Danbury Hospital Pediatrics Conference Focuses On Medical And Behavioral Health Issues

DANBURY – Danbury Hospital will sponsor its 14th annual Pediatrics Update Conference on Thursday, November 4, from 7:30 am to 4 pm.

The conference will take place in the John C. Creasy Center for Health Education, 24 Hospital Avenue, Danbury. Parking is free in the blue visitor’s lot /garage area, Hospital Avenue entrance.

The program is geared toward health care professionals serving infants, children and adolescents. Conference participants will be updated with current medical and behavioral health information about the following topics:

The Management of the child with a History of Food Allergies, Louis M. Mendelson, MD, senior attending physician, Department of Pediatrics, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, an associate clinical professor of pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Beyond Rhetoric to Practice Reality, Paul H. Dworkin, MD, physician-in-chief, Connecticut children’s Medical Center, professor and chairman, Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

Recent New Approaches in the Management of Asthma, Allen J. Dozer, MD, chief, Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, associate professor of pediatrics, New York Medical College.

Immunization Update, Anne A. Gershon, MD, director, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Babies Hospital, New York, N.Y., professor, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physician and Surgeons.

Evidence Based Practice: Understanding Why We Do What We Do, Margaret C. Freda, EdD, RN, CHES, FAAN, associate professor and director of Patient Education Programs, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center.

Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescent Psychiatry, David A. Krulee, MD, attending child and adolescent psychiatrist, Elmcrest Psychiatric Institute, Portland, CT, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services, University of the Health Sciences.

Eitan S. Kilchevsky, MD, attending neonatologist, Danbury Hospital Department of Pediatrics, clinical assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, and Chris Randolph, MD, attending physician, Danbury Hospital Department of Pediatrics, clinical assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, will serve as moderators at the 14th Annual Danbury Hospital Pediatrics Update Conference.

Fee for the program is $50 for physicians, $30 for nurses, residents, students and other health care professionals, and includes breakfast, lunch, refreshments and conference materials. Pre-registration is required by Wednesday, October 27. No registrations will be accepted on conference date. To register and for more information, call Ceil Louis, Danbury Hospital Department of Pediatrics, at 797-7940.