American Academy of Pediatrics

COVID-19 Open Office Hours with AAP-CA2
2021-12-07 17:00 - 18:00, 2021-12-14 17:00 - 18:00, 2021-12-21 17:00 - 18:00, 2021-12-28 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-01-04 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-01-11 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-01-18 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-01-25 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 7 more dates
Join us every Tuesday at 5 PM during the “Open Info Hours” to learn about COVID-19 vaccine topics.
Click Here to visit Open Office hours webpage to learn more!

Memorial Care Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach- Pediatric Grand Rounds: Myocarditis in the pediatric population
2021-12-17 08:00 - 09:00
Julie Turiy, M.D., MPH
Pediatric Cardiologist
Pacific Cardiovascular Associates, Costa Mesa, CA
Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach, CA
At the completion of this lecture the participant should be able to:

Identify symptoms of myocarditis
Identify most common causes of myocarditis in pediatric population
Identify treatments for myocarditis

Click Here to Learn more about this event, and for the Zoom Link to join this session!

San Bernardino Valley College Industry Summit 2022
2022-01-14 07:30 - 10:00
Friday, January 14th, 2022
Breakfast to begin at 7:30 am at San Bernardino Valley College B-100 Business Admin Bdg.
Networking Opportunities
2 Hour Discussion! Full breakfast provided!!
Speakers Include:
Dina Humble, VP of Institution, SBVC
Date Marsden, Ed.D., CEO, Tomorrow’s Talent
Play a Role in Developing YOUR Talent Pipeline.

COVID protocols will be in place.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Zack Hill, Chief of Staff
zack@tomorrowstalent.org | (909) 809-0057

SPONSORED by Tomorrow’s Talent, “Plan Today for Tomorrow’s Talent”
Click Here to Visit Event Webpage

January 20- Leadership, Equity, and Advancement in Pediatrics (LEAP) Webinar Series
2022-01-20 17:00 - 18:00
Webinar series presented by the AAP Section on Early Career Physicians

Join us for our Leadership, Equity, and Advancement in Pediatrics (LEAP) webinar series designed to educate, empower, and equip our early career members so that they have the tools to lead with confidence.

Learn more and register!

Graceful Self-Promotion | Thursday, January 20, 2022 | 7-8pm CT

January 27 - Chest Pain, Palpitations, and Syncope: Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death
2022-01-27 18:30 - 19:30
January 27, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Please join us on January 27, 2022 for a lecture via Zoom with guest speaker, Dr. Saar Danon.
Registration required. Join early for a virtual mixer.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Chest Pain, Palpitations, and Syncope:
Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death

6:15 PM Virtual Mixer
6:30 PM Lecture

Saar Danon, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Cardiac Catheterization, Memorial Care Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach

February 8 - AAP-CA2 High Desert Town Hall/Lecture
2022-02-08 17:30 - 18:45
Join us on February 8th at 5:30 PM for the AAP-CA2 High Desert Town Hall/Lecture (Via Zoom)
Host: AAP-CA2 Area Representative Akhil Sharma, MD, FAAP.
PLEASE REGISTER
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYud-6rqjgsGdzxnx-YMeqOddWzNfwJWQQF
AGENDA
5:15 PM – Join early for virtual mixer.
5:30 PM – Lecture, followed by a legislative update.
Abdominal Pain in Children
Mitchell H. Katz, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Children’s Health of Orange County (CHOC)
Legislative Update
D. Rajasekhar, MD, FAAP
President, AAP-CA2

AAP-CA2 Refugee Health Alliance Training Webinar: Medical Parole Letters for Children at the Border
2022-02-09 13:00 - 14:30
The Refugee Health Alliance is in need of pediatricians to help write medical parole letters for pediatric patients at the border with serious medical problems and who need immediate medical attention
Dr. Romina Kim and Dr. Hannah Janeway will be going over letter preparation, data gathering, and letter templates.

About the Refugee Health Alliance:

Vision Statement
To provide ethical, holistic, and culturally-inclusive care and advocate for all displaced and vulnerable populations in collaboration with activists and existing healthcare organizations along the US-Mexico border.
Mission Statement
The Refugee Health Alliance (RHA) was organized in 2018 in response to increasing medical need at the US-Mexico Border.

Patients receiving care are:

Vulnerable and marginalized. They are families, children, pregnant women and LGBTQ individuals. They have been displaced, deported from the US, and politically and socially excluded. They are refugees and asylum seekers fleeing structural and non-structural violence.

Link to webpage

February 26 - 2022 Annual Pediatrics Symposium
2022-02-26 08:00 - 15:00
Join us on February 26th, as we will have 7 presentations, with engaging topics you won’t want to miss!
8:00 AM – 3:10 AM
Visit this webpage for more information:
Click here to visit the Advances in Pediatrics Annual Symposium webpage

“Life After Residency” Virtual Pediatric Career Fair 2022
2022-03-08 18:00 - 20:30
The Event of the Year for Pediatric Residents in Southern California
March 8, 2022 at 6 PM, Via Zoom

AGENDA
6 – 7:00 PM Network with Employers (Breakout Rooms and Links)
7 – 7:40 PM Feature presentation: “Life After Residency”

A conversation with guest speaker,
Xiao “Ben” Wang, MD, MPH, MD, FAAP
Expected salaries| Job search strategies
| Job search timeline assessment |Physician employment vocabulary

7:40 – 8:30 PM Network with Employers (Breakout Rooms and Links)

Click Here to download/print the flyer
Click Here to Register
Click Here to visit the event page
aapca2.org
chapter2@aapca2.org
(818) 422-9877

Climate Change & Immigration: A Conversation with Dr. Caleb Dresser
2022-04-21 18:00 - 19:30
Click Here to register!
Click Here to view the event webpage
Join us on February 21st for a conversation with Dr. Caleb Dresser on the implications of climate change and its consequences on migration patterns, and ultimately, the health and safety of children and their families across the world. Our goal is to address the issues that are urgent and provide pediatricians with strategies to direct and broaden the research, education, and advocacy necessary to influence policy and public awareness.
Caleb is a Climate and Human Health Fellow working with the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard Chan C-CHANGE) to understand and enhance approaches to health risks during and after extreme weather events.
Caleb’s current work focuses on the means to address health needs during and after climate-related disasters. He is currently exploring the hazards posed by extreme heat events and weather-related electrical outages for patients in communities near Boston, including the threat that these can pose to patients with specific medical vulnerabilities. He is also examining the long-term health impacts of hurricanes and other climate-related disasters, including issues of prolonged loss of access to medical services and temporary and permanent migration of affected populations.
Caleb has experience with bench, clinical, and operational research in a variety of settings, is former Uganda Program Director for the nonprofit Global Emergency Care, and recently completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is currently a practicing Emergency Medicine physician with Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Caleb received his BS from Cornell University and his MD from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is a graduate of the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is currently enrolled in the Master of Public Health program at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
Contact information and a list of Caleb’s published work is available on the Harvard Catalyst at https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/151341.
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Understanding Common Lactation Concerns (Session 1 of 2)
2022-07-12 18:00 - 19:30
The Charles R. Drew University Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence invites you to join in conversations, education, and Q&A around equitable lactation support for families in collaboration with the UCLA Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health and the American Academy of Pediatrics – California Chapter 2.
Hosted by Asaiah Harville, IBCLC and Candace M. Gragnani, MD, MPH, FAAP
This is the first session of a two-part series.
Webinar via Zoom
PLEASE REGISTER
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIod-CprzojGdW3TRG-KeHJ-AxA5loaxIUQ

Providing Lactation Support in Complex Settings (Session 2 of 3)
2022-08-04 18:00 - 19:30
The Charles R. Drew University Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence invites you to join in conversations, education, and Q&A around equitable lactation support for families in collaboration with the UCLA Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health and the American Academy of Pediatrics – California Chapter 2.
Webinar via Zoom.
Hosted by Asaiah Harville, IBCLC and Candace M. Gragnani, MD, MPH, FAAP
This is the second session of a three-part series.
PLEASE REGISTER
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpdeuhqTsoGNMQToG1542jh6iqDAtPWdvF
You may view/claim CME for session 1, and learn more by visiting the website: https://aapca2.org/lactation/

(8/25) Lactation Equity: Supporting Black and African American Families With Breastfeeding
2022-08-25 18:00 - 19:30
Session 3 of 3
(Up to 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
The Charles R. Drew University Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence invites you to join in conversations, education, and Q&A around equitable lactation support for families in collaboration with the UCLA Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health and the American Academy of Pediatrics – California Chapter 2.
Hosts:

Asaiah Harville, IBCLC
Candace M. Gragnani, MD, MPH, FAAP

View the Flyer
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
VISIT THE WEBSITE

(9/29) Learn about Help Me Grow LA (AAP-CA2 Town Hall)
2022-09-29 18:00 - 19:00
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has joined forces with First 5 LA and key childhood health service providers to champion Help Me Grow LA, part of a national effort to promote best practices to make sure all children are screened for developmental progress and get connected to the supports they need in a timely manner.

AAP Chapter 2 members are invited to an exclusive Town Hall on Thursday, September 29 at 6 pm to learn about this valuable resource.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Town Hall @ Maggiano's w/ Ken Saul, MD
2022-10-19 18:30 - 21:00 | 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, United States
Dr. Ken Saul is back!
Join us on October 19th, in person at Maggiano’s of Woodland Hills
View/download/Print Flyer
RSVP directly by emailing Dr. Kenneth Saul, MD at docksaul@aol.com
or the event sponsor: Robin.s.vizvary@gsk.com

(12/10/22) AAP-CA2 Social @ Penmar Venice
2022-12-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Penmar Venice, 1233 Rose Ave, Venice, CA, 90291, United States
Chapter 2 Pediatricians and Pediatric Subspecialists
Join us for drinks and appetizers @ The Penmar Venice

Saturday, December 10, 2022
1 – 3 PM

We will be hosting quarterly networking events in each of the counties in our region, starting with the Los Angeles Area. Members from all counties are invited, so if you are in the area, please join us on December 10 any time between 1 and 3 PM at the Penmar 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!

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There will be food, music, and a Ping-Pong table! – Kids welcome.
Bring a Guest: Invite a pediatrician who is not a current Chapter 2 member and get 10% off symposium registration for you and your guest.

We hope to see you there!
