Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) experts will contribute their latest research, clinical insights, and educational innovations at the 2026 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, an international conference attracting thousands of leading pediatric clinicians, researchers, and educators. The meeting will take place April 24-27 in Boston.
Across nearly 50 oral sessions, workshops, and poster presentations, CHLA faculty and trainees will share new work spanning developmental-behavioral pediatrics, medical education, neonatology, emergency medicine, cardiology, and additional specialties. Ranked among the top 10 children’s hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, CHLA is at the forefront of pediatric academic medicine.
Session speakers include Dr. Kimberly A. Petko presenting “Just-in-Time Advocacy: Introducing a Practical, Patient-Centered Framework to Teach Bedside Advocacy” on Monday, April 27. Dr. Douglas Vanderbilt will co-facilitate networking breakouts on implementing CP screening guidelines and delivering developmental-behavioral pediatrics care. Dr. Larry Yin will moderate a session on developmental and behavioral pediatrics.
In emergency medicine, Dr. Matan Paret will present “Pain Elimination and Anxiety Control through Experiential Virtual Reality,” while Dr. Kelly Walters will discuss identifying Mycoplasma Pneumoniae in children with community-acquired pneumonia, and Dr. Pradip Chaudhari will evaluate concordance between point-of-care low-field brain MRI and clinical brain CT for pediatric head trauma.
Additional presentations cover health equity topics, including Dr. Vivian Lee’s research on “Differences in Care for Children With Croup by Race, Ethnicity, and Language Preference.” Neonatal topics include Dr. Shahab Noori’s hands-on training for Patent Ductus Arteriosus scoring using neonatal echocardiography simulation. Poster presentations address adolescent medicine trends, cardiology outcomes, developmental-behavioral interventions, emergency care variations, and quality improvement initiatives. Conference attendees can connect with CHLA faculty and staff at Booth No. 1001.
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