Event Calendar

Join us on Thursday, November 2 at 12:00 pm EST for a webinar on State-Level DEI Laws and Policies presented by the American Academy of Pediatrics' Director of State Advocacy, Omonigho Ufomata. The June 29, 2023 Supreme Court decision against Harvard and the University of North Carolina effectively ended affirmative action and race-conscious admissions practices…

Join current APA President Jean Raphael, Past President Barry Solomon, and President-Elect Tiffani Johnson on Thursday December 7 from 2-3 pm EST for a Q&A style webinar. If you are interested in advancing in leadership, especially within the APA, this will be a valuable time to learn about our presidents and the paths they have…

Assessing Qualitative Research: Challenges, Successes, and Strategies We will review the study, Evaluation of Children after Caregiver Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Study of Barriers, Facilitators, and Trauma- and Violence-Informed Care, and explore the authors' interest in the topic, review study methods and analysis, and discuss their next steps to improve care for children living…

Join the E-Learning SIG webinar as Drs. Park and Dr. Yau present on their successful pediatric education podcast called Pedia-gogy, Pediagogy Podcast | Department of Pediatrics | UC Davis Health. Also, Dr. Miriah Gillispie-Taylor will share updates on her Pediatric Rheumatology podcast, and Dr. Sarah Trinh will showcase her virtual reality-based neonatology simulation platform.

The 2024 APA Region 4 meeting will be held at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, VA from February 24 through February 25, 2024.    The deadline to submit an abstract has passed.   Registration is open! You may register for the Annual APA Region 4 Meeting through February 24, 2024. If you are a presenter,…

Objectives: Describe the importance of organizational health literacy to safety, quality, and equity. Illustrate approaches to identifying, quantifying, describing, and using health literacy-related safety events in health care settings. Demonstrate potential applications of how health literacy-related safety event data and findings may inform approaches to preventing serious safety events. Hosted by the APA Health Literacy…

Co-hosted by the Quality Improvement SIG and the Emergency Medicine SIG. The speakers will be: Shabnam Jain, MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University Medical Director for Clinical Effectiveness, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Olivia Ostrow, MD Staff Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Medical Safety Leader, Hospital for Sick Children Associate Professor, University of Toronto  

Friday, March 22, 2024 NYU Grossman School of Medicine   The 2024 APA Regions 2 & 3 meeting will be held at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York, NY on March 22, 2024.      The deadline to submit an abstract has passed.    Registration is open! Onsite registration will not be available for…

The 2024 APA Region 1 meeting will be held at Longwood Medical Campus in Boston, MA on April 1, 2024.     Abstract Submissions are open! The deadline to submit an abstract has been extended to Friday, February 16, 2024 at 5:00 pm EST. Submit an Abstract    Registration is open!   Register Today    Please…

Objectives: Review the importance of organizational health literacy to safety, quality, and equity Review prior approaches to identifying, quantifying, describing, and using health literacy-related safety events in health care settings Discuss potential applications of how health literacy-related safety event data and findings may inform approaches to preventing serious safety events Hosted by the APA Health…