In this episode, hosts David Hill, MD FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, examine the AAP’s updated policy statement on digital advertising. In the main interview segment, Nusheen Ameenuddin, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, chairperson of the AAP Council on Communications and Media, talks about teaching children media literacy while also setting limits. The hosts also discuss new research in Pediatrics with Matt Kronman, MD, MSCE, FPIDS, who conducted a study of how communications training can reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. This episode features a guest for the “Say Ah” segment. Shetal Shah, MD, FAAP, president of New York Chapter 2 of the AAP, talks about surviving on the front lines of COVID-19.
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Guests
Nusheen Ameenuddin, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP
Guest
Nusheen Ameenuddin, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Mayo Clinic, where she also has served as Director of the pediatric resident continuity clinic and will be embarking on a new role as Division Diversity Champion for Mayo Community Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. She is the Chair of the AAP Council on Communications and Media. She recently completed a fellowship in minority health policy at Harvard Medical School and a Master of Public Administration at Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Matthew P Kronman, MD, MSCE, FPIDS
Guest
Matthew P Kronman, MD, MSCE, FPIDS, is Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington. He cares for children with infectious diseases at Seattle Children's Hospital, where he is also Associate Medical Director of Infection Prevention. Additionally, his research area of interest is antimicrobial stewardship, where he works to understand current patterns of antimicrobial use, identify the unintended consequences of antimicrobial overuse, and ultimately find ways to improve the overall quality of antimicrobial prescribing for various conditions.
Shetal I. Shah, MD, FAAP
Guest
Shetal Shah, MD, FAAP, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatal Medicine in the Division of Neonatology at the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital of New York Medical College and a practicing neonatologist, researcher and child-health advocate. Dr. Shah is president of New York Chapter 2 of the AAP.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
The interviewees have no conflicts of interest to disclose
Music Credits:
"Steadfast" by Blue Dot Sessions at www.sessions.blue
Theme music composed by Matthew Simonson at Foundsound.media
*The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.