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schedule
8:00am
Breakfast & Registration
8:30am
Welcoming Remarks
Lena van der List, DO, FAAP – AAP-CA1 Advocacy Committee Co-Chair
Neel Patel, MD, FAAP – AAP-CA1 President
Mark Del Monte, JD – AAP CEO
8:45am
Expert Advocacy Presentations
Story Telling – Eli Cahan MD, MSc, FAAP (15 min)
Immunization Advocacy – Grace Lee, MD, MPH, FAAP (15 min)
Climate Change and Health – Brady Anne Seals, MBA (15 min)
Q&A (15 min)
9:45am
Break
10:00am
Expert Advocacy Presentations
AI, Advocacy & Equity – Tristan Nichols, DO, FAAP (15 min)
Racial Justice in Health Care – Zea Malawa, MD, MPH (15 min)
Q&A (15 min)
10:45am
Break
11:00am
Perspectives: Fireside Chats
Introduction – Eric Ball, MD, FAAP, AAP-CA President & AAP District IX Chair
Moderator – Mark Del Monte, JD, AAP- CEO
Colleen Kraft, MD, MBA, FAAP, 2018 Past President of the AAP
Rene Bravo, MD, FAAP, 2026 President of the CMA
11:45am
Award Ceremony
Introduction: Robyn Huey, DNP, CPNP-AC
Awardee remarks: Assemblymember Mia Bonta, District 18
12:10pm
Looking Forward | Mark Del Monte, JD
Conference Group Photo
12:15pm
Small Group Lunches
1:30pm
Session I: Workshop or Micromentoring
Pick between an opportunity to learn from experts in a content area with relevant advocacy skill building or speed-dating for advocacy mentorship!
LL-B Room: Community Advocacy – Morgan Leighton, MD, MPH, FAAP
LL-C Room: Media Training – Lauren Gray
LL- H1/2 Room: Turning Your Idea Into a Bill – Robyn Huey, DNP, CPNP-ACSynergy Room: MicroMentoring
3:00pm
Snack Break
3:15pm
Session II: Workshop or Micromentoring
Pick between an opportunity to learn from experts in a content area with relevant advocacy skill building or speed-dating for advocacy mentorship!
LL-B Room: Combatting Misinformation – Morissa Ladinsky, MD, FAAP
LL-C Room: CATCH Grant Writing – Nina Agrawal, MD, FAAP and Janice Kim, MD, FAAP
LL- H1/2 Room: Op-ed Writing – Lena van der List, DO, FAAP
LL- F Room: AAP Resolution Writing – Nikki Webb, MD, FAAP
Synergy Room: MicroMentoring
5:00–7:00pm
AAP California Chapter 1 Reception
Join us at an AAP-CA1 reception to connect with chapter leaders, conference speakers, and our planning committee. Drinks and light appetizers will be provided. RSVP here if you plan to attend.