Seminars, Conferences and Grant Opportunities

Kids Care Grants
Each year a portion of the net proceeds from the Children’s Miracle Network fundraising at Duke Children’s is allocated to the Kids Care Fund. This fund awards Kids Care Grants to support patient/family needs, child advocacy programs, entertainment and educational activities directed at the patients and families receiving care at Duke Children’s.

2009-2010 Web Conference Schedule
This section contains listings of upcoming Department of Pediatrics' conferences, seminars and other training events available electronically.

2009 Pediatric Research Retreat

The Department of Pediatrics Research Retreat is scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2009 in the Schiciano Auditorium and Atrium of the Fitzpatrick Building (Pratt School of Engineering) from 7:30a.m. to 2:00p.m. This annual event offers the opportunity for Pediatric students, post-doctoral fellows, clinical fellows, research assistants, research associates, research scientists, and faculty members to engage in collaborative discussions as well as showcase current scholarship and research.

Third Annual Pediatric Education Day

On Tuesday, May 12th, please plan to attend sessions with invited speaker, Kenneth B. Roberts, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Pediatric Training at Moses Cone Hospital, UNC-Chapel Hill Hospitals.

The Making of a Scientist: An Unlikely Journey
Mario Capecchi, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics and Biology at the University of Utah, will be the guest speaker for the 2009 George Brumley, Jr. Memorial Lecture, Thursday, February 26 at 4:30pm in the Searle Center.

Demystifying Child Neurology

Register online for this Duke Pediatric Neurology Update Course scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2009 from 8:30am to 6:00pm in the Searle Center. The aim of this course is to enhance patient care by discussing recent advances in common pediatric neurological disorders.

Duke Children's Miracle Network Research Award Applications
Each year a substantial portion of the net proceeds from the Children's Miracle Network are allocated to the CMN Research Grant fund to support clincial, basic or applied research projects within the Duke Children's community.

35th Annual Alexander Spock Symposium
This symposium, which will focus on Urgent Issues in Outpatient Pediatrics, is scheduled for November 1 and 2 in the Searle Center at duke University Medical Center.

Anna's Angels Fund for Down Syndrome Research

The Anna's Angel Fund is again offering support for innovative research projects. Projects may be either basic or clinical and all members of the Duke community are eligible to apply.

Kids Care Grants

Each year a portion of the net proceeds from the Children's Miracle Network fund raising at Duke Children's is allocated to the Kids Care Fund. This fund awards grants to support the patients and families receiving care at Duke Children's.

2008 George Brumley, Jr. Memorial Lecture

Leonard I. Zon, MD, a Howard Hughes Investigator and a professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School will be visiting Duke at the end of February to present the Brumley Lectureship in Pediatrics.

Katz-Wilfert Update Conference
In order to provide effective health care for children, a working knowledge of the presentation and treatment of infectious diseases is essential. This one day continuing medical education activity is designed to provide a targeted, concise but highly practical approach to the current problems in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Online registration is available.