In this episode Lewis First, MD, MS, FAAP, editor-in-chief of Pediatrics, is back for another edition of “First Up.” He offers a bird’s-eye view of what’s in the July issue of the journal. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also talk with Robert C. Whitaker, MD, MPH, about how family connection can promote flourishing in adolescents.
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Lewis First, MD, MS, FAAP
Guest
Lewis First, MD, MS, FAAP, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont (UVM) Larner College of Medicine, Chief of Pediatrics at the UVM Children’s Hospital, and editor-in-chief of the AAP’s peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics. Dr. First also educates the public weekly as a broadcaster and columnist with his “First with Kids” segments that appear on radio, television, and in local newspapers.
Robert C. Whitaker, MD, MPH
Guest
Robert C. Whitaker, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He serves as Director of Research and Research Education at Columbia-Bassett, a medical student program in the College of Physicians and Surgeons. His research examines how relationships in healthcare, education, and human services can promote flourishing by being more responsive to people’s life experiences.
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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.