This two-and-a-half-day conference is intended for providers who currently care for children with medical complexity (CMC) or who are interested in learning to care for this population. This one-of-a-kind program offers an array of didactic and interactive sessions that will cover key complex care content areas, including review of current diagnostic and management strategies, care of children with medical technology use, and innovations in research, medical education, patient advocacy and models of care. Through learning, sharing, and networking, the goals of this educational conference are to give our collaborative community the tools necessary to best care for CMC and support their families.

This course is designed to recreate realistic and challenging cases, such as insufficient oxygen levels in the blood, difficult airway management, emergency blood pressure issues or cardiac events. To improve clinical practice and patient outcomes, the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia follows the guidelines from the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) and other related associations on patient safety. This live, instructor-led, advanced simulation course will provide a safe environment to learn about new techniques or drugs and offer participants experience in crisis management, patient safety and professional teamwork that can be difficult to teach in the active operating room arena.

This first-annual, one-day symposium for echo sonographers will provide a unique learning experience. Join us for lectures by top pediatric cardiologists and experienced sonographers, “bedside” breakout sessions with an emphasis on talking through the thought process and techniques while scanning congenital heart disease, a glimpse into high-level 3-D imaging and its use in surgical planning, a hands-on session involving pediatric heart specimens, and a fun and interactive quiz game.

This conference will bring together child health experts from around the world to explore strengths-based approaches to address current and emerging threats to child and adolescent health and wellbeing.

The curriculum consists of nine modules specific to care of children facing life-threatening illness and their families. The principal goal of the training program is to provide pediatric healthcare providers with information on pediatric palliative and hospice care and resources to integrate this content into their clinical education. Course content will be presented in several participatory formats including lecture, open forum discussion, small group activities, and training sessions.

The Brain-Gut Axis plays a vital role in overall health, affecting everything from our physical and mental health to emotional balance and well-being. This unique conference brings together leading experts in the fields of neuroscience, nutrition, microbiome, mental health, and integrative medicine to explore the intricate relationship between the brain, gut and overall wellness. Whether you're a pediatric healthcare professional, therapist, nutritionist or someone on a personal wellness journey, this conference will provide you with an in-depth understanding of the brain-gut connection and empower you with practical tools to cultivate greater health and vitality for you and your patients.

The field of Allergy & Immunology has dramatically evolved in recent years. This one-day course will provide a robust overview of important topics in the field, ranging from battling medical misinformation, alpha-gal syndrome updates, to key topics in food allergy. Afternoon breakout sessions will allow learners to select areas they are most interested in, including genetic testing, difficult drug allergy cases and best practices in asthma teaching. Participants can engage in-person or virtually at no cost.

This one-day, in-person course at CHOP will provide nurses and non-healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills essential to caring for children with diabetes. 

Participants will experience a comprehensive series of lectures from CHOP’s expert multi-disciplinary team designed to further demonstrate and highlight important factors to consider in pediatric thyroid US as compared with adults. Topics discussion will range from workflow operations for point-of-care US at the bedside, examining both the thyroid and neck region for lymph nodes in a variety of disorders/conditions, review and utility of the TIRADS scoring system, and Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB). On day two, participants will have an immersive, hands-on experience with CHOP’s expert team to obtain hand-over-hand training in ultrasound technique.

This one-day program is targeted to endocrinologists, neuro-oncologists, radiologists, neurosurgeons, neuro-ophthalmologists, fellows, residents and nurse practitioners who evaluate or treat children with hypothalamic/pituitary disorders. This program will highlight practical approaches to evaluating a child with a prolactinoma, hypothalamic obesity and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. We will have an open table discussion of some of the learner’s cases.