Dr. Klass, who has trained pediatricians in Boston and around the country in literacy development, will discuss the topic of Pediatrics by the Book: Early Literacy in Pediatric Practice. She will deliver the noon lecture in the Fitkin Amphitheatre, 789 Howard Ave., and it is free and open to the public. A graduate of Harvard Medical School and national director of a literacy program called Reach Out and Read, Dr. Klass integrates books and literacy into routine pediatric care. At Dorchester House, a neighborhood health center in Boston, where she runs a pediatric primary care practice, Dr. Klass provides patients with books at their well-child visits. She has successfully combined her commitment to the health care of young children with her love of books, stories and the written word.
Dr. Klass is the author of many books, award-winning essays and magazine articles, including Other Women's Children and Baby Doctor: A Pediatrician's Training. Her articles have been published in magazines such as Parenting, The New York Times Magazine, American Health and Esquire.
The Warren Weiswasser Lecture was established to honor a respected pediatrician who was chief of pediatrics and deputy director of the Connecticut Health Care Plan. Friends and family of the late Dr. Weiswasser established this lectureship to address social and behavioral issues that concern children. For more information about the lecture, call (203) 785-6668.