Directors of Research Club

Saturday, April 26, 2025

11:40am – 12:45pm HST

Location: Convention Center: 324

CE: 1.0

Chair(s)

DP

De-Ann Pillers, MD PhD (she/her/hers)

Vidyasagar Professor and Head, Section of Neonatology
Pediatrics
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Kaashif Ahmad, MD, MSc (he/him/his)

Vice President of Research
Pediatrix Medical Group
Houston, Texas, United States
Ann Anderson-Berry, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Professor
Pediatrics
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
OMAHA, Nebraska, United States

Disclosure(s):

De-Ann M. Pillers, MD PhD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Kaashif A. Ahmad, MD, MSc: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Ann L. Anderson-Berry, MD, PhD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

The Directors of Research in Pediatrics Club meets annually at the PAS meeting. The purpose of the Club is to bring together individuals with an interest in child health research. This includes, but is not limited to, those who have leadership roles in academic pediatric departments, those who are interested in practice based networks, those who are investigators in basic, translational and clinical research, and trainees at all levels who would like to learn more about research-related issues in pediatrics.

Our speaker will be Dr. Wally Carlo on the topic, “Opportunities for Collaboration in Global Health Research.” Dr. Carlo is the Edwin M. Dixon Endowed Chair in Neonatology at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, and the Director, Chronic Lung Disease Prevention Program, Home Readiness Program, Early Developmental Intervention Program. For our purposes today, he leads the UAB sites of the NIH-funded networks including the Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research and the Neonatal Research Network.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to understand the benefits of collaborations and reciprocity in global research.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify funding sources for global research.
Upon completion, participants will be able to appraise examples of recent global research.

Presentations:

11:40am – 12:00pm HST

Welcome and Introduction to the Directors of Research Club Goals
Speaker: De-Ann M. Pillers, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Chicago
12:00pm – 12:05pm HST

Introduction of Speaker: Dr. Waldemar Carlo
Speaker: Kaashif A. Ahmad, MD, MSc (he/him/his) – Pediatrix Medical Group
12:05pm – 12:45pm HST

Opportunities for Collaboration in Global Health Research
Speaker: Waldemar A. Carlo, MD (he/him/his) – UAB School of Medicine