Brochure & Agenda
Agenda is subject to change. Final information on the agenda will be posted as it becomes available.
There will be two presentations each evening. A short break will be provided between presentations.
Mini-Medical School
March 5—Personalized Medicine
6:30–7:30 p.m.
Personalized Medicine: Improving Health Using Genetic and Biologic Data
James R. Broach, PhD
Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Director, Penn State Hershey Institute for Personalized Medicine
Glenn Gerhard, MD
Professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director, Institute for Personalized Medicine
8:00–9:00 p.m.
Parkinson's Disease: How it Relates to Personalized Medicine
Xumei Huang, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Irritable Bowel Disease Database: How it Relates to Personalized Medicine
Walter Koltun, MD
Professor of Surgery
March 12— Keeping Children Safe: Reducing the Risks of Concussion and Childhood Maltreatment
6:30–8:00 p.m.
Panel Presentation
Moderator: Barbara Ostrov, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Harry Bramley, DO
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Penn State Hershey Concussion Program
Mark Dias MD, FAANS, FAAP
Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics
Vice Chair, Clinical Neurosurgery
Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Benjamin H. Levi, MD, PhD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics and Humanities
Director, Penn State Hershey Center for the Protection of Children
8:00–9:00 p.m.
Following the panel presentation, participants will have the opportunity to visit the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital and learn about the services and features of the new facility. (This mini-tour will be available March 12 and March 19. Participants should preselect which evening they would like to participate in the tour. We will try to accommodate your choice for the tour date, but can't guarantee your selection.)
March 19— Eating and Feeding Problems in Children and Adolescents: From Too Much to Too Little
6:30–8:00 p.m.
Panel Presentation
Moderator: Barbara Ostrov, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Rollyn Ornstein, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Adolescent Medicine and Eating Disorders
Keith Williams, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Feeding Program
Ronald Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
Director, Pediatric Multidisciplinary Weight Loss Program
8:00–9:00 p.m.
Following the panel presentation, participants will have the opportunity to visit the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital and learn about the services and features of the new facility. (This mini-tour will be available March 12 and March 19. Participants should preselect which evening they would like to participate in the tour. We will try to accommodate your choice for the tour date, but can't guarantee your selection.)
March 26 —Neurosurgery: Radiosurgery and Sports Concussion
6:30–7:30 p.m.
Radiosurgery
Jonas Sheehan, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Resident Program Director
8:00–9:00 p.m.
Sports Concussions: From Penn State to the NFL
Robert Harbaugh, MD, F AANS, F ACS, FAHA
University Distinguished Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
Director, Penn State Institute of the Neurosciences
April 2 —Wellness, Reform, and the Business of Health Care
6:30–7:30 p.m.
What Can Alcoholics Anonymous Teach Us About Designing Wellness Programs?
Christopher Sciamanna, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
8:00–9:00 p.m.
Health-Care Reform and the Business of Healthcare
Jeffrey Miller, MD, MBA
Professor and Vice Chair of Dermatology
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Penn State Hershey Medical Group