Conference Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

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