Checking Your VITALS - Tools and Strategies to Combat Microaggressions in Pediatric Training

Sunday, April 27, 2025

2:00pm – 3:30pm HST

Location: Convention Center: 325

CE: CME: 1.5
Ethics CME: 1.5

Leader(s)

Sandra Al Tamimi, MD (she/her/hers)

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Clinical Fellow
John's Hopkins University School of Mediciine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Co-Leader(s)

Madhuri Prasad, MD (she/her/hers)

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow
Emory University, Georgia, United States
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Matthew Hamilton, MD

Pain and Palliative Care Medicine Physician
Childrens Minnesota
St Paul, Minnesota, United States
Zoha Ahmed, MD (she/her/hers)

Pediatric Pulmonology Fellow
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, California, United States
Brianna Glover, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine; Associate Program Director, Peds Residency
Pediatrics
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University
Emory University School of Medicine
Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
Rekha Gupta, MD (she/her/hers)

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Disclosure(s):

Sandra Al Tamimi, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Madhuri Prasad, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Matthew Hamilton, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Zoha Ahmed, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Brianna Glover, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Rekha K. Gupta, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Workshop Description: In pediatric healthcare settings, microaggressions—subtle, often unintentional statements or actions that convey bias or discrimination—can significantly affect both healthcare providers and the families they serve. This interactive workshop is designed to raise awareness and equip participants with practical tools and strategies to effectively respond to microaggressions in pediatric training environments.

Tailored for pediatric residents, fellows, faculty, and medical students, the workshop offers a safe space to reflect on personal experiences, build empathy, and practice approaches to addressing microaggressions. It goes beyond cultural competency, fostering an understanding of cultural humility. Participants will leave with 2-3 actionable educational tools, including the innovative VITALS framework, to help address microaggressions, support colleagues and learners, and promote a more equitable healthcare environment.

Learning Objectives:

Recognize and define microaggressions in clinical and educational settings, and understand their emotional, psychological, and professional impact on patients, families, and colleagues.
Learn and apply practical educational tools, such as the VITALS framework, to effectively address microaggressions in real-time and foster a more inclusive and supportive training environment.
Foster cultural humility and actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in pediatric care and education.