by Matt Wangsness | Jul 7, 2020 | July 2020, Newletters, Uncategorized
IAAH President's Message “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity….” Charles Dickens, Tale of Two Cities, 1859 Week by week as the...
by Matt Wangsness | Jul 7, 2020 | July 2020, Newletters, Uncategorized
My Journey in Adolescent Medicine...So Far Guest post by Ma. Emma Aleena-Llanto, MD “Adolescent Medicine…what’s that?” – My pathwayI asked that question twenty years ago as I reviewed the list of fellowship programs at the Philippine General Hospital. I was originally...
by Matt Wangsness | Jul 7, 2020 | July 2020, Newletters, Uncategorized
Embracing Mindfulness at a Time of Crisis Guest post by David Bennett In these extraordinary times, with the COVID-19 pandemic bringing fear and change to every corner of the world, no-one is unaffected by what is happening around us. Whether we’re...
by Matt Wangsness | Jul 7, 2020 | July 2020, Newletters, Uncategorized
Re-opening Schools - An Opportunity for Advocacy and Support? One of the most important – and hotly debated – issues during the pandemic has been access to education for children and young people. Most countries closed schools and universities urgently as...
by Matt Wangsness | Jul 7, 2020 | July 2020, Newletters, Uncategorized
Establishing a New Adolescent Health Association The International Association for Adolescent Health (IAAH) welcomes the establishment of new organizations (such as associations or societies) committed to advancing adolescent and young adult health (hereafter referred...
by Matt Wangsness | Jul 7, 2020 | July 2020, Newletters, Uncategorized
Investing in Healthier Generations - The 3rd MENA Regional Adolescent Health Conference IAAH’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Vice President, Mamdouh Wahba, was once again an integral part of the MENA regional conference, held December 12th-14th, 2019 in...
by Matt Wangsness | Jul 7, 2020 | July 2020, Newletters, Uncategorized
Catalyzing Connections for the Future of Adolescent Health: An International Young Professionals Network Originally published as Nagata JM, Gonzales SR, Yap N, Sawyer SM. Catalyzing Connections for the Future of Adolescent Health: An International Young Professionals...
by Matt Wangsness | Jul 7, 2020 | July 2020, Newletters, Uncategorized
Challenges, Changes, and Charting New Courses In one way or another, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected us all. This disease, responsible for the current global pandemic, is affecting families around the world – the young and the old, teens and...
by Matt Wangsness | Jul 7, 2020 | July 2020, Newletters, Uncategorized
Regional Vice President Spotlight - South East Asia IAAH Regional Vice President for South East Asia, Harish K Pemde, MD, FIAP, is a Pediatrician and currently works as a Director Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi,...
