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COVID-19 Webinars,
​Archived



​Join us for our Let's Talk Webinar Series, scheduled for the second and fourth Wednesday of every month. Subscribe to our e-Newsletter and follow us on social for updates and registration details. 
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"Strategies to Improve Maternal COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake While Pregnant and Breastfeeding"
Presentation Date: December 9, 2021
Presenters: Karen Puopolo, MD, PhD
Section Chief, Newborn Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital
Neonatologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Meg Kawan, MD, MPH, IBCLC
General Pediatrician, Karabots Pediatrics Care Center
Certified Lactation Consultant 
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania 
Sarah Mann, JD
Senior Policy Analyst, Voices for Healthy Kids

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"Returning to Sports"
Presentation Date: November 10, 2021
Presenter: Theodore (Ted) Ganley, MD, FAAP
Director Sports Medicine and Performance Center 
Bisignano Family Distinguished Endowed Chair in Sports Medicine.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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"Myths and Fears Surrounding COVID-19 Vaccines"
Presentation Date: August 18, 2021
Presenter: Paul Offit, MD, FAAP
Division of Infectious Diseases
Vaccine Education Center,  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania 

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"AAP COVID-19 Guidance for Safe Schools"
Presentation Date: July 28, 2021
Presenter: Sara Bode, MD
Primary Care Pediatrician and Medical Director, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Care Connection School-Based Health and Mobile Clinics
Co-Director, Pediatric Residency Advocacy Training, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Chair-Person Elect of the AAP Council on School Health

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"Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Developmental-Behavioral Care of Children"
Presentation Date: May 26, 2021
Presenters: ​Sanhyaa Iyengar, MD, MPH, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 
Attending Physician, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Kate Wallis, MD, MPH, FAAP
Instructor, CHOP Policy Lab and Instructor of Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Developmental Pediatrician, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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"Infection Prevention and Control: COVID-19 Considerations at the One Year Mark"
Presentation Date: April 28, 2021
Presenter: Susan Coffin, MD, MPH, FAAP
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Member, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania 

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"Stopping the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic"
Presentation Date: April 14, 2021
Presenter: Paul Offit, MD, FAAP
Division of Infectious Diseases
Vaccine Education Center,  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania 

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"Persistent Infection Prevention and Control Issues for COVID"
Presentation Date: March 20, 2021
Presenter: Susan Coffin, MD, MPH, FAAP
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Member, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania 

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"Cardiac Complications of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Teens"
Presentation Date: February 24, 2021
Presenter: Robert Mangano, MD, FAAP
Associate Physician, Geisinger Health
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program & Pediatrics
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Geisinger Heart Institute

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"COVID Vaccines for Children"
Presentation Date: January 27, 2021
Presenter: Jeffrey S Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, 
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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"COVID-19 Update: Ask the Infectious Disease Experts"
Presentation Date: September 23, 2020
Presenters: Swathi Gowtham, MD
Infectious Disease Pediatrician, Geisinger Medical Center
Susan Coffin, MD, MPH, FAAP
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Member, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

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"Rising to the Challenge: Implementing Effective Flu Vaccine Delivery During the Pandemic"
Presentation Date: September 9, 2020
Presenter: Susan J. Kressly, MD, FAAP
Founding Partner, Kressly Pediatrics

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"Supporting Intimate Partner Violence Survivors and Their Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic"
Presentation Date: August 26, 2020 
Presenters: Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, Public Health, and Clinical and Translational Science
Division Director, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Medical Director, Community and Population Health, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, University of Pittsburgh and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Rebecca Garcia, MS- RIL
Team Coordinator, Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
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“Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine at Warp Speed”
Presentation Date: August 12, 2020
Presenter: Paul Offit, MD, FAAP
Division of Infectious Diseases
Vaccine Education Center,  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania 
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"Strengthening Vaccine Confidence and Acceptance in the Pediatric Provider Office"
Presentation Date: July 22, 2020
Presenters: Rachel Levine, MD, FAAP
Secretary, PA Department of Health
Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine
President, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

David Rubin, MD, MSCE
Director, PolicyLab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Mary D. Ames Endowed Chair in Child Advocacy
Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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"Telehealth & Pediatrics  201: Beyond the Basics"
Presentation Date: July 15, 2020
Presenter: Susan J. Kressly, MD, FAAP
Founding Partner, Kressly Pediatrics
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"Strengthening Vaccine Confidence and Acceptance in the Pediatric Provider Office"
Presentation Date: June 24, 2020
Presenter: Sarah Mbaeyi, MD, MPH
Medical Officer, Office of Vaccine Policy, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC
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"Type 1 Diabetes: Updates in the time of the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Presentation Date: June 17, 2020
Presenter: Melissa Andrews Rearson, MSN, CRNP
Division of Endocrinology/Diabetes, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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​ “Lessons for Oral Health Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Potential for Problems and Opportunities”
Presentation Date: June 10, 2020
Presenters: Thomas J. Maroon, MD, FAAP
Attending Pediatrician at Children's Community Pediatrics and Excela Health System
Presenter for Healthy Teeth Healthy Children
C Eve J Kimball, MD, FAAP
Founder of All About Children Pediatric Partners & PA AAP's Healthy Teeth Healthy Children Program
Board Member, PA AAP 
Angela M. Stout, DMD, MPH
Pediatric Dentist
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and the Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University
Kelly Curtin-Hallinan, DO, FAAP
General Pediatrician, WellSpan Health
Consultant Medical Director, PA Office of Medical Assistance
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“Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children”
Presentation Date: June 3, 2020
Presenters: Edward M. Behrens, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Joseph Lee Hollander Chair in Pediatric Rheumatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Division Chief of Pediatric Rheumatology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Zac Aldewereld, MD, 
Clinical Instructor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellow, Attending of PCCM, Fellow in PID, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
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“Invisible in the Time of COVID-19 – What Pediatricians in Pennsylvania can to do Support Latino Communities”
Presentation Date: May 27, 2020
Presenters: Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH, FAAP
Director & Founder, SALUD PARA NIŇOS
Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Rita Guevara, MD, FAAP
Attending Physician, Section of General Pediatrics, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine
Director of Health Equity, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children​
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“COVID-19 Impact on Food Security”
Presentation Date: May 20, 2020
Presenters: Mary Ann Rigas, MD, FAAP
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine
Pediatrician, UPMC Cole
Secretary/Treasurer, PA Chapter, AAP
Clancy Cash Harrison, MS, RDN, FAND
Registered Dietitian
President, West Side Food Pantry
​

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“Overview of Child Physical Abuse During COVID-19”
Presentation Date: May 13, 2020
Presenter: Norrell Atkinson, MD, FAAP
Section Chief, Child Protection Program, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Presenter, PA AAP SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse & Neglect) Program
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“Coping with COVID and Autism" 
Presentation Date: ​April 22, 2020
Presenter: Wendy Ross, MD, FAAP
Jefferson Health, Center for Autism & Neurodiversity

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    • Programs >
      • Breastfeeding Programs
      • Early Childhood Education Linkage System (ECELS)
      • Healthy Teeth, Healthy Children (HTHC)
      • Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition (PAIC)
      • Pennsylvania Medical Home Program (PA MHP)
      • Suspected Child Abuse & Neglect (SCAN)
      • Traffic Injury Prevention Project (TIPP)
  • Advocacy
    • Become a PA AAP Advocate
    • Advocacy Action Center (PA AAP Members Only)
    • Blueprint for Children
    • Pennsylvania Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights
  • Resources
    • For Providers >
      • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Toolkit
      • Firearm Safety Toolkit for Healthcare Providers
      • Get Out the Vote 2024
      • Healthy Mental Development
      • Immigrant Health
      • Infant Safe Sleep
      • Measles
      • Multilingual Literacy
      • Pediatrician Kinship Care Toolkit
      • Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Providers
      • WIC
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      • Healthy Mental Development
      • Immigrant Health
      • Infant Safe Sleep
      • Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Caregivers
      • WIC
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      • Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Youth
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