Drug Education, Prevention and Intervention Chapter Chat
Monday, March 16, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
AAP-CA1 invites you to join the Drug Education, Prevention and Intervention Chapter Chat held virtually on Monday, March 16 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Pediatricians play a vital role in helping prevent youth substance use. Don’t miss this important discussion on supporting families through early education and intervention!
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Speaker Biography
Dr. William Burrough is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, board certified in Pediatrics and Addiction Medicine. He provides primary care, mental health, and substance use treatment to children, adolescents, and young adults in federally qualified health centers, school-based health centers, and juvenile justice settings. Dr. Burrough serves as Clinical Site Director for the Alameda Health System Addiction Medicine Fellowship and provides clinical education to medical trainees. He chairs the Committee on Substance Use and Prevention for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), California Chapter.
Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher is the Marron and Mary Elizabeth Kendrick Professor in Pediatrics II in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University. Dr. Halpern-Felsher is a developmental psychologist with additional training in adolescent and young adult health. She is the founder and executive director of her Stanford REACH Lab as well as several nationally and internationally used drug education preventions and interventions. She is the receipient of the 2025 American Lung Association Outstanding Mother Award, that recognizes women who balance work and family and make a significant contribution to the mission of the American Lung Association. She was also the receipient of the 2025 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) John Slade award, that recognizes individuals who’s research makes a significant impact on tobacco-related policy. She is also the Immediate-Past President of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Funded by the NIH and many foundations, her research has focused on understanding and reducing adolescent and young adult tobacco, marijuana, and other drug use. Her research including over 225 publications, committee, and advocacy work have been instrumental in setting policy at the local, state, and national level. She has served as a consultant to several community-based adolescent health promotion programs, participated in three Surgeon General Reports, participated in six National Academies of Science committees, and has been a member on several national campaigns and committees to understand and reduce adolescent and young adult drug use.
CME Accreditation
- This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation and policies of the California Medical Association (CMA) through the joint providership of the American Academy of Pediatrics, California Chapter 4 and the American Academy of Pediatrics, California Chapter 1. The American Academy of Pediatrics, California Chapter 4 is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics, California Chapter 4, designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
Disclosure
None of the planners or staff associated with this activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.