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2022 Pediatric Conference

Thank you to those who joined PA AAP's Annual Pediatric CME Conference: ​"Practicing Pediatrics in a COVID World"

Thanks to all who attended the 2022 Pediatric Conference, presented by the PA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.  We hope you found the weekend to be informative and engaging!

Updates around CME and MOC 2 credit will be provided by PA AAP staff; should participants have any questions or difficulties accessing credit, please let the PA AAP know with an email to [email protected]. 

Program Agenda
​Saturday, March 19, 2022
8:00 am        Registration and Exhibits
9:00 am        Welcome - Mary Ann Rigas, MD, FAAP, Chair, 2022 Pediatric Conference Planning Committee
9:10                 Back to the Bedside in an Era of Technology - Basil Zitelli, MD, FAAP
9:55                Keynote Presentation:  Eliminating Race-Based Medicine - Joseph Wright, MD, MPH, FAAP
10:40              Break/Exhibits
10:55              Screening and Diagnosis of Anxiety and Depression - Justin Schreiber, DO, MPH, FAAP
11:40              Treatment of Anxiety and Depression - Nungshitombi Chongtham, MD
12:25              Lunch - Exhibits
1:20                Suicide Prevention - Cassandra Gibson, MD
2:05               Q & A / Panel discussion previous speakers - Nungshitombi Chongtham, MD & Cassandra Gibson, MD
2:20               Break
2:35               Concurrent sessions: (Please select one session - offered only once)
                    1.  
Managing Challenging Behaviors in Younger Children - Katherine Guyon-Harris, Ph.D.

                    2.  Educational Impact of the Pandemic - Eric Eshbach, EdD and Peggy Schooling, EdD
                          3.  Eating Disorders - Fauzia Mahr, MD
3:20                Break
3:35                Care Coordination for Physical and Mental Health Disorders - Renee Turchi, MD, MPH, FAAP
4:20               Break
4:35               AAP PROS (Pediatric Research in Office Settings) Network - Alexander Fiks, MD, FAAP
5:20               Closing Remarks
5:30               Reception, Exhibits, Trainee Abstract Posters

Sunday, March 20, 2022
8:00 am      Epidemiology and Challenges in Diagnosis of MIS-C - Swathi Gowtham, MD, FAAP
8:30              Pathogenesis and Treatment of MIS-C- Emily Brunner, DO
9:00             Cardiac Complications of COVID-19 and Cardiac Manifestations of MIS-C Return to Physical Activity after Covid 19
                    Infection and MIS-C  - 
Ram Bishnoi, MD                                      
9:30             Q & A / Panel discussion previous 3 speakers - Emily Brunner, DO, Swathi Gowtham, MD, FAAP & Ram Bishnoi, MD
9:45             Break
10:05           Obesity: Hyperlipidemia - Carissa Baker-Smith, MD, MPH
10:35           Obesity: Hypertension - Brenda Mendizabal, MD, MS
11:05            Obesity: Pre-Diabetes - Lina Huerta Saenz, MD, FAAP
11:35            Q & A / Panel discussion previous 3 speakers - Carissa Baker-Smith, MD, MPH, Brenda Mendizabal, MD, MS & 
                    Lina Huerta Saenz, MD, FAAP
11:50           The State of Telehealth - Srinivasan Suresh, MD, MBA, FAAP
12:35          Closing Remarks, Evaluation and Adjourn - Mary Ann Rigas, MD, FAAP 
Credit Statements:
  • This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the AAP. The American Academy of Pediatrics is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • The AAP designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
  • This activity is acceptable for a maximum of 10.5 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
  • PAs may claim a maximum of 10.5 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
  • This program is accredited for 10.5 NAPNAP CE contact hours of which 0 contain pharmacology (Rx) content, (0 related to psychopharmacology) (0 related to controlled substances), per the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Continuing Education Guidelines.

PARS MOC Statement:
  • Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 10.5 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

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