QI Meeting

Pre-registration is required for this event. Onsite registration is available for an additional fee.

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*Please select only ONE workshop labeled "Session 1" and ONE workshop labeled "Session 2".

**All cancelled registrations are subject to a $75 cancellation fee. Registration is non-refundable starting April 14, 2025.

Keynote Address

Kenneth T. Nakamura, M.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, John A. Burns School of 

Medicine and Chief of Pediatrics, Hawai‘i Pacific Health Medical Group (HPHMG)

Dr. Nakamura began his administrative career in 2000 by serving as the Division Head of the Neonatology Division.  He was appointed as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Kapi'olani Medical Specialists (KMS) in 2005 and the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics in 2011.  In 2019, he transitioned from CMO of KMS to Chief of Pediatrics, HPHMG.  Dr. Nakamura was born and raised on Maui and graduated from Lahainaluna High School.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Whitman College and received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine in 1979.  He completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and was an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa prior to his return to Hawai'i in 1987 as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the John A. Burns School of Medicine and a staff neonatologist at Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children.  Previous research and educational positions held included Director of Neonatal Research and Program Director of the Joint Neonatal Fellowship Program between Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children and Tripler Army Medical Center.

Dr. Nakamura is a recently retired board-certified neonatologist and pediatrician.  He is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Program

This conference focuses on providing training to child health researchers on the design, implementation, and evaluation of interventions aimed at improving the health care services provided to children. Speakers and participants will focus on state-of-the-art methods to facilitate the conduct of rigorous QI research and implementation science.  Selected abstracts will be presented during a poster session at the conference. The author(s) of the top scoring abstracts will be invited to present during the platform presentation session.

Conference participants will engage in highly interactive breakout sessions led by leaders in the fields of pediatric Implementation Science and Quality Improvement research. Attendees will learn when and how to use specific methodologies for the design and analysis of intervention studies.  They will also explore facilitators and barriers to implementing these methods.

QI 2025 Agenda

Location

The 14th Annual APA Quality Improvement Research Science Conference will be held from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

For Poster Presenters: 

When can I set up my poster? 

Poster presenters can start setting up their posters from 3:00-5:00 pm on Thursday, April 24 and again starting at 6:00 am on Friday, April 25. Posters can be taken down immediately after the meeting at 2:30 pm HST pm Friday, April 25, 2025.

*Posters must be hung by 7:15 am on Friday, April 25. Posters will not be monitored by the APA overnight if hung on Thursday. The APA is not responsible for posters left unclaimed by 2:30 pm on Friday, April 25. 

Where do I set up my poster? 

Poster boards for the APA's QI Conference will be in room 316 A. Presenters can refer to QI Poster Numbers 2025 for their poster number.  All poster boards will be clearly marked the day of the meeting in the upper corner.  Tacks will be provided.  Poster locations are subject to change so please check this document prior to setting up your poster. 

What size of poster should I print? 

Poster boards for the 14th Annual Quality Improvement Conference are 4 feet by 8 feet and therefore recommended poster size is 3 feet by 7 feet (HxL). Posters should be in landscape orientation. All posters should follow PAS Poster Guidelines.

What else do I need to prepare for the session? 

Please prepare up to a four-minute presentation about your poster.  Preparing this in advance will ensure the success of the facilitated session. 

For Oral Abstracts: 

I'm presenting an oral abstract. What do I need to know? 

Oral presentations are 10 minutes followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.  You can send your finalized slides to info@academicpeds.org prior to the meeting before April 24th, 2025. 

What do I need to bring? 

Please bring your presentation on both a flash drive AND bring your own laptop. 

For Workshop Presenters: 

What do I need to do prior to the conference? 

Your list of attendees will be shared with you on April 11, 2024. You may contact those registered for your meeting to share any important information prior to the meeting, including required or optional readings. 

What do I need to bring? 

Please remember that this year, you will need to bring your own computer. There will not be a laptop provided to you. We recommend bringing your slides on a flash drive as well.

*Please visit the PAS Registration counter in the Hawaii Convention Center prior to finding level 3 for the APA QI Conference and pick up your PAS badge. If you are not attending PAS 2025, please have a photo ID available as well as your confirmation email of QI registration. Thank you for your understanding.

FAQ 

• Registration to the event includes breakfast and a boxed lunch. 

• Badge pickup begins at 6:45 am on Friday, May 3. 

• Onsite registration is available for this event at an increased price. Save $50 and register before 4/25! 

• The keynote speaker, Dr. Kenneth Nakamura, will present at 8:10 am. 

More information on amenities for all PAS attendees can be found here: 2025 ATTENDEE – PAS Meeting

Kaitlyn Philips, DO, MS (Planning Committee Chair)
Hackensack Meridian Children's Health

Nina Dadlez, MD, MS (Planning Committee Chair)
Tufts Medical Center

Naomi Bardach, MD
University of California, San Francisco

Pat Brady, MD, MSc
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Alex Kemper, MD, MPH, MS
Ohio State University, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Larry Kleinman, MD, MPH
Rutgers RWJMS

Ricardo Quinonez, MD, FAAP, FHM
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital

Michael Rinke, MD, PhD 
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore

Sarah Ronis, MD, MPH
Case Western Reserve and Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital

Lori Rutman, MD, MPH
University of Washington, Seattle Children's

Amy Tyler, MD
Children's Hospital Colorado

Katie Walsh, MD, MSc
Harvard-wide Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital

Jillian Gregory, DO
Maine Health

Jennifer Wilkes, MD, MSCE
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children's