2019 LA Chapter of AAP Annual Meeting "Crescent City Potpourri"

Join us for the 28th annual Potpourri in New Orleans!

This is an integrated educational program for pediatricians and pediatric specialists. Content is appropriate for other healthcare professionals including registered nurses.

For up-to-date information, visit: https://www.laaap.org/2019potpourri/

Residents & medical students receive complimentary registration. No pre-registration is needed. Please sign in at the registration desk each day you attend the conference. 

The Louisiana Chapter of AAP is applying for contact hours of Nursing Continuing Education. Please check back for updates on contact hours. 

Friday, August 16
Topic
Speaker

11:00-12:00 pm 
Registration / Box Lunch
 

12:00-12:15  
Welcome & Introductions  
Vanchiere, Judice, Politz

12:15-1:00
Determining The Value Of A Pediatric Practice
Paul Vanchiere, MBA

1:00-1:45
Preventative Care Is the Most Important Work You Do
Chip Hart

1:45-2:00
Q&A
 

2:00 - 2:30
Break / Exhibits
 

2:30 -3:15
The True Cost of Your Billing Department/Coding
Paul Vanchiere, MBA

3:15 - 4:00
Build A Better Practice By Getting Out of Your Office
Chip Hart

4:00 - 4:15
Q&A
 

4:15 - 4:45
Break / Exhibits
 

4:45- 5:30
Panel Discussion
 

5:30-7:00 
Resident Posters & Social
 

Saturday, August 17
Topic
Speaker

7:15-8:00 am 
Registration / Breakfast / Exhibits
 

8:00-8:15  
Welcome & Introductions  
 

8:15-9:15 
Resident Presentations: 
 

 
     Resident #1  LSU New Orleans
Tyler Kingdon, MD

 
     Resident #2 Tulane/Ocshner 
Katie Gandert, MD

 
     Resident #3 OLOL 
Nicole Zeky, DO

 
     Resident #4 LSU Shreveport 
Maribel Martinex, MD

9:15-9:30  
Questions & Answers
 

9:30-10:00 
Break / Exhibits
 

10:00 - 10:30
Palliative Care for Louisiana Kids - It May Not Be What You Think It Is
Alexis Moravant, MD

10:30 - 11:00 
Demystifying Asthma- Challenges for the 21st Century
Fernando Urrego, MD

11:00 - 11:30
Practical Management of Sports Related Concussion
Joe Chorley, MD

11:30 - 11:45
Q&A
 

11:45 - 1:15 pm
Lunch - LA AAP Annual Business Meeting and Awards
 

1:15 - 1:45
Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Luke Wall, MD

1:45 - 2:15
The Opioid Crisis: It's Not a Choice; It's a Disease
Ann Kay Logarbo, MD

2:15 - 2:30
Q&A
 

2:30-3:00 
Prevention of Heat Related Illness
Joe Chorley, MD

3:00 - 3:30
Approach to the Child With Too Many Infections
Luke Wall, MD

3:30 - 3:45 
Q&A
 

3:45 - 4:00
Break / Exhibits
 

4:00 - 5:30 
Master Pediatrician Session  
 

5:30 - 7:00 
Saturday Evening Social
 

Sunday, August 18
Topic
Speaker

7:15-8:00 am 
Registration / Breakfast
 

8:00-8:15  
Welcome & Introductions  
 

8:15-8:45
Early Language Deprivation - A Primer for the Primary Care Pediatrician
Thira Choojitarom, MD

8:45 - 9:15
Providing Quality Care to Sexual Minority Adolescents
Ryan Pasternak, MD

9:15 - 9:45
Medical Marijuana: Not Just for Adults!
John Vanchiere, MD

9:45 - 10:00
Q&A
 

10:00 - 10:15
Break
 

10:15 - 10:45
Pediatric Headache: Review of a Common Problem & an Approach to Early Intervention and Management
Jessica Gautreaux, MD

10:45 - 11:15
Acute Flaccid Myelitis: A Rare but Increasingly Prevalent Illness
Joseph Bocchini, Jr., MD

11:15-11:45
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection and Hearing Loss - A Hidden Problem
Thira Choojitarom, MD

11:45 - 12:00
Q&A
 

12:00 - 12:15
Wrap up & Adjourn