Pediatrics Well Represented at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting
The Department of Pediatrics was well represented at this year’s Pediatric Academic
Societies (PAS) Meeting, held April 27th - May 1st in Washington D.C. This international
gathering offers opportunities for a global audience of physician-scientists, clinicians,
and educators to share research, explore new ideas, build career opportunities, and
collaborate on future projects.
Trainees and faculty representing LSU Pediatrics delivered several posters and presentations. Additionally, several LSU Pediatrics members held leadership roles at the PAS. Dr. Luke Wall served as counsel member for SSPR and represented LSU Peds at the Spring Meeting. (Pictured: Dr. Samir El-Dahr, Dr. Abdulla Ehlayel, Dr. Caroline Straatmann, Dr. Jessica Rosario-Falero, Dr. Corrina Victor, and Dr. Nicole Vegh represented the Nephrology Service Line at PAS)
Dr. Ken Paris led the educational “PIDD in Pediatric Care: When It's More Than 'Just an Infection'."
Dr. Amy Creel led three educational sessions:
- "Let's Do This Together! Enhancing Your Scholarship Productivity Through Community"
- "Stealth Curriculum: A Covert Mission in Faculty Development"
- "Appraising and Getting Credit for Digital Scholarship"
Poster presentations included:
- Advantage of Genetic Testing in the Evaluation of Pediatric Obesity - Marcella Houser
- Burden of Household “Invisible Work” on Louisiana Pediatricians: Cognitive Labor Variation by Gender - John Strand (senior author Shannon Palombo)
- Defining the Preclinical Window of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Using Host Proteins Found in Stool – Anne Tufton
- Dupilumab Use in a Pediatric Patient with Severe Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis - David Van, LSU IM Resident (senior author Andrew Abreo)
- Management and Outcomes of End-Stage Kidney Disease in Childhood Lupus Nephritis: A Collaboration of the Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium and Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance - Caroline Straatmann
- Promoting Medical Student Professional Identity Formation through Sense of Belonging and Shared Suffering – Amy Creel
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