Every day, families seek the compassionate, excellent care at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to help with everything from typical broken bones to more serious injuries and illnesses. As a top ten children’s hospital, the care provided is world-class, but the doctors, nurses, and providers strive to do more.
Join us for our Raising the Bar virtual speaker series and learn how leaders at UPMC Children’s aim to transform care and make life-changing discoveries, and how philanthropic support is at the heart of what is possible. Leading experts will share the latest on innovations in care and research, as they look to provide the healthy future every child deserves.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
9 – 9:45 a.m.
This event will be hosted virtually and a link will be provided in advance.
Featuring:
Alejandro Hoberman, MD
President, Children’s Community Pediatrics
Distinguished Service Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical & Translational Science
Jack L. Paradise Endowed Professor of Pediatric Research
Vice Chair for Clinical Research
Chief, Division of General Academic Pediatrics
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Judith M. Martin, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, General Academic Pediatrics Clinical Trials Unit
Co-Director, Pittsburgh Vaccine Trials
With over 55 locations throughout western and central Pennsylvania and a network comprised of more than 350 pediatric providers, UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is dedicated to improving the health of all children.
Join us to learn more as we shine a spotlight on cutting-edge clinical research studies and discover how they are closely intertwined with patient care to improve outcomes.
ATTENTION: This meeting will be recorded. Pursuant to UPMC Policy No. HS-IS0241, no Confidential Information may be discussed during the meeting. Confidential Information includes: Protected Health Information; information about specific UPMC patients (de-identified or not), specific UPMC employees (de-identified or not) or specific UPMC Health Plan members (de-identified or not); UPMC’s proprietary business information; privileged communications between UPMC counsel and UPMC personnel; and information subject to a UPMC legal or contractual obligation. If you choose to attend this meeting, you consent under the governing law to the recording. You will have no obligation to appear, speak, or participate in the meeting. You may mute your microphone and turn off your camera for the entirety of the meeting.
May 1
Pediatric Primary Care
To register for any of these sessions, or if you have questions, please contact Amy Gelzheiser at 412-692-3916 or amy.gelzheiser@chp.edu.
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