#125: AAP Conference Recap with Pediatrics On Call

November 13, 2024 | By Sam Masur

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Summary:

Crossover Round 2! The Cribsiders reunite Pediatrics On Call hosts, Dr. David Hill and Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinkie, to recap the AAP 2024 conference plenaries. Join us as we discuss pediatricians as heroes, the importance of early literacy, how to approach social media and youth mental health, congenital syphilis, and health policies.

AAP 2024 Highlights: Speakers, Resources, & References

President’s Address (Benjamin Hoffman, MD, FAAP) 

Pediatricians are heroes and advocacy is our superpower.
“Pediatricians are the ultimate inheritors of failed social policy” Paul Wise, MD, MPH

Follow Dr. Hoffman on X

Solutions to Stop the Spread of Health Misinformation and Disinformation (Seema Yasmin, MD)

Follow Dr. Yasmin on X

Turning Pages Together: How Pediatricians Rewrote the Book on Early Literacy (Claudia Aristy and Perri Klass, MD, FAAP)

Reach out and Read brings books to 4 million children to pediatric clinics across the country  

AAP’s technical report on literary promotion 

New Approaches To Address Social Media and Youth Mental Health (Jenny Radesky, MD, FAAP & Megan Moreno, MD, FAAP) 

Learn about the ‘Five Cs’ on PedsOnCall episode with Dr. Radesky and Dr. Moreno. 

Congenital Syphilis as a National Epidemic (Christopher Golden, MD) 

Congenital syphilis and primary and secondary syphilis among females aged 15-44 years old has increased over 600% in 10 years (CDC, 2023).

Despite only representing 14.3% of live births, Black/African American infants represent 29.9% of congenital syphilis cases (CDC, 2022). 

Look out for the new Cribsider’s episode on syphilis! 

Policies by the Department of Health (Rachel Levin, MD, FAAP) 

Healthy People 2030 sets data-driven national objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade including for adolescent medicine, climate change, and food as medicine

Goal

Listeners will recall key pearls from topics presented at the AAP 2024 conference plenaries. 

Learning Objectives

After listening to this episode listeners will…  

1. Be familiar with the latest topics in pediatrics.
2. Consider how these pearls and studies will change their current clinical practice.

Disclosures

Dr. Hill and Dr. Parga-Belinkie report no relevant financial disclosures. The Cribsiders report no relevant financial disclosures. 

Citation

Park J, Engel S, Rago A, Masur S, Berk J, Chiu C.  “#125: AAP Conference Recap with Pediatrics On Call”. The Cribsiders Pediatric Podcast. https:/www.thecribsiders.com/ November 13, 2024.