127 From Hippie to Pediatrician: Getting to Know Your Host

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This is a very special episode where I (the Pediatric Meltdown producer) get to interview your host, Dr. Lia Gaggino.  There are lots of great things happening in 2023 and we thought this would be a great way to tell you about all of it as well as getting to know your host a little bit better.  We’ll talk about what made her fall in love with Pediatrics as well as her decision to step down from the practice. There is a sneak peak of some episodes coming up, an overview of the “Up Your Game” event she is planning at the end of February (the link to join is below). And we do a rapid-fire random question and answer game that gives you a little more info on the doctor… Do you like the same dessert????          

[00:33 -05:39] Let’s start at the Beginning. 

• She went from “hippie” to intern.  
• She did her rotation in pediatrics and loved it.
• And why she stepped down from practicing.

[05:40-11:07] Her involvement with the American Academy of Pediatrics  

• She’s served in several capacities on the AAP including president, vice president, and board member. 
• Lia talks about the AAP and their outreach to other countries.
• The AAP policies that came about due to the pandemic  

[11:08 –18:49] Lia Talk about the Podcast

• We share our favorite episodes.
• What kind of subjects we can look forward to hearing in 2023 
• Lia is “very picky” when it comes to choosing the guests for the show. 

[18:50 - 28:33] Let’s hear about the new Newsletter and Event

• The newsletter will go out twice a month and will highlight past and future guests, polls, articles of interest, etc.
• The “Up Your Game” Event (02/28/23), is for clinicians to understand how they can help kids with mental concerns.   
• A quick game of “word association”

Sign up for Dr. Gaggino’s February 24th Beta Training

for Professionals who want to re-think the mental health services they offer

Up Your Game - Improving Kid's Mental Health Care

You can reach Dr. Lia Gaggino

Website & Newsletter:  https://medicalbhs.com/

Facebook: Dr. Lia Gaggino | Facebook

Instagram: @pediatricmeltdown

Twitter:  @gaggino

Linkedin: Lia Gaggino, MD, FAAP | LinkedIn

Links to resources mentioned on the show

American Academy of Pediatrics

Home (aap.org)

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