The American Academy of Pediatrics has identified climate change as a top threat to child health. Join us for a virtual event centered on this important topic, and learn practical ways to care for your patients in the exam room and beyond.

Conference highlights:

• Updates from Mark Del Monte, JD – CEO of the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Nature, Child Health, & the Pandemic
• Environmental Impacts of Climate Change on Child Health
• Child Mental Health – Talking to Your Patients about Climate Change
• Addressing Inequities in Children’s Access to Nature

Join Reach Out and Read Oregon for engaging presentations and a celebration of service to over 80,000 children during the past year!

Keynote address to be given by Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon, Philip Fisher, PhD. Dr. Fisher and his team launched RAPID-EC, an ongoing survey of families with young children, in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their objectives are to collect essential information from households and families and to provide actionable data to key stakeholders to inform immediate and long-term policy decisions.

A panel including Dr. David Willis, Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Social Policy and Representative Lisa Reynolds, Vice-Chair of the House Committee and Reach Out and Read volunteer pediatrician will follow Dr. Fisher’s remarks.

Finally, New York Times bestselling author and illustrator (and Portland resident), Nancy Tillman will answer questions and read her inspiring book, You’re All Kinds of Wonderful.

The focus of this conference is pediatric gastroenterology, specifically practical approaches to problems commonly seen in the office. For 2021, the conference will focus feeding issues in children, including nutrition, probiotics, potential allergy mimics and the continuing increase in the number and types of formula available on the market.

This conference presents topics of interest to pediatric, family practice and infectious diseases clinicians, as well as other health professionals. Speakers cover the most recent information on diagnosis, management and prevention of infections in pediatrics. Discussion of controversial issues and questions follow each presentation. This conference is designed to promote information
interchange; therefore, registration is limited.

Early registration rates apply through June 16, 2021.

Registration fees range from $595 to $675.

 See conference brochure.