From cyberbullying to internet predators, there are many threats to children in the online world. That’s why Peninsula Regional Medical Center and Children’s National Health System are bringing the topic to the seventh annual Alfred C. Kolls Community Symposium on May 3 at 5:30 p.m. at PRMC’s Hallowell Conference Center. Vincent DeVivo of the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland, will speak on the topic of “Innocence Stolen: Protecting Our Children Online.”
All are welcome to attend to learn more about the topic. To attend, please register by emailing brandy.hitchens@peninsula.org. Continuing medical education credits will be offered to physicians who attend, but parents, nurses, physicians, social workers, teachers and anyone who works with children would find this education very helpful.
The symposium will explore types of internet misuse including social networking, cyberbullying, sexting and internet predators. It will examine internet practices of juveniles and adults that increase vulnerabilities to negative and criminal online influences, and assess the current state of internet safety and select prevention and intervention strategies, and available internet safety resources.
Dinner and dessert will be provided courtesy of Children’s National Health System. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m.; the presentation is from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Hallowell Conference Center is located on the ground floor of Peninsula Regional’s Layfield Tower. Parking is available in the visitor parking garage; enter via the Hanna Outpatient Center and use Elevator E to reach the ground floor.
