Continuing Medical Education Conferences

The Continuing Medical Education (CME) department offers more than 25 conferences each year on a variety of topics, including pediatric cardiology and emergency medicine. Unless noted otherwise, conferences are held in Philadelphia.

Upcoming conferences include:

February 10-14, 2010

Cardiology 2010: 13th Annual Update on Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease

Disney's Contemporary Resort
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
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February 11-14, 2010

Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Walt Disney World® Resort

Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resorts
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
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March 5-6, 2010

10th Annual John M. Templeton Jr. Pediatric Trauma Symposium

The Union League of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pa
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Download the abstract guidelines

March 19, 2010

Pediatric Audiology: FM and Assistive Technology

Please call the CME department for more information.
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March 20, 2010

7th Annual Trisomy 21 Symposium

This one-day symposium will provide up-to-date clinical information and therapeutic approaches on select topics applicable to individuals with Trisomy 21.
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March 26, 2010

The Spectrum of Feeding Disorders:
Feeding Those on the Spectrum

The simple ability to consume food is one most of us take-for-granted. But for some children, getting adequate nourishment is far from simple. Feeding and swallowing problems are extremely complex and surprisingly common in children with autism.
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April 9-10, 2010

Attachment Based Family Therapy

The ABFT workshop is intended for Psychiatrists, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Professionals, Psychologists and Psychotherapists.
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April 10, 2010

Pediatric Plastic Surgery for the Primary Care Practitioner

This one-day conference is the first of its type organized by the Division of Plastic Surgery. The program covers a wide variety of topics including cleft and craniofacial deformities, facial trauma, hand injuries, burns, vascular anomalies, breast deformities and skin lesions.
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April 15, 2010

Solid Organ Transplantation in Pediatrics

This course is for general pediatricians, pediatric specialists, nurses, nurse practitioners and any healthcare team members with an interest in pediatric solid organ transplantation. It is a one-day lecture format course highlighting issues that span all pediatric solid organ transplantation.
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April 16-17, 2010

Pediatric Dermatology for the Practitioner

The course is directed toward practicing dermatologists, pediatricians, family practitioners, resident physicians and allied health care providers. Participants will receive current information on dermatologic disorders in neonates, children and adolescents.
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April 23, 2010

Seventh Regional Pediatric GI Nursing and Nutrition Conference

Nursing care of children with gastrointestinal and nutritional problems can be challenging. This one-day conference will update nurses on the latest in GI and nutritional topics. The presentations will address care issues related to both inpatient and outpatient management and will include topics useful to the beginning nurse as well as the advanced practice nurse. The conference is directed toward all nurses including nurse practitioners, school nurses and GI nurses.
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April 30, 2010

Third Annual Healthcare Informatics Symposium:
A World of Data - Research to Knowledge to Practice

For more information contact Tina Mannices at 215-590-4519
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May 6-7, 2010

11th Annual Advanced Practice Nurse Conference:
Increasing Capacity for Care:
The Advanced Practice Nurse Meets the Challenge

Our conference mission continues to be providing current clinical information for primary care practitioners who care for children and adolescents. This year, the conference will focus on the issues in the national forefront of healthcare reform — access to high-quality healthcare.
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June 9-10, 2010

Fourth International Nursing Conference on Children and Adolescent Cancer Survivorship

Colonial Williamsburg Resort
Williamsburg, Virginia
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July 20-23, 2010

1st Global Congress on Sickle Cell Disease "Sickle Cell Disease, 1910-2010: 100 Years of Science, Still Seeking a Global Solutions"

Accra International Conference Centre
Accra, Ghana
In the year 2010, we commemorate an important event in the modern history of sickle cell disease, a global health problem.
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For more information please contact:
Ms. Glorene Ford
Meeting Planning Manager
Department, Continuing Medical Education
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA. 19104
Phone: 215-590-5263
Fax: 215-590-4342