In this episode Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP, deputy editor of Pediatrics, shares a research roundup from the January issue of the journal. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also talk to Susan Hillis, CAPT, PhD, MS, senior technical advisor of the CDC COVID-19 International Task Force, about her research on children orphaned due to COVID-19.
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Guests
Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP
Guest
Dr. Kemper is the Division Chief of Primary Care Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Kemper serves as the Chair of the Evidence Review Workgroup for the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children and is the Deputy Editor of PEDIATRICS.
Susan Hillis, CAPT, PhD, MS
Guest
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Susan Hillis has served in repeated extended deployments as a Senior Technical Advisor on the CDC COVID-19 International Task Force from April 2020 through July 2021 and as Senior Technical Advisor for the Faith and Community Initiative for the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. Her research, spanning domestic and global regions, has led to authoring more than 130 peer-reviewed publications addressing COVID-19-associated death of parents and caregivers, HIV, violence against children and youth, adverse childhood experiences, sexually transmitted infections, and orphans and vulnerable children. She is coauthor of the INSPIRE package for Ending Violence Against Children, endorsed by WHO, CDC, USAID, UNICEF, and other key partners.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
The interviewees have no conflicts of interest to disclose
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*The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.