Endocrinology
The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes is committed to providing the very best medical care to children with diabetes and all other endocrine disorders. The Division provides a wide array of educational activities for subspecialty fellows in pediatric endocrinology, residents in pediatrics, and medical students, with special expertise in the evaluation and treatment of growth and puberty disorders, autoimmune endocrinopathies, and medical consequences of obesity.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Awarded Programs
Promoting Childhood Fitness Conference
Contact cme [at] pediatrics [dot] wisc [dot] edu for information about this conference
Non-AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Awarded Programs
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2008 Obesity Prevention LectureshipSuccessful Community and State Strategies for the Prevention of Obesity
All lectures are at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Health Science Learning Center at 4PM. |
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, February 21, 2008 | James Sallis, PhD Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University |
The Role of the Built Environment in Obesity Prevention |
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 | Christina Economos, PhD Asst Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University |
Catalyzing Communities to Reduce Pediatric Obesity: Shape Up Somerville and Beyond |
| Thursday, April 17, 2008 | Joel Gittelsohn, PhD Assc. Professor in the School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins |
Environmental Interventions to Reduce Diabetes Risk Among Native North Americans: Approach and Results of the Healthy Stores Projects |
| Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH Professor, School of Public Health, Emory University |
Effect of Improving the Nutritional Environment on Obesity |
Wisconsin Prevention of Obesity and Diabetes (WiPOD), the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and The School of Medicine and Public Health