SPR Presidential Plenary: Best of SPR Featured Science

Saturday, April 29, 2023

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Location: Convention Center: 207 B

CE: Live CME: 1.50

Chair(s)

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Kate Ackerman, MD, MBA (she/her/hers)

CEO
Hamlet Northwest Consulting
Mendon, New York, United States
Cristina Alvira, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California, United States

Disclosure(s):

Kate Ackerman, MD, MBA: ONY Biotech (Ongoing) (Products/Services: Consultant)

Cristina M. Alvira, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Session

Description: This session features award winning science selected by the SPR including work in infectious diseases, health disparities, and youth violence.

Learning Objectives:

Describe a few areas of major advancements in pediatric research this year
Understand how metabolism might contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric infections
List two social drivers of health in hospitalized children

Presentations:

11:00 AM – 11:08 AM ET

Introduction
Chair: Kate Ackerman, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
11:08 AM – 11:23 AM ET

SPR Award in Honor of E Mead Johnson — From parasites to pandemic: Targeting metabolism to diagnose and treat pediatric infections
Speaker: Audrey R. Odom John, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
11:23 AM – 11:29 AM ET

Q & A
Chair: Kate Ackerman, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Chair: Cristina M. Alvira, MD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
Speaker: Audrey R. Odom John, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
11:29 AM – 11:39 AM ET

SPR Young Investigator Award: Deciphering the role of the red cell in Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Speaker: Elizabeth S. Egan, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
11:39 AM – 11:45 AM ET

Q & A
Chair: Kate Ackerman, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Chair: Cristina M. Alvira, MD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
Speaker: Elizabeth S. Egan, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
11:45 AM – 11:55 AM ET

SPR 2022 Bridging to Success Award: Social drivers of health among hospitalized children
Speaker: Matthew S. Pantell, MD, MS (he/him/his) – University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
11:55 AM – 12:01 PM ET

Q & A
Chair: Kate Ackerman, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Chair: Cristina M. Alvira, MD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
Speaker: Matthew S. Pantell, MD, MS (he/him/his) – University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
12:01 PM – 12:11 PM ET

SPR New Member Outstanding Science Award: The power of networks to reduce youth violence inequities
Speaker: Alison Culyba, MD PhD MPH (she/her/hers) – UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
12:11 PM – 12:16 PM ET

Q & A
Chair: Kate Ackerman, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Chair: Cristina M. Alvira, MD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
Speaker: Alison Culyba, MD PhD MPH (she/her/hers) – UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
12:16 PM – 12:30 PM ET

Announcement of SPR PROSPER Awardees & Closing
Speaker: Kate Ackerman, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry