The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has sponsored a series of presentations on child health research issues since September 1999. The Agency will continue to offer presentations on key topics periodically. For more information on the series, contact Joyce Garrison at (301) 427-1869.
December 15, 2000
A Multidisciplinary Program to Improve Child Health Outcomes
Presented by:
Wlliam H. Campbell, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean of the School of Pharmacy
University of North Carolina Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics (CERTs)
and:
Carole Lannon, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
University of North Carolina, CERTs
September 15, 2000
Are There Social Class Gradients in Adolescent Health?
Presented by:
Barbara Starfield, M.D., M.P.H.
University Distinguished Professor
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Baltimore, MD
May 9, 2000
Children with Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities
Presented by:
James M. Perrin, M.D.
Associate Professor and Director of General Pediatrics
Massachusetts General Hospital
March 23, 2000
Inappropriate Oral Antibiotic Use: A Model for Understanding Clinical Decision Making
Presented by:
Howard Bauchner, M.D.
Director, Division of General Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health
Boston Medical Center
January 21, 2000
Gaps in the Quality of Children's Health Care
Presented by:
Charles J. Homer, M.D., M.P.H.
Executive Director, National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (a program of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement)
November 16, 1999
Recent Evidence on the Effectiveness of Prenatal Care
Presented by:
Marie McCormick, M.D., Sc.D.
Harvard School of Public Health
Joanna Siegel, Sc.D.
Arlington Health Foundation
Arlington, VA
September, 14, 1999
Tales From the Middle Ear Crypt: Three Decades of Otitis Media Research
Presented by:
Steve Berman, M.D.
Vice-President/President-elect
American Academy of Pediatrics,
Child Health Services Researcher
The Children's Hospital, Denver CO
Internet Citation:
Child Health Services Research Speaker Series. Translating Research Into Practice. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/child/speaksrs.htm
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