Clinical Research
Community Pediatrics
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
General Pediatrics
Health Services Research
Mental Health
Alex Fiks, MD, MSCE (he/him/his)
Professor of Pediatrics, Distinguished Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Merion Station, Pennsylvania, United States
Session
Description: Optimizing pediatric primary care through research and translation into practice has the potential to affect the health and well-being of the 74 million US children. Despite the potential of evidence-based innovation, the US lacks a focused pediatric research agenda attuned to primary care. To address this gap, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau has supported the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) network, which is partnering with AAP’s Committee on Pediatric Research (COPR), to outline research priorities.
US children are increasingly diverse, by race and ethnicity, immigrant background, economic circumstance, and geography. Developing strategic research priorities that address their needs is our challenge. There are widespread inequities in care access, delivery, and outcomes. Mental health problems compromise child well-being; needed services are often scarce. Mistrust threatens established primary care practice in areas such as vaccination and gender affirming care. New promising technologies have emerged to support child health, but lack strong evidence on effectiveness and implementation. Emerging genomic data has the potential to inform patient risk and treatment opportunities, offering insight into personalized medicine to address chronic disease such as obesity, but families and providers may be wary.
Symposium goals: (1) frame priority issues for a pediatric primary care research agenda, (2) highlight emerging opportunities identified through PROS primary care pediatricians and COPR, (3) foster robust discussion between panelists and the audience to advance a pediatric primary care research agenda informed by, and responsive to, primary care stakeholders.
Speaker: Alex G. Fiks, MD, MSCE (he/him/his) – Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Speaker: Eliana Perrin, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Speaker: Michael Cabana, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children's Hosp at Montefiore
Speaker: Michael D. Warren, MD MPH FAAP – Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services
Speaker: Alex G. Fiks, MD, MSCE (he/him/his) – Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Facilitator: Alex G. Fiks, MD, MSCE (he/him/his) – Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Facilitator: Eliana Perrin, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Facilitator: Michael Cabana, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children's Hosp at Montefiore
Facilitator: Michael D. Warren, MD MPH FAAP – Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services