DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS

Children's Health Research Summit 2009

The Children's Health Research Summit II was held Jan. 30, 2009, as a forum for exchange of ideas and networking opportunities to develop improved infrastructure for children’s health research in San Antonio and South Texas.

Chairman's Executive Summary

Directory of Participants (.doc)

Agenda

Presentations:

Poster presentations:

  • "The Impact of Vitamin A on the Health of Children Age 6-60 Months in the Mid-Hills of Nepal" by Ruth Grubesie, RN, DrPH, PHCNS-BC, UT Health Science Center
  • "Development of Visual Representation and Action Processing in Children" by Alberto Cordova, Ph.D., UT San Antonio; and Carl Gabbard, Texas A&M University
  • "CHART Center" by Robin Tragus, MSN, RN, CCRC, UT Health Science Center
  • "Post Discharge Growth and Development in a Predominantly Hispanic, Very Low Birth-Weight Population" by George Powers, MD; Rajam Ramamurthy, MD; Kathleen Matula, PhD; Carolyn McLerran, RN, MSN; Wanda Daniels, RN, MSN; PREMIEre Program, UT Health Science Center
  • "Healthy and Ready to Learn: An Early Approach to Obesity and Diabetes Prevention" by Suzanne Winter, PhD; Zenong Yin, PhD; Art Hernandez, PhD; Ashely Love, DrPH; UT Health Science Center and Bank of America Child and Adolescent Policy Research Institute
  • "Increasing Research Through Collaboration: A Model for Research Center, Lay Advocacy Group Interaction" by Drs. Cody, Sebold and Hale, UT Health Science Center

Click here to see the 2008 summit information