Advocacy

The Murray Katcher Child Health Advocacy Lectureship

Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 7:30-8:30 a.m. via Zoom and HSLC 1345

This new lectureship will feature speakers who address the challenges and successes of advocacy for health and safety of children and vulnerable adults. Murray Katcher, MD, PhD, emeritus professor of pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, will deliver the inaugural lecture in 2023. Learn more here.

The Department of Pediatrics honors current and former members of the department who have gone above and beyond in their careers through named lectureships. These important lectureships are designed to strengthen the abilities of physicians practicing pediatric medicine in areas such as patient care, healthcare research, medical education, public health, and innovation. Our lectureships create space for comradery and community among faculty, staff, and trainees.

Funds donated to these lectureships go directly to providing high-quality education for all faculty, staff, and trainees in the Department of Pediatrics by inviting distinguished lecturers. Lectureships are accredited and provide continuing medical education credits for faculty.

Donate to the Katcher Lectureship today!

Klass P, Heard-Garris N, Navsaria D. Effective Communication for Child Advocacy: Getting the Message out Beyond Clinic Walls. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 Feb;70(1):165-179. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.09.015. PMID: 36402466.

McAdams RM. Artist’s Statement: Seeking Asylum. Acad Med. 2022 Oct 1;97(10):1437. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004841. Epub 2022 Sep 23. PMID: 36198156.

Zimmerman KO, Goldman JL, Schuster JE, Mena A, Quiriconi M, Butteris SM, Koval S, DeMuri GP, Mueller NB, Benjamin DK, Armstrong SC, Kalu IC, Boutzoukas A, Moorthy GS, Lane H, Weber DJ, Newland JG. Building a National Framework to Pair Scientists and Schools During a Global Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2022 Feb 1;149(Suppl 2):e2021054268D. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-054268D. PMID: 34737179.

Shah S, Brumberg HL, Kuo A, Balasubramaniam V, Wong S, Opipari V. Academic Advocacy and Promotion: How to Climb a Ladder Not Yet Built. J Pediatr. 2019 Oct;213:4-7.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.07.051. PMID: 31561780.

To learn more about advocacy efforts in the Department of Pediatrics, contact:

Laura M. Houser, MD

Laura Houser, MD

Director of Advocacy,  lhouser@wisc.edu

More Advocacy