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Download a pdf of the agenda: AgendaPedsAtTheBeach2024.pdf (updated: 03/08/24)

Fri., July 19

 
6:30 AMBreakfast
7:00 AMCheck-In and Registration
7:30 AMAnnouncements and Introduction
Robin Foster, MD
7:40 AMWelcome
Elias Neujahr, MHA, MBA
President, Children’s Hospital of Richmond
8:00 AMPediatric Adenopathy - When Infection is a Pain in the Neck! 
Suzanne Lavoie, MD 
8:50 AMAssessing Suicidality in Primary Care: Essentials, Tools, and How to Apply Them
Julia Richardson, LCSW and Ravi Singh, MD 
9:40 AMPrenatal Hydronephrosis Guidelines
Tony Herndon, MD
10:30 AMRefreshment Break with Exhibits
11:00 AM 

Workshop – Session 1

  • Newest Vaccines and Therapies to Prevent RSV and Pneumococcus: Breakthroughs in Prevention of Pediatric Respiratory Disease
    • Suzanne Lavoie, MD
  • Assessing Suicidality in Primary Care: Putting it All Together
    • Julia Richardson, LCSW and Ravi Singh, MD
  • Common Problems in Urology
    • Tony Herndon, MD
  • When Their Step Has Lost Its Pep: Functioning with Functional Neurologic Disorders
    • Debra Hearington, PNP-BC
  • A Stich in Time Saves Nine: Pediatric Wound Closures
    • Robin Foster, MD

12:05 PM

Workshop – Session 2 (repeated)
1:05 PMAdjourn
1:10 PMSpecial Session – Something Has to Change: How to Advocate for Child Health
Barbara Boardman, MD
Registration Encouraged
4:00Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics – Board Meeting

Sat., July 20

 
6:30 AMBreakfast - Sponsored by Alexion
Treating NF1 Plexiform Neurofibromas: Case Studies presented by Breanne Roche, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CPHM with UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH; Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
7:00 AMCheck-In and Registration
7:30 AMAnnouncements and Introduction
Linda Meloy, MD
7:35 AMWelcome
Shari Barkin, MD, MSHS Chair and Physician-in-Chief
7:45 AMVirginia AAP Chapter News, July 2024
Natasha Sriraman, MD Virginia AAP Chapter President
8:00 AMPediatric Neuromuscular Gene Therapy and Modern Advances: Transformative and Curative Strategies in Hematology
Amy Harper, MD and Elizabeth Krieger, MD
8:50 AMUnderstanding and Implementing High Value Care in Pediatrics
Elizabeth Wolf, MD
9:40 AMPalliative Care Primer- Dispelling Myths about What Palliative Care Is and Isn’t
Daniel Cannone, DO and Kelly Lastrapes, MD
10:30 AMRefreshment Break with Exhibits 
11:00 AM

Workshop – Session 1

  • Complications of Gene Therapy
    • Amy Harper, MD and Elizabeth Krieger, MD
  • Understanding the Changes to the 2022 AAP Bilirubin Guidelines
    • Elizabeth Wolf, MD
  • Breaking the Ice: How to Start Difficult Conversations with Families and Patients
    • Daniel Cannone, DO and Kelly Lastrapes, MD
  • Taking a Hack at the Bronchitis Revolution
    • Andrew Barber, MD
  • Newborn Skills Update: Dislocated Hip and Frenectomy
    • Linda Meloy, MD and Philip Kum-Nji, MD
12:05 PM Workshop – Session 2 (repeated)
1:05 PMAdjourn
1:10 PMSpecial Session – Reach Out and Read
Elizabeth Wolf, MD and Robin Foster, MD
Registration Encouraged
4:30 PMPoster Session (authors in attendance)
5:00 PMEvening Report: Cases in Pediatrics with the Experts
Moderated by Suzanne Lavoie, MD
6:00 PMChildren’s Hospital Foundation Reception
Honoring Carolyn Boone, MD
Registration Encouraged

Sun., July 21

 
6:00 AMBreakfast
6:30 AMCheck-In and Registration
7:10 AMWelcome Announcements
Jennifer Accardo, MD
7:15 AMSyphillis in Virginia
Dalton Cesarz Virginia Department of Health Epi and Surveillance Manager
7:25 AMSpecific Learning Disorgers in 3-D: Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyslcalculia
Sheryl Frierson, MD, M.Ed 
8:15 AMAddressing Suicide Risk in Autism
Paige Cervantes, PhD, BCBA
9:05 AM

Workshop – Session 1

  • SLD in 3-D: Who’s at Risk and How Can the PCP Help?
    • Sheryl Frierson, MD, M.Ed
  • Does My Child Have Autism?: Considerations for Differential Diagnosis
    • Paige Cervantes, PhD, BCBA
  • Let’s Start at the Very Beginning: Behavioral Insomnia of Childhood and Its Treatment
    • Pearl Yu, MD
  • The 411 on 504s, IEPs: How to Help When Your Patient Struggles in School
    • Kate Meilink, M.Ed
  • Resources for Resources: Helping Your Patients Find the Help They Need
    • Emily Folsom, LCSW, CCM and Deborah Stith, RN, BSN, CCM
10:10 AMWorkshop – Session 2 (repeated)
11:10 AMAdjourn

CONTACT: Cary Dinkins Hoge, Continuing and Professional Education
Email: cdinkins@vt.edu