by Joseph Lasky, MD
Thousands of pediatricians, other clinicians, and scientists converged on Baltimore from April 30th to May 3rd for the annual Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting.
“The Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting brings together thousands of individuals united by a common mission: to improve child health and wellbeing worldwide. This international gathering includes pediatric researchers, leaders in academic pediatrics, experts in child health, and practitioners. The PAS Meeting is produced through a partnership of four organizations leading the advancement of pediatric research and child advocacy: Academic Pediatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Pediatric Society, and Society for Pediatric Research.
Harbor-UCLA Department of Pediatrics is always heavily represented at the meeting with our faculty, residents, and fellows participating in at least 20 posters or sessions. The pediatric Divisions of General Pediatrics, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Neonatology, Intensive Care, and Infectious Disease were all involved.  This year was no different. Job well done Harbor Peds.
Title: Well-Child Care Clinical Practice Redesign: A Qualitative Analysis of Intervention Parents’ Perspectives from the PARENT Trial
Authors: Sandra M. Chacon, Paul J. Chung, Naomi A. Mimila, Sandra Contreras, Tanesha Moss, Christina Bethell, Tumaini R. Coker. Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Child Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, Baltimore,MD.
Title: Obesity Influences the Association Between Dietary Iron Intake and Interleukin-6 Levels
Authors: Emily C. King, Sarah E. Cusick, Youngju Pak, Jennifer K. Yee, Lynda E. Polgreen.
Title: Relationship Between Amino Acid Concentrations and the Oleic/Stearic Desaturation Index in Infants of Mothers With and Without Gestational Diabetes
Authors: Peter Y. Tieh, Wai-Nang Paul Lee, Catherine S. Mao, Jennifer K. Yee.
Title: Neuromodulation of Limb Proprioceptive Afferents Decreases Apnea and Bradycardia in Premature Neonates
Authors: Kalpashri Kesavan, Paul Frank, Peyman Benharash, Ronald Harper.
Title: Women in Medicine
Authors: SIG Speaker: Carol D. Berkowitz, Department of Pediatrics, Harbor/UCLA Medical Ctr., Torrance, CA
Title: Battling Burnout: Strategies for Promoting Wellness
Authors: Workshop Leader: Kelly Callahan, Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA, USA
Title: Variability in Fellow Entrustment Across the Pediatric Subspecialties for the Common Pediatric Subspecialty Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)
Authors: Richard Mink, Carol Carraccio, Bruce Herman, Christiane Dammann, John Mahan, Sarah Pitts, Cary Sauer, Alan Schwartz.
Title: Session Moderators: Megumi J Okumura and Rashmi Shetgiri
Body: Session Moderators: Megumi J Okumura, Pediatrics, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, United States and Rashmi Shetgiri, Pediatrics, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, United States
Title: Upgrade Your Teaching: Developing and Improving an Online Learning System
Authors: Workshop Co-Leader: Paul Fu, Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Title: Impact of the Change in Guidelines for Prophylaxis Antibiotic Use on Incidence of Infective Endocarditis in the U.S.
Authors: Rie Sakai Bizmark, Ruey-Kang R. Chang, Yusuke Tsugawa, Kenneth M. Zangwill, Ichiro Kawachi.
Title: Male Gonadal Germ Cell Mitotic Transmission of Epigenetic Effects That Possibly Underlie Perinatal Nicotine Exposure Mediated Offspring Asthma
Authors: Ming Gong, Jie Liu, Reiko Sakurai, Nikhil Murty, Virender K. Rehan.
Title: Perinatal Nicotine Exposure Induces Mesenchymal Myogenic Differentiation, but not Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Rat Offspring Lungs
Authors: Humphrey Shen, Reiko Sakurai, Ming Gong, Jie Liu, Virender K. Rehan.
Title: Effect of Electro-Acupuncture on Offspring Lung Development Following Nicotine Exposure during Pregnancy and Lactation
Authors: Reiko Sakurai, Jie Liu, Virender K. Rehan.
Title: Establishing a Medical Education Research Network for the Pediatric Subspecialties
Authors: Richard Mink, Carol Carraccio, Alan Schwartz, Christiane Dammann, Pamela High, Jennifer Kesselheim, Kathleen McGann, Bruce Herman.
Title: Poster Facilitator: Carol D. Berkowitz and Steven M Selbst
Body: Poster Facilitator: Carol D. Berkowitz, Department of Pediatrics, Harbor/UCLA Medical Ctr., Torrance, CA, United States and Steven M Selbst, Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College/Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, United States
Title: Infant Temperament and Later Behavioral Problems: A Longitudinal Analysis of High-Risk Infants in Child Welfare
Authors: L. Maltby, K. Callahan, S. Friedlander, R. Shetgiri.
Title: Comparing Methods to Identify Behavioral Problems Among Children in the Child Welfare System
Authors: R. Shetgiri, L. Maltby, S. Friedlander, K. Callahan.
Title: Impact of Mental Health Services on Aggression Among Children in the Child Welfare System
Authors: R. Shetgiri, K. Callahan, S. Friedlander, Y. Cardona, L. Maltby.
Title: Culture, Ethnicity & Health Care
Authors: SIG Speaker: Rashmi Shetgiri, Pediatrics, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Title: Learning to Ask: Effective Negotiating Skills for Women and Minorities in Academic Medicine
Authors: Workshop Co-Leader: Carol Berkowitz, Division of General Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
Congratulations to all those who presented and represented our Department!
For more information, visit the PAS Meeting online at
– www.pas-meeting.org,
– Twitter @PASMeeting and #PASMeeting,
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