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Georgia AAP Summer 2025 CME Meeting

June 11-14, 2025

Registration is open! Join us for the Chapter’s Summer CME Meeting. This year’s meeting is chaired by Valera Hudson, MD, FAAP; Lisa Leggio, MD, FAAP; and Carrie Stinson, MD, FAAP

Pediatrics By the Sea is the Georgia Chapter – American Academy of Pediatrics’ annual summer CME meeting. This meeting has been held each year in the spring for over 40 years and receives statewide and national attendance. The meeting is intended to provide pediatricians and other child health professionals with varied health topics designed to address current issues and topics in primary care pediatrics. The conference is open to pediatricians, family physicians, pediatric nurses and other child health care and clinical professionals. The program agenda will be available on the registration website once registration opens.

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Accommodations & Room Block Update:

Due to high demand, the room block at the Ritz-Carlton is currently full. However, we are working closely with the hotel to monitor availability, and we encourage confirmed attendees and exhibitors to join the waitlist as soon as possible.

Should any rooms become available at the Ritz-Carlton, upon receiving your registration confirmation, please contact the hotel directly at: Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island Reservations: (904) 277-1100

The waitlist operates on a first-come, first-served basis, meaning only registered attendees and exhibitors who sign up early will have priority if additional rooms become available.

Important Waitlist Policy

Only confirmed attendees and exhibitors will be eligible to receive a room reservation. If you have not yet registered for Pediatrics by the Sea as an attendee or exhibitor, and you contact the Ritz-Carlton to be added to the waitlist, your request for a room will be placed on hold until your registration is completed.
To ensure that all attendees have the opportunity to secure a room, each individual on the waitlist will only be able to reserve one room at this time. If you are requesting two or more rooms, only one room will be approved initially, and your request for additional rooms will be placed at the bottom of the waitlist.

An alternative accommodations guide with nearby hotels is available, though no room blocks have been reserved at these establishments.

Accommodations Guide

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Wednesday, June 11

Developmental Pediatrics Seminar

12:00 pm: Registration Opens
1:35 – 2:15 pm: What’s new with Newborn Screening and Management/Treatment of Metabolic Disorders in infants and Young Children?
- Speakers: Angela Wittenauer MSN, FNP-C, RN & Dr. Hong Li
2:15 – 3:00 pm: Update on the Long-Term Impact of Prenatal Opioid Exposure and What We Know About Fetal Fentanyl Syndrome
- Speaker: Julie Kable, PhD
3:00 – 3:10 pm: Q & A
3:10 – 3:25 pm: Break
3:25 – 4:10 pm: Implementation of Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Act: Update on Early Intervention Services
- Speakers: Jenni Nowicki
4:10 – 4:30 pm: Q&A
4:30 pm: Adjourn

Thursday, June 12

Coding & Practice Management Seminar

7:45 am: Registration Opens
8:25 – 8:30 am: Welcome
8:30 – 9:15 am: Topic to be Determined
- Speaker: Paul D. Vanchiere, MBA
9:15 – 10:00 am: The Pediatric Guide to IT
- Speaker: Jeffery Daigrepont, Senior VP | Coker Group
10:00 – 10:15 am: Break
10:15 – 11:00 am: Topic to be Determined
- Speaker: Paul D. Vanchiere, MBA
11:00 – 11:45 am: Topic to be Determined
- Speaker: Hiral Lavania, MD, IBCLC, FAAAP
11:45 am – 12:00 noon: Q & A
12:00 noon: Adjourn

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

7:45 am: Registration Opens
8:25 – 8:30 am: Welcome
8:30 – 8:55 am: Case presentation/Developmental Delay
- Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Poon
8:55 – 9:35 am: School Speak for Pediatricians: Promoting Early Intervention
- Speaker: Dr. Anna Wright
9:35 – 10:15 am: Behavioral Insights to Elevate Pediatric Care
- Speaker: Dr. Christina Bancroft
10:15 – 10:30 am: Break
10:30 – 11:10 noon: Recognizing Risk: Youth Suicide Prevention Strategies for Pediatric Practices
- Speaker: Dr. Shreeti Kapoor
11:10 – 11:30 am: Q & A
11:30 am: Adjourn

Satellite Symposia: Kyowa Kirin

Understanding the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with X-Linked Hypophosphatemia

12:00 – 1:30pm

Overview:

Understanding the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with X-Linked Hypophosphatemia.

Speaker:

Joshua Yang, MD, Pediatric Endocrinologist,

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Objective:

XLH disease state and Awareness

Commercial Supporter:

Kyowa Kirin

Opening Reception

6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Bring your Family and Guests to join us for the Opening Reception! This is an opportuinty to network and connect with your collegues.

Friday, June 13

General Sessions

7:00 am: Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibits Open
8:00 – 8:15 am: Welcome
8:15 – 9:00 am: Is it the Heart? The Questions That Keep Us Up at Night
- Speaker: Dr. Melissa Lefebvre
9:00 – 9:45 am: Autism Spectrum Disorders – Aspects of screening, diagnosis and management for the general pediatrician
- Speaker: Dr. Barbara Howard
9:45 – 10:15 am: am Break with Exhibitors
10:15 – 11:00 am: Nuts and Bolts of Childhood Obesity
- Speaker: Dr. Pankaj Vohra
11:00 – 11:45 am: Dermatologic Findings In Systemic Diseases (eg Rheumatologic Disorders, etc); What do pediatricians tend to miss?
- Speaker: Dr. Teresa Wright
11:45 am – 12 noon: Q & A
12:00 pm: Adjourn Friday Morning Session

Satellite Symposia: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

The Role of Obesity Medications in the Pediatric Population

12:00 – 1:30pm

Overview:

We are in a new era in which we are understanding obesity as a complex disease process and not simply a result of lifestyle choices. In this era, the AAP has produced recent clinical practice guidelines which support the use of pharmacotherapy as an adjunct to lifestyle interventions to treat obesity and weight-related comorbidities in kids and teens. We now have access to highly effective obesity medications which bridge the gap between lifestyle interventions at one end of the spectrum and bariatric surgery at the other. This presentation is an opportunity to discuss the why and how of medication use for pediatric patients with obesity and to acknowledge challenges and opportunities for obesity care going forward.

Speaker:

Jessica Reilly, MD, FAAP, DABOM, Medical Director,

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Strong4Life Clinic and Bariatric Program

Objective:

Briefly review the AAP Guidelines on Treatment of Obesity in Children & Adolescents
Review currently available options for obesity medications including both FDA-approved and off-label options
Discuss general principles in the clinical approach to choosing to apply pharmacotherapy including considerations for nutritional status, appetite, disordered eating tendencies, and medical comorbidities.

Commercial Supporter:

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Friday Afternoon Workshops

1:30 – 2:30 pm: Preparing for the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness for the Primary Care Pediatrician
- Speakers: Dr. April Hartman and Dr. Jennifer Beaudreau
1:30 – 3:00 pm: Feeding Foundations: Empowering Pediatricians to Champion Breastfeeding
- Speakers: Dr. Shreeti Kapoor, Dr. Susan Goldberg, and Dr. Melissa Boekhaus

Saturday, June 14

Peds by the Sea Fun Run 5K

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Now a PBS tradition, join your colleagues, for the Chapter’s Annual PBS Run/Walk event Saturday, June 14. Meet at the Ritz-Carlton lobby to run or walk (5K/3.1miles) on the beach.

General Sessions

8:00 – 8:15 am: Welcome
8:15 – 9:00 am: Nail and hair anomalies – What’s normal, when/how to treat, when to refer
- Speaker: Dr. Teresa Wright
9:00 – 9:45 am: Pediatric ENT Essentials: From Earaches to the Great Tongue Tie Debate.
- Speaker: Dr. Eric Berg
9:45 – 10:15 am: Break with Exhibitors
10:15 – 11:00 am: Managing Difficult Behaviors in Children with and without Disabilities
- Speaker: Dr. Barbara Howard
11:00 – 11:45 am: Surgical Treatment of Obesity in the Adolescent
- Speaker: Dr. Jaine McKenzie
11:45 – 12:00 noon: Q & A
12: 00 – 12:30 pm: Georgia Chapter Business Meeting
12:30 pm: Adjourn Saturday Morning Session

Saturday Afternoon Workshop

1:30 – 2:30 pm: How Point-of-Care Ultrasound is Changing Pediatric Practice
- Speaker: Dr. Matthew Cornish and Dr. Deborah Huang

President’s Reception

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Don’t miss the President’s Reception on Saturday night featuring DJ, dancing, and fun…oh my…and a photo booth to make your memories of Pediatrics by the Sea. Bring your family & dance shoes to join us for the party!