
AAP Resolution Writing Workshop
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
Have an idea to improve child health or AAP policies? Learn how to turn it into a powerful resolution!
Join us for a workshop on drafting and submitting resolutions for the AAP Annual Leadership Conference (ALC). Resolutions are a formal way to introduce new ideas, address critical issues, and advocate for system-wide change within the AAP at the Chapter, District, and National levels.
Led by Dr. Nicole Webb, Chapter President and District IX Chapter Forum Management Committee (CFMC) Representative, this workshop will provide expert guidance on crafting a compelling proposal. You are also encouraged to bring your resolution ideas to discuss and refine them!
Meet our Speaker
Nicole (Nikki) Webb, MD, FAAP – AAPCA1 President and District IX Chapter Forum Management Committee (CFMC) Representative
Dr. Nikki Webb is a Pediatric Hospital Medicine physician and Residency Program Director at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center. She has been an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) since her pediatric residency at UCLA, dedicating herself to advocacy and leadership within the organization.
Dr. Webb has held numerous leadership roles within the AAP and AAP California Chapter 1 (AAPCA1). She currently serves as Chapter President of AAPCA1 and as the AAP District IX (California) representative to the Chapter Forum Management Committee (CFMC), which organizes the AAP Annual Leadership Conference.
Passionately committed to advocating for high-risk, vulnerable populations in California, Dr. Webb focuses on addressing health disparities from the earliest stages of medical education. She is a recognized leader in patient- and family-centered care and health literacy best practices, providing training for both learners and faculty on effective communication in healthcare.
Want to learn more before our workshop? Here’s an overview:
- Pick an issue that you are passionate about.
- Search for past resolutions (see below) to make sure that you don’t end up writing something that has already been approved.
- Collaborate with others to make this a team effort; it’s less effort and more fun that way.
- Share your resolution with your local AAP Chapter for edits and sponsorship consideration. For Northern & Central CA, please email AAPCA1 at info@aapca1.org by March 1, 2025. (This is not an official submission!)
- Submit your resolution to AAP National by April 1, 2025.
All your resources for writing a resolution is on one website: https://collaborate.aap.org/alf/Pages/home.aspx
Research Before You Write
Need Help? Contact Your CFMC Representative!
2024 AAP Resolutions from AAPCA1 Authors
In 2024, 13 resolutions were submitted from our chapter and 10 were adopted at the annual Leadership Conference. The following are the resolutions:
Resolution Title | Resolution Authors | Leadership
Conference |
Advocate for Narcan Storage in Public Spaces and Promoting Opioid and Drug use Education | Katrina Marks, MD (CA1)
Lena van der List, DO (CA1) |
Adopted |
Advocacy for Adequate and Timely Nirsevimab Administration to AI/AN Children in Their First and Second RSV Season | Sejal Parekh, MD (CA1), Allison Empey, MD | Adopted |
Support for Coverage and Payment for Evidence-Based Services for Autistic Children, Youth, and Young Adults | Elizabeth Grady, MD | Adopted |
Leaves of Absence in the Pediatric Workforce | Mika Hiramatsu, MD | Adopted |
Applying For and Maintaining Hospital Privileges | Mika Hiramatsu, MD | Not Adopted |
Data Exchange for Adolescents Aged 12-17 years | Resham Kaur MD (CA1), Diane Dooley, MD (CA1), Seth Bokser MD, MPH (CA1) | Adopted |
Screening and Education B for Substance Use Disorder in Adolescents |
Bindya Singh MD | Adopted |
Review of Wireless B Radiation Safety for Children |
Toril H. Jelter, MD | Adopted |
Shortages of ADHD Medications | Carol Weitzman, MD, Jennifer Poon, MD Jennifer Walton, MD, John I. Takayama, MD, MPH (CA1) |
Adopted,
Top 10 Resolution |
AAP Financial Independence from Infant Formula Companies | David E. Marriott, MD | Not Adopted |
Create a Task Force for Gender Equity within the AAP | Juliann Kim, MD (CA1) Mayra Jones-Betancourt, MD Christiane EL Dammann, MD, Kerri Z Machut, MD, FAAP |
Adopted,
Top 10 Resolution |
Advocacy for Children Exposed to Military Conflict | Arwa Nasir, MBBS, MSc, MPH Nathaniel Jones, MD, MA, Sabreen Akhter, DO, DTM Lama Rimawi, MD (CA1) | Adopted,
Top 10 Resolution |
Amending our AAP EDI Initiative | Stuart Cohen, MD, MPH, Rubina Azam, MD, Lama Rimawi, MD (CA1) | Referred to the Board |