Guest Speakers

Gayathri (Gaya) Chelvakumar, MD, MPH is an attending physician in the

Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Rady Children’s Hospital and an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine. Clinically she has expertise in providing care to adolescents and young adults, with a focus on youth who may be particularly vulnerable to negative health outcomes including transgender and gender diverse youth, LGB youth, youth experiencing homelessness, and justice‐involved youth.

Dr. Kanani Titchen is an adolescent medicine specialist and Associate Professor at UCSD who

specializes in caring for preteens, teens, and young adults at Rady Children’s Hospital Medical Behavioral Unit (MBU) for patients with eating disorders. She also sees outpatients at the UCSD/RADY Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Medicine Clinic. She serves as Director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Medical Student Rotation and Sub‐Internship for the Department of Pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine. She is also an adoptive parent.

Description: Led by local experts, this training will provide a brief recap of the neurobiology that influences behaviors during adolescence, the impact of childhood trauma on the brain and behavior, as well as a variety of strategies for working with early‐, mid‐, and late‐adolescent aged kids. Topics such as hygiene, sleep regulation and meals, to issues around technology use, injurious behaviors, and healthy relationships will be discussed.

Registration will close on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 12 pm

***Please Note: This class will be facilitated on the online platform called Zoom. Internet access and access to a computer/laptop/tablet/smartphone is required to attend.

The link to attend this class will be provided at registration.

Please follow the link below for a brief tutorial on how to sign up for a free Zoom account.

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