Children’s National at the 2026 American Academy of Pediatrics meeting - Children's National

Children's National experts will participate in this year's American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, taking place in San Diego, California, from October 2-6. Below is a schedule of sessions led by professionals from Children's National:

Lanre Falusi, MD, MEd, FAAP , pediatrician and medical director of Advocacy Education
H3015: Joint Program: Council on Health Equity and Council on Community Pediatrics
Advocacy and Civic Engagement to Advance Child Health
Sunday, October 4
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Rana F. Hamdy, MD, MPH, MSCE , infectious diseases specialist and medical director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
S1326: Faringitis por estreptococo del grupo A: ¿estamos diagnosticando y tratando apropiadamente?
Friday, October 2, 2026
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
S1522: Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis-Are We Testing and Treating Appropriately?
Friday, October 2, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Jessica Nash, MD, IBCLC , pediatrician and associate medical director, Children's National Anacostia
S4421: Breastfeeding Essentials
Monday, October 5, 2026
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT

Vasum Peiris, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACC, FASE , advanced imaging cardiologist
S2520: Advocating for Pediatric Innovation: Where We've Been and Where We're Going
Saturday, October 3, 2026
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
H3016: Joint Program: Section on Innovation in Therapeutics and Technology, Section on Telehealth Care, and Council on Clinical Information Technology
Digital Health is Already Here: Preparing Pediatricians for the Next Era of Care
Sunday, October 4, 2026
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Dennis Ren, MD, MEd , pediatric emergency medicine physician
H2021: Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting: Day 2
PEM Hot Topic, EmergiQuiz, PEMPix, and State of the Section Awards
Saturday, October 3, 2026
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT

Gisella Valderrama, MD, MEd, emergency medicine physician
W1502: When a Meal Train is Not Enough: Supporting Academic Physicians through Serious Illness
Friday, October 2, 2026
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Jessica Weisz, MD, MBA , pediatrician
H2010: Joint Program: Council on School Health, Council on Children with Disabilities and Council on Community Pediatrics Saturday, October 3, 2026
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

To view the full schedule along with options to join sessions virtually, please visit the AAP conference website.