A collection of our bite size coverage from the 2020 virtual American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition.
As always, the 2020 virtual American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition offered a wide variety of educational opportunities in early October 2020. Here’s what the Contemporary Pediatrics team covered during the conference weekend.
Separating traumatic stress from other mental health issues
Traumatic stress can be difficult to diagnose. A presentation offered insight on how to effectively find the diagnosis.
How to help prevent chronic school absenteeism
Regular school attendance is important, not only to academic success, but future health outcomes. This session discussed insight into how pediatricians can help keep students in school.
Maintaining adolescent confidentiality in care
Adolescents can raise questions of confidentiality and consent to care. Here’s how 2 health care systems walk the line to protect their adolescent patients’ right to privacy.
Providing necessary care to transgender teenagers
Puberty can be scary for any teenager, but for the transgender teenager it can be an absolute minefield. A presentation shed light on how to provide appropriate, necessary care to this population.
Managing headache with a tiered approach
Headache may be one of the most recognizable health concerns, but managing it may not always be clear. Here’s a tiered approach to aid in management.
Climate change and pediatric infectious disease
Dr. Saul R. Hymes discusses how climate change directly impacts infectious disease in children.
Tool can aid clinicians in discovering and assessing suicidality
For children experiencing suicidality, a quick and accurate assessment can mean a world of difference. This tool can help clinicians.
Tackling parental concerns about chemicals in vaccines and the home
We may have grown used to chemicals being a part of everyday life, but some will cause many parents to worry. Here’s some guidance on how to address these concerns.
Watching out for eating disorders in kids and teens
Eating may become disordered for some pediatric patients. A presentation gave guidance on how to identify and manage eating disorders in pediatrics.
10 tips for using technology to promote health
Technology can often seem like it’s only a source of problems. The session offered 10 ways that technology can help promote health.
How to overcome discomfort with the genital exam
Genital exams to determine whether a patient has been abused or for some other reason can cause discomfort in many pediatricians. Here’s how clinicians can overcome this fear as well as what the clinician should do to prepare for such exams.
Keep an eye out for congenital cytomegalovirus
Catching congenital cytomegalovirus can help improve the outcomes for affected children and this presentation shared insights on screening and treating the infection.
Practice marketing that won’t break the bank or need lots of time
Marketing the practice may not be what strikes passion for many pediatricians, but it doesn’t need to be a source of worry.
Steven Selbst, MD, discusses receiving Jim Seidel Distinguished Service Award
October 23rd 2023"I was honored this year, really truly honored, to receive the Jim Seidel Distinguished Service Award for the section of emergency medicine," said Contemporary Pediatrics Editorial Advisory Board member Steven Selbst, MD at the 2023 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.
Meet the Board: Vivian P. Hernandez-Trujillo, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI, FACAAI
May 20th 2022Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with one of our newest editorial advisory board members: Vivian P. Hernandez-Trujillo, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI, FACAAI to discuss what led to her career in medicine and what she thinks the future holds for pediatrics.
Meet the board: Jessica L. Peck, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN
April 22nd 2022In the latest episode of our podcast series, Jessica L. Peck, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN shares why she got into medicine, the myths of pediatric, and what the future may hold for the specialty.
RSV: 1 year post-tripledemic emergency department update
October 22nd 2023Steven Selbst, MD, provides a quick update on what he has noticed in his hospital when it comes to RSV-associated emergency department visits and how they compare to this time last year, during the "tripledemic." This interview was conducted at the 2023 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Washington DC.
Evaluating risk of suicide and limiting youth access to firearms
October 22nd 2023At the 2023 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Eric J. Sigel, MD, FAAP, professor of pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, explains his session "Suicide and Gun Violence: What We Know, What We Can Do."