Description

This course is intended for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, mental health providers, and other healthcare professionals who care for adolescents and young adults. Its aim is to enhance the knowledge of healthcare professionals regarding the diagnosis and management of a wide range of medical, emotional, and social issues affecting adolescents. Additionally, the course will help participants become more skilled in delivering office-based preventive services and counseling to young patients.

Course Format 

The Adolescent Medicine 2025 course will take place in person at the Landmark Center, located at 401 Park Dr, Boston, Massachusetts. It is situated just down the street from Boston Children’s Hospital and within a short walking distance of the historic Fenway Park. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your expertise in adolescent medicine in such a vibrant and historical setting!

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:

1. 1. Integrate findings from research and clinical innovations with the delivery of adolescent patient-centered care.
   2. Apply the principles of quality improvement, addressing systems and practice issues, into clinical activities.
   3. Identify the newest recommendations for topics such as sexually transmitted infections, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), weight management including medications, and treatment of anxiety and depression.
   4. Develop strategies to diagnose, treat or manage adolescent conditions, including eating disorders, hypertension, menstrual disorders, and substance abuse.
   5. Model communication skills with adolescents and their families.

To register, please click on the register tab above. If this is your first time registering for a conference at Boston Children’s Hospital, you will need to create an account. Returning users can log in to their account to complete the registration process.   

Registration Type	Regular Rate	Early Bird*
Physician	$525.00	$495.00
RN/NP/PA/MA Professional	$450.00	$425.00
Fulltime Trainee/Student	$450.00	$425.00

Early Bird Registration Date Deadline: 

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.

Course Cancellation, Transfer & Refund Policy

In-Person Course Registrations: For in person course registrations, refunds are available on the following schedule: 100% refund up to 8 weeks before the first day of the course; 50% refund up to 2 weeks before the first day of the course; No refunds will be processed for cancellations within 2 weeks of the first day of the course

“No shows” for in person courses are subject to the full course fee and no refunds will be issued once the course has started.

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

*If you have extenuating circumstances, please contact us at continuingeducation@childrens.harvard.edu

Cancellation of Services

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

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 13.5 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 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physician Assistants should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Nurse

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 13.5 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Dietitian

This activity has been approved for 13.5 CPEUs. Completion of this RD/DTR profession specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (One IPCE=One CPEU). RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their activity log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learners discretion.

Psychology

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs.

This course has been approved for 13.5 continuing education credits.

Social Work

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Boston Children’s Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Boston Children’s Hospital maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 13.5 ACE CE continuing education credits.

Risk Management

This activity meets the requirement for 2.75 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.

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:

13.5 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

13.5 MOC points with the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

This course offers MOC II credits and Risk Management credits that meet the opioid and pain management requirements.

* Topic: Adolescent QI in Clinical Practice (Risk Management)

**Topic: Substance Use (Risk Management and Opioid/Pain Management)

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.