More than the Absence of Disease: Studying Positive Health in ECHO

Speaker:

Chris Forrest, MD, PhD

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

 

 

 

Jody Ganiban, PhD

George Washington University

 

 

 

Speaker Bios: Chris Forrest is a Pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Director of the Applied Clinical Research Center. Dr. Forrest’s research focuses on developing novel ways of conducting multi-center pediatric applied clinical research and life course health science. He co-chairs the Positive Health Work Group within ECHO and is a member of the ECHO PRO core.

Dr. Ganiban’s early research focused on parent-child attachment relationships and child temperament, and development within groups of children that differed in their genetic, temperamental, or environmental risks for emotional and behavioral problems. Dr. Ganiban’s research has incorporated behavioral genetic research techniques to examine further the interplay between environmental factors and personal characteristics in determining children’s and parents’ emotional and physical health. Her recent projects include assessments of personality, temperament, and genetic makeup.

Topic:

Positive health is one of the five outcome priority areas for ECHO. It refers to having a state of physical, mental, and social well-being, and broadens our view of health as more than the absence of disease. In this presentation, we will present the science of positive health and ways to study it within ECHO.

Date: Wednesday, August 12, 1 to 2pm