APA Global Health SIG Program at the 2021 PAS Meeting

28 April, 2021

Dear CHIFA Members,

If you are attending 2021 PAS Meeting, please consider joining Academic Pediatric Association Global Health SIG Program titled "Impact of Disasters on Early Childhood Development".

Here is the complete program:

Academic Pediatric Association Leadership in education, research, patient care, and advocacy

Global Health Special Interest Group

Impact of Disasters on Early Childhood Development

Thursday, May 13, 2021, 9:00 am - 11:00 am CT

Pediatric Academic Society Conference, Phase II, Zoom

9:00 am Welcome

9:05 am APA Global Health Research Award: Dr Anthony Nlemadin

"Myocardial injury among sickle cell anaemic children with myocardial ischaemia in Nigeria"

9:20 am Introduction of the Program: Dr Karen Olness

9:35 am Dr Vibha Krishnamurthy

Founder and Executive Director Ummeed Child Development Center, Mumbai, India

10:00 am Dr Saleh Al-Salehi

Developmental Pediatrician, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

10:20 am Panel Discussion

10:40 am Breakout Sessions

10:55 am Closing

All are welcome to join us for a SIG business meeting at 11:00 am, immediately following the SIG session.

APA Global Health SIG Business Meeting

11:00-11:30 am CT

Zoom link: https://uab.zoom.us/j/99712120528?pwd=UjFyMWxvd3VsajN2QW90MVFTVjVNZz09

Meeting ID: 997 1212 0528

Passcode: 370125

Sincerely,

Mirzada P. Kurbasic, MD, MSCR, FAAP

(she/her/hers)

Professor, General Pediatrics & International Pediatrics,

School of Medicine, University of Louisville

Member, AAP ICATCH Program

Immediate Past Chair, AAP International Elective Award Program

SIG Mentor, APA Global Health SIG

Past Chair, APA Global Health SIG

Member, APA Global Health SIG Steering Committee

Staff Physician, Norton Children's Medical Group - Novak

CHIFA profile: Mirzada Kurbasic is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville, United States. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on International Child Health, a member of the AAP International Community Access to Child Health (ICATCH) Committee, the Chair of the AAP International Elective Award Program, a member of the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Global Health Task Force and Co-Chair of the APA Global Health Special Interest Group. Professional interests: Global Child Health, Global Health Education. mirzada.kurbasic AT louisville.edu