2024

2024 Meeting Theme: Leading Courageously in Community

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!

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About

The APPD Annual Spring Meeting provides pediatric program educators and leaders with the opportunity to network and learn what’s new in medical education curriculum. Attendees will:

Learn best practices of medical education across the continuum.
Explore innovative educational approaches through sessions that present innovative curriculum and processes for residency and fellowship programs.
Enjoy networking and mentoring opportunities among a community of educators.
Hear from key stakeholders in the field, including the American Board of Pediatrics and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Target Audience: All pediatric program educators and leaders! Including, but not limited to, residency and fellowship program directors, associate program directors, vice chairs, department chairs, designated institute officials, deans, coordinators/administrators/managers, chief residents, residents, fellows, and clinical educators.

Continuing Medical Education will be offered.

Program Schedule

Important! Please note that for 2024, the Opening Plenary Session will begin on Tuesday, April 16th at 4pm Central.

Download Program Schedule PDF

Times listed in Central. Schedule subject to change.

Sunday, April 14

8:30am-4:00pm: APPD LEAPES Cohort Meeting (invitation only)
1:30pm-5:00pm: APPD LEAD Council Meeting (invitation only)

Monday, April 15

8:30am-5:00pm: APPD LEGACY Program for Rising Chief Residents (additional fee required)
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APPD is pleased to offer the 2nd Annual APPD LEGACY program, a curriculum designed around the unique professional development needs of rising Pediatric Chief Residents. Programing kicks off on Monday, April 15 with a full-day, dynamic leadership curricular retreat, where experts in pediatric medical education will inspire your Rising Pediatric Chief Residents to succeed as prepared, driven and forward-thinking leaders in your programs. Incorporating concepts in leadership styles, professional development, emotional intelligence, and conflict resolution, Chief Residents will hear from nationally-renowned faculty and interact with peers to create a clear strategy for their Chief year –and beyond. Programming on the second day, Tuesday, April 16, will feature participation in the APPD Forum for Chief Residents.
8:30am-5:00pm: APPD LEAD Cohort Meeting (invitation only)
8:30am-5:00pm: APPD LEAPES Cohort Meeting (invitation only)
10:00am-5:00pm: APPD Board of Directors Meeting (invitation only)

Tuesday, April 16

8:30am-3:30pm: Chief Residents Forum for Rising & Graduating Residents
8:30am-12noon: APPD LEAD Cohort Meeting (invitation only)
8:00am-9:30am: APPD LEAPES Graduation Breakfast (invitation only)
9:00am-12:00pm: APPD Board of Directors Meeting (invitation only)
9:30am-3:30pm: Coordinators / Administrators Day
10:00am-3:30pm: APPD FUEL Cohort Meeting (invitation only)
10:00am-3:30pm: APPD AIMS Cohort Meeting (invitation only)
2:00pm-3:30pm: Vice Chairs of Education Section Specific Programming

----New for 2024! Annual Meeting Kick-Off at 4pm----

4:00pm-5:30pm: Opening Plenary Session (Welcome, APPD Presidential Address, Awards, Hot Topics)
5:30pm-6:30pm: Welcome Reception for All Attendees
6:30pm-7:30pm: Leaders Reception/Awards (invitation only)

Wednesday, April 17

8:00-9:00am: Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:45am: New Fellowship Directors Meet & Greet
8:00-8:45am: Crosswalk Study Meeting
9:00am-9:10am: Welcome, Overview of the Day
9:10am-9:45am: ACGME Updates & Q&A
9:45am-10:15am: APPD Update
10:30am-12:00noon: Section Specific Programming for Program Directors, Associate Program Directors. Coordinators / Administrators, Chief Residents, Fellowship Program Directors
12:15pm-1:15pm: Regional Meetings / Lunches
1:30pm-3:00pm: Enhanced Learning Session I
3:15pm-4:45pm: Enhanced Learning Session II
4:45pm-5:45pm: Poster Session I & Networking Reception
(including chief resident forum poster presentations)
5:45pm-6:45pm: APPD Leadership Development Program Networking Reception (AIMS, FUEL, UICC, LEAD, LEAPES; past and current cohort members)
(invitation only)

Thursday, April 18

8:00am-9:00am: Continental Breakfast
8:00am-8:45am: Council of Learning Community Chairs Meeting
8:00am-8:45am: Coordinators/Administrators Region Networking
8:00am-8:45am: PRB-RSC Meeting
9:00am-9:10am: Welcome, Overview of the Day
9:10am-9:45am: ABP Updates, Q&A
9:45am-10:15am: Recruitment Updates from the APPD Residency Recruitment Action Team
10:15am-10:45am: Platform Presentations in Educational Scholarship
11:00am-12:30pm: Enhanced Learning Session III
12:30pm-1:30pm: APPD LESSON Committee Meeting / Lunch
12:30pm-1:30pm: Chief Residents: Meet the Professor
12:30pm-1:30pm: SPIN Steering Committee Meeting
12:45pm-1:30pm: APPD Council of Regional Chairs Meeting / Lunch
12:30pm-1:30pm: Facilitated Junior Faculty Mentoring Session
12:30pm-1:30pm: Associate Program Directors Mentoring Session
12:30pm-1:30pm: Networking Lunches*
1:45pm-2:45pm: Learning Community Sessions
*Attendees are welcomed to grab lunch and bring to their chosen learning community session meeting room during lunch.
Informal networking will be held prior to the formal learning community session kick off at 1:45pm.
3:00pm-4:30pm: Enhanced Learning Session IV
4:45pm-5:45pm: Poster Session II & Networking Reception
Sponsored by Nemours Children's Health

Friday, April 19

8:00am-9:00am: Continental Breakfast
9:00am-9:30am: Welcome, Overview of the Day, APPD LEARN Update
9:30am-10:30am: Platform Presentations in Educational Scholarship
10:30am-10:45am: Break
10:45am-12:15pm: Table to Able Session (3 Topic Rotations; view topics here)
12:15-12:30pm: Closing Remarks
Megan Aylor, MD, Incoming APPD President
12:30pm: Meeting Adjourns

Enhanced Learning Sessions

We are pleased to offer 50 Enhanced Learning Sessions (ELS) during the APPD 2024 Annual Spring Meeting!

Below you may view a listing of all ELS sessions below. You will be asked during registration which ELS session you would like to attend.

Download PDF of ELS titles and descriptions.

Please note: Attendee seating onsite for each ELS is on a first come, first serve basis, depending on size of the meeting room.

For ELS Presenters:

Registration:
All Presenters of accepted ELS proposals are required to register for and attend the meeting.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
All Presenters of accepted ELS proposals are required to complete a conflict-of-interest disclosure form for CME purposes (to be sent by the APPD).

PowerPoint Template:
Presenters are welcome to use the following spring meeting PowerPoint template.
Download here

Continuing Education

Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Association of Pediatric Program Directors. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.

Physicians (ACCME) Credit Designation
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 19.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Pediatrics (ABPeds) MOC Part 2 Credits
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 19.50 MOC Part 2 points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit. Participant must complete the assessment within 30 days of the activity. Participant information will be uploaded to ABP 30 days post activity.
You must request your certificate within 30 days of the activity to meet the deadline for submission to PARS.