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