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  • Friday, Apr 25th
    4:00pm – 5:30pm HST
    Beyond Trauma-informed to Trauma-responsive: Best Practices for Strength-based Care of Newly Arrived Immigrant Children
    Location:  Convention Center: 322
    Leader: Natalia I. Sidhu, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: David E. Morris, MD, MPH – Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital - Houston
    Co-Leader: Maria Veronica Svetaz, MD MPH FSAHM FAAFP – Maria Veronica Svetaz
    Adolescent MedicineAdvocacyDiversity, Equity, and InclusionGeneral PediatricsGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHospital MedicineImmigrant HealthTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    7:00am – 8:30am HST
    Best Practices for the Care of Newly Arrived Immigrant Children
    Location:  Convention Center: 303
    Leader: Natalia I. Sidhu, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Aura N. Lamas, MD – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
    Co-Leader: Karla Fredricks, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
    AdvocacyCommunity PediatricsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionGeneral PediatricsGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHospital MedicineImmigrant HealthTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    7:00am – 8:30am HST
    Urgent Policy Priorities for Children’s Health and Healthcare
    Location:  Convention Center: Kalākaua Ballroom C (Level 4)
    Chair: Glenn Flores, MD (he/him/his) – University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
    AdvocacyDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEmergency MedicineEpidemiologyHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHealth Services ResearchImmigrant HealthPublic HealthTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    1:00pm – 2:30pm HST
    From Language Access to Language Justice: Transforming Pediatric Academic Systems
    Location:  Convention Center: 303
    Leader: Maya I. Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Leader: John D. Cowden, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Children's Mercy Kansas City
    Co-Leader: Raquel G. Hernandez, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Alisa Khan, MD, MPH – Boston Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Priscilla M. Ortiz, PhD, CMI-Spanish (she/her/hers) – CHOP
    Academic and Research SkillsAdvocacyClinical ResearchCommunity PediatricsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthImmigrant HealthPublic HealthTrainee
     Credit: CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    7:00am – 8:30am HST
    APA Combined SIG: Global Health and Emergency Medicine | Addressing Human Trafficking in the Emergency Department
    Location:  Convention Center: 304
    SIG Chair: Sandra P. Spencer, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital Colorado
    SIG Chair: Rachel Hildebrand, D.O. (she/her/hers) – North Memorial Health
    SIG Chair: Naveed Hussain, MBBS, DCH (he/him/his) – Connecticut Children's Medical Center
    SIG Chair: Dharshana Krishnaprasadh, MD FAAP (she/her/hers) – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
    SIG Chair: Chris A. Rees, MD, MPH – Emory University School of Medicine
    AdvocacyChild Abuse & NeglectClinical BioethicsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEmergency MedicineGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthImmigrant Health
     Credit: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    10:45am – 12:15pm HST
    AAP Presidential Plenary: Investing In All Children
    Location:  Convention Center: 310
    Speaker: Susan Kressly, MD, FAAP – American Academy of Pediatrics
    Speaker: Mark Del Monte, JD – American Academy of Pediatrics
    AdvocacyCommunity PediatricsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthImmigrant HealthPublic HealthTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    10:45am – 12:15pm HST
    Advancing Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NHPI) and Filipino Child Health: Learning from Strengths-Based Research Approaches
    Location:  Convention Center: 311
    Chair: Alyna (LN Chien, MD, MS – Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical Schoo
    Chair: Tumaini Rucker Coker, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Washington School of Medicine
    Academic and Research SkillsAdvocacyCareer DevelopmentCommunity PediatricsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionEpidemiologyGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHealth Services ResearchImmigrant HealthMental HealthPublic HealthSchool and Community HealthWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    10:45am – 12:15pm HST
    Fever in the Traveling Child: Diagnostic Challenges and Management Strategies
    Location:  Convention Center: 319
    Chair: Andrea Rivera-Sepulveda, MD, MSc – Nemours Children’s Health
    Emergency MedicineEpidemiologyGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthImmigrant HealthImmunizations/DeliveryInfectious DiseasesPharmacology and TherapeuticsPublic HealthTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    2:00pm – 3:30pm HST
    Beyond Borders: Pediatricians Stepping up for Immigrant Children in the U.S.
    Location:  Convention Center: Kalākaua Ballroom A (Level 4)
    Chair: Rishi Mediratta, MD, MSc, MA (he/him/his) – Stanford University School of Medicine
    AdvocacyDiversity, Equity, and InclusionGeneral PediatricsGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthImmigrant HealthPublic HealthTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    11:00am – 12:30pm HST
    Multilingual Research Methods: Including Families Who Speak Languages Other Than English (LOE) in Research
    Location:  Convention Center: 304
    Leader: Priscilla M. Ortiz, PhD, CMI-Spanish (she/her/hers) – CHOP
    Co-Leader: Anthony L. Bui, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Washington/Seattle Children's
    Co-Leader: Lisa Ross DeCamp, MD MSPH (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital Colorado | University of Colorado
    Co-Leader: Tran T. Doan, PhD MPH (she/her/hers) – Colorado School of Public Health
    Co-Leader: Colleen K. Gutman, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida College of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Alisa Khan, MD, MPH – Boston Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: K. Casey Lion, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Washington/ Seattle Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Keith J. Martin, DO, MS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Maya I. Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Leader: Christina Rojas, MD – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    Co-Leader: Dieu Truong, PhD – Texana
    Co-Leader: Rachel J. Welch, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington School of Medicine/Seattle Children's Hospital
    Academic and Research SkillsClinical ResearchCore Curriculum for FellowsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHealth Services ResearchImmigrant HealthQuality Improvement/Patient SafetyTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    2:00pm – 3:30pm HST
    APA SIG: Latino Child Health Research | Navigating Diverse Career Paths in Academic Medicine: A Latino Perspective
    Location:  Convention Center: 303
    SIG Chair: Carlos Casillas, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    SIG Chair: Abraham Gallegos, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
    SIG Chair: Viviana Fajardo, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
    Academic and Research SkillsAdvocacyCommunity PediatricsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHealth Services ResearchHospital MedicineImmigrant Health
     Credit: 1.5