LIVE IN-PERSON: Bridging Pediatrics: A complete symposium for the Pediatric Provider (March 25-26, 2026)

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We’re excited to announce that Advances in Pediatric Healthcare & Shamberger’s Frontiers in Pediatric Surgery will return for another impactful collaboration!

Join us on March 25-26, 2026, at the Linda K. Paresky Conference Center at Simmons University in Boston, MA!

Price range: $25.00 through $245.00

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About the courses

After a successful run, Bridging Pediatrics will return in 2026, bringing together leading experts and dedicated pediatric providers for two days of learning, collaboration, and connection.

This collaborative 2-day course is designed to enhance the knowledge and competence of primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other healthcare providers in managing common primary care and surgical concerns seen in practice.

Registration

Type Early Bird Rate* Regular Rate
Physician $220.00 $245.00
Nurse/Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant  $195.00  $220.00
Fellow $75.00 $100.00
Medical Student/Research Assistant  $25.00  $25.00

*Early bird rate ends February 27, 2026

Pre-registration is required. Once you have registered you will receive a confirmation email with a registration receipt. Course access instructions will be sent a few days prior to the course launch. If you have questions or need assistance with registration, please direct all inquiries to cmedepartment@childrens.harvard.edu.

Online Course Cancellation, Transfer & Refund Policy

Due to the propriety materials and content of each course, online virtual courses orders are NOT eligible for refund, cancellation or transfer.

Other Terms and Conditions:

Online training courses may NOT be transferred to another Participant. Participants have 2 weeks to access any virtual online course content. Participants have until the expiration date to access and complete any enduring material courses. Boston Children’s Hospital CE is not responsible for user technical difficulties including loss of internet, power outages, etc. 

Cancellation of Services

Although highly unlikely, in case an event is canceled or postponed, Boson Children’s can provide a full refund or offer a credit towards future events to those who have already registered.

Refund Policy

Refunds will be made in the following ways: For payments received by credit or debit cards, the same credit/debit card will be refunded.

 

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 

Physician
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of  14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Physician Assistant
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Nurse
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 14.00 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC II
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn:
14.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Risk Management
This activity meets the requirement for 1.00 Risk Management Credits as proscribed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine and defined in 243 CMR 2.06(5)(d) I. Please check your individual state licensing board requirements before claiming these credits.

Disclosure Policy 

Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CE activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children’s may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

Disclosure Statement

The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients:

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Additional information

Duration

Format

Faculty

 

Claire Abraham, MD, MPH

Pediatrician, Children’s Hospital Primary Care Center (CHPCC)
instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

 

 

Andres Reyes Alarcon, Certified Orthotic Fitter, Care Extender

Lead Cranial Orthotist, Orthotics and Prosthetics

 

 

Daniel M. Balkin, MD, PhD

Attending Physician, Department of Plastic & Oral Surgery
Instructor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

 

 

Lisa Bartnikas, MD

Immunologist, Division of Immunology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Jay Berry, MD, MPH

Chief, Complex Care Services
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

 

Nanci Ginty Butler, LICSW

Director of Mental Health Services, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine; Director of Social Work Training for the LEAH Fellowship Program
Lecturer of Pediatrics, Part-time, Harvard Medical School

 

Christine Clark, MS, RD, LDN

Clinical Nutrition Specialist II, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

 

Steven Fishman, MD

Surgeon-in-Chief and Chief of Surgery; Stuart and Jane Weitzman Family Chair in Surgery; Co-Director, Vascular Anomalies Center (VAC)
Robert E. Gross Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

 

Amy Fleischman, MD, MMSc

Director, Optimal Wellness for Life (OWL) Program; Director, Clinical Operations, Division of Endocrinology; Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

 

Josh Greenberg, JD

Vice President, Government Relations

 

Christina Kratlian, MD, MPH, MA

Pediatrician, Martha Eliot Health Center (MEHC) and Children’s Hospital Primary Care Center (CHPCC)
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

 

Erika Mercier, MD, MSc

Otolaryngologist, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement
Instructor of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School

 

 

Prathima Nandivada, MD

Pediatric Surgeon, Department of Surgery; Associate Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

 

Shawn Rangel, MD, MSCE

Pediatric Surgeon, Department of Surgery; Senior Surgical Advisor for Quality & Safety; Weitzman Family Chair for the Advancement of Quality & Safety; Director, Health Services Research Fellowship in Pediatric
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

 

Louis Vernacchio, MD, MSc

Pediatrician, Longwood Pediatrics; Director of Research, Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children’s
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Part-time, Harvard Medical School

 

Schedule

 

Day One

March 25, 2026

             Day Two

            March 26, 2026

Welcome
8:15AM – 8:30AM
Welcome
8:00AM – 8:05AM
Keynote Speaker – The Current Political and Policy Landscape of Children’s Healthcare
8:30AM – 9:30AM
Josh Greenberg, JD
Management of the Premature Infant Inguinal Hernia
8:05AM – 9:00AM
Prathima Nandivada, MD
How to Address Vaccine Hesitancy
9:30AM – 10:15AM
Claire Abraham, MD, MPH
Evaluation and Management of the Snoring Child
9:00AM – 9:45AM
Erika Mercier, MD, MSc
Break
10:15AM – 10:30AM
Top Articles that Changed my Practice
9:45AM – 10:30AM
Louis Vernacchio, MD, MSc
Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Appendicitis: What Do I Need to Know as a Primary Care Provider?
10:30AM – 11:15AM
Shawn Rangel, MD, MSCE
Break
10:30AM – 10:45AM
Prediabetes/Type 2 Diabetes
11:15AM – 12:00PM
Amy Fleischman, MD, MMSc
Allergy Considerations for Primary Care
10:45AM – 11:30AM
Lisa Bartnikas, MD
Lunch
12:00PM – 1:00PM
Lunch
11:30AM – 12:15PM
Adolescent Sports Nutrition: Current Trends
1:00PM – 1:45 PM
Christine Clark, MS, RD, LDN
Suicide Screening and Management
12:15PM – 1:00PM
Nanci Ginty Butler, LICSW
Evaluation, Differentiation and Treatment of Deformational Plagiocephaly and Craniosynostosis
1:45PM – 2:30PM
Jay Berry, MD, MPH, Daniel Balkin, MD, PhD, Andres Reyes Alarcon
Keynote Speaker – Boston Children’s Specialty Service Offerings in our Regional Communities
1:00PM – 1:45PM

Steven Fishman, MD
Break
2:30PM – 2:45PM
Closing
1:45PM – 2:00PM
Workshop 1 (Please Choose One)
2:45PM – 3:45PM

Option 1: Giving Vaccines in Primary Care: Strategies for Challenging Situations

Speakers: TBA

Option 2: Evaluation, Differentiation and Treatment of Deformational Plagiocephaly and Craniosynostosis

Speakers: Jay Berry, MD, MPH, Daniel Balkin, MD, PhD, Andres Reyes Alarcon

Option 3: How to be a Pediatric Advocate

Speaker: Christina Kratlian, MD, MPH, MA

Break
3:45PM – 4:00PM
Workshop 2 (Will be a repeat of the sessions above) 
4:00PM – 5:00PM
Networking Mixer

5:00pm