In this episode Mary A. Ott, MD, MA, FAAP, suggests ways pediatricians can counsel about birth control and contraception, including a recently approved over-the-counter pill. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also talk to Alyssa Coffin, MD, FAAP, about why pediatric medical research could benefit from being more multilingual.
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Mary A. Ott MD, MA, FAAP
Guest
Mary A. Ott, MD, MA, FAAP, is a pediatrician and adolescent health specialist, researcher, and ethicist with expertise in adolescent contraceptive use and sexual and reproductive health. She is currently a Professor of Global Health and Pediatrics at the Arhnold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She brings over 20 years of expertise in adolescents sexual and reproductive health, with a focus on adolescent pregnancy and HIV prevention, contraceptive management, and human rights. She co-authored the AAP Policy statement on Contraception for Adolescents.
Alyssa Coffin, MD, FAAP
Guest
Dr. Alyssa Coffin is a Pediatric Hospital Medicine Attending at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Instructor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. She earned her MD from NYU School of Medicine and completed her Pediatrics Residency at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She will be participating in the Harvard-wide Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship starting this summer.
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The interviewees have no conflicts of interest to disclose
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*The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.