As part of our commitment to supporting the professional growth of the academic pediatric community, the APA is pleased to offer an expanding library of educational webinar recordings featuring timely topics, expert insights, and practical resources. Developed and presented by APA’s dedicated Special Interest Groups (SIGs), committees, and association leaders, this collection reflects the collaboration of members and experts who volunteer their time to bring forward valuable education that supports innovation, professional development, and advancement across academic pediatrics.
This valuable member benefit is available at no cost to all APA members and non-member trainees. Individuals who are not APA members or eligible trainees may purchase webinar recordings for $50 per session.
Webinars are listed with the most current first.
Food Pharmacy 101: Things to Consider When Designing and Implementing a Food Pharmacy
Hosted by the Nutrition and Food is Medicine SIG
Recorded on: 6/18/2026
Access to healthy food is critical for both prevention and treatment of disease. As screening for food insecurity becomes standard of care in clinical settings, there is a growing interest in providing direct access to food within the clinical space. However most clinical spaces were not designed for food storage and distribution. We are happy to have experts from the Washington DC Capital Area Food Bank join us for a virtual webinar to share information on how to identify and evaluate whether food pharmacy programs make sense for you and if so how to develop partnerships and run effective programs in collaboration with community food partners.
Pediatric QI collaboratives – Value proposition to Health Systems, Drivers of Success, Pros and Cons
Hosted by the Quality Improvement SIG
Recorded on: 4/10/2026
Guest Panelists:
• April Taylor, COO, John Hopkins Hospital
• Dr. Margaret Parker, Division Chief of Neonatology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Practical Approaches to Pediatric Holistic Care When Prescribing Obesity Medicine
Hosted by the Obesity SIG
Recorded on: 3/20/2026
Please join the Obesity Special Interest Group in a virtual webinar discussing practical approaches to obesity medicine treatment and common concerns with dysregulated eating, mental health issues, and dietary counseling.
Substance Use Disorder and the Newborn: Breastfeeding, NOWS, and Nursery Care in a Rapidly Changing Landscape
Hosted by the Newborn SIG
Recorded on: 2/26/2026
There is significant variability across the country in how to engage with and support families on breastfeeding and infant care in the setting of substance use history. This webinar comprised of providers, researchers, and a patient advocate with lived experience aims to illuminate the current protocols for infant feeding in the setting of substance use and substance use disorder, disparities in breastfeeding support and infant monitoring in the newborn nursery, reducing bias and stigma in provider-patient communication and contingency planning for infant breastfeeding post-hospital discharge, and best practices in birthing parent/newborn substances screening and patient navigation for medication-assisted treatment and lactation support.
Interview Questions and Guides for Qualitative Research
Hosted by the Qualitative Research SIG
Recorded on: 2/19/2026
Child Maltreatment in Children with Medical Complexity
Hosted by the Child Abuse SIG and Complex Care SIG
Recorded on: 2/10/2026
Medical Neglect (MN) and Medical Child Abuse (MCA) concerns are more complicated when a child has a Complex Medical Condition (CMC). Providers can struggle to understand what MN and MCA are in this population and how best to respond to concerns. In this hour-long webinar, Dr. Ross Cleveland (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children’s Hospital) will discuss what makes these cases so complicated, ways to conceptualize MN and MCA in CMC, and share potential strategies to resolution of concerns. There will be case-based and interactive discussion as well as time for Q&A.
A Values-Based Approach to Negotiate Toward the Career You Really Want
Hosted by the Faculty Development SIG and Well-Being and Vitality SIG
Recorded on: 2/4/2026
Feeling stretched, misaligned, or stuck in a role that no longer reflects what you value most? Looking for your first or next job? Studies show that professional fulfillment and well-being are linked to whether our daily work feels meaningful and aligned with our core values. Yet few of us are taught how to intentionally shape our roles—or negotiate the changes we need.
The APA Faculty Development and Well-Being and Vitality SIGs invite you to join our upcoming webinar offering a value-based approach to career design and negotiation. You will learn practical frameworks and strategies to help you move closer to the career you actually want.
Funding your QI Research: Grants, Sources, and Success Tips
Hosted by the Quality Improvement SIG
Recorded on: 2/2/2026
This will be a panel discussion featuring Dr. Corrie McDaniel from Seattle Children’s, Suni Kaiser from UCSF, and Shannon Baumer-Mouradian from Medical College of Wisconsin. They will each talk about their journey in quality improvement and experience with external funding. We will discuss how to find opportunities for funding, challenges and tips to navigating the application process, and how external funding can impact the outcome and sustainability of a QI project.
Teaching Vaccine Communication Skills: Strategies for Faculty and Continuity Clinics
Hosted by the Continuity SIG
Recorded on: 1/21/2026
Join us for an interactive faculty development webinar designed to help you teach pediatric residents how to effectively navigate vaccine hesitancy. Learn evidence-based strategies for vaccine communication, explore research supporting structured training, and develop a continuity-clinic teaching plan that integrates skills practice, observation, and feedback. Equip your residents with the confidence and competence they need to foster trust and improve vaccination rates.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe evidence-based strategies for effective vaccine communication with vaccine-hesitant parents.
- Outline the evidence supporting structured training in vaccine communication.
- Develop or refine a continuity clinic teaching plan to improve vaccine communication.
Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Intersection of Health Services Research and Quality Improvement
Hosted by the Quality Improvement SIG
Recorded on: 12/05/2025
Though different in approach, quality improvement and health services research both aim to improve health care. We invite you to join the APA QI SIG for a webinar titled “Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Intersection of Health Services Research and Quality Improvement.” During this 60-minute webinar, Dr. Katie Walsh (Boston Children’s Hospital) will review similarities, differences, and opportunities regarding quality improvement and health services research. In addition, Dr. Evan Dalton (Texas Children’s) will share how he has successfully leveraged quality improvement and health services research in his own career. Interested in learning more? Please join the APA QI SIG for our winter webinar followed by a Q&A.
Happy to Learn Happy Hour: What Every Pediatrician Needs to Know About WIC and its Current Challenges
Hosted by the Serving the Underserved SIG
Recorded on: 11/18/2025
Speakers: Susan Gross, PhD, MPH, RDN- Associate Practice Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Director, Johns Hopkins WIC
Applying Change Psychology to Reduce QI-related Stress
Hosted by the Quality Improvement SIG
Recorded on: 6/11/2025
What is the Psychology of Change and how can I apply it to increase the likelihood of QI Success?
To find out, please join us as the APA QI SIG hosts a webinar, with expert psychologists in a 2-institution panel and live audience Q&A.
Learning Objectives:
• Recognize the critical role of psychology in effective Quality Improvement.
• Identify key drivers of staff stress and anxiety during change.
• Apply techniques that leverage defaults to nudge behavior and facilitate smoother transitions.
Expert Panelist:
Jack Stevens, PhD, Psychologist at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Professor of Pediatrics at Ohio State University
Chavis Patterson, PhD. Psychologist and Director of Psychosocial Services at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, President of the National Perinatal Association.
Investigator Know Thyself: Understanding the Philosophies of Science that Underpin Qualitative Research
Hosted by the Qualitative Research SIG
Recorded on: 5/29/2025
Dr. Dorene Balmer, a dynamic and innovative qualitative researcher, will lead us in a session that will help us to a better understand the scientific philosophies underpinning qualitative research. Utilizing her extensive experience as both a researcher and a mentor of other researchers, Dr Balmer will guide us to develop qualitative research projects with methodologic rigor and cohesiveness. Many of us struggle with philosophical frameworks; join us and gain a greater understanding.
The Continuum of Pediatric Obesity Care: Pearls from a Complex Patient’s Journey from Primary to Specialty Settings
Hosted by the Obesity SIG
Recorded on: 4/11/2025
Lean Healthcare in Pediatrics: Current and Future States (A 4 institution panel)
Hosted by the Quality Improvement SIG
Recorded on: 4/4/2025
What is lean? How has lean been embedded in pediatrics? What are future opportunities for lean in healthcare? If any of these questions sound appealing to you, please join us as the APA QI SIG hosts a lean-based webinar, complete with a 4-institution expert panel and live audience Q&A.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand basic lean healthcare principles
2. Describe various pediatric institutions’ lean healthcare journeys
3. Identify opportunities for future lean improvement initiatives
Expert Panelists:
Felicity Pino, MS, MPA Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Terry Platcheck, MD Standford Medicine Children’s Health
Dwayne Spencer, MS Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Kristina Toncray, MD Seattle Children’s Hospital
Nutrition and Food is Medicine SIG Webinar
Hosted by the Nutrition and Food is Medicine SIG
Recorded on: 2/11/2025
The Food is Medicine Institute’s 2nd Annual Food is Medicine Advocacy Day will be held in Washington, DC on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Attendees will have an opportunity to speak with policymakers on Capitol Hill about the power of Food is Medicine to transform health, improve the way the nation prevents and treats diet-related diseases, and drive health equity across the country.
This webinar will help to set the stage for currently available resources including the HHS Food is Medicine Toolkit which highlights existing CME around best practices for training and education, federal and state resources, and funding opportunities. We will then share information about how to get involved with FiM advocacy initiatives, including how Advocacy Day attendees can meet with government stakeholders.
For those that may not be able to join Advocacy Day in person in Washington, DC please join to hear about ways to advocate for FiM initiatives across the country with your local representatives.
Health Equity Dashboards and Use of Geospatial Data to Address SDOH
Hosted by the Social Determinates of Health (SDoH) SIG
Recorded on: 1/22/2025
Presented by Andy Beck, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics at UC Department of Pediatrics, Director, Population Health / Health Equity Research and Innovation, Office of Population Health and Michael Fisher Child Health Equity Center
