The Kids Alliance for Better Care (KidsABC) is a joint initiative between Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s), Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM), and the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC). KidsABC provides avenues of support for Georgia’s rural pediatricians and rural family practitioners to keep care for kids close to home. Practitioners involved in pediatric health care have opportunities to network, learn from their peers, and complete trainings facilitated by subject matter experts.
Free CME Opportunities
The Pediatric Alliance Webinar Series (PAWS) is a free monthly training program offering one-hour virtual sessions led by subject matter experts, allowing providers to earn CME and CNE credits. Topics covered include hypertension, arthritis, epilepsy and more. PAWS complements this with peer-led rural pediatric case studies and in-person continuing education conferences.
Newsletter
Rural Pediatric News is published monthly and highlights training and continuing medical education options, recommended reading, physician spotlights, seasonal health and wellness information to share with patients, and more.
Pediatric Alliance Webinar Series
All sessions are 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Virtual link will be emailed to registrants.
January 14 | Pediatric Stroke | Dr. Sourabh Lahoti
Dr. Lahoti, of the Georgia Neurosurgical Institute, is a board-certified neurointerventional surgeon specializing in minimally invasive, endovascular treatment for stroke, brain aneurysms, carotid artery disease, and related conditions. Dr. Lahoti serves as the medical director of the Neurointerventional Surgery Program at Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center, where he has been entrusted with leading the effort to establish it as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. He is among the few neurologists in the country to hold triple board certification in Neurology, Vascular Neurology, and CNS Endovascular Neurosurgery. He graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in India, completed his residency at the University of Kentucky and completed fellowships at Emory University and the University of Iowa.
February 11 | Rural Pediatric Case Study
March 11 | Anxiety and Depression | Dr. Michael Bilak and Dr. William Powers
May 13 | Asthma and Respiratory Infections | Dr. Jonathan Popler
June 17 | ADHD and Learning Disabilities | Dr. David O’Banion
July 8 | Back to School: Common Diseases and Infections/Immunizations | Dr. Sallie Lin
August 12 | Rural Pediatric Case Study
September 9 | Meningitis | Dr. Collin Dubick
October 14 | SIDS | Dr. Sara Lazarus
November 11 | Diabetes | Dr. Daniel Hsia
Pediatric Alliance Webinar Series (PAWS) 2026
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Rural Pediatric Continuing Education Conference
May 16, 2025 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Conference Topics:
Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease | Neha Desai, DO Pediatric Hematology, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Measles: The Newest Outbreak | Amber Schmidtke, PhD Associate Professor of Microbiology and Assistant Dean of Student Success, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Concussion Management in the Primary Care Office | Stephen Miller, MD, FAAP Pediatric Primary Care Sports Medicine, CPG – Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Hypertension in Children | Michelle C. Wallace, MD Medical Director, Preventive Cardiology, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Cardiology; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Pediatric Endocrinology | Jessica Hutchins, MD, Pediatric Endocrinologist, Atrium Health Levine Children’s; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Mercer University School of Medicine
Telehealth Matters: Keeping Rural Pediatric Care Close to Home | Ed Honeycutt Senior Telehealth Project Manager, Mercer University School of Medicine
Panel Discussion: Lessons from Rural GA Pediatric Providers—Bridging Gaps in Address Patient Challenges
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Autism in Rural Georgia Conference
July 17-18, 2025 | 9 a.m-4 p.m.
Conference Day 1: Thursday, July 17
- Recent Developments in Supporting Autistic Children and their Families
- Presented by: Nathan Call, PhD, BCBA-D, Interim Vice President, Marcus Autism Center; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; Associate Division Chief of Clinical Affairs, Autism and Related Disorders
- Presented by: Nathan Call, PhD, BCBA-D, Interim Vice President, Marcus Autism Center; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; Associate Division Chief of Clinical Affairs, Autism and Related Disorders
- Katie Becket 101 & Beyond
- Presented by: Debbie Dobbs, MS, Founder & Managing Director of Debbie Dobbs Advocacy, LLC
- Georgia’s Autism State Plan: An Overview
- Presented by: Maliha Haider-Bardill, Autism Project Manager, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Crisis and Transition Services
- Autism Toolkit
- Presented by: Sarah Rotschafer, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Mercer University School of Medicine
- Navigating Feeding Challenges for Children on the Autism Spectrum
- Presented by: Emily Kate Rubio, PhD, BCBA, Licensed Psychologist, Children’s Multidisciplinary Feeding Program at the Marcus Autism Center; Assistant Professor, Division of Autism & Related Disorders, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
- Tackling the Transition: Maximizing Adulthood on the Spectrum
- Presented by: Kirnel D. Grishby, PhD, Certified School Psychologist, President & CEO of REACH A.K.G. Education Consultants, LLC