2200 - Advocating for Gender Equity in Pediatrics: a 3-Pronged Approach

Sunday, April 24, 2022

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM US MT

Location: Convention Center: 103/105

CE: Live CME: 1.5

Course Number: 2200

Leader(s)

Kerri Machut, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
Evanston, Illinois, United States

Co-Leader(s)

CD

Christiane Dammann, MD

Professor in Pediatrics
Tufts Childrens Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dena Hubbard, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Quality and Safety
Pediatrics
Childrens Mercy/University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Catherine Kimball-Eayrs, MD, FAAP, IBCLC

Clinical Associate Professor
USUHS
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Emily Miller, MD, MS, FAAP (she/her/hers)

Attending Neonatologist/Assistant Professor
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Renate Savich, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor of Pediatrics
University of New Mexico Children's Hospital
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Lily Lou, MD

Chair-AAP SONPM; Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Dir. Government Relations-UIC
University of Illinois at Chicago
Palos Park, Illinois, United States
Anne Edwards, MD

Chief Medical Officer
American Academy of Pediatrics
Itasca, Illinois, United States
James Baumberger, MPP

Senior Director, Federal Advocacy
Federal Advocacy
American Academy of Pediatrics
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Kerri Machut, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Christiane E. Dammann, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Dena K. Hubbard, MD: Abbott Nutrition (Currently Ongoing) (Products/Services: Speaker Honorarium including speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)

Catherine A. Kimball-Eayrs, MD, FAAP, IBCLC: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Emily R. Miller, MD, MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Renate D. Savich, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Lily J. Lou, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Anne Edwards, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

James Baumberger, MPP: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Gender disparities are well documented in medicine despite the growing majority of women physicians, especially in pediatrics. Intersectional identities like race, sexuality, and religion can further widen gender-based disparities. Advocacy is crucial to changing this outdated dynamic and achieving the full potential of the pediatric workforce. This workshop will initiate participants on the path to change and equip them with tangible tools to lead to immediate action.

The workshop will kick-off with an expert panel on women in pediatric leadership, gender and intersectional disparities in pediatrics, and advocacy tools for change. Participants will then break into three tracks, working in small, interactive, facilitated groups to create deliverables advocating for change at three levels:
1) Institutionally (university, hospital, or practice) – focused on how to build local women in pediatrics groups, investigate and disseminate existing disparities, build oversight, and plan targeted interventions. Output will be an outline of a strategic plan to present to your institutional leadership.
2) Field/specialty - focused on how to engage with your field’s existing women’s network or build one if does not yet exist. Participants will partner with other members of their specialty for enhanced efficacy. Output will be a draft of a call to action statement on gender and intersectional equity to present to your society or section’s leadership.
3) Nationally across pediatrics - focused on how to align interventions across pediatric subspecialties. Output will be a draft of an American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Leadership Forum Resolution.