We are excited to plan the 8th annual

Northeastern Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference

June 1, 2026

UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, the New Education and Research Building, 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester MA

NEPHM 2026 will be presented via a hybrid virtual and in-person model.

Content submission is closed for NEPHM 2026.

Registration Open

Conference Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Registered attendees can access the room numbers & Zoom links in the Password Protected Schedule.

Monday, June 1, 2026

Tracks: Clinical / Medical Education, Newborn, and Professional Development / Clinical Reasoning

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM	Registration & Breakfast
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM	Welcoming Remarks Conference Room N1-1500
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM	Battle of the Pediatric Nephrologists Conference Room N1-1500	Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Conference Room N1-1200	Curiouser & Curiouser: Unexpected Findings in the Newborn Nursery Conference Room N1-1100
9:25 AM - 10:15 AM	Frontiers in Pediatric Infectious Disease: Emerging Threats and Key Updates Conference Room N1-1500	Compassionate, Competent Care for Immigrant Children: Practical Approaches Across Pediatric Settings Conference Room N1-1200	Zebras Hinding in Plain Sight: Rare Presentations of Common Pediatric Diseases Conference Room N1-1100
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM	Break
10:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Workshop Updates in Artificial Intelligence (for the Apprehensive Pediatric Hospitalist) Conference Room N1-1500	Workshop Trauma-Informed Care Principles and Debriefing Strategies for Pediatric Hospital Medicine Teams Conference Room N1-1200	Workshop The Council: A novel approach to fostering interprofessional relationships and project completion Conference Room N1-1100
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Lunch Break & Poster Session UMass Chan Medical School Lobby
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Keynote Address: Keynote Address: Maximize Your Message - The importance of social media as a healthcare provider Tommy Martin, MD Boston Children's Hospital, Boston MA Conference Room N1-1500
1:35 PM - 2:45 PM	Workshop From Boredom to Board Games: A Low-Prep, High-Yield Teaching Model for PHM Conference Room N1-1500	Workshop Searching for Awe and Finding Connection, Meaning, and Purpose in Healthcare Conference Room N1-1200	Workshop My Way or the Highway: When Parents Refuse Care in the Newborn Nursery Conference Room N1-1100
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Clinico-pathological Conference/New England Journal of Medicine A 6-Week-Old Girl with Fever and Seizures Katie O'Donnell, MD Pediatric Hospital Medicine & Medical Toxicology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston MA Conference Room N1-1500
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM	Closing Remarks Conference Room N1-1500