Description

Sandra L. Fenwick Institute’s Pediatric Health Policy and Research Symposium provides a one-of-a-kind forum for discourse on research related to pediatric health equity and policy. It is an opportunity to bring together researchers and leaders working to advance health equity for children.

Course Format 

This will be presented in-person only at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Learning Objectives: 

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

• Describe current research focused on pediatric health and policy
• Examine possible approaches for advancing pediatric health through policy
• Apply skills for advocacy and community involvement for pediatric health and policy research

Call for Original Research Abstracts

Original research abstracts for studies focused on health equity research and policy are invited for submission. Research topics for abstracts may include but are not limited to: the association of social policies, legislation, social determinants of health and health disparities on child health outcomes. Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited for oral presentations of their work. Abstracts submitted by trainees, students, and post-docs are welcome.

We will accept abstracts from March 1 to May 7 at 11:59 PM ET. Notifications regarding abstract acceptance will be sent in June.

Click Here to submit an abstract.

Abstract Requirements
We will be accepting abstracts from March 1 to May 7 at 11:59 PM ET. Notifications about abstract acceptance will be sent in Early June. Abstract submissions are to be uploaded as a single PDF:

• Please include the abstract title, authors, and affiliations at the top of the uploaded pdf
• After the title of your abstract, please include the following:
  • Names and degrees of all authors
  • Institutions of all authors
  • Body of the abstract, including the following sections:
    • Introduction/Objectives
    • Methods
    • Results
    • Conclusions/Policy Implications
• Word limit: 350 words (NOT including title/authors/affiliations)
• Table and/or Figure (maximum of 2 total) optional
• Please name the file to be uploaded with your first initial and middle initial, last name, date with no spaces. i.e., JA_Smith_6_1_2022
• If you have multiple abstracts to submit, please submit a new form for each, and upload them one at a time.

All invited research presenters will be expected to attend the Symposium in-person. Meeting registration fees will be waived for all presenters.

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	Price
General Registration	$250.00

BCH staff can reach out to continuingeducation@childrens.harvard.edu for an employee discount code. 

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 both 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, Boson Children’s can provide a full refund or offer a credit towards future events to those who have already registered.