Schedule
08:00 AM
Welcome, Opening Remarks and Disclosures
Trey Eubanks, MD
08:10 AM
Etteldorf Keynote: Pediatric Obesity: New Guidelines and Practical Recommendations
Elizabeth Shepard, MD
09:10 AM
Pediatric Obesity Treatment in the Mid-South: The Role of Lifestyle Interventions, Medications and Bariatric Surgery
Ying Weatherall, MD and Webb Smith, PhD
10:05 AM
Break
10:15 AM
Prioritizing a Systems of Care Approach to Child Mental Health and Wellbeing: Defining and Addressing Social Determinants of Mental Health
Alicia Barnes, MD
11:10 AM
Understanding Health Complexity and its Impact on Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Rebekah Shappley, MD
12:05 PM
Lunch
01:00 PM
Outstanding Alumni Presentation
Tim Gillespie, MD
01:10 PM
The Toxic Legacy of Lead, its Impact and a Path to Eliminating Exposure for our Children and Families
Ruth Ann Norton
02:05 PM
Shelby County Children and Youth: Environmental Risks and Opportunities
Michelle Taylor, MD
03:00 PM
Break
03:10 PM
Pediatric Firearm-Related Injury
Derek Kelly, MD and Cheyenne Plesofsky, MPH
04:05 PM
Research Presentation: Improving Firearm Safety Awareness and Education in Inpatient Pediatric Encounters
Ramelle Glick, MD, Amanda Walker, MD and Kristin Bettin, MD
04:05 PM
Research Presentation: Examining the Impact of Caregiver Incarceration on ACE Score
Brandon Flicking, MD Candidate 2026 and Jason Yaun, MD
04:05 PM
Research Presentation: Transportation Barriers Faced by Patients in a General Pediatrics Clinic: The Impact of Urban Sprawl
William Fesmire, MD Candidate 2025 and Jason Yaun, MD
05:00 PM
Adjourn
05:30 PM
Annual UT Alumni Cocktail Reception
