Our Executive Director Linda Lee is joining us to give Chapter updates!

Check out the Firearm Injury Prevention Virtual Symposium: click here.

Check out Pages Over Pixels: click here.

For Healthy Mental Developmental Resources: click here.

For more information on HR-1 updates from AAP: click here.

To contact Linda Lee for feedback on Practice Management sessions and any legislative interests: llee@alaap.org

Dates to remember:

- AL AAP Legislative Day: February 4, 2026

- AL AAP Spring Meeting: April 16-19, 2026

- AL AAP Fall/Annual Meeting: September 11-13, 2026

We have a great panel today! Dr. Keri Read, Dr. Marquisha Jarmon, and Dr. Katie Fogle join us to talk about some highlights of the 2025 AL AAP Fall and Annual Meeting! There were some great talks, resources, and people at this meeting so make sure you join us in the future!!

Newborn nursery.. a happy and exciting place to work but can also be nerve-wracking with these sweet babies! Dr. DeeAnne Jackson joins to talk more about the Early Onset Sepsis (EOS) Protocol and the EOS Calculator!

For the EOS Calculator: click here.

Check out the AAP's article on the update to the EOS Calculator: click here.

Check out this article on EOS Calculator from the American Journal of Perinatalogy: click here.

Check out CDC's epidemiology info on EOS: click here.

Dr. Nick CaJacob joins us today to talk about everything EOE! Learn about the different presentations based on age, diagnosis, treatment and more!

To learn more about EOE, check out this free article: click here.

Also check out this article!: click here.

Check out the website for American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders (APFED): click here.

Learn more about Children's of AL's GI Eosinophilic Disorders Clinic: click here.

For more information on Children's of AL's Aerodigestive Clinic: click here.

Thank you to this episode's sponsor, the AL Department of Public Health's Immunization Division. Don't wait, vaccinate! For more info: click here.

I literally brought the podcast to the 2025 AL AAP Annual/Fall Meeting this weekend with Open Mic Time! Get to know a little more about some of the attendees and guests with some fun questions they had to draw from a bowl! Because these were live recordings, there may be a little buzz or background noise but I hope you are still able to enjoy the episode and get to know some awesome pediatric people I got to hang out with!

Don't skip this episode! Dr. Yameika Head shares why acknowledging physician burn out is important and how it affects not just pediatricians, but the healthcare system and our society. How can we do better and how can we help ourselves and others? Listen in!

Maslach Burnout Inventory Survey: click here.

Check out Past-AAP President, Dr. Sandy Chung's letter on physician burnout: click here.

Info on Physician Burnout from the American Medical Association: click here.

Get to know University of South Alabama's new Pediatric Interim Chair, Dr. Benjamin Estrada! We talk about what's going on in infectious disease, as well as what Dr. Estrada looks forward to in his new role!

Got a topic you want to hear about? Let us know!

Hearing loss is the most common birth defect so early newborn screening is important! Joining us today is AL Department of Public Health's Newborn Screening Nurse Supervisor, Mary Wigham! We'll learn about the newborn hearing screen, why it's important, the types of hearing screens, risk factors for congenital hearing loss and more!

For more information from the AL Dept of Public Health: click here.

For more information from the AAP on hearing screening: click here.

For info on National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM): click here.

For more information on Hands and Voices: click here.

For more information on cytomegalovirus: click here.

Check out the AL Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB): click here.

Thanks again to the AL Department of Public Health's Immunization Division for sponsoring this episode!