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  • Friday, May 3rd
    7:00 AM – 1:15 PM ET
    PAS Postgraduate Course: Hot Topics in Pediatric Bioethics
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 201 F
    Chair: Jonathan M. Fanaroff, MD, JD (he/him/his) – UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital / Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Chair: Naomi T. Laventhal, MD, MA, FAAP, HEC-C (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan Medical School
    NeonatologyAdolescent MedicineEndocrinologyCritical CarePalliative CareGenomics/EpigenomicsSocial Media & Technology
  • Friday, May 3rd
    7:00 AM – 1:30 PM ET
    PAS Postgraduate Course: What to do while you wait to hear "It's not the heart:" Hot Topics in Neonatal Cardiac Care
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Chair: Stephanie Ford, MD (she/her/hers) – Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicne
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    7:00 AM – 7:05 AM ET
    Welcome and Introduction
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Stephanie Ford, MD (she/her/hers) – Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicne
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    7:05 AM – 7:15 AM ET
    Why make it so hard? The importance of communication and collaboration, Part I
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Richard Martin, MD (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    7:15 AM – 7:25 AM ET
    Why make it so hard? The importance of communication and collaboration, Part II
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Christopher Snyder, MD, FACC,FAAP (he/him/his) – Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    7:25 AM – 7:55 AM ET
    Lemons into lemonade: The benefits of fetal echocardiography and antenatal consults
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: James Strainic, MD (he/him/his) – UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    7:55 AM – 8:25 AM ET
    'Rooing in the room: The team approach to delivery room kangaroo care
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Monika Bhola, MD – UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    8:25 AM – 9:05 AM ET
    Don't Panic: Delivery room resuscitation of neonates with critical congenital heart disease
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Shazia Bhombal, MD – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    9:05 AM – 9:35 AM ET
    Things that go bump in the night: Interpretation of EKGs and management of arrhythmias
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Christopher Snyder, MD, FACC,FAAP (he/him/his) – Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    9:35 AM – 10:05 AM ET
    Growing Pains: Evidence for feeding protocols in neonates with congenital heart disease
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: J Lauren L. Ruoss, MD (she/her/hers) – Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    10:05 AM – 10:35 AM ET
    Beyond NRP: Codes with cardiac etiologies in the NICU
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Samuel Casella, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    10:35 AM – 11:15 AM ET
    Right ventricles great and small: Management of pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Mjaye L. Mazwi, MD (he/him/his) – Seattle Childrens
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    12:15 PM – 12:45 PM ET
    Red vs Blue: Perspectives on PDA closure Part I
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Joseph A. Khoury, MD – Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:15 PM ET
    Red vs Blue: Perspectives on PDA closure Part II
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Samuel Casella, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    1:15 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Q & A / Closing
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Stephanie Ford, MD (she/her/hers) – Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicne
    Adolescent MedicineCritical CareEndocrinologyGeneral PediatricsGenomics/EpigenomicsNeonatologyPalliative Care
  • Friday, May 3rd
    3:45 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    Maternal and Parental Incarceration and its Impact on Child Health - Bridging Across Generations
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 107
    Chair: Mark R. Schleiss, MD (he/him/his) – UMN Medical School
    Chair: Rebecca Shlafer, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota | Department of Pediatrics
    Adolescent MedicineAdvocacyChild Abuse & NeglectChildren with Chronic ConditionsDevelopmental and Behavioral PediatricsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthMental HealthNeonatologyQuality Improvement/Patient Safety
     CE Live CME: 1.5
  • Friday, May 3rd
    3:45 PM – 4:05 PM ET
    Impact of Parental Incarceration on Child Health and Development
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 107
    Speaker: Rebecca Shlafer, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota | Department of Pediatrics
    Adolescent MedicineAdvocacyChild Abuse & NeglectChildren with Chronic ConditionsDevelopmental and Behavioral PediatricsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthMental HealthNeonatologyQuality Improvement/Patient Safety
  • Friday, May 3rd
    4:05 PM – 4:25 PM ET
    The Importance of Longitudinal Treatment Engagement for Youths in the Juvenile Justice System
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 107
    Speaker: Matthew Aalsma, PhD (he/him/his) – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Adolescent MedicineAdvocacyChild Abuse & NeglectChildren with Chronic ConditionsDevelopmental and Behavioral PediatricsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthMental HealthNeonatologyQuality Improvement/Patient Safety
  • Friday, May 3rd
    4:25 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    Health Care Access and Use Among Children and Adolescents Exposed to Parental Incarceration
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 107
    Speaker: Nia J. Heard-Garris, MD, MBA, MSc (she/they) – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University
    Adolescent MedicineAdvocacyChild Abuse & NeglectChildren with Chronic ConditionsDevelopmental and Behavioral PediatricsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthMental HealthNeonatologyQuality Improvement/Patient Safety
  • Friday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM – 5:05 PM ET
    Increasing Access to Quality Healthcare for Children who are Incarcerated and the Impact of Parental Incarceration History
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 107
    Speaker: Michael R. DeBaun, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Adolescent MedicineAdvocacyChild Abuse & NeglectChildren with Chronic ConditionsDevelopmental and Behavioral PediatricsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthMental HealthNeonatologyQuality Improvement/Patient Safety
  • Saturday, May 4th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Global Neonatal and Child Health: Promise, progress and challenges
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Chair: Gary L. Darmstadt, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Diversity, Equity, and InclusionGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHealth Services ResearchNeonatology
     CE Live CME: 1.5
  • Saturday, May 4th
    8:00 AM – 8:05 AM ET
    Transforming health systems and health outcomes through AI/machine learning: framing the challenge for LMICs
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Gary L. Darmstadt, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Diversity, Equity, and InclusionGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHealth Services ResearchNeonatology
  • Saturday, May 4th
    8:05 AM – 8:25 AM ET
    Introduction of Artificial Intelligence for Global Maternal and Child Health: Data, Challenges and a Path Forward
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Ivana Maric, PhD – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Diversity, Equity, and InclusionGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHealth Services ResearchNeonatology
  • Saturday, May 4th
    8:25 AM – 8:45 AM ET
    Machine Learning for Integrative Analysis of the Immune System in Mothers and Newborns
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Nima Aghaeepour, PhD – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Diversity, Equity, and InclusionGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHealth Services ResearchNeonatology
  • Saturday, May 4th
    8:45 AM – 9:10 AM ET
    Global Health Research: It's time to focus on the 'who' and the 'how' instead of the 'what'
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 206 BD
    Speaker: Leo Anthony Celi, MD MS MPH (he/him/his) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Diversity, Equity, and InclusionGlobal Neonatal & Children's HealthHealth Equity/Social Determinants of HealthHealth Services ResearchNeonatology
  • Sunday, May 5th
    2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    APA SIG: Ethics
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 713 A
    SIG Chair: Catherine D. Shubkin, MD, FAAP, HEC-C (she/her/hers) – Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Adolescent MedicineGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of Health
     CE Live CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 1.5
  • Sunday, May 5th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM ET
    Ethics SIG: An overview of ethical challenges in the care of adolescents with anorexia nervosa.
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 713 A
    Speaker: Catherine D. Shubkin, MD, FAAP, HEC-C (she/her/hers) – Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    Adolescent MedicineGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of Health
  • Sunday, May 5th
    2:15 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Epidemiology and challenges in hospitalized patients with anorexia nervosa
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 713 A
    Speaker: Valerie J. Riss, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – The University of Vermont Children's Hospital
    Adolescent MedicineGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of Health
  • Sunday, May 5th
    2:30 PM – 2:45 PM ET
    Ethical constructs in the care of patients with anorexia nervosa
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 713 A
    Speaker: Tim Lahey, MD, MMSc, HEC-C (he/him/his) – Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
    Adolescent MedicineGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of Health
  • Sunday, May 5th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Capacity and Consent: a Psychiatrist's View
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 713 A
    Speaker: rose geist, MD, FRCP (C), MMUS (she/her/hers) – The Hospital for Sick Children
    Adolescent MedicineGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of Health
  • Sunday, May 5th
    3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Challenges of consent and capacity: differences in the US and Canada
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 713 A
    Speaker: Debra Katzman, MD (she/her/hers) – The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto
    Adolescent MedicineGeneral PediatricsHealth Equity/Social Determinants of Health
  • Monday, May 6th
    11:30 AM – 1:00 PM ET
    Bioethics Interest Group: Made for Minors? Ethics and “Medical Assistance in Dying” for Mature Minors
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 714
    Chair: Marlyse F. Haward, MD (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Chair: Nathalie Gaucher, MD PhD FRCPC (she/her/hers) – CHU Sainte-Justine
    Chair: Yoram Unguru, MD, MS, MA – The Children's Hospital at Sinai & Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
    Chair: Paul C. Mann, MD – Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
    AdvocacyPalliative CareTrainee
     CE Live CME: 1.5
    Ethics CME: 1.5
  • Monday, May 6th
    11:30 AM – 11:45 AM ET
    Bioethical implications of MAiD in mature minors
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 714
    Speaker: Randi Z. Zlotnik Shaul, JD, LLM, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Hospital for Sick Children
    AdvocacyPalliative CareTrainee
  • Monday, May 6th
    11:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    Bioethical considerations of measuring health-related quality of life in children
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 714
    Speaker: Kim Dalziel, MSc, PhD – University of Melbourne
    AdvocacyPalliative CareTrainee
  • Monday, May 6th
    12:00 PM – 12:15 PM ET
    The unspeakable nature of death and dying in children: Seeking out youth voices
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 714
    Speaker: Sydney Campbell, MA (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto
    AdvocacyPalliative CareTrainee
  • Monday, May 6th
    12:15 PM – 12:30 PM ET
    The complexity of the concept of suffering in children
    Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 714
    Speaker: Marc-Antoine Marquis, MD, MSc, MA – CHU Sainte-Justine
    AdvocacyPalliative CareTrainee