) is eager to host these informative sessions to hear firsthand from some of the leading experts in our region. PRC Research Seminars are held the third Friday of each month, 12 to 1pm, open to all with no cost to attend.

This month we welcome:

Mary C. "Cindy" Farach-Carson, PhD

Mary C. “Cindy” Farach-Carson, PhD
Associate Dean for Research, Director of Clinical and Translational Research
Professor, Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry

Building on Developmental Concepts to Revascularize and Reinnervate Tissue Engineered Salivary Glands

Friday, October 18
12 to 1pm
MSB B.612

Hosted by Jacqueline Hecht, PhD

View the full PRC Seminar calendar for all dates and presenters. Contact Senior Administrative Coordinator Marvin W. Thomas, Jr. for more information.

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