The Challenged Child Conference

[Avraham F2]

If you received this email by mistake – we apologize sincerely - and please '{{unsubscribelink}}'<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /> The Challenged Child<br /><br /> International Conference on  Child Health<br /><br />(Jerusalem, December 2-4, 2019)<br /><br /> <br /><br />Dear colleagues,<br /><br />We invite you to participate in the 5th International Conference on Child Health, Development and Welfare taking place at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on December 2-4, 2019.<br /><br />The contemporary issues that will be discussed include: Raising a child with a chronic disease or disability, therapeutic uses of cannabis in children, long-term outcomes of prematurity, child abuse and neglect, long-term challenges of adoption, autism, pediatric palliative care, displaced children, immigration, growing up under the specter of war or terrorism,  screening for addiction, medical clowns, new treatments for rare diseases sex, screens and media among children.<br /><br />Clinicians, researchers and therapists from the fields of medicine, allied healthcare disciplines, education, social work, psychology and rehabilitation sciences will gather in Jerusalem to discuss a wide range of issues challenging children and adolescents.<br /><br /> <br /><br />The conference is set in Jerusalem – a city of old and new. Jerusalem will provide the appropriate setting for a conference that will blend innovation with tradition.<br /><br />More details are available on the conference website: https://www.jerusalemchild.com/<br /><br />(Email us:  desk at jerusalemchild.com)<br /><br /> <br /><br />Looking forward to see you in Jerusalem in December.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Eitan Kerem, Joav Merrick, Ariel Tenenbaum and Isaiah Wexler<br /><br />Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Medical Center, Center for Pediatric Chronic Diseases, Mt Scopus and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, Israel<br /><br />