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Florida Health Grand Rounds

 February 14, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Event Location

Florida Department of Health in Volusia County
1845 Holsonback Drive
Daytona Beach, FL 32117

Event Contact

Terry Geathers
386-274-0608

Dr. Jeffery P. Brosco.

Dr. Jeffrey P. Brosco

What is Florida Health Grand Rounds?

The Florida Health Grand Rounds will be a monthly presentation given by a researcher from one of Florida’s universities. The topics will have a broad focus touching on emerging, innovative and cross-cutting areas of public health. The goal is to provide an opportunity for Florida researchers to highlight and share their work, leading to a more efficient transition into public health practice. CEU’s may be available.

Florida Health Grand Rounds Presents
The New (Old) Public Health: How Neuroscience is Changing Child and Maternal Health
Largely for historical reasons, the United States health care system focuses on providing technically sophisticated medical care at the bedside and in doctor’s offices. While this approach has led to remarkable advances in clinical care, emerging research in neuroscience, epidemiology, and political science reveals that improvements in population health require new organizational approaches that challenge decades-old practice. CEU’s may be available.

Presented By

Dr. Jeffrey P. Brosco
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Miami

Dr. Brosco completed an M.D. and a Ph.D. in the history of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He served as chief resident after training in pediatrics at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital and he is board-certified in Pediatrics and in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. Dr. Brosco’s research includes an analysis of the history of health care for children in early 20th century Philadelphia, the historical epidemiology of intellectual disability and the history of newborn screening in the United States. With Diane Paul, he is co-author of The PKU Paradox: A Short History of a Genetic Disease (Johns Hopkins Press, 2013). Dr. Brosco serves as Chair of the Pediatric Bioethics Committee at Jackson Memorial Hospital and Associate Director of the Mailman Center for Child Development. Dr. Brosco has a leadership role in a variety of local, state and national health policy groups. This includes the Act Early State Workgroup (Florida/CDC, co-chair), Newborn Screening Translational Research Network (ACMG/NIH, co-chair of Steering Committee) and PKU Scientific Review Conference (NIH, co-chair of Long-term Outcomes and Management Across the Lifespan workgroup). In 2016 Dr. Brosco was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Reserve your seat by emailing or calling Terry Geathers by Monday, February 13.

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Event Starts: 10:00 AM

Event Ends: 11:00 AM

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