Practice-Changing Research in Complex Care at the American Academy of Pediatrics Conference 2025
In this special Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, co-hosts Kilby Mann, Kristie Malik, and Kathleen Huth interview presenters of posters relevant to the care of children with medical complexity at the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Exhibition. Speakers describe their study findings and implications for practice. Dr. Rishi Agrawal discusses the role of the Council on Children with Disabilities in translating research into improved clinical care and advocacy for children with medical complexity.
SPEAKERS
Rishi Agrawal, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics,
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,
Attending Physician,
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Elizabeth Avery Hill, DO
Assistant Professor,
University of Utah
Michelle Melicosta, MD, MPH, MSC,
Associate Chief Medical Officer,
Kennedy Krieger Institute,
Assistant Professor,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Patricia Notario, MD,
Medical Director of the Pediatric Complex Care Program,
Billings Clinic
Prasiddha Parthasarathy, MD,
Resident,
University of Toronto
HOSTS
Kristina Malik, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Director, KidStreet
Pediatrician, Special Care Clinic,
Children's Hospital Colorado
Kilby Mann, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Children's Hospital Colorado
Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc
Pediatrician, Complex Care Service, Division of General Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
DATE
Initial publication date: October 14, 2025.
RESOURCES REFERENCED
Project ECHO/ECHO Model: https://projectecho.unm.edu/model/
Council on Children with Disabilities (COCWD): https://www.aap.org/en/community/aap-councils/council-on-children-with-disabilities/
AAP Experience National Conference Denver 2025 - Conference Schedule: https://aapexperience.org/schedule/
TRANSCRIPT
https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/at/m48sjfwmqfnrfwnxg8p7p88/CCJCP_2025_AAP_conference_10-13-25.pdf
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CITATION
Mann K, Malik K, Agrawal R, Hill EA, Melicosta M, Notario P, Parthasarathy P, Huth K. Practice-Changing Research in Complex Care at the American Academy of Pediatrics Conference 2025. 10/2025. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/practice-changing-research-in-complex-care-at-the-american-academy-of-pediatrics-conference-2025.
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