Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the 2nd Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman International Congress on Children with Chronic Disorders & Disabilities which will convene once again in Jerusalem, Israel, on December 3rd -4th 2008, at the Regency Hotel on Mount Scopus.
The Congress will host internationally renowned guest speakers, namely Howard C. Bauchner, Editor-in-Chief, Archives of Disease in Childhood, Richard M. Katz, Vice President, Medical Affairs, Mt.Washington Pediatric Hospital, Robert M. Kliegman, Chief Editor, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, John J. Reisman, Chief of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ellis D. Avner, Editor, Pediatric Nephrology, Associate Dean, Medical College of Wisconsin, Sally S. Cohen, Director, Nursing Management, Policy & Leadership Specialty, Yale University, School of Nursing, Miles Weinberger, Director, Pediatric Allergy & Pulmonary Division, Children's Hospital, University of Iowa and Arie Rimmerman, Social Welfare & Social Planning School of Social Work,Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa and member of Shalva's International Scientific Committee.
Leaders in the care of children with chronic diseases from Israel and abroad will lecture on a wide range of topics including multidisciplinary care for children with disabilities, transitioning to adulthood, the challenge of financing care for children with chronic diseases, practical management of children with specific types of chronic disease, nutritional management in pediatric chronic disease and caring for the child with chronic disease in the community.
The lectures are aimed at pediatricians, general practitioner‘s, nurses, rehabilitative specialists, counselors, social workers and students who all are invited to actively participate by submitting abstracts of their own work.
This year's conference will promote the special care and special needs of children with chronic disorders and disabilities and of their families. We hope that the congress will be as successful and rewarding as the 1st one.
Jerusalem with her mystical and modern atmosphere and cultural, artistic and historical heritage is sure to enchant every visitor. I hope that you can join us in Jerusalem for a delightful and fruitful congress.
Sincerely,
Eitan Kerem Head, Dept. Pediatrics, Hadassah Medical Center,
Mt.Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel
Robert Kliegman Chairman of Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
David Branski Chairman, Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Medical Centers
Jerusalem, Israel
Ishaya Wexler Head, Feeding Disorder Clinic, Department of Pediatrics,
HadassahMedicalCenter, Mt.Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel
Kalman Samuels Founder & Director, Shalva-The Association for Mentally & Physically Challenged Children in Israel
