February 28, 2010 - March 3, 2010
Neonatal Nutrition Conference
Location:
Sheraton Suites Houston, Near the Galleria
Houston, Texas
Sponsor:
Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital
Supported in part by Project # T79 MC00023 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Contact:
Diane Anderson, PhD, RD, LD
Baylor College of Medicine
Section of Neonatology, Dept of Pediatrics
6621 Fannin Street MC WT 6-104
Houston, Texas 77030
832-826-1330
Email: dianea@bcm.edu
Program flyer with application can be downloaded from www.neonate.net/conferences/nutrition/
Credit card registration accepted on-line.
March 26, 2010
Promoting Healthy Weight Colloquium
Infancy: Fathers' Experiences & Perspectives; Fathers & Infant Feeding; Motor Development in Infancy; & Fathers' Roles in Families.
Location:
Howard Baker Center & Webcast
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
You are invited to the Spring 2010 "Promoting Healthy Weight Colloquium. Infancy: Fathers' Experiences & Perspectives; Fathers & Infant Feeding; Motor Development in Infancy; & Fathers' Roles in Families."
The Colloquium is offered by the University of Tennessee Public Health Nutrition Program on Friday, March 26, 2010 from 12:30 pm-4:30 pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time at the Howard Baker Center on the UT campus. The conference will be webcast live also! There is no cost to participate, but registration is required. Registration opens February 19.
This colloquium will highlight infancy and how parenting, nutrition, and physical activity relate to healthy weight gain during this first developmental stage of Bright Futures. It will focus on fathers’ experiences, perspectives, and roles. Colloquium presentations are intended for researchers, practitioners, and family members. Presenters will be:
- Parent Panel: Fathers' Experiences and Perspectives
- Katie Kavanagh, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor, Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Daniela Corbetta, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Jaipaul Roopnarine, PhD, Jack Reilly Professor of Child and Family Studies; Director, Jack Reilly Institute of Early Childhood and Provider Education.
Registered Dietitians and Certified Healthy Education Specialists can receive continuing education credits. For more information and to register after February 19, please go to: http://nutrition.utk.edu/seminars/HealthyWeightColloquium.html. Click here for the "Save the Date" flyer. Please join us in person or online!
March 26, 2010
31st Annual Duncan Seminar
Maximizing Mobility Through Adaptation and Innovation
Location:
Seattle Children's, Wright Auditorium
Seattle, WA
This one-day conference will focus on children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities and other special healthcare needs. The Duncan Seminar is designed for all health-care providers, including nurses, physicians, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech pathologists, educators, nutritionists and family members. See the conference flyer (PDF) for more information and register online.
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