Immigrant Health: Review of Policies in a Changing Landscape
2025-06-26 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Have you heard about the ever-evolving policy and rights changes for the immigrant population and their loved ones, and want to know which are important and what to expect? Then make sure to join the IHC Webinar on Local and National immigrant policy changes from Daniel Sharp, Immigration Lawyer and Chief at the Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs.

Register Here: Meeting Registration – Zoom

Long Beach Dinner Lecture: Let’s Talk About Diabetes
2025-10-14 18:30 | 180 E Ocean Blvd Suite 160, Long Beach, CA 90802, 180 E Ocean Blvd Suite 160, Long Beach, CA 90802
Long Beach – Tuesday, October 14
Topic: Let’s Talk About Diabetes
Speaker: Dr. Swati Elchuri
Location: Ruth Chris Steak House |180 E. Ocean Blvd, Suite 160, Long Beach, CA 90802 |6:30 PM
Event Contact: franchesca.Quevedo@sanofi.com | Or Call: 310-795-3674
Long Beach Event Flyer
Register Here: https://forms.gle/B4ebFNALLqUaRED37

El Segundo Dinner Lecture: Let’s Talk About Diabetes
2025-10-21 08:00 - 17:00
Topic: Let’s Talk About Diabetes
Speaker: Dr. Swati Elchuri
Location: Fleming’s |2301 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 1125, El Segundo, CA 90245 | Tuesday, October 21 @ 6:30 PM
Event Contact: cheryl.lacsina@sanofi.com | 310-405-5669
October 21 Event
Register Here: https://forms.gle/FcgEsqTNpwQpiPsY7

Center for Family Health (CFH): Helping Pediatricians Keep Kids Healthy
2025-10-21 18:00 - 19:00
The American Academy of Pediatrics, California (AAP-CA), in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Center for Family Health (CFH), is excited to present this inaugural webinar—designed specifically for AAP-CA members. This session will provide an introduction to the various programs within the CFH, with a focus on how pediatricians can utilize these resources to support their patients and families.
Please Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-kOAX_LSSzi2kf5_AdE0vw#/registration
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AAP-CA2 Town Hall With Dr. Ken Saul - Updated Options For RSV Prevention
2025-10-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Hilton Woodland Hills, 6360 Canoga Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367, 6360 Canoga Ave, Woodland Hills, CA, 91367, United States
Don’t miss the next AAP-CA2 Town Hall with Dr. Ken Saul. Details are below, make sure to save the date!

Event Date: 10/29/25 @ 6:30PM
Location: Hilton Woodland Hills, Ballroom (6360 Canoga Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367)
Topic: Updated Options For RSV Prevention
Speaker: Laura Scalfano, MD (Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of South Florida College of Medicine)
To RSVP, email Kenneth Saul, MD at docksaul@aol.com, or call 805-494-1948.
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46th Annual Las Vegas Seminars - American Academy of Pediatrics California
2025-11-14 08:00 - 2025-11-16 17:00
The Annual Las Vegas Seminars will be held this year at the exciting Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The usual attendance at our conference is between 500-600 practitioners representing Pediatricians, Family Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals from all parts of the United States and some foreign countries.
We’re excited for your return to the comradery of combining in-person interactions with friends, colleagues, and faculty with continuing medical education, and we are excited to welcome you back!

Learn More
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Pediatric Health on a Burning Planet: Assessment, Action, and Advocacy
2025-12-13 07:00 - 14:00 | CHLA Marion and John E. Anderson Pavilion, 4650 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, United States
PLEASE REGISTER
As wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) events intensify across Southern California, the pediatric health community is coming together for a groundbreaking, transdisciplinary conference:
Pediatric Health on a Burning Planet: Assessment, Action, and Advocacy
Protecting Children and Planetary Health in the Wildfire Era
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A Joint Conference Presented by: Pediatric Firestorm TEAM and Best Starts to Life
Date: December 13, 2025
Location: CHLA Anderson Pavilion Education Center | Hybrid Virtual Option
This unique collaboration between the Pediatric Firestorm TEAM (Transdisciplinary Team – Education, Assessment and Mitigation-PFire TEAM) and Best Starts to Life will bring together clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and community partners to examine how wildfire smoke and debris impact children’s health—and to chart a path toward evidence-based action and advocacy.

Program Highlights:

Keynote talks from leading pediatric, environmental, and planetary health experts
Breakout sessions on respiratory & cardiac health, air quality monitoring, school/community preparedness, policy solutions and voices of families and communities impacted by wildfire
Collaborative action planning to create a shared white paper and advocacy toolkit

AGENDA

Breakout Session Topics/Summaries (Click Here for full Breakout details)

Mapping the Firestorm: Pediatric Respiratory, Cardiac, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Through Research and Data Discovery
Asthma Care in the Wildfire Era:Wildfire Preparedness and Asthma Management: From Planning to Mitigation Strategies. [MOC4 Project Charter]
Building Resilient Communities: Education, Engagement, and Public Health Preparedness
Pediatric Post-Wildfire Care: Clinical, Laboratory, and Mental Health Monitoring
Policy, Advocacy, and Communication: Advancing Equity and Access for Families in Wildland–Urban Interface (WUI) Zones
Through Our Eyes: Community Voices on the Human Impact of Wildfire Smoke
One Life–One World: Building Equitable Environmental and Planetary Policies to Protect All Life and Communities from Wildfire and Climate Change.

Why Attend:

Engage with a multidisciplinary network (pediatric pulmonology, cardiology, climate science, community health, and policy)
Gain practical strategies for clinical practice, school preparedness, and family education
Help shape regional and national policy recommendations

Registration & More Information:
NO COST TO ATTEND
“Zoom Registrations” is the only platform we are using to register both In-person and Virtual attendees.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

DAY OF EVENT DETAILS
If you register to attend in person, please be aware of the following instructions.

The conference will be held at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (4650 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027) in the Anderson Pavilion Stauffer conference rooms (Map to be sent via email).
You are welcome to park in the main parking structure and we will provide you with a parking voucher.
From the parking lot, take the elevator to the Lobby where you will check in with the front desk staff/security.
Present your ID for check-in.
Then, make a left past the front desk and walk towards the cafeteria, you will see balloons leading to the conference room and a sign-in table.
Sign your name and ask for your parking voucher, if needed.

Please contact Dana at (323) 356-5293 or Angelica at (323)203-5731 if you have questions.

Town Hall With Dr. Ken Saul
2026-02-25 18:30 - 20:30 | 6250 Canoga Avenue, Ste. 111 Woodland Hills, CA 91367, 6250 Canoga Avenue, Ste. 111, Woodland Hills, CA, 91367
Don’t miss this month’s AAP-CA2 Town Hall with Ken Saul, MD. Details are below, make sure you RSVP!

Speaker: Stephanie Culler, PhD
Topic: What’s New with Probiotics and the Microbiome

Event Date: 2/25/26 @ 6:30PM
Location: Morton’s The Steakhouse (6250 Canoga Avenue, Ste. 111 Woodland Hills, CA 91367)
RSVP via email to docksaul@aol.com or call: (805)-494-1948. You can download the official town hall flyer by clicking on the image below. We hope to see you at this exciting and informative event!
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Think Like a Shrink: Cal-MAP Pediatric Mental Health Bootcamp for Primary Care Providers
2026-02-27 08:00 - 17:00 | 4650 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027, 4650 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, United States
Think Like a Shrink:
The Cal-MAP Pediatric Mental Health
Bootcamp for Primary Care Providers
Join Cal-MAP and the AAP-CA2 at the Think Like a Shrink Boot Camp! This in-person event hosted at CHLA focuses on the management of mental health diagnoses in primary care.

Module 1: ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression: The Basics
Module 2: Disruptive Behavior, Complex ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Module 3: Adolescent Risk-Taking Behaviors

REGISTER HERE!
Presenters
» Hohui “Eileen” Wang, MD
» Toshia Yamaguchi, MD
» Charmi Patel-Rao, MD
» Hoang “Wayne” Nguyen, MD
» Douglas Vanderbilt, MD
» Bradley Peterson, MD
Cal-MAP Think Like A Shrink – 2-27-26_v1 – Event Flyer

AAP-CA2 LA Social
2026-03-19 18:00 - 20:30 | The Penmar, 1233 Rose Ave,, Venice, CA, 90291, United States
The AAP-CA2 Social is coming to Los Angeles! Join us on March 19th at The Penmar in Venice for an event full of socializing, networking, educational opportunities, advocacy, and more. Registration and further event details are below!
Chapter 2 Pediatricians, Pediatric Subspecialists, Residents, Fellows, Mental Health Professionals and Medical Students:
Join us for a networking/social event at the Penmar in Venice
Thursday, March 19, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: The Penmar

Address: 1233 Rose Ave, Venice, CA 90291

AAP-CA2 is continuing with networking events in each of the counties in our region. Members from all counties are invited, so if you are in the area, please join us any time starting at 6 PM in Venice.

Meet chapter board members and committee chairs
Learn about chapter projects and opportunities
Connect with pediatric subspecialists. Bring your business cards!
Medical students, residents/fellows, early career physicians, join us!
Mental Health Professionals, join us to network together!

There will be food and music!

Register Here!
LA Social Flyer (2026)

AAP-CA2 Santa Barbara Social
2026-03-26 18:00 - 20:30 | 10 W Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, 10 W Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101, United States
Chapter 2 Pediatricians, Pediatric Subspecialists, Residents, Fellows, Mental Health Professionals and Medical Students:
Join us for a networking/social event at 10 West Gallery.
Thursday, March 26, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: 10 West Gallery

Address: 10 W Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

10 West Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara just 1/2 block from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

AAP-CA2 is continuing with networking events in each of the counties in our region. Members from all counties are invited, so if you are in the area, please join us any time starting at 6 PM in Santa Barbara.

Meet chapter board members and committee chairs
Learn about chapter projects and opportunities
Connect with pediatric subspecialists. Bring your business cards!
Medical students, residents/fellows, early career physicians, join us!
Mental Health Professionals, join us to network together!

There will be food and music

Register Here: https://forms.gle/fxrJ77h7AXmga7Ym9
Santa Barbara Social Flyer (2026)

37th Annual Advances In Pediatrics Symposium
2026-04-18 08:00 - 17:00 | The Garland Hotel
2026 Annual Advances In Pediatrics Symposium (In-Person Only)
5.25 CME – 5.25 MOC PART 2
April 18, 2026
Set to take place at the Garland Hotel in North Hollywood, this year’s Symposium is our biggest one yet!

Lectures with exceptional speakers and panels
Networking with fellow pediatric professionals
State of the art conference center with free Wi-Fi and great food.
Live recording of the Peds RAP Podcast
Industry exhibitors and product demonstrations
This year, the event is in-person only

For more information, head over to the official event page! Or, to register now, follow this link!

Pediatric Town Hall - San Luis Obispo
2026-04-29 17:00 - 20:30
Engaging presentations, local panel discussions, and a resource fair will focus on connecting care systems from pregnancy through early childhood to support optimal family development. Pediatric & maternal health providers, and other child & family serving professionals are encouraged to attend this professional development event, including dinner
and networking.
Join the event on April 29th – Venue TBD (Somewhere in SLO)
Application for CME credit has been filed with Adventist Health Ukiah Valley and the California Medical Association for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Determination of credit is pending.
Contact: Maggie Payne
mpayne@first5slo.org or 805-781-4058
Pediatric Town Hall Save the Date 2026
