Were you in Washington D.C. for the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting in April 2023? Children’s Minnesota was! PAS is the premier national meeting for pediatric research at every career stage.
PAS connects thousands of pediatricians and other health care providers worldwide. It offers opportunities to share research, explore new ideas, build career opportunities, and collaborate on future projects.
Our booth in the exhibit hall
Children’s Minnesota had a booth – booth #532 – in the exhibit hall during the conference. We had our kid experts staffing the booth and they were available to chat.
Children’s Minnesota’s open positions
During the conference, we chatted with people about working at Children’s Minnesota. If you still want to learn more, check out all of our open positions and apply today! Here are additional open positions:
Children’s Minnesota kid experts staffing our booth
The kid experts from Children’s Minnesota staffed our booth:
- Dr. Emily Chapman, SVP medical affairs and chief medical officer, staffed our booth on Saturday, April 29, at 3:30 p.m.
- Dr. Aimee Sznewajs, medical director of our pediatric hospital medicine program, staffed our booth.
Networking opportunity
On Sunday, April 30, 2023, from 7-9 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis, we – along with the University of Minnesota Medical School – hosted a Minnesota Networking Reception with fellow health care professionals from Minnesota.
Children’s Minnesota presenters at PAS
See below for the kid experts from Children’s Minnesota that presented at PAS.
Friday, April 28:
- Anupam B. Kharbanda, MD
Clinical VP, chief of critical care services and a pediatric emergency medicine physician- Dr. Kharbanda contributed to the research for the poster session was part of the research for the poster session titled: Biomarkers for pediatric bacterial musculoskeletal infections in Lyme disease endemic region.
- This poster session was 5:15-7:15 p.m.
- Kelly Bergmann, DO
Director of research for the department of emergency medicine, ED staff physician
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- Dr. Bergmann contributed to the research for the poster session titled: Emergency department management and disposition of low-risk febrile infants with and without a documented primary care physician.
- This poster session was 5:15-7:15 p.m.
- Erin King, MD
Director of graduate medical education
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- Dr. King contributed to the research for the poster session titled: iSPOT an Improvement: Improving and Standardizing Peer Observation and Feedback in PHM Teams.
- This poster session was 5:15-7:15 p.m.
- Andrew Kiragu, MD
Physician at Childrens Respiratory & Critical Care Specialists
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- Dr. Kiragu contributed to the research for the poster presentation titled: The Impact of COVID-19 on Burns Presenting to Pediatric Emergency Departments.
- This poster session was 5:15-7:15 p.m.
- Andrew Kiragu, MD
Physician at Childrens Respiratory & Critical Care Specialists
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- Dr. Kiragu contributed to the research for the poster presentation titled: The Impact of COVID-19 on Fractures Presenting to Pediatric Emergency Departments.
- This poster session was 5:15-7:15 p.m.
- Heidi Kamrath, DO
Staff physician of neonatology- Dr. Kamrath contributed to the research for the poster presentation titled: Pediatric End of Life Care Skills: An Interprofessional Workshop to Build Competence and Resilience.
- This poster session was 5:15-7:15 p.m.
Saturday, April 29
- Kelly Bergmann, DO
Director of research for the department of emergency medicine, ED staff physician
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- Dr. Bergmann contributed to the research for the presentation titled: Optimizing anaphylaxis observation periods based on reaction severity: a 30-center retrospective cohort study.
- This presentation was 11-11:15 a.m.
- Kelly Bergmann, DO
Director of research for the department of emergency medicine, ED staff physician
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- Dr. Bergmann contributed to the research for the presentation titled: Household transmission dynamics from asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infected children: a multicenter multinational prospective controlled cohort study.
- This presentation was 11:15-11:30 a.m.
- Ariel B. Stein, MD
Physician PEM Fellow- Dr. Stein presented the poster titled: At-home administration of opioid analgesia in children discharged from the emergency department after reduction of forearm fracture.
- The other Children’s Minnesota kid experts who contributed to the research for this session are: Shea Lammers, MS; Dr. Henry Ortega; Dr. Samuel R. Reid.
- This poster session was 3:30-6 p.m.
- Kiran Dwarakanath, MBBS
Staff physician of neonatology
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- Dwarakanath, along with others, contributed to the research for the poster session titled: Advancing care of neonates with acute kidney injury utilizing the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Database.
- This poster session was 3:30-6 p.m.
Sunday, April 30
- Kelly Bergmann, DO
Director of research for the department of emergency medicine, ED staff physician
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- Dr. Bergmann contributed to the research for the presentation titled: Race, ethnicity, language and the emergency management of low-risk febrile infants.
- This presentation was 8:15-8:30 a.m.
- Aimee Sznewajs, MD
Medical director of the pediatric hospital medicine program at Children’s Minnesota
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- Dr. Sznewajs was a co-leader of a presentation titled: Knowing Me, Knowing You: The Art of Managing Up in Medicine.
- This presentation was 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Ann Downey, MBBS
Staff physician of neonatology at Children’s Minnesota- Downey, along with others, contributed to the research for the poster session titled: Behind the Screens: Using Quality Improvement to Implement Depression and Anxiety Screening in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
- This poster session was 3:30-6 p.m.
Monday, May 1
- Kelly Bergmann, DO
Director of research for the department of emergency medicine, ED staff physician- Dr. Bergmann contributed to the research for the poster session titled: Identification of children with anaphylaxis who may not require ED care: a 30-center retrospective cohort study.
- This poster session was 9:30-11:30 a.m.
- Kelly Bergmann, DO
Director of research for the department of emergency medicine, ED staff physician
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- Dr. Bergmann was the presenting author of the poster session titled: Impact of Clinical Practice Guidelines and Racemic Epinephrine Recommendations on Hospital Utilization in Children with Croup.
- This poster session was 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Talk to our experts
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- Referrals, admissions and critical care transport services.
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