πŸ”΅= sessions related to the APS Issue of the Year: Firearm-Related Injuries and Deaths in Children and Adolescents – A Child Health Epidemic

Friday, April 25

APS SPR Journeys- Mini-Gordon Conference and Luncheon (by invitation only)

Friday, April 25
7:00 AM – 12:00 PMΒ ET
Convention Center 311

APS Committee on Diversity Equity and Inclusion- CODIE (by invitation only)

Friday, April 25
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM HST
Hilton Hawaiian Village: Hibiscus I (Kalia Executive Conference Center)

APS Advocacy Policy Committee Meeting (by invitation only)

Friday, April 25
12:00 PM -1:30 PM HST
Hilton Hawaiian Village: Iima Boardroom (Kalia Executive Conference Center)

PAS Opening General Session, Debbie Anagnostelis Keynote Speaker, and Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award

Friday, April 25
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM HST
Convention Center Kalakaua Ballroom (level 4)

Presentations:

  • 2:30pm – 2:35pm HST
    PAS Welcome
    Speaker: Daniel A. Rauch, MD (he/him/his) – Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
  • 2:35pm – 2:45pm HST
    Special Performance
  • 2:45pm – 2:50pm HST
    Introduction of FOPO Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership
    Speaker: Tina L. Cheng, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
  • 2:50pm – 3:05pm HST
    FOPO Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award Recipient
    Speaker: James M. Perrin, MD (he/him/his) – MassGeneral Hospital for Children; Harvard Med School
  • 3:05pm – 3:10pm HST
    Introduction of Debbie Anagnostelis Keynote Speaker
  • 3:10pm – 3:35pm HST
    Debbie Anagnostelis Keynote Speaker: Why β€œFollow the Science” Falls Short: Reimagining How We Communicate Research
    Speaker: Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Academy Health
  • 3:35pm – 3:45pm HST
    Closing Remarks
    Speaker: Daniel A. Rauch, MD (he/him/his) – Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

APS Presidential Plenary: Firearm-related Injury and Death in Children and Adolescents – A National Epidemic

Friday, April 25
4:00pm – 5:30pm HST
Convention Center 310

Chair:
Clifford Bogue, MD (he/him/his)
Chair
Pediatrics
Yale School of Medicine

Description: Panel Discussion

Presentations:

  • 4:00pm – 4:05pmΒ HST
    Welcome
    Speaker: Clifford Bogue, MD (he/him/his) – Yale School of Medicine
  • 4:05pm – 4:35pm HST
    Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis That Demands Physician Action
    Speaker: Annie Andrews, MD, MS – Children’s National Health System
  • 4:35pm – 4:50pm HST
    Firearm Injury Epidemiology Trends and Approaches to Prevention
    Speaker: Lois K. Lee, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
  • 4:50pm – 5:05pm HST
    Community Violence Intervention (CVI) and the Pediatrician: Transforming Health Systems to Address the Impact of Violence
    Speaker: Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
  • 5:05pm – 5:30pm HST
    Panel Discussion and Q & A
    Speaker: Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Speaker:Β Annie Andrews, MD, MS – Children’s National Health System
    Speaker:Β Lois K. Lee, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    Speaker:Β Clifford Bogue, MD (he/him/his) – Yale School of Medicine

Saturday, April 26

APS Presidential Plenary: The 2025 APS Presidential Awards Plenary

Saturday, April 26
7:00am – 8:30am HST
Convention Center 310

Chair:
Clifford Bogue, MD (he/him/his)
Chair
Pediatrics
Yale School of Medicine

Session Description: Presentation of the 2025 John Howland Award, Norman J. Siegel New Member Outstanding Science Award, and the David G. Nichols Health Equity Award. Includes awardee lectures.

Presentations:
7:00am – 7:03amΒ HST
Welcome
Speaker: Clifford Bogue, MD (he/him/his) – Yale School of Medicine

  • 7:03am – 7:18am HST
    Introduction – 2025 John Howland Award Recipient
    Speaker: Stephanie Duggins Davis, MD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  • 7:18am – 7:38am HST
    2025 Howland Awardee Presentation – Rewarding Journey of a Translational Scientist from Bench to Bedside in Cystic Fibrosis
    Speaker: Bonnie W. Ramsey, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington School of Medicine
  • 7:38am – 7:43am HST
    Introduction, 2025 Norman J. Siegel New Member Outstanding Science Award Recipient
    Speaker: Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
  • 7:43am – 8:03am HST
    Breaking Silos, Building Bridges: Advancing Research in Public Health Newborn Screening
    Speaker: Beth A. Tarini, MD, MS, MBA (she/her/hers) – Children’s National Hospital
  • 8:03am – 8:13am HST
    Introduction, 2025 David G. Nichols Health Equity Award Recipient
    Speaker: Peter C. Rowe, MD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • 8:13am – 8:28am HST
    2025 David G. Nichols Awardee Presentation: Re-envisioning Excellence in Academic Pediatrics to Achieve Health Equity
    Speaker: Maria E. Trent, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • 8:28am – 8:30am HST
    Closing Remarks
    Speaker: Clifford Bogue, MD (he/him/his) – Yale School of Medicine

PAS Enhancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Reception

Saturday, April 26
8:30 AM – 9:50 AM HST
Convention Center: Kalākaua Ballroom B (Back Half) (Level 4)

Co-sponsored by all four PAS Partner societies – the AAP, APA, APS and SPR – and hosted by the President of the PAS Board of Directors the PAS Enhancing Diversity Equity and Inclusion Reception is designed to highlight key DEI initiatives and leaders of the PAS and the Partner Societies and to provide attendees time to network and share DEI-related insights, concerns, experiences and encouragement.

Rise Up: A Call to Action to Address Firearm Injuries in Children and Heal Our Communities

Saturday, April 26
10:00am – 11:30am HST
Convention Center 311

Chair:
Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD (she/her/hers)
Professor of Pediatrics, Senior Vice Chair of Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Our country is experiencing an unprecedented crisis of firearm injuries and deaths. Firearm injuries are now the third leading cause of death in children. Despite unintentional firearm injuries being more common in younger children, more childhood deaths are associated with firearm use with intent to injure. For targeted injury prevention efforts to be effective, we must first understand the circumstance surrounding firearm injuries in children, adolescents, and emerging adults. Prevention, management, and recovery of firearm injuries requires a multidisciplinary approach. However, there remain gaps in knowledge and resources for effective interventions, clinical practice guidelines, tracking outcomes, and assessing the social, emotional, and financial impact of critical violent injuries within communities and healthcare systems.

This panel is comprised of members of the American Pediatric Society’s Council on Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity and represent multiple subspecialties with expertise in clinical practice, education, research, and public policy. The panel will discuss the emergency management of pediatric firearm injuries, the critical role of interdisciplinary collaboration, the impact on families and resources available to support them through recovery. Experts will highlight the disparate impact of firearm access and injuries on youth in carceral settings, and the unmet needs surrounding physical and emotional trauma. This session will outline best practices for community-based firearm injury prevention that attendees can implement within their own settings.

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the impact of firearm injuries and violence on families and identify resources available to support them through recovery and ongoing care.
  • Discuss emergency management of pediatric firearm injuries and understand the critical role of interdisciplinary collaboration (e.g. social workers, chaplains, and law enforcement).
  • Identify the best practices for firearm injury interventions and create actionable plans for implementation within one’s own clinical and community settings.

Presentations:

  • 10:00am – 10:05am HST
    Introduction
    Chair: Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 10:05am – 10:15am HST
    Rise Up: A Call to Action Addressing the Crisis of Firearm Injuries in Children
    Chair: Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 10:15am – 10:30am HST
    From Crisis to Support: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Pediatric Firearm Injury Management and Family Care
    Speaker: April McNeill-Johnson, MD (she/her/hers) – Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
  • 10:30am – 10:45am HST
    The Rise of Unintentional Firearm Injuries in Young Children
    Speaker: Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD – Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital
  • 10:45am – 11:00am HST
    The Role of Firearms for Youth Impacted by the Juvenile Justice and Carceral System
    Speaker: Xavier Williams, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – UNC Children’s Hospital
  • 11:00am – 11:15am HST
    Clinical and Community Engaged Strategies for Firearm Injury Prevention
    Speaker: Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • 11:15am – 11:30am HST
    Q & A

APS Member Networking Luncheon

Saturday, April 26
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM HST
Convention Center 323

You’re invited! All APS members are welcome to attend the 2025 APS Member Networking Luncheon at PAS2025.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear President Clifford Bogue present APS’s New 5-Year Strategic Plan .

Direction Direction PLEASE RSVP

Bridging the Gaps: Advancing Pediatric Firearm Injury Prevention Research

Saturday, April 26
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM HST
Convention Center 306

Leader:
Alyssa Silver, MD (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital Hackensack University Medical Center

Co-Leaders:
Gabriella Azzarone, MD (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Bronx, New York, United States

Eric Fleegler, MD MPH (he/him/his)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
MassGeneral Hospital for Children
Needham, Massachusetts, United States

Kelsey Gastineau, MD MPH (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Monika Goyal, MD, MSCE (she/her/hers)
Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Alexander Hogan, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Connecticut Children’s
Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Shilpa Patel, MD MPH (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Children’s National Health System
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Noe Romo, MD, MSc (he/him/his)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine / NYC Health + Hospitals Jacobi
Bronx, New York, United States

Workshop Description: Firearm injuries are the leading cause of death of American children, but more research is needed beyond this grim epidemiology. We have assembled leaders in firearm injury prevention research to lead large and small group discussions aimed at identifying the gaps in the current literature, and establish the future directions of the field. T We will review the key methodologies used, explore why these methods are sound as well as the potential limitations. In addition to epidemiology, we will also review sound intervention studies and identify areas that are ripe for future intervention research. We use small group breakouts by research question type or areas of interest (ex. legislative-related, cost related, health inequities, interventions) for focused brainstorming to discuss pros/cons of existing data sources and research designs, practicing the use of injury frameworks (including The Updated Haddon Matrix for Pediatric Firearm Injuries and The Injury Equity Framework β€” Establishing a Unified Approach for Addressing Inequities), highlighting funding options, and potentiating future research collaborations.

Through this workshop we hope to provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of current knowledge gaps in pediatric firearm injury prevention research and identify promising new research directions and methodologies. Our format hopes to enhance collaboration and partnerships among attendees and help to create a roadmap for future research efforts to reduce pediatric firearm injuries

Learning Objectives:

  • Review the highest quality and most impactful research studies on firearm injury prevention.
  • Identify current gaps in research and current data AND what is the best way to study these areas so that those in opposition to this research and data have less room to critique.
  • Discuss the pros and cons of different research approaches to various topics in firearm injury prevention research.

May the Force Be With You: Initiatives to Revitalize and Sustain the Pediatric Workforce

Saturday, April 26
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM HST
Convention Center 311

Chair:
Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD (she/her/hers)
Professor of Pediatrics, Senior Vice Chair of Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Description:
National organizations, such as the AAMC, AMA and NIH, have been sounding the alarm for many years of the rapidly approaching physician workforce shortage. Several national initiatives have been implemented over the past 20 years to address physician shortages including the opening of new medical schools, increasing class sizes, and HRSA funding of residency training positions in underserved areas. Despite these initiatives, the decline in the pediatric physician workforce is accelerating beyond that of other specialties. Multiple factors further amplify the decline in the pediatric physician workforce as compared to other specialties, including fewer pediatric educators and preceptors within undergraduate medical education (UME), lower exposure to pediatric curricula in UME, educational loan debt, length of subspecialty training and lower compensation in practice. Many medical schools are reporting lower numbers of students entering pediatrics. The Match Week in March of 2024 bore witness to only 91.8% of pediatric residency slots filling prior to the supplemental phase of the match.

This panel is comprised of members of the National Association of Distinguished Educators in Pediatrics. Panelists represent multiple clinical subspecialties and expertise within clinical practice, education, research, and public policy. The panel will present innovative and successful programming prioritizing multiple access points in the pathways to pediatric medical education, training, practice, research and leadership. The session will emphasize the vital importance of collaboration across health systems, academic centers, communities, and government entities to effectively address the decline in the pediatric physician workforce and Implement sustainable solutions.

Learning Objectives:

  • Review the background, current state, and diverse factors contributing to the decline in pediatric physician and scientist workforce numbers.
  • Describe and outline the importance of addressing all access points of the educational, training, and practice continuum in developing a thriving pediatric physician workforce.
  • Discuss and Disseminate outcomes of successful initiatives to increase pediatric trainees, clinicians, scientists, and leaders in under-resourced areas.

Presentations:

  • 1:00pm – 1:10pm HST
    May the Workforce Be with You: Initiatives to Revitalize and Sustain the Pediatric Workforce
    Speaker: Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 1:10pm – 1:22pm HST
    Star Wars – a New Hope: Pathway Programming to Support Successful Recruitment and admissions into Medical School
    Speaker: April Buchanan, MD (she/her/hers) – University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
  • 1:22pm – 1:34pm HST
    The Empire Strikes Back: Prioritizing Pediatric Curricula, Mentoring, and Advising Within UME
    Speaker: Priyanka Rao, MD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  • 1:34pm – 1:46pm HST
    Return of the Jedi: Identification, Development, and Sustainability of Pediatric Preceptors in Clinical Settings
    Speaker:Β Emma Omoruyi, MD, MPH – John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School part of UTHealth at Houston
  • 1:46pm – 1:52pm HST
    The Force Awakens: Recruitment, Retention, and Well-being of Pediatric Resident and Fellowship Trainees
    Speaker: Su-Ting T. Li, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of California Davis
  • 1:52pm – 1:58pm HST
    The Force Awakens: Recruitment, Retention, and Well-being of Pediatric Resident and Fellowship Trainees
    Speaker: Dewesh Agrawal, MD (he/him/his) – Professor of Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine, Children’s National Hospital
  • 1:58pm – 2:04pm HST
    The Rise of Skywalker: Developing Faculty to Thrive in Academic and Research Settings
    Speaker: Louis Halamek, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
  • 2:04pm – 2:10pm HST
    The Rise of Skywalker: developing Faculty to Thrive in Academic and Research Settings
    Speaker: Jennifer L. Trainor, MD (she/her/hers) – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Sunday, April 27

APS Officers Breakfast (by invitation only)

Sunday, April 27
6:00 am – 7:00 am HST
Hilton Hawaiian Village: Kahili II (Kalia Executive Conference Center)

Screening for Food Insecurity Across Clinical Settings: Current Evidence, Gaps, and Future Directions

Sunday, April 27
7:00am – 8:30am HST
Convention Center 317

Chair:
Colin Orr, MD, MPH (he/him/his)
Assistant Professor
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Background: Food insecurity (FI) is a social determinant of health (SDoH) that negatively impacts the physical, mental, and developmental health of children. In recognition of this common threat to children, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published the policy statement β€œPromoting Food Security for all Children” highlighting the essential role pediatricians play in screening and intervening on FI through connection to local, community, or federal nutrition resources. Since then, screening and intervening for FI has become increasingly common in pediatrics and across multiple clinical settings (outpatient, inpatient, and emergency department), yet evidence-based best practices for coordinating efforts across care settings are lacking.

Objectives: Review the current science of FI screening and referral in the outpatient, inpatient, and emergency department settings; 2) Discuss the barriers, facilitators, and privacy considerations of sharing SDoH information across clinical settings; and 3) Review policy barriers and facilitators for food insecurity screening and referral across health systems

Methods: This hot-topic symposium will describe the current science of FI screening and intervening across the outpatient, inpatient, and emergency room. The first speaker will provide an overview of the effects of food insecurity on pediatric health. The next speakers (2-4) will focus on the current evidence, gaps, and future directions of FI screening and intervening in the outpatient, inpatient, and emergency department settings. The closing speaker will discuss implications of FI screening at the health system and policy level. A 15-minute Q&A will conclude the session

Learning Objectives:

  • List three detrimental effects of food insecurity on child health.
  • Describe the current science of screening and referral for FI in 3 different clinical settings.
  • Highlight opportunities and research needs for coordination across care settings.

Presentations:

  • 7:00am – 7:05am HST
    Introductions
    Speaker: Colin J. Orr, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
  • 7:05am – 7:15am HST
    Overview of Food Insecurity and Pediatric Health
    Speaker: Colin J. Orr, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
  • 7:15am – 7:30am HST
    What Is Known About Screening and Intervening for Food Insecurity in the Outpatient Setting
    Speaker: Kimberly Montez, MD, MPH (she/her/ella) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
  • 7:30am – 7:45am HST
    What Is Known About Food Insecurity Screening and Intervening in the Inpatient Setting?
    Speaker: Cristin Q. Fritz, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • 7:45am – 8:00am HST
    What Is Known About Food Insecurity Screening and Intervening in the Emergency Room?
    Speaker: Danielle L. Cullen, MD, MPH, MSHP (she/her/hers) – Chidren’s Hospital of Philadelpha
  • 8:00am – 8:15am HST
    Screening and Intervening for Food Insecurity: Implications for Policy and Health Systems
    Speaker: Arvin Garg, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center
  • 8:15am – 8:30am HS T
    Q & A

Learning from Variation as Child Health Equity Centers Emerge: Driving Pediatric Systems Change and Improving Health Outcomes

Sunday, April 27
10:45am – 12:15pm HST
Convention Center 316A

Chair:
Ryan Padrez, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California, United States

Description:
Health equity is a central tenet in medicine, and as a response new pediatric centers (or other similar entities) focused on reducing child health disparities are being developed. A range of factors are driving this trend: the rising focus on social determinants of health, the further exacerbation of disparities wrought by COVID-19 pandemic, and the failure of existing approaches to close health gaps. These new centers often must navigate parallel efforts by their children’s hospitals, academic pediatric departments, and universities. In addition, these centers may intersect with new accountable care structures and value-based payments incentives. The potential for a shared agenda between these entities to address health inequities offers new opportunities to drive pediatric systems change and reduce child health inequities. While the organizational structure, goals, and strategies of these centers are influenced by their local context, common best practices are emerging. At this early stage, as more organizations look to establish pediatric health equity centers, we will bring together a panel of pioneer leaders in the field to describe lessons learned, share emergent best practices and inform the development of the next generation of health equity leaders.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the context for why new centers/institutes have become a foundational strategy to address racial/ethnic health inequities in pediatrics.
  • Compare and contrast variations in vision, strategies, partnerships, and outcomes across recently established Centers within pediatric departments and children’s hospitals which address health equity.
  • Consider structures, strategies and resources needed to develop the next generation of equity researchers and leaders to drive pediatric systems change and achieve desired outcomes.

Presentations:

  • 10:45am – 10:50am HST
    Introduction
    Speaker: Ryan Padrez, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
  • 10:50am – 10:55am HST
    Factors Driving the Growth in Pediatric Health Equity Centers
    Speaker: Ryan Padrez, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
  • 10:55am – 11:10am HST
    Shifting Equity Priorities of the CEO/Department Chair
    Speaker: Leslie R. Walker-Harding, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington/Seattle Children’s
  • 11:10am – 11:25am HST
    Addressing Health Equity Through a Condition-specific Approach: Community Mental Health
    Speaker: Lee S. Beers, MD, FAAP (she/her/hers) – Children’s National Hospital
  • 11:25am – 11:40am HST
    Critical Collaboration with Hospital and University Government Relations
    Speaker: Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
  • 11:40am – 11:55am HST
    Building Shared Vision and Executing: A Community Systems Frame
    Speaker: Robert S. Kahn, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
  • 11:55am – 12:15pm HST
    Q & A

More Asking, Less Telling: The Value of Inquiry as a Coaching Skill

Sunday, April 27
2:00pm – 3:30pm HST
Convention Center 305

Leader:
Elaine Schulte, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Development – Professor of Pediatrics
The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Briarcliff Manor, New York, United States

Co-Leaders:
Karen Wilson, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)
Professor
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States

Laura Richardson, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)
Professor of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington, United States

Maryellen Gusic, MD
Senior Advisor, Educational Affairs
Medical Education
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, Pennsylvania, United States

Workshop Description: Coaching, as a practice to support medical trainees and faculty, continues to grow in popularity in academic medicine. Pediatric faculty can use components of coaching skills in their everyday lives – whether they are providing feedback to trainees, leading a team, or caring for patients.
The purpose of applying the coaching skills of listening and inquiry-based questions in these settings is to increase awareness within the other (e.g. trainee, team member, patient) in order for them to make the best decisions for themselves. This differs from our typical intent of inquiry where we ask questions to test trainees’ knowledge or to further our own understanding to make a decision. It also differs from the less-inquiry-based approach of mentoring, which relies more on β€œtelling”, rather than listening and asking questions.

During this workshop, we will exam the benefits of β€œasking” as a tool to motivate an individual versus the consequences of being told β€œwhat to do”. Then, we will highlight the numerous applications of coaching in our daily settings. Next, we will emphasize the importance of listening, focusing on setting the intention. We will define and share practical inquiry-based questions, followed by an exercise where participants will learn to address a series of challenges with inquiry-based questions. Participants will then break into triads and use listening and inquiry-based questions in conversations, as they invite others to see their own paths forward. Participants will leave with a set of exemplary inquiry-based questions they can use in their future developmental conversations.

Learning Objectives:

  • Examine the value of priming motivation in coaching conversations versus being prescriptive.
  • Describe the benefits of using coaching skills in professional roles, highlighting its applications across contexts.
  • Apply and practice listening and inquiry-based questions in conversations with others.

2025 APS Howland Gala

Sunday, April 27
Reception 6:30 pm | Program & Dinner 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
*Prior ticket purchase required
*Shuttle service from select PAS hotels provided

Bonnie W. Ramsey, MD, PhD
Professor Emerita, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine and
Senior Advisor of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation supported Therapeutics Development Network and the
University of Washington NIH supported Institute of Translational Health Sciences

Monday, April 28

APS Career Support Committee Meeting (by invitation only)

Monday, April 28
Β 12:40 PM – 1:55 PM HST
Hilton Hawaiian Village: Ilima Boardroom (Kalia Executive Conference Center)

40th Annual Audrey K. Brown Kernicterus Symposium and the 2025 Mary Ellen Avery Award

Monday, April 28
12:40pm – 1:55pm HST

Chairs:
David Stevenson, MD (he/him/his)
Harold K Faber Professor of Pediatrics
Stanford University
Stanford, California, United States

Jon Watchko, MD (he/him/his)
Professor Emeritus
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States

Cynthia Bearer, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)
Professor of Pediatrics, Wm. & Lois Briggs Chair of Neonatology, Chief of Neonatology
Pediatrics
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital/Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

The annual symposium will explore possible mechanisms underlying the development of bilirubin-induced brain injury and highlight the clinical use of bilirubin-induced neurologic dysfunction (BIND) scoring to identify acute bilirubin encephalopathy and quantify its severity. This year’s program features two leading experts in the field. Dr. Cynthia F. Bearer will highlight a potential mechanism by which bilirubin exerts its neurotoxic effects, namely via its disruption of lipid rafts. Dr. Sanjiv B. Amin will review the use of the BIND score and its clinical utility in identifying neonates with intermediate to advanced stages of bilirubin encephalopathy. A better understanding of the mechanisms of bilirubin-induced brain injury and its diagnosis will improve clinical practice and reduce the incidence of kernicterus globally.

Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to recognize the clinical signs of acute bilirubin encephalopathy (ABE) and impact on treatment decisions in neonates with significant hyperbilirubinemia.
  • Participants will be able to use BIND scoring to quantify ABE severity including those with intermediate to advanced stages of dysfunction that merit exchange transfusions.
  • Participants will be able to describe the physiologic basis of bilirubin neurotoxicity in the neonate.

Presentations:

  • 12:40pm – 12:45pm HST
    Introduction of APS/SPR Mary Ellen Avery Neonatal Research Award
    Speaker: Richard Martin, md – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • 12:45pm – 1:05pm HST
    APS/SPR Mary Ellen Avery Neonatal Research Award Lecture: A Novel Mechanism for Bilirubin Neurotoxicity and a Potential Intervention
    Speaker: Cynthia Bearer, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital/Case Western Reserve University
  • 1:05pm – 1:30pm HST
    Use of Bilirubin-induced Neurological Dysfunction Scoring in Late Preterm & Term Infants with Significant Hyperbilirubinemia
    Speaker: Sanjiv B. Amin, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Children’s Hospital of Michigan
  • 1:30pm – 1:55pm HST
    Q&A and Discussion

Baby, It is Hot Outside: The Impact and Interventions to Mitigate Climate Change Effects in the First Year of Life

Monday, April 28
2:00pm – 3:30pm HST
Convention Center 311

Chairs:
Heather Brumberg, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)
Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Public Health
New York Medical College/Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, New York, United States

Rasheda Vereen, MD, MBS (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Staff Neonatologist
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
Fort Cavazos, Texas, United States

Description: Climate change increasingly impacts children’s health and well-being. However, there is a gap in understanding specific health outcomes and preventive actions around climate change that target the perinatal period into the first year of life.
This panel session will review how climate change can affect pregnant people and their infants. Further the session will discuss opportunities to prepare providers and families to mitigate exposure as well as delineate biopolitical (the intersection of government, legislation, and health and well-being) and community actions to prevent climate change. Participants will hear from and interact with neonatologists, pediatric hospitalists (or intensivists), emergency medicine physicians, and community sustainability and biopolitical researchers who will give an in-depth examination of how climate change affects infants and what can be done. The discussion will include the pathophysiology of climate and air pollution and how they synergistically cause adverse health outcomes. Additionally, there will be an in-depth delineation of specific effects of natural disasters and related emerging infectious diseases on the healthy infant and those dependent on technology (i.e. mechanical ventilation or gastrostomy feeding). These issues will be given context in the history of structural racism toward Black and Indigenous populations. Finally, constructive actions will be considered at the individual, family, hospital-based, community level, and policy levels.

Learning Objectives:

  • To review how air pollution and climate change are linked and the pathophysiology of related impacts on the health of pregnant people and infants.
  • To describe the impact of climate-related emergencies, including weather and infectious disease on the vulnerable infant.
  • Develop action plans to mitigate exposure, prevent worsening climate change, and advocate for policies to protect families, especially minoritized populations affected by structural racism.

Presentations:

  • 2:00pm – 2:10pm HST
    A Neonatologist’s Perspective: How Air Pollution and Climate Change Linked and Why Should We Care
    Speaker: Heather L. Brumberg, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – New York Medical College/Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center
  • 2:10pm – 2:25pm HST
    Natural Disaster Emergency Preparedness: How Can We Protect Infants
    Speaker: Mark x. Cicero, MD – Yale School of Medicine
  • 2:25pm – 2:40pm HST
    Primer on Emerging Infectious Diseases Due to Climate Change to Prepare Those Caring for Infants
    Speaker: Melanie Leong, MD, MS, FAAP – New York Medical College/Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center
  • 2:40pm – 2:50pm HST
    First Panel Session: Q&A on Pathophysiology and Identifying Risks
    Speaker: Rasheda J. Vereen, MD, MBS (she/her/hers) – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
    Speaker: Heather L. Brumberg, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – New York Medical College/Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center
  • 2:50pm – 3:05pm HST
    All Are Not Equally Affected: Climate Change as a Health Justice Issue
    Speaker: Kimberley Greeson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Prescott College
  • 3:05pm – 3:15pm HST
    Greening Hospitals L&D, NICU and Beyond
    Speaker: Rasheda J. Vereen, MD, MBS (she/her/hers) – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
  • 3:15pm – 3:30pm HST
    Wrap-up and Second Panel Q&A Discussion on Sustainability and Justice