The 2007 PEDS 21 event "Determinants of Child Health: The Role of the Pediatrician Community Pediatrics for the 21st Century" was held Friday, October 26, 2007, 12-5:30 pm at the Marriott Hotel in San Francisco, California.

Video of the Peds-21 Symposium is now available! Please click here http://www.blueskybroadcast.com/client/aap_21st_07/ to view the entire session, or the speaker of your choice. Please click on each speaker's name below to view their PowerPoint slides.

Schedule of Events
12:00 - 1:00pm Luncheon and Resident Poster Session (No CME Credit)
1:00 - 5:30 pm Educational Session

Opening Speaker
Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD, 2006-07 President, American Academy of Pediatrics

Moderators
Francis Rushton, MD, Chair, Council on Community Pediatrics
Jeffrey Kaczorowski, MD, Principal Investigator, Community Pediatrics Training Initiative

Faculty/Presenters
Robert H. Dugger, PhD, Chair, Partnership for America's Economic Success, Washington, DC

Paul Wise, MD, MPH, Richard E. Behrman Professor of Child Health and Society, Stanford University

Barbara Barlow, MD, Director of Surgery at Harlem Hospital Center, Executive Director, Injury Free Coalition for Kids

David Willis, MD, Director, NW Early Childhood Institute of Behavioral/Developmental Pediatrics, Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at Oregon Health and Science University

Laura Jean Shipley, MD, Managing Partner, Panorama Pediatric Group

Tina Cheng, MD, MPH, Director, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Jeffrey Kaczorowski, MD, Principal Investigator, Community Pediatrics Training Initiative

Supported by the Community Pediatrics Training Intiative through funding from the Dyson Foundation

Goals

To expand the understanding of the importance of social, economic, and environmental factors that affect the health of children and youth.

To offer models of positive change and serve as a call to action for pediatricians and other health care professionals

To broaden their perspectives beyond the practice walls and become part of larger community solutions.

Topic Outline

Laying the Framework: The Effect of Environmental and Social Determinants on Child Health
Beyond the Practice Walls: Decreasing Morbidity and Mortality
The Future of Pediatrics: Community-oriented Training and Practice