Will you be in Honolulu, Hawaii, for the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting in April 2025? Children’s Minnesota will be. 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 #318 in the exhibit hall
Children’s Minnesota will have a booth – booth #318 – in the exhibit hall during the conference. Our kid experts will staff the booth and will be available to discuss career opportunities at Children’s Minnesota, what it’s like to work here and more about our specialties.
Children’s Minnesota is hiring
During the conference, we will have our recruiting team at booth #318 talking about working at Children’s Minnesota.
Learn more about working at Children’s Minnesota and view our open positions.
Children’s Minnesota kid experts staffing our booth
These kid experts from Children’s Minnesota will be staffing our booth:
- Thomas George, MD, system medical director for neonatology at Children’s Minnesota, will be staffing the booth on Friday, April 25, from 6-6:30 p.m.
- Jen Pratt, DO, hospitalist, will be staffing the booth on Sunday, April 27, from 9-9:30 a.m.
- Kelly Bergmann, DO, MS, director of research for the department of emergency medicine, ED staff physician, will be staffing the booth on Sunday, April 27, from 10-10:45 a.m.
Children’s Minnesota podium presenters at PAS
See below for the kid experts from Children’s Minnesota that will be presenting at PAS.
Saturday, April 26:
Kelly Bergmann, DO, MS
Director of research for the department of emergency medicine, ED staff physician
- Dr. Bergmann is the co-chair of the presentation titled, “Diabetic kidney disease (DKD): Not just an adult problem!”
- This presentation will be 10-11:30 a.m.
Sunday, April 27:
Andrew Kiragu, MD
Associate chief of critical care
- Dr. Kiragu is a co-leader for the presentation titled, “Pediatric injury equity review: a new approach for identifying and addressing inequities in injury outcomes.”
- This presentation is from 2-3:30 p.m.
Matthew Hamilton, MD
Pain and palliative care medicine physician
- Dr. Hamilton is a co-leader for the presentation titled, “Checking your VITALS – tools and strategies to combat microaggressions in pediatric training.”
- This presentation is from 2-3:30 p.m.
Children’s Minnesota poster presenters at PAS
See below for the kid experts from Children’s Minnesota that will be presenting posters at PAS.
Friday, April 25:
Kelly Bergmann, DO, MS
Director of research for the department of emergency medicine, ED staff physician
- Dr. Bergmann contributed to the research and will be the presenting author for the poster session titled, “Contamination rates of blood, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid culture among hypothermic infants evaluated in the emergency department.”
- This poster session is from 5:30-7:45 p.m.
- Dr. Bergmann contributed to the research for the poster session titled, “Variation in management of hypothermic infants presenting to the emergency department.”
- This poster session is from 5:30-7:45 p.m.
- Dr. Bergmann contributed to the research for the poster session titled, “Identifying a temperature threshold for bacterial infections among infants presenting to the emergency department with hypothermia: a multicenter retrospective study.”
- This poster session is from 5:30-7:45 p.m.
Saturday, April 26:
Carissa Bunke, MD
ED staff physician
- Dr. Bunke contributed to the research and will be the presenting author for the poster session titled, “Implementing a multidisciplinary trauma simulation curriculum for pediatric emergency medicine fellows“
- The poster session is from 2:30-4:45 p.m.
Smrithi Krishnamohan, MD, and Manu Madhok, MD
Dr. Krishnamohan is a medical education student and Dr. Madhok is an ED staff physician
- Dr. Krishnamohan and Dr. Madhok contributed to the research for the poster titled, “Development and implementation of medical escape room and its outcomes in comparison to standard simulation: a pilot study.”
- Dr. Krishnamohan will be the poster presenter.
- The poster session is from 2:30-4:45 p.m.
Rachel Weigert, MD
ED staff physician
- Dr. Weigert contributed to the research and will be the presenting author for the poster session titled, “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you: supporting breastfeeding parents in the pediatric emergency department.”
- This poster session is from 2:30-4:45 p.m.
Sunday, April 27:
Abby Montague, MD, and Brooke Petrich, PharmD
Dr. Montague is a pediatric medical toxicologist and Brooke is a casual pharmacist.
- Dr. Montague and Brooke contributed to the research for the poster session titled, “The cost to save a life: evaluating the accessibility of naloxone discharge prescriptions for hospitalized pediatric patients“
- Dr. Montague will be the presenting author.
- This poster session is from 8:30-10:45 a.m.
Rachel Hedstrom, MD, and Kelly Bergmann, DO, MD
Dr. Hedstrom is a pediatric emergency medicine fellow and Dr. Bergmann is the director of research for the department of emergency medicine and ED staff physician.
- Dr. Hedstrom and Dr. Bergmann contributed to the research for the poster session titled, “Evaluation of hydration status in children with type 1 diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis using artificial intelligence-assisted point-of-care ultrasound.”
- Dr. Hedstrom will be the presenting author.
- This poster session is from 8:30-10:45 a.m.
Rachel Weigert, MD
ED staff physician
- Dr. Weigert contributed to the research and will be the presenting author for the poster session titled, “Feasibility of firearm screening in the pediatric emergency department.”
- This poster session is from 8:30-10:45 a.m.
Monday, April 28
Nita Gupta, MD
ED staff physician
- Dr. Gupta contributed to the research for the poster session titled, “Enhancing pediatric disaster preparedness: the role of social media in engaging families and hospitals.”
- This poster session is from 7-9:15 a.m.
Rachel Weigert, MD
ED staff physician
- Dr. Weigert contributed to the research and will be the presenting author for the poster session titled, “Addressing the impact of gender and parenting on burnout in the pediatric emergency medicine physician.”
- This poster session is from 7-9:15 a.m.
Six Children’s Minnesota experts
- Six Children’s Minnesota experts contributed to the research for the poster session titled, “Evaluating acute and post-traumatic stress disorders among children who experience traumatic injuries.”
- Shea Lammers, MS, statistician I, will be the presenting author.
- This poster session is from 7-9:15 a.m.
- The experts include:
- Shea Lammers, MS, statistician I
- Laura Plasencia, trauma services manager
- Kati Kiely, social worker (LGSW)
- Kate Koehn, PhD, LP, psychologist
- Kelly Bergmann, DO, MD, director of research for the department of emergency medicine and ED staff physician
- Henry Ortega, MD, ED staff physician
