Welcome to our 2025 Spring Meeting! We are so happy that you are joining us for this informative conference that is packed with fantastic CME, including a focus on physician wellness, which we all need right now! I would like to thank our CME Chair Cary Cavender, MD, FAAP, for putting together a phenomenal agenda of topics and speakers. In addition to the education, you will get some much-needed relaxation while enjoying this beautiful resort on Alabama’s coast! While at the meeting, let any of us on the Executive Board know how we can help you get the most out of your Chapter! —-Norma Mobley, MD, FAAP, Chapter President

Please be sure to review these handouts before and during the meeting!

• Agenda

• Learning Objectives & Faculty Disclosures

• Conference Guide

• CME and MOC Guide

• CloudCME Set-Up Instructions

• Speaker Bios (in order of program)

• Thanks to our Supporters!

• Thanks to our Exhibitors

• Chapter Leaders, past and present

• The Lodge at Gulf State Park Property Map

  • Location:
    21196 East Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

PowerPoint Handouts

• “Doc Recharge: Level Up Your Wellness and Beat Burnout”—Yameika Head, MD, Medical Director, Crescent House, Atrium Health Navicent; Child Abuse Pediatrician and Director of Clinical Practice-Pediatrics, Atrium Health Navicent Medical Group; Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA

• “Medical Management of Anxiety and Depression”—Kristin Rager, MD, MPh, FAAP, Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine, USA Health, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

• “Mindful Methods - The Science and the How”—Michelle Kelly, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician, Pediatric Physicians, PC, Roswell, GA

• “Migraine in Pediatrics”—Scott Turner, DNP, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

• “Strengths-Based Approaches to Promote Early Relational Health: Applying ACHIA Trauma-Informed Care and Resilience Collaborative Lessons Learned to Your Practice”—Cason Benton, MD, FAAP, Director, Alabama Child Health Improvement Alliance; Professor, UAB Heersink Department of Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatrics, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, and Elizabeth Dawson, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician, Troy Pediatrics & Collegiate Health, Troy, AL

• “Pediatric Feeding Disorder”—Rachel Kassel, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

• “Hip Dysplasia for the General Pediatrician”—Philip Ashley, MD, Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

• “Cardiovascular Screening for the Primary Care Physician”—Gul Dadlani, MD, FAAP, Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, USA Health, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

• “Lessons Learned: Characteristics and Trends from 20 years of Pediatric Sexual Assault Care in Birmingham, Alabama”—Kara Huls, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Lauren Brewer, MD, Pediatric Resident, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, and Jessica Corners, MD, Pediatric Resident, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

• “Contraceptive Management for the Primary Care Pediatrician”—Kristin Rager, MD, MPh, FAAP, Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine, USA Health, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

• “Brain Freeze? Navigating Staring Spells and Inattention in Children”—Katherine Thaggard, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Questions?

Contact Jill Powell at 334-954-2530 or Linda Lee at 334-954-2543.