AACAP 2021

Several of the Child and Adolescent Faculty and Fellows participated in the 2021 Virtual American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s (AACAP) Annual Meeting. Below you will find a list of the participant’s presentations and posters.

Andres Pumariega, MD

Pumariega AJ and Rothe E (co-chairs), Rogers, K, Joshi, SV, Daily, S, and Adam B Cultural Mentorship Forum 2021: Focus on Disparities October 25, 1:00 to 3:00 PM

Hutchinson, L, Barnes, A, Zalpouti, I, Meqnefee, E, Cullins, L, Joshi, P, Benton, T, Bathm E, Pumariea AJ. Leading With Intention: A Workshop on Inclusive Leadership October 26, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Workshop 6.

Pumariega, AJ, Joshi, SV, Adam, B. Cultural Issues and Disparities in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry on October 27, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM. Clin Consult Brunch 6.


Regina Bussing, MD

Nelson M, Bussing R. “Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Evidence Base and Treatment Components” Workshop presented at American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 67th Virtual Annual Meeting, October 26, 2021.

Bussing R, Nelson M, Guzik A, Eyberg S. “Long-term outcomes of Parent Child Interaction Therapy on ADHD Symptoms – New Research Findings” Presented at American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 68th Virtual Annual Meeting, October 30 2021.

Zima BT,Edgcomb J, Rodean J, Bussing R. “Early Impact of COVID-19 Shift to Remote Learning on Acute Child Mental Health Care in US Children’s Hospitals” Symposium presentation at American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 68th Virtual Annual Meeting, October 28, 2021.

Edgcomb J, Benson N, Bussing R, Thiruvalluru R, Pathak J, Zima BT. “Clinical and Demographic Variation in Children’s Mental Health–Related Emergency Department Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Symposium presentation at American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 68th Virtual Annual Meeting, October 28, 2021.

Bussing R. “The Early Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child Mental Health Service Utilization and Disparities in Care” Invited Symposium Discussant presented at American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 68th Virtual Annual Meeting, October 28, 2021.


Mariam Rahmani, MD

Media Theatre 9 Child Marriage: Underaged and Overburdened
Kristine Pumphrey, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington, DC; Morgan Fallor, MD, University of Chicago, Crete, IL; Marcy Forgey Borlik, MD, MPH, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center/University of California, Los Angeles, Torrance, CA; Afifa Adiba, MD, Yale University, Wallingford, CT; Abishek Bala, MD, Central Michigan University, Saginaw, MI; Consuelo C. Cagande, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Aditi Hajirnis, MD, Brown University, Providence, RI; Karen Pierce, MD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; Carolyn Presutti, Voice of America, Washington, DC; Mariam Rahmani, MD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Other Programs Networking and a Novel Group Mentoring Approach for Women Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists at All Career Stages
Megan Levy, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington, DC; Consuelo C. Cagande, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Marcy Forgey Borlik, MD, MPH, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center/University of California, Los Angeles, Torrance, CA; Cynthia Telingator, MD, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Yael Dvir, MD, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA; Anne Frederickson, MD, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Westfield, NJ; Aditi Hajirnis, MD, Brown University, Providence, RI; Christina T. Khan, MD, PhD, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA; Mariam Rahmani, MD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Pilar Trelles, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY


Takahiro Soda, MD, PhD

Clinical Case Conference 12 Genomics, Artificial Intelligence, and Racism: Ethical Challenges
Chairs: Maria E. de Brito McGee, MD, MPH, MS and Adrian Sondheimer, MD Co-Chair: Takahiro Soda, MD, PhD

Clinical Perspectives 67.2 Addressing Problems of Distributive Justice in the Care of Children With Intellectual Developmental Disorders (IDDs) Who Have Suffered Trauma
Takahiro Soda, MD, PhD, Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Clinical Perspectives 67.2 Addressing Problems of Distributive Justice in the Care of Children With Intellectual Developmental Disorders (IDDs) Who Have Suffered Trauma
Takahiro Soda, MD, PhD, Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Institute 8.3 Genetic Conditions Associated With Intellectual Developmental Disorders
Takahiro Soda, MD, PhD, Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Mental Health and Intellectual Developmental Disorder: Fundamentals and Frontiers in Science and Clinical Care
Institute 8.3 Genetic Conditions Associated With Intellectual Developmental Disorders
Takahiro Soda, MD, PhD, Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL