In this episode the editors of the journal Pediatrics come together for an extensive research roundup. Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP, and Andrea Cruz, MD, MPH, FAAP, join hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, for a recording at the National Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, CA. They address the most pressing issues facing pediatricians right now. Look for video of the podcast on the AAP YouTube channel.
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Guests
Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP
Guest
Dr. Alex 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 Editor of Pediatrics.
Andrea Cruz, MD, MPH, FAAP
Guest
Dr. Andrea Cruz is a professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. She is research chief for pediatric emergency medicine, the Texas Children’s principal investigator for the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN), and director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Childhood Tuberculosis Clinic. Dr. Cruz has over 200 publications, focused predominantly on childhood TB, sepsis, and the evaluation and management of children with infectious diseases in the emergency department. Dr. Cruz is the deputy editor of the journal Pediatrics.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Andrea Cruz COI: UpToDate chapter author
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"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.