Alabama Pediatrician: Conversations & Information for Your Practice

2026 Quarter 2 Updates from AL AAP and Reach Out and Read - AL!

Our new Executive Director, Sabra Sutton, and our Reach Out and Read - AL's Communication Specialist, Salina Sowell, join us today to share some updates, as well as some upcoming events and opportunities! For info on the upcoming webcast on measles with Dr. Kimberlin and the AL Department of Public Health June 9th @ 12:15pm : click here [https://www.alaap.org/upcoming-meetings/2026/6/9/measles-an-urgent-call-to-action-for-child-health-providers].  To watch the video by the Medical Association of the State of AL concerning hantavirus (as of May 12th): click here [https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DVX6k7kL8/].  To register your practice in Reach Out and Read - AL: click here. [https://www.myror.org/]  Check out ROR-AL's social media pages: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/RORAlabama] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/reachoutandread_alabama/] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@roralabama] Thank you to this episode's sponsor, Children's of AL PATHS program: click here. [https://www.childrensal.org/services/behavioral-health-services/paths-pediatric-access-telemental-health-services] As always, if you have questions or concerns, reach out to us: click here [https://www.alaap.org/].

Antibiotic Stewardship: To Treat or Not To Treat?

Welcome back Dr. Shannon Ross of Children's of AL's Infectious Disease Department to talk about best practices on antibiotic stewardship for the most common pediatric bacterial infections! Check out this AAP article: click here [https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/147/1/e2020040295/33434/Antibiotic-Stewardship-in-Pediatrics]. Check out these AAP resources on antibiotic stewardship: click here [https://publications.aap.org/redbook/resources/23088/Antimicrobial-Resistance-and-Stewardship-Resources].  Check out the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society's Antibiotic Stewardship Program Toolkit for more resources and information: click here [https://pids.org/pediatric-asp-toolkit/].

Pediatric Tuberculosis: Clinical Pearls and Public Health Hurdles

All you need to know about pediatric tuberculosis! Dr. Wes Stubblefield with the AL Dept of Public Health and Dr. Claudette Poole with Children's of AL's pediatric infectious disease department join to share all about tuberculosis, from microbiology to treatment, public health response and more! For more information on pediatric tuberculosis: click this AAP article [https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/148/6/e2021054663/183445/Tuberculosis-Infection-in-Children-and-Adolescents?autologincheck=redirected]. For more info from the AL Department of Public Health: click here [https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/TB/].

Addressing Food Insecurity With Feeding Alabama!

Chief Operating Officer of Feeding Alabama, Kim Lawkis, joins us today to share about this wonderful organization and its resources, including the CARES program and the hunger vital signs screening, and what to do when your patients and families have food insecurity.  For more information on Feeding Alabama: click here [https://feedingalabama.org/].  For more information on the CARES program: click here [https://feedingalabama.org/cares/].  Check out more about the Hunger Vital Sign screening: click here [https://childrenshealthwatch.org/hunger-vital-sign/ ].  For those outside of AL, check out Feeding America: click here [https://www.feedingamerica.org/].

Get Ready for the 2026 Grand Pediatric Pentathlon!

Let's gear up for this year's Reach Out and Read- Alabama's Grand Pediatric Pentathlon at our AL AAP Spring Meeting, April 16-18 at Gulf Shores! Our Reach Out and Read Communications Specialist Salina Sowell joins us today with All About Books' Sarah Pelkey! Come join us and support Reach Out and Read Alabama! To register for the AL AAP Spring Meeting and Grand Pediatric Pentathlon: click here [https://www.alaap.org/upcoming-meetings/2026-spring-meeting-pediatric-update].  To register for the virtual Grand Pediatric Pentathlon: click here [https://givebutter.com/virtualgpp2026].  Stay up to date on Grand Pediatric Pentathlon information: click here [https://www.facebook.com/share/1GMfW8QR1u/].  Thank you to our Grand Pediatric Pentathlon sponsors:  - All About Books - Porch Band of Creek Indians  - Joe Piper Inc  - Children's Rehab Services - Medical Association of the State of AL (MASA) - My Care Alabama  - Jackson Thornton  - Alabama Academy of Family Physicians - So.Med - River Bank & Trust - Ilona Overmann