Practice-Changing Research in Complex Care at the American Academy of Pediatrics Conference 2025

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In this special Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, co-hosts Kilby Mann, Kristie Malik, and Kathleen Huth interview presenters of posters relevant to the care of children with medical complexity at the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition. Speakers describe their study findings and implications for practice. Dr. Rishi Agrawal discusses the role of the Council on Children with Disabilities in translating research into improved clinical care and advocacy for children with medical complexity. SPEAKERS Rishi Agrawal, MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Attending Physician, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Elizabeth Avery ‌Hill, DO Assistant Professor, University of Utah‌ Michelle Melicosta, MD, MPH, MSC, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Patricia Notario, MD, Medical Director of the Pediatric Complex Care Program, Billings Clinic Prasiddha Parthasarathy, MD, Resident, University of Toronto HOSTS Kristina Malik, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine Medical Director, KidStreet Pediatrician, Special Care Clinic, Children's Hospital Colorado Kilby Mann, MD Assistant Professor Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Children's Hospital Colorado Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc Pediatrician, Complex Care Service, Division of General Pediatrics Boston Children's Hospital Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School DATE Initial publication date: October 14, 2025. RESOURCES REFERENCED ‌Project ECHO/ECHO Model: https://projectecho.unm.edu/model/ ‌Council on Children with Disabilities (COCWD): https://www.aap.org/en/community/aap-councils/council-on-children-with-disabilities/ ‌AAP Experience National Conference Denver 2025 - Conference Schedule: https://aapexperience.org/schedule/ TRANSCRIPT https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/m48sjfwmqfnrfwnxg8p7p88/CCJCP_2025_AAP_conference_10-13-25.pdf Clinicians across healthcare professions, advocates, researchers, and patients/families are all encouraged to engage and provide feedback! You can recommend an article for discussion using this form: https://forms.gle/Bdxb86Sw5qq1uFhW6. Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open-access thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: [email protected] CITATION Mann K, Malik K, Agrawal R, Hill EA, Melicosta M, Notario P, Parthasarathy P, Huth K. Practice-Changing Research in Complex Care at the American Academy of Pediatrics Conference 2025. 10/2025. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/practice-changing-research-in-complex-care-at-the-american-academy-of-pediatrics-conference-2025.