A Childx panel discussion addressed multiple aspects of the childhood obesity epidemic and discussed solutions ranging from health interventions to community development.
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Stanford’s Childx conference starts today. Jump in!
Today marks the start of Stanford's third Childx conference, a TED-style event addressing challenges and solutions in child health. Hundreds of pediatricians, educators, scientists and policy experts are coming together for this year’s sessions on the theme “Learn, Collaborate, Innovate.”
Countdown to Childx: Medical device innovation for kids with chronic disease
Pediatric cardiologist and biomedical innovator Bronwyn Harris talks about the challenge of translating data into better outcomes for kids with chronic diseases.
Countdown to Childx: What doctors can do to improve health literacy
Health literacy means doctors explaining health care tasks - such as giving a child medication - in doable steps that don’t make you feel like you’re overwhelmed, says health-literacy expert Ruth Parker, a guest at next month's Childx conference.
Countdown to Childx: Upcoming conference will highlight collaborative solutions in child health
Stanford’s third Childx conference, at the School of Medicine April 12 and 13, will bring together experts from many fields to discuss challenges in child health.
Stanford’s Childx conference begins today
The two-day Childx conference on maternal and infant health kicks off this morning. You can follow it on Twitter @StanfordMed, where we'll be live tweeting most …
Countdown to Childx: Global health expert Peter Singer talks about saving kids’ brains
Next week's Childx conference will feature a keynote address by Peter Singer, MD, chief executive officer of Grand Challenges Canada. The organization, which is supported …
Rajiv Shah discusses efforts to end preventable child deaths worldwide at Childx
The inaugural Childx conference was held here this month, and video interviews featuring keynote speakers, panelists and moderators are now on the Stanford YouTube channel. …
Pediatric nephrologist Mary Leonard discusses bone health in children with chronic diseases at Childx
The inaugural Childx conference was held here last month video interviews featuring keynote speakers, panelists and moderators are now on the Stanford YouTube channel. To …
Childx speaker Matthew Gillman discusses obesity prevention
The inaugural Childx conference was held here last month, and video interviews featuring keynote speakers, panelists and moderators are now on the Stanford YouTube channel. …
Pediatric health expert Alan Guttmacher outlines key issues facing children’s health today
The inaugural Childx conference was held here last month, and video interviews featuring keynote speakers, panelists and moderators are now on the Stanford YouTube channel. …
Innovating for kids’ health: More from first day of Stanford’s Childx
"We are at the precipice of massive change in health care." That was the message from pediatrician Alan Greene, MD, speaking during a Thursday afternoon …
Join us for two days of live tweeting from Childx
Today and tomorrow, we'll be live tweeting Stanford's inaugural Childx conference, which brings together some of the top voices in pediatric and maternal health. We'll be using @StanfordMed and …
Countdown to Childx: Q&A with pediatric health expert Alan Guttmacher
It's just a few weeks until the inaugural Childx conference, a TED-style meeting at Stanford that will highlight innovations in health problems of pregnancy, infancy …