Advocating for Children Together (ACT) Conference
Saturday, September 19, 2026
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
3600 Broadway, Oakland
Oakland, CA 94611
The Advocating for Children Together Conference (ACT) is a one-day CME eligible conference designed to build a community of pediatric providers who are engaged and equipped to influence child health policy. The morning will consist of short TED style lectures on timely advocacy topics followed by a panel discussion with leaders from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the California Medical Association. The afternoon will include hands-on workshops for attendees and a micro-mentoring session.
Registration prices:
Chapter Members $100
Non-Chapter member $150
Trainees $35
Visit the www.pediatriciansact.org page for all of the details!
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Planning Committee
Co-Chairs:
- Stephanie Fong Gomez, MD, FAAP
- Morgan Leighton, MD, MPH, FAAP
- Lena van der List, DO, FAAP
- Maria Josefina Mba Wright, MD, FAAP
- Victoria Chi, MD Resident Co-Chair
Members:
- Nina Agrawal, MD, FAAP
- Billy Burrough MD, MPH, FAAP
- Zarah Iqbal, MD, FAAP
- Robyn Lao DNP, MSN, BSN, CNPC-AC, RN
- Morissa Ladinsky, MD, FAAP
- Katrina Marks , MD, FAAP
- Zariyah Mohammed, MD
- Adebola Olarewaju, PhD, RN, CPNP
- Kayla Vaughan MSN, CPNP-AC, CCRN
CME Accreditation Statement
- 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 California 1 Chapter of the AAP. 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 activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.