In this episode Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP, and Heather Forkey, MD, FAAP, discuss the new AAP National Center for Relational Health and Trauma-informed Care. David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also speak with Jordan Marmet, MD, FAAP, and Aarabhi Rajagopal, MD, FAAP, about how medical jargon can be confusing for teens.
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Heather C. Forkey, MD, FAAP
Guest
Dr. Heather C. Forkey, MD, FAAP, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Division Director for the Child Protection Program and Foster Children Evaluation Service (FaCES) of the UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center. She's on the executive committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Foster Care, Adoption and Kinship Care and served on the steering committee for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP
Guest
Dr. Moira Ann Szilagyi is a primary care pediatrician, Professor of Pediatrics, and Division Chief of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at UCLA, where she is also the Peter Shapiro Term Chair for Enhancing Children’s Developmental and Behavioral Health. Dr. Szilagyi served as president of the AAP and chair of the AAP NY-District II Task Force on Foster Care and the national Council on Foster Care, Adoption and Kinship Care. She is editor of Fostering Health (the manual for providers and systems) and has co-authored several AAP policy statements and clinical and technical reports on child welfare-involved children.
Jordan Marmet, MD, FAAP
Guest
Dr. Jordan Marmet is an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota (UMN). He has worked at UMN in pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) since 2010. He is the Division Director for the PHM fellowship program. Dr. Marmet is an organizational leader in quality improvement and patient safety. He is the Associate Vice Chair for Education in the pediatric department and serves as an officer on UMN’s Medical Executive Committee.
Aarabhi Rajagopal, MD, FAAP
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Dr. Aarabhi Rajagopal is a second-year pediatric hospital fellow at the University of Minnesota and an incoming pediatric hospitalist at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Her research interests include vaccine education and advocacy, communication, and language equity, focusing on how to provide language-concordant care. She is also interested in inclusivity, diversity, and wellness, focusing on anti-racism efforts, health equity, and recruitment/retention of underrepresented groups in pediatrics.
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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.