Name
08. The Pediatric Care Gap: Staffing Strategies across Credentials
Date & Time
Monday, April 19, 2027, 8:50 AM - 9:30 AM
Speakers
Daniel Choo, MD, Chief Clinical Growth Officer and Otolaryngologist, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Berrin Ergun-Longmire, MD, FAAP, Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology Division and Professor, Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine and Western Michigan University
Suzy Jaeger, Senior Vice President and Chief Patient Experience and Access Officer, Children's Hospital Colorado
Jason A. Jarzembowski, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Children's Specialty Group, Children's Wisconsin
Jai P. Udassi, MD, FAAP, FACC, FAHA, Chief, Pediatric Cardiology, Director, Heart Center, Professor, Pediatrics, West Virginia University School of Medicine
Berrin Ergun-Longmire, MD, FAAP, Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology Division and Professor, Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine and Western Michigan University
Suzy Jaeger, Senior Vice President and Chief Patient Experience and Access Officer, Children's Hospital Colorado
Jason A. Jarzembowski, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Children's Specialty Group, Children's Wisconsin
Jai P. Udassi, MD, FAAP, FACC, FAHA, Chief, Pediatric Cardiology, Director, Heart Center, Professor, Pediatrics, West Virginia University School of Medicine
Description
Access to pediatric care is shrinking in many communities as specialists become harder to recruit and retain. Panelists share creative staffing models that blend physicians, APPs, and other credentialed providers to close coverage gaps, offering strategies for sustaining pediatric services even where dedicated pediatric talent is increasingly scarce.
Session Type
Panel