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2019 Spring Meeting & Pediatric Update


  • Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort Sandestin, Florida United States (map)

Alabama Chapter-AAP members and other pediatric healthcare providers, join the Chapter for its 2019 Spring Meeting & Pediatric Update, our signature CME and networking conference, set at the beautiful Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort!

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Topics & Speakers

Pediatric GYN Findings Mistaken for Abuse

  • Janeen Arbuckle, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

  • David Bernard, MD, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Should I Be Concerned? When to Call a Pediatric Oncologist

  • Roger Berkow, MD, FAAP, Professor and Vice-Chair of Pediatrics and Director of Pediatric Residency Program, Pediatrics, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

A Neurodevelopmental Model of Dyslexia & RCT Evidence-Based Prevention or Remediation: Laboratory to Community Implementation in First Charter School for Dyslexia

  • Tim Conway, PhD, Director/CEO/AFL Research Assistant Professor, The Morris Center/Neuro-development of Words - NOW!/University of Florida, Ocala, FL      

2018 Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Maintenance of Certification Self-Assessment

  • Stephanie Anderson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Pediatrics, Mobile, AL

  • Laura McGuinn, MD, Thomas Lowder Chair in Developmental Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Children's Hospital, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Birmingham, AL

Trust Me, I'm a (Certified) Doctor: Innovations and Improvements in Maintenance of Certification

  • Marshall Land, MD, FAAP, R.J. McKay, Jr., MD Green & Gold Professor of Pediatrics, University of Vermont College of Medicine; American Board of Pediatrics, Advisor for Diplomate Outreach and Strategic Planning, Shelburne , VT

Alabama's Response to Opioid Misuse in Pregnant Women

  • Barry Matson, Executive Director, Office of Prosecution Services, Alabama District Attorneys Association, Montgomery, AL

Pediatric Jeopardy

  • Melody Petty, MD, FAAP, MPH Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama, Children’s & Women’s Hospital, Mobile, AL

  • Karmal Sharma, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama, Children’s & Women’s Hospital, Mobile, AL

  • Cassandra Smola, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

  • Erinn Schmit, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

The Economic and Social Value of the Medical Home in Pediatrics

  • Sally Goza, MD, FAAP, President-Elect, American Academy of Pediatrics; Pediatrician, First Georgia Physician Group, Fayetteville, GA

Getting Ready for Newborn Congenital CMV Screening

  • Shannon Ross, MD, MPH, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Child Advocacy: Your Pediatric Voice

  • Sally Goza, MD, FAAP, President-Elect, American Academy of Pediatrics; Pediatrician, First Georgia Physician Group, Fayetteville, GA

Neonatal Cholestasis: Important Considerations for the General Pediatrician

  • Mike Leonis, MD, PhD, Medical Director, Pediatric Liver Transplant Program, Children’s of Alabama, Bradford Dean Dixon Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hepatology and Professor of Clinical Medicine, Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

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Special Programs

Hotel Reservations

A block of rooms is being held for our group at the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort at special rates ranging from $155 to $135, depending on the accommodation (before fees/taxes). Baytowne Conference Center (Grand Sandestin) is the conference site (on Sandestin’s bay side); other beachside & bayside accommodations are available in our room block (car or shuttle necessary). Please note: The Hilton Sandestin is a separately owned property and therefore not in our room block.  Our special group rates are available until April 5.  After that date, we cannot guarantee availability of rooms at our group rate. PLEASE USE GROUP CODE 23S8FM when making reservations; call 1-800-320-8115, or go online at www.Sandestin.com.

Earlier Event: April 2
2019 Pediatric Legislative Day
Later Event: May 22
PMA Webinar: TBA