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  • Thursday, October 1, 2026
  • 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
    Conference Registration Hours
  • 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
    Main Information Booth Hours
  • Friday, October 2, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 7:30 PM PDT
    Conference Registration Hours
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    C1010: Firearm Injury Prevention Forum
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    C1011: Innovations in Obesity Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment Forum
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM PDT
    C1012: 2026 Neonatal Resuscitation Program® (NRP®) Current Issues Course
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H1015: Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Annual Meeting: Day 1
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H1016: Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting: Day 1
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H1017: Section on Surgery Annual Meeting: Day 1
  • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Annual Meeting: Day 1
  • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT
    AAP Community Cares Project
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Dermatologic Emergencies
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    From Failure to Thrive to Faltering Weight: A New Name with New Recommendations
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis-Are We Testing and Treating Appropriately (Presented in Spanish)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Sexually Transmitted Infections: What’s Changed?
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Supporting Breastfeeding in the First Week of Life - How to Not Get in the Way!
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    What’s New in Type 1 Diabetes Care?
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    New Threats & Advances in Child Injury Prevention
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Patient-Centered & Destigmatizing Language: How Words Matter in Documentation
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Tantrums from Toddlers to Teens: Recognition, Response and Remedies
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    C1060: Musculoskeletal Boot Camp for Pediatric Providers Course
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    C1061: Rethinking Community Partnership: A Training on Ethical Collaboration in Resource-Limited Contexts
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    C1062: Joint Program: Section on Administration and Practice Management and Pediatric Practice Management Alliance: Day 1
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H1064: Council on Healthy Mental and Emotional Development Program
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H1065: Joint Program: Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Section on Innovation in Therapeutics and Technology, and Committee on Medical Liability and Risk Management
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H1066: Section on Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Program
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H1067: Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine Program
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Beyond Asthma: Long COVID and Respiratory Dysfunction in Youth Athletes
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Enuresis: Not a Dry Subject
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    How to Talk with Parents About Processed Food, Food Additives and Dyes
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Prevent Substance Use in Children and Adolescent
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Red Flags and Red Herrings in Children with Joint Pain
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Seizures and Seizure Mimics: Diagnosis and Management of Spells
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Taking the Pain out of Pain Management
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Tips for Managing Atopic Dermatitis
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Trends and Truths: Responding to Environmental Health Claims that Parents Find Online
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Car Seats, Booster Seats, Seat Belts: What’s a Provider to Do?
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    The Power of Effective Advocacy Storytelling
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Hypertension
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Dyslexia and Pediatric Primary Care
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Genetic Testing Boot Camp
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis—Are We Testing and Treating Appropriately?
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Identifying and Treating Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Pediatric Health Care for Children and Youth in Kinship Care: Review of Challenges and Supports for this Population
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Skin Care 101 for Children and Teens: Navigating the Skin Care Aisle and On-line Information
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Top Ten Allergy Myths Debunked: What Every Pediatrician Needs to Know
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Vaccinating an Imperfect Immune System
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    What Every Pediatrician Needs to Know About Myocarditis
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    When Infants Don’t Thrive: The Urgency of Addressing Perinatal and Infant Disparities
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM PDT
    District Networking Events
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
    AAP Kids' Camp Family Reception
  • 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM PDT
    President's Welcome Reception
  • Saturday, October 3, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Conference Registration Hours
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    5 Things Every Pediatrician Should Know About Generative Artificial Intelligence
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Challenging Cases in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Confidentiality Reimagined: Protecting Privacy and Safety in a Digital World
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Dermatologic Potpourri
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Functional Abdominal Disorders: Inside and Outside the Gut
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Pediatric Dental and Procedural Sedation: How Do We Counsel Our Patients Who Need It?
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Preventing Kernicterus: Updates on Management of Hyperbilirubinemia
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    The Lows of Legal Highs
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    What the Pediatrician Needs to Know About Ear Tubes—the Most Common Pediatric Surgery
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    When to Refer for Short Stature: Updates on Treatment Options
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H2010: Joint Program: Council on School Health, Council on Children with Disabilities and Council on Community Pediatrics
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H2011: Joint Program: Section on Breastfeeding and Council on Communication and Media
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H2012: Section on Child Death Review and Prevention Program
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H2013: Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Program
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H2015: Section on Telehealth Care Program
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H2016: Section on Urgent Care Medicine Program
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2020: Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Annual Meeting: Day 2
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2021: Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting: Day 2
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2022: Section on Obesity Program
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2023: Section on Orthopaedics Annual Meeting: Day 1
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2024: Section on Pediatric Trainees Annual Meeting
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2025: Section on Surgery Annual Meeting: Day 2
  • 8:00 AM - 5:40 PM PDT
    H2030: Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Annual Meeting: Day 2
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Hands-On Healing: Integrating Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Integrative Therapies for Pediatric Headaches
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Hands-On Lab: Knee and Ankle Exam
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Home Matters: Practical Strategies to Promote Home Accessibility
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Otoscopy Lab
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Pediatrician on a Mission: Preparing Ethically and Clinically for Global Health Service
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Wound Care Lab: Evaluation, Management & Hands-On Procedures
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Abdominal Masses in Children
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Are You Smarter Than an Intensivist?
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Back in the Game: Pediatrician’s Guide to Return to Play
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Diseases Caused by Environmental Exposures: What to Know about “Zebras”
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Exposures and Ingestions: Addressing Parental Tobacco, Nicotine, and Cannabis Use
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Feeding the Future: How to Prevent Food Allergies
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Heart Sounds and Murmurs: How To Listen
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Medicaid in Motion: What’s Key, What’s Changing, and What Does It Mean for You
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Newborn Skin Care
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Pediatric Ocular Emergencies You Can’t Afford to Miss
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Promise and Peril: Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and AI
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Tiny Wheezers, Big Decisions: Practical Strategies for Pediatric Asthma Care (0-4 years)
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Vaccine Update: What’s New?
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    What’s New in Contraceptive Care
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Opening Plenary Session
  • 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall Product Theaters
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    H2055: Section on Oral Health Program
  • 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT
    H2056: Section on Infectious Diseases Program
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2060: Council on Children with Disabilities Program
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2061: Council on Clinical Information Technology Program
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2062: Council on Immigrant Child and Family Health Program
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2063: Joint Program: Section on Allergy and Immunology and Section on Global Health
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2064: Joint Program: Section on Integrative Medicine, Council on School Health, and Council on Healthy Mental and Emotional Development
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2065: Joint Program: Section on International Medical Graduates and Committee on Pediatric Workforce
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2066: Joint Program: Section on Nicotine and Tobacco Prevention and Treatment and Council on Adolescents and Young Adults
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2067: Section on Critical Care Annual Meeting: Day 1
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2068: Section on Early Career Physicians Program
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H2072: Section on Osteopathic Pediatricians Program: Day 1
  • 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall Product Theaters
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    25 Tips to Improve Your Practice Right Now
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Acne Vulgaris: Update on Approach to Treatment
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Advances in Treatment of Pediatric Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Can You Recognize Genetic and Metabolic Conditions?
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Chronic Cough in Children
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Difficult News, Busy Clinic, Hard Conversations, Tight Schedules: Skills and Practical Tools for Pediatricians
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    ENT Potpourri
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids: Environmental Health Strategies to Address Asthma Disparities
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    It’s All About the Relationships: Promoting Early Relational Health in Primary Care
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Psychopharmacology in Primary Care
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Safeguarding the Young Athlete from Abuse in Sports
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    So You Think You Can Scroll? The Essential Guide to Navigating Health Misinformation
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    What Pediatricians Should Know About Anesthesia Risk and Preoperative Clinics
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Wiggles, Worries, Tantrums of Fury! – Making Sense of Early Childhood Behavioral Problems using the AAP Mental Health Toolkit
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Clinical Event Debriefing: Improving Pediatric Safety and Team Resilience
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Hands-On Rheumatology Lab: MSK and Skin Exam
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Make QI Count: Building a Standout Academic Portfolio
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Otoscopy Lab
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Wound Care Lab: Evaluation, Management & Hands-On Procedures
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall Product Theaters
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Cultural Safety with Indigenous Families: Translating Theory into Clinical Practice
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Hypertension
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    GERD Through the Ages: Indications for Testing and Treating Infants, Children, and Adolescents
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Hernia, Hydrocoele, Undescended Testis
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Housing Instability and Homelessness in Pediatrics: Health Impacts and Multi-level Interventions for Pediatricians
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    How to Diagnose and Treat ADHD in a Busy Practice
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Interpreting the Complete Blood Count: Factors Influencing Results
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Navigating Alternative Practices in the Newborn Nursery
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Neurology On-Call: Altered Mental Status
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    The Great Practice Management Debate: 5 Controversial Topics Every Pediatrician Faces
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Visual Diagnosis Potpourri: Test Your Skills
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Before Medical Child Abuse: Identifying and Addressing Overmedicalization in Pediatric Primary Care
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Caring for Pediatric Patients with Turner Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Approach
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Tantrums from Toddlers to Teens: Recognition, Response and Remedies
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Advocating for Pediatric Innovation: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Exhibits Reception
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Good Grief? : Defining and Supporting the Experience of Grief in Pediatric Providers, Trainees, and Teams
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Providing Whole Child Care for Autistic Children and Youth in the Primary Care Office
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Reading Journals with a Critical Eye
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Starting Strong in Pediatric Practice: Learn the Essentials
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    The Highs and Lows of Electrolyte Disarray
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    When Every Minute Matters: Rapid Goals of Care Conversations in Pediatric Practice
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    When to Refer for Abnormal Head Shape
  • 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM PDT
    San Diego Experience! at The Rady's Music Shell
  • Sunday, October 4, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Conference Registration Hours
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Connecting Families to WIC: A Practical Toolkit for Health Care Providers
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Evaluation and Management of Pneumonia
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Genetic Evaluation of Intellectual Disability or Global Development Delay: What the Pediatrician Needs to Know
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Managed Care Mechanics: An Under the Hood Guide to Fixing the Leaks and Protecting Payment
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Navigating Alternative Practices in the Newborn Nursery
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Providing Whole Child Care for Autistic Children and Youth in the Primary Care Office
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Safety and Efficacy of Herbs and Supplements in Children and Adolescents
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Supporting Schools and Students Through Policy Change
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Published Studies That Could Change the Way You Practice
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    C3010: Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Fundamentals Course
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H3012: Council on Adolescents and Young Adults Program
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H3013: Council on Child Abuse and Neglect Program
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H3014: Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention Program
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H3015: Joint Program: Council on Health Equity and Council on Community Pediatrics
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H3016: Joint Program: Section on Innovation in Therapeutics and Technology, Section on Telehealth Care, and Council on Clinical Information Technology
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H3017: Joint Program: Section on Simulation and Innovative Learning Methods and Section on Critical Care
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H3018: Section on Allergy and Immunology Program: AM
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H3020: Section on Medicine-Pediatrics Program
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H3022: Section on Orthopaedics Annual Meeting: Day 2
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H3023: Section on Osteopathic Pediatricians Program: Day 2
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H3024: Section on Surgery Annual Meeting: Day 3
  • 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM PDT
    H3025: Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Annual Meeting: Day 3
  • 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Section on Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting: Day 3
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM PDT
    H3030: Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness Program
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM PDT
    H3034: Section on Uniformed Services Program
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H3031: Section on Global Health Program
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H3032: Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Annual Meeting: Day 3
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H3033: Section on Transport Medicine Program
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Casting and Splinting Lab
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Clinic to Capitol, the Hospital to the Hill: Making Advocacy Work for You
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Eye Exam Skills Lab: Using the Ophthalmoscope
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Hands-On Lab: Spine and Hip Exam
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Musculoskeletal Examination and Evaluation of Newborns and Infants
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Bridging the Gap: The Role of the Pediatrician in the Prevention and Recognition of Eating Disorders in Youth with Overweight and Obesity
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Caring for LGBTQ+ Patients and Families
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Counting Sheep or Chasing Screens: Untangling Behavioral Sleep Problems in Children
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Dermatoses in Children of Color
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Foreign Bodies A-Z
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Hepatitis B Vaccine: The Importance of the Birth Dose
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Preparticipation Physical Evaluation: Best Practices for Your Clinic
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Supportive Strategies for School-Age Children with Behavioral Difficulties
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Systemic Secrets: What the Mouth Reveals About the Body
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Using Data Analytics to Improve Practice Financing
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    When Every Minute Matters: Rapid Goals of Care Conversations in Pediatric Practice
  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Sunday Plenary Session
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    AAP Trivia Show
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall Product Theaters
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    H3055: Section on Endocrinology Program
  • 1:00 PM - 4:20 PM PDT
    H3056: Section on Ophthalmology Program
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H3060: Council on Children and Disasters Program
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H3061: Council on Early Childhood Program
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H3062: Joint Program: Section on Administration and Practice Management and Pediatric Practice Management Alliance: Day 2
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H3063: Joint Program: Section on Home Care Program, Council on Children with Disabilities and Section on Telehealth Care
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H3064: Section on Allergy and Immunology Program: PM
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H3065: Section on Critical Care Annual Meeting: Day 2
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H3068: Section on Hospice and Palliative Medicine Program
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H3069: Section on LGBT Health and Wellness Program
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H3072: Section on Senior Members Program
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    H3073: Section on Simulation and Innovative Learning Methods Program
  • 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall Product Theaters
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Case-Based Guide to Recognizing Child Physical Abuse
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Discontinuing Psychiatric Medication: Considerations for Care
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Environmental Health for Newborns – Promoting a Healthy Start
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Evaluation and Management of Menstrual Disorders in Teens
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Food Allergy Management in Schools (FAMS): Expert Recommendations for K-12
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Fostering Health Equity in Pediatrics
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Imaging Studies for Common Pediatric Conditions: What to Order and When
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Mind Over Matter: Making Sense of Functional Neurologic Disorders in Kids
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Spectrum of Therapeutic Approaches for Autistic Children and Youth
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Staying out of Trouble With Fractures, Sprains, and Strains
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Syncope in Children and Adolescents
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Tiny Bugs, Big Impact: Prebiotics and Probiotics in Pediatric Care
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    What’s New in Obesity Management
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Casting and Splinting Lab
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    From Experience to Action: Trauma-Informed Care Through the Lens of Families and Pediatricians
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Hands-On Oral Health Lab: Fluoride Varnish and Silver Diamine Fluoride
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Injury Prevention Show & Tell: Products that Harm vs. Those That Keep Children Safe
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Pediatric Sedation Lab
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall Product Theaters
  • 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
    C3011: Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Critical Competency Course
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    5 Things Every Pediatrician Should Know About Generative Artificial Intelligence
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Age-Based Guidance to Discuss Media Use in Well-Child Visits
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Common Problems in the Newborn Nursery and Beyond
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Culinary Medicine: Using Food to Promote Overall Health
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Culturally Responsive Obesity Care in Indigenous Populations
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Empowering Pediatricians to Talk to Patients & Families about Firearm Injury Prevention
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Immigration Advocacy 101: Mobilizing Pediatricians to Support Children in Immigrant Families
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Looking at Those Lipid Levels
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Rebooting Pediatric Care - Practical Insights into Digital Health
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Supporting Adolescents in Foster Care: Complex Needs and Pathways to Adulthood
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Urinary Tract Dilation in the Newborn: What Pediatricians Need to Know
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    When Science Meets Social Media: Debunking Breastfeeding Myths
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Implementing Team-Based Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    When It’s Not The Lungs’ Fault: Unmasking Functional Respiratory Disorders in Children
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Your Voice Matters: Using Social Media to Drive Child Health Advocacy
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Best Practices When Sexual Abuse Is Suspected
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Equitable Guidance for Care Delivery to All Children
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Foreign Bodies A-Z
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Your Pediatric Practice
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Neurology 101: Evaluation and Management of Common Neurologic Complaints
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Over the Teeth: Diet and Dentition
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood: Supporting Families and Physicians
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Transitioning Children with Disabilities into Adult Care
  • Monday, October 5, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Conference Registration Hours
  • 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    AAP Friends of Children Fund 5K Fun Run & Walk
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Child Abuse and Neglect: Recognizing Oral Findings
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Don't Hold Your Breath: Office Spirometry for Pediatricians
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Our Littlest Grads: Follow-Up of NICU Preemies
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Parents Don't Know What to Believe But They Do Know Who to Trust: How Pediatricians Can Adapt, Engage, and Connect
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    The Adolescent with Painful Hip: When to Treat, When to Refer
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    The Pediatric Workforce Today: An Update
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Meet the Red Book Committee
  • 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    H4010: Council on Environmental Health and Climate Change Program
  • 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    H4011: Section on Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Program
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    H4012: Council on Communications and Media Program
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM PDT
    H4020: Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care Program
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Caring for Autistic Children and Youth with High Support Needs: Best Practices for Pediatricians
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Eye Exam Skills Lab: Using the Ophthalmoscope
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Navigating Ethical Dilemmas General Pediatrics: A Case-Based Approach
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Your Voice Matters: Using Social Media to Drive Child Health Advocacy
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Become a Pediatric Coding Superstar: Mastering the Basics
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Behavioral and Emotional Screening in Pediatric Practice
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Constipation and Encopresis: Evaluation and Management
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Heads Up: Headache Management in Primary Care
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Leveraging AI to Promote Health Equity in Pediatrics
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Preventing and Responding to Dental Trauma in the Pediatric Office
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Providing Holistic Health Care to Youth in Immigrant Families: Challenges & Opportunities
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Psychotherapy: Brief Interventions in the Pediatric Setting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    The Weight of Breathing: Obesity, Lung Function and the GLP-1 Revolution
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    What I Learned as a Dermatologist That I Wish I Knew as a Pediatrician
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    What's New in the Neontal Resucitation Program?
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Why Your Patients Really Don’t Get Better
  • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Monday Plenary Session
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall Product Theaters
  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Annual Business Lunch
  • 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall Product Theaters
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Antimicrobial Update: Optimizing Prescribing Trends While Minimizing Resistance
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    From Paper to Practice: Using Asthma Guidelines for “Smart”er Pediatric Care
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Get Paid What You’re Due: Maximizing Claims and Avoiding Denials
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Hot Topics in Pediatric Environmental Health
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Integrating Intensive Health, Behavior and Lifestyle Treatment Strategies in Primary Care
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Intrauterine Drug Exposure: What's a Pediatrician to Do?
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Keeping Up to Date on Sports Concussion
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Let’s Team Up for Children with Special Health Care Needs: Tips and Technology to Enhance the Medical Home!
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Neurology 101: Evaluation and Management of Common Neurologic Complaints
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Preschool Petulance: When is it a Problem?
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Rapid Fire Visual Diagnosis in Pediatric Ophthalmology
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Too Early, Too Late, or Just Right? Variations in Pubertal Development
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Urine the Know: Ins and Outs of Urinalysis
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Beyond Statistics: Addressing Breastfeeding Disparities Through Equity and Action
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Humanities for Healing: Using Narrative Medicine to Support Well-Being
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    The Integrative Medicine Consult: Using Integrative Approaches for Self-Care and Common Pediatric Problems
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Age-Based Guidance to Discuss Media Use in Well-Child Visits
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Breastfeeding Essentials
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Decoding Allergic Skin Reactions: What Every Pediatrician Should Know
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Hand, Foot, Mouth and What Disease?!
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Healthy Active Living: 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    How AI is Shaping the Future of Coding and Documentation
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    I Said No And I Mean It: Responding To Refusals of Care In Pediatrics
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Recognizing and Managing Common Gynecologic Disorders in Adolescents
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Sudden Cardiac Events and Sudden Death: What You Need to Know
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Teen Drivers: Safety Strategies for Parents and Pediatricians
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Equity in Practice: Tools for Pediatric Care
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Gadgets, Gizmos, and Thingamajigs for Allergy and Asthma
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Ready in the Office: Pediatric Disaster Preparedness for Every Practice
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Biologics and Beyond: Pediatric Care for the Immunosuppressed Child
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Birthmarks: Red, White, Blue, and Brown 
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    I am Being Sued!
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Implementing the New AAP UTI Guideline: Evidence to Everyday Practice
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Nutrition in the School-Aged Child
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Rooted in Nature: Nurturing Whole Child Wellness through Outdoor Experiences
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Screening and Managing Youth at Risk for Suicide
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Top 10 Musculoskeletal Complaints: Recognition and Management
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    What Pediatricians Can Do About Bullying
  • Tuesday, October 6, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    Conference Registration Hours
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Preventive Care Guidelines: Updates and Evidence
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    What I Learned as a Dermatologist That I Wish I Knew as a Pediatrician
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Abnormal Bleeding Patterns
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Constipation and Encopresis: Evaluation and Management
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Fast Facts about Anaphylaxis
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Helping Primary Care Clinicians Understand Alternative Treatments and Work Effectively with Families: Shared Decision Making and Building Trusting Relationships
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    ICD-10 Errors Cost More Than You Think
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Primer on Practical Pediatric Care of Children and Adolescents With ARFID