Course Overview

The day long conference will consist both of general and breakout sessions. The breakout sessions are interactive hour long lectures and discussions with smaller groups of participants. There will be two series of lectures offered in the morning and repeated in the afternoon. Each series will comprise of four lectures. There will be 8 lectures in all and participants can take two lectures in the morning and two in the afternoon. (see agenda)

The conference will feature experienced specialists, practitioners and program directors with expert knowledge on pediatric environmental health. William H. Sanders III, Dr.P.H., director of the Office of Children's Health Protection & Environmental Education of the Environmental Protection Agency will deliver the Keynote address.

Topics will explore the intersection between the environment and child health issues and include:

• A discussion of possible environmental factors influencing autism
• Environmental terrorism and preparedness in school settings
• Environmental changes and it contribution to the obesity epidemic
• Forecasting child health issues due to climate change
• The how- to on greening your medical practice and home
• Air pollution and compromised respiratory function
• A presentation and discussion of case studies in pediatric environmental health