Dr. Gomez Lectures at da Vinci

Pediatrician Oscar Gomez, a member of the iowa MOST team, was invited to speak 
at a Da Vinci University School of Medicine Huehuetenango-based conference that 
was live streamed to four other locations in Guatemala and Mexico.  As an 
infectious diseases specialist, his topic was acute gastroenteritis and its 
after effects.  He received an award from the president of the Da Vinci 
University and the dean of the school of health sciences and was interviewed by 
numerous media outlets.  In his presentation, his message to the medical 
students at the conference was "children are at risk of stunted growth and 
cognitive impairment as a result of gastroenteritis (GE)."  His position at 
Vanderbilt University allows Dr. Gomez to conduct research into the prevention 
of GE through environmental modifications, immunizations, increasing proteins, 
micronutrients and ready to use therapeutic fluids (RTUTF).