In this episode Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP, deputy editor of Pediatrics, shares a research roundup from the March issue of the journal. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also speak with Toni Gross, MD, MPH, FAAP, FAEMS, lead author on a new policy statement and technical report from the AAP, Crowding in the Emergency Department: Challenges and Recommendations for the Care of Children.
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.
Toni Gross MD, MPH, FAAP, FAEMS
Guest
Dr. Toni Gross is the Chief of Emergency Medicine at Children’s Hospital New Orleans. Dr. Gross received her training at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia and completed her pediatric residency at LSU Health New Orleans and Children’s Hospital. She was a fellow at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and trained at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She served as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and was elected to the National Association of EMS Physicians board of directors in 2020. She currently serves as the medical director and chair of the advisory board for Louisiana’s EMS for Children program.
Resources
This year we are excited to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Pediatrics. Join us on our 75th anniversary page at pediatrics.org as we reflect on the past and plan for the future of Pediatrics.
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.