Join us on Thursday, November 2 at 12:00 pm EST for a webinar on State-Level DEI Laws and Policies presented by the American Academy of Pediatrics' Director of State Advocacy, Omonigho Ufomata. The June 29, 2023 Supreme Court decision against Harvard and the University of North Carolina effectively ended affirmative action and race-conscious admissions practices…

Join current APA President Jean Raphael, Past President Barry Solomon, and President-Elect Tiffani Johnson on Thursday December 7 from 2-3 pm EST for a Q&A style webinar. If you are interested in advancing in leadership, especially within the APA, this will be a valuable time to learn about our presidents and the paths they have…

Assessing Qualitative Research: Challenges, Successes, and Strategies We will review the study, Evaluation of Children after Caregiver Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Study of Barriers, Facilitators, and Trauma- and Violence-Informed Care, and explore the authors' interest in the topic, review study methods and analysis, and discuss their next steps to improve care for children living…

Join the E-Learning SIG webinar as Drs. Park and Dr. Yau present on their successful pediatric education podcast called Pedia-gogy, Pediagogy Podcast | Department of Pediatrics | UC Davis Health. Also, Dr. Miriah Gillispie-Taylor will share updates on her Pediatric Rheumatology podcast, and Dr. Sarah Trinh will showcase her virtual reality-based neonatology simulation platform.

Objectives: Describe the importance of organizational health literacy to safety, quality, and equity. Illustrate approaches to identifying, quantifying, describing, and using health literacy-related safety events in health care settings. Demonstrate potential applications of how health literacy-related safety event data and findings may inform approaches to preventing serious safety events. Hosted by the APA Health Literacy…

Co-hosted by the Quality Improvement SIG and the Emergency Medicine SIG. The speakers will be: Shabnam Jain, MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University Medical Director for Clinical Effectiveness, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Olivia Ostrow, MD Staff Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Medical Safety Leader, Hospital for Sick Children Associate Professor, University of Toronto  

The 2024 APA Region 1 meeting will be held at Longwood Medical Campus in Boston, MA on April 1, 2024.     Abstract Submissions are open! The deadline to submit an abstract has been extended to Friday, February 16, 2024 at 5:00 pm EST. Submit an Abstract    Registration is open!   Register Today    Please…

Objectives: Review the importance of organizational health literacy to safety, quality, and equity Review prior approaches to identifying, quantifying, describing, and using health literacy-related safety events in health care settings Discuss potential applications of how health literacy-related safety event data and findings may inform approaches to preventing serious safety events Hosted by the APA Health…

Are you a pediatric trainee interested in pursuing a career in global health? Are you a global health educator/program director looking for accreditation or tools to enhance your global health fellowship program? Pediatric Global Health Fellowship Educators Group 3rd Annual PAS Meeting “Building the Field of Pediatric Global Health” Thursday May 2, 2024: 9:30-11:30 AM…

Pediatric Academic Generalist & Hospital Medicine Fellows and Trainee Meeting The annual Pediatric Academic Generalist and Hospitalist Medicine Fellows’ Conference convenes all fellows Academic General and Hospital Medicine Pediatric Fellows, Residents, and Program Directors from around the country to network, to develop professionally and to share scholarly interests in research, education, quality improvement or advocacy.…