Rebecca Hong, MD, presented on a study examining if there is a difference in pain management between patients with neuromuscular vs. idiopathic scoliosis undergoing spinal fusion surgery, and within the neuromuscular group, if there is a variance between our treatment and assessment of verbal and nonverbal patients. Susan Woolford, MD, MPH, presented on a study investigating whether weight loss medications are prescribed differentially by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and gender among patients 13-21 years old. She also looks at potential effects of clinic location and insurance.

Francesca Williamson, PhD, presented on a study looking at whether there are inequities in risk communication in pediatric urology visits. Dario Alvarez, MD, presented on a study examining potential inequities in the activation and timing of the Rapid Response Team.

Untreated vision impairment hurts a child's performance in school, negatively impacting their entire future. This PEACH study, presented by Gary Freed, M.D., looked at the following: Are there differences in the rates of vision screenings across clinics for pediatric patients? Do these differences contribute to racial and socioeconomic inequities in vision screenings?

Erin Isaacson, MD, examines whether there are inequities in who is referred for fertility-preservation consultation among patients who receive medication that causes ovarian toxicity. And Toby C. Lewis, MD, MPH, looks at whether patients not using the portal receive the same recommended protocols around asthma care as patients using the portal.

Music therapists Meredith Irvine and Maleea Roy presented on their project looking at whether legacy interventions -- a variety of projects and supplies to help navigate the journey of life review and reminiscence through creative expression and discovery -- are provided to all bereaving families of pediatric patients. And Peter Ehrlrich, MD, and Keyonna Williams, MD, presented on their project examining if there are differences in care provided to pediatric trauma patients relative to English proficiency, SES and other factors.

Kathleen Kruse, MD, presented on her project examining how the use of restraints and seclusion vary for pediatric patients by social factors such as race, SES, and gender in the child and adolescent psychiatric unit. And Monica Rosen, MD, discussed her project exploring whether sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing is done equally among adolescents with and without disabilities.