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  • Friday, Apr 25th
    4:00pm – 5:30pm HST
    APA SIG: Nutrition and Food Is Medicine
    Location:  Convention Center: 323
    SIG Chair: Alicia Tucker, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's National Health System
    CardiologyCommunity PediatricsEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsMedical EducationObesityPediatric NutritionWellness and Well-being
     Credit: 1.5
  • Friday, Apr 25th
    4:00pm – 5:30pm HST
    Building a Dream Team: Fostering Psychological Safety and Dynamic Collaboration
    Location:  Convention Center: 321
    Leader: Vanessa P. Scott, MD, MSc – University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Ami Doshi, MD, FAAP (she/her/hers) – UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital
    Co-Leader: Amit Singh, MD (he/him/his) – Cook Children's Medical Center/Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University
    Academic and Research SkillsCareer DevelopmentCore Curriculum for FellowsLeadership and Business TrainingMedical EducationWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Friday, Apr 25th
    4:00pm – 5:30pm HST
    Indigenous Child Health: Challenges, Perspectives and Solutions
    Location:  Convention Center: 314
    Chair: Gary Darmstadt, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Community PediatricsEnvironmental HealthGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthMental HealthPublic HealthSchool and Community HealthWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 1.5
  • Friday, Apr 25th
    4:00pm – 5:30pm HST
    Negotiating Your Dream Job: Critically Evaluate Contracts and Preserve Your “non-negotiables”
    Location:  Convention Center: 306
    Leader: Katherine Bline, MD (she/her/hers) – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Abbie R. Bauer, MD MS (she/her/hers) – Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Christiane E.L. Dammann, MD (she/her/hers) – Tufts Medical Center
    Career DevelopmentLeadership and Business TrainingWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    7:00am – 8:30am HST
    From Grief to Growth: Navigating Loss and Guilt in Medicine
    Location:  Convention Center: 324
    Leader: Jaidev R. Nath, MD, MBA – Al Jalila Childrens Specialty Hospital
    Co-Leader: Justin Baker, MD, FAAP, FAAHPM – Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
    Co-Leader: Angela W. Kim, MD MS (she/her/hers) – Jefferson Washington Township Hospital
    Co-Leader: Ernestina Belt, MD (she/her/hers) – Al Jalila Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Morris R. Gessouroun, MD (he/him/his) – University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Rachna May, MD, FAAP – Oklahoma Children's Hospital, OU Health
    Co-Leader: Aeman Muhammad Asif, MBBCh – Al Jalila Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Kate Paulsen, MD (she/her/hers) – Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
    Career DevelopmentCritical CareEmergency MedicineHematology/OncologyHospital MedicineMedical EducationPalliative CareWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    10:00am – 11:30am HST
    APA Presidential Plenary: Advancing Child Health Equity Through Communication, Connection, and Community in Pediatric Care
    Location:  Convention Center: 310
    Chair: Tiffani J. Johnson, MD (she/her/hers) – UC Davis
    AdvocacyCommunity PediatricsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHealth Services ResearchMedical EducationWellness and Well-being
     Credit: 1.5
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    10:00am – 11:30am HST
    The Youth Mental Health Crisis: Comprehensive Strategies for Transformation
    Location:  Convention Center: 317
    Chair: Tina L. Cheng, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    AdvocacyCommunity PediatricsDevelopmental and Behavioral PediatricsHealth Services ResearchMental HealthPublic HealthSchool and Community HealthWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 1.5
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    1:00pm – 2:30pm HST
    APA SIG: Environmental Health, Climate Change, and Sustainability
    Location:  Convention Center: 324
    SIG Chair: Shalini Shah, DO (she/her/hers) – Boston Children's Hospital
    AdvocacyEnvironmental HealthGeneral PediatricsGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthPublic HealthWellness and Well-being
     Credit: 1.5
  • Saturday, Apr 26th
    1:00pm – 2:30pm HST
    May the Force Be with You: initiatives to Revitalize and Sustain the Pediatric Workforce
    Location:  Convention Center: 311
    Chair: Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    AdvocacyDiversity, Equity, and InclusionGeneral PediatricsLeadership and Business TrainingMedical EducationWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    7:00am – 8:30am HST
    APA SIG: LGBTQ Health and Well-being
    Location:  Convention Center: 307
    SIG Chair: Michael Petrus-Jones, DO, MPH, MS (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine
    SIG Chair: Carlos E. Melendez, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Boston Children's Hospital
    SIG Chair: Lauren Roth, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital at Montefiore Einstein
    Adolescent MedicineAdvocacyCommunity PediatricsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthMental HealthWellness and Well-being
     Credit: CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    7:00am – 8:30am HST
    Prescription to Pivot: How Pediatricians Can Transition and Thrive in Academia and Beyond
    Location:  Convention Center: 325
    Leader: Erin E. King, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Erin E. King, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Nicole E. Webb, MD, FAAP (she/her/hers) – Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
    Co-Leader: Mary E. Robbins, MD – University of Oklahoma
    Co-Leader: Angela F. Veesenmeyer, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona College of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Cynthia Castiglioni, MD, MHQS (she/her/hers) – Dell Children's Medical Center
    Career DevelopmentCommunity PediatricsGeneral PediatricsHospital MedicineLeadership and Business TrainingWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    7:00am – 8:30am HST
    Role-modeling: Yes, DO What I DO
    Location:  Convention Center: 324
    Leader: Gayle Haischer-Rollo, MD (she/her/hers) – Uniformed Services University
    Co-Leader: Ashley Maranich, MD, MHPE (she/her/hers) – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Natalie J. Burman, DO, MA (she/her/hers) – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    Co-Leader: Michelle Kiger, MD, PhD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Ashley Smith, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – Madigan Army Medical Center
    Career DevelopmentDiversity, Equity, and InclusionMedical EducationWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 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
    Intellectual Friction: Navigating Disagreement in Academic Leadership
    Location:  Convention Center: 302
    Leader: Amy Lee, MD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
    Co-Leader: Stephanie DeLeon, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    Co-Leader: Cindy Bowens, MD, MSCS (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Leader: Sona Dave, MD – Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell Health
    Co-Leader: Elizabeth Mack, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – MUSC Children's Hospital
    Career DevelopmentLeadership and Business TrainingWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    10:45am – 12:15pm HST
    Navigating the Tensions Within Clinical Learning Environments: A Compassionate Pedagogy Approach
    Location:  Convention Center: 324
    Leader: Tessy A. Thomas, DO, MBE – Geisinger
    Co-Leader: Audrea Burns, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Michelle Kiger, MD, PhD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Michael Petrus-Jones, DO, MPH, MS (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Leader: MOUSHUMI SUR, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Career DevelopmentClinical BioethicsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionMedical EducationWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    2:00pm – 3:30pm HST
    APA Combined SIG: Faculty Development and Well-being and Vitality | a Values-based Approach to Negotiating Toward the Career You Really Want (Part 1)
    Location:  Convention Center: 308
    SIG Chair: Kajal Khanna, MD, JD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
    SIG Chair: Lauren R. Anderson, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    SIG Chair: Sylvia W. Lim, MD (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
    SIG Chair: Deborah Rana, MD, MS – University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
    SIG Chair: Jennifer Takagishi, MD (she/her/hers) – University of South Florida
    Career DevelopmentWellness and Well-being
     Credit: 1.5
  • Sunday, Apr 27th
    2:00pm – 3:30pm HST
    Supporting Medical Learners with ADHD: Navigating Challenges and Fostering Strengths
    Location:  Convention Center: 306
    Leader: Arshiya Ahuja, MD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Rebecca Latch, MD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    Co-Leader: Adam Cohen, MD, MEd (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Danielle B. Barrocas, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    AdvocacyCareer DevelopmentDiversity, Equity, and InclusionMedical EducationMental HealthWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    9:15am – 10:45am HST
    APA Combined SIG: Faculty Development and Well-being and Vitality | a Values-based Approach to Negotiating Toward the Career You Really Want (Part 2)
    Location:  Convention Center: 308
    SIG Chair: Kajal Khanna, MD, JD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
    SIG Chair: Lauren R. Anderson, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    SIG Chair: Sylvia W. Lim, MD (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
    SIG Chair: Deborah Rana, MD, MS – University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
    SIG Chair: Jennifer Takagishi, MD (she/her/hers) – University of South Florida
    Career DevelopmentWellness and Well-being
     Credit: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    9:15am – 10:45am HST
    APA SIG: Integrative Pediatrics and Pediatric Integrative Medicine | New Horizons in Education and Clinical Practice
    Location:  Convention Center: 307
    SIG Chair: Sanghamitra M. Misra, MD, MEd (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
    Community PediatricsGeneral PediatricsMedical EducationWellness and Well-being
     Credit: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    9:15am – 10:45am HST
    Promoting Resilience and Professionalism in Academic Medicine with Self-compassion and Mindfulness
    Location:  Convention Center: 305
    Leader: Elizabeth Kuilanoff, MD, MPH, MACM (she/her/hers) – CHLA-USC
    Co-Leader: Sabrina H. Reed, MD MACM (she/her/hers) – University of California Los Angeles
    Co-Leader: Karen Camero, MD, MACM (she/her/hers) – Karen Camero
    Co-Leader: Brandon Palmer, MD, MAcM (he/him/his) – Medical College of Wisconsin
    Career DevelopmentMedical EducationWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    11:00am – 12:30pm HST
    Brave Spaces: teaching in Times of Controversy
    Location:  Convention Center: 323
    Leader: Catherine D. Shubkin, MD, FAAP, HEC-C (she/her/hers) – Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Co-Leader: Jeremiah T. Cleveland, MD (he/him/his) – Maimonides Children's Hospital, SUNY Downstate School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Jamee M. Walters, MD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Department of Medical Education
    Co-Leader: Abena Knight, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Brian Lurie, MD MPH (he/him/his) – Hasbro Children's Hospital at Rhode Island Hospital
    AdvocacyDiversity, Equity, and InclusionMedical EducationWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    11:00am – 12:30pm HST
    Career Toolbox to Boost Joy at Work for Academic Faculty in Pediatrics
    Location:  Convention Center: 324
    Leader: Sylvia W. Lim, MD (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
    Co-Leader: Samudragupta Bora, PhD – University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, USA
    Co-Leader: Ariella Slovin, MD (she/her/hers) – Mass General for Children- Harvard Medical School
    Academic and Research SkillsCareer DevelopmentDiversity, Equity, and InclusionHealth Services ResearchLeadership and Business TrainingMedical EducationMental HealthWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    11:00am – 12:30pm HST
    Understanding the Effects of Anti-DEI Legislation and Climate on Medical Education, Research, and Health Outcomes Across the United States
    Location:  Convention Center: 311
    Chair: Alvaro Tori, MD (he/him/his) – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Academic and Research SkillsAdvocacyDiversity, Equity, and InclusionHealth Services ResearchLeadership and Business TrainingMedical EducationPublic HealthWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    11:00am – 12:30pm HST
    Well, That Was Awkward: The Art of Debriefing on Rounds
    Location:  Convention Center: 308
    Leader: Lauren M. Hess, MD FAAP ABPM-CI (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Childrens Hospital
    Co-Leader: Shenila Lallani, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Rebecca Trillo, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Jasmine M. Dillard, MD (she/her/hers) – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Co-Leader: Taylor Rosenbaum, MD, MA (she/her/hers) – University of Miami/ Holtz Children's Hospital
    Core Curriculum for FellowsHospital MedicineMedical EducationWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    2:00pm – 3:30pm HST
    APA SIG: Mid-career Faculty
    Location:  Convention Center: 307
    SIG Chair: Pooja S. Tandon, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington School of Medicine
    SIG Chair: Eliana M. Perrin, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health
    SIG Chair: Matthew di Guglielmo, MD PhD (he/him/his) – NemoursAlfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
    SIG Chair: Emma Omoruyi, MD, MPH – John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School part of UTHealth at Houston
    Academic and Research SkillsCareer DevelopmentGeneral PediatricsLeadership and Business TrainingWellness and Well-being
     Credit: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    2:00pm – 3:30pm HST
    APA SIG: Serving the Underserved
    Location:  Convention Center: 322
    SIG Chair: Shweta Antani, DO (she/her/hers) – Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    SIG Chair: Padma Swamy, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Olney Pediatrics
    General PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthPublic HealthWellness and Well-being
     Credit: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    2:00pm – 3:30pm HST
    Moral Distress Rounds: How to Address Moral Injury and Burnout in Clinical Practice
    Location:  Convention Center: 323
    Leader: Meera Singavi, MD (she/her/hers) – Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Sarjita Shukla, MD – Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Reina Patel, DO, FAAP (she/her/hers) – Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Nehal Thakkar, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Roxana Guggenmos, D.O. (she/her/hers) – Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Katherine Dyer, DO, FAAP (she/her/hers) – Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Michele F. Scott, MD – Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Brittany Wold, MD – Phoenix Children’s Hospital
    Co-Leader: Amanda R. Mihalik, MD, FAAHPM (she/her/hers) – Phoenix Children's
    Clinical BioethicsWellness and Well-beingTrainee
     Credit: CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 1.5
  • Monday, Apr 28th
    2:00pm – 3:30pm HST
    The Research Support Network: Developing and Maintaining a Peer Mentorship Group for Early Stage Pediatric Researchers
    Location:  Convention Center: 302
    Leader: Colleen K. Gutman, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida College of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Colleen K. Gutman, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida College of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Sofia Chaudhary, MD (she/her/hers) – Emory University School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Ashley Foster, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
    Co-Leader: Maya Haasz, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital Colorado
    Co-Leader: Jeanine E. Hall, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Co-Leader: Leah K. Middelberg, MD (she/her/hers) – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Jordee Wells, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Co-Leader: Jennifer Hoffmann, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    Academic and Research SkillsBasic ScienceCareer DevelopmentClinical ResearchHealth Services ResearchWellness and Well-being
     Credit: 1.5