In this episode Gretchen Pianka, MD, MPH, FAAP, discusses her book on how pediatricians can build resilience in themselves and the caregivers they serve. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also talk to Liwei Zhang, PhD, about state-based eviction moratoria and child maltreatment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Guests
Gretchen Pianka, MD, MPH, FAAP
Guest
Dr. Pianka has practiced primary care pediatrics in Maine since 2004, currently caring for immigrants and children entering the foster care system. She is the author of Coaching Families for Resilience: How Pediatricians Can Support Caregivers and Prevent Burnout and lives in coastal Maine with her family.
Liwei Zhang, PhD
Guest
Dr. Zhang is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia. Her research focuses on the effects of economic hardship on child maltreatment and overall family well-being, with particular attention to the role of financial assistance programs in mitigating these effects. Currently, Dr. Zhang is investigating the impacts of state-level economic support policies implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic on child maltreatment prevention, using population-based linked administrative datasets and natural experiment strategies.
Resources
Resilience University
Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
The interviewees have no conflicts of interest to disclose
Music Credits:
"Steadfast" by Blue Dot Sessions at www.sessions.blue
Theme music composed by Matthew Simonson at Foundsound.media
*The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.