Description

Today’s pediatric healthcare landscape is marked by acuity, complexity, and unprecedented family need. Accordingly, there has never been a more important time for evidence-based practice models in pediatric social work. Studies across pediatric and adult settings have shown that social work is not just a “supporting” discipline in healthcare, but an essential field for strengthening patient trust, reducing readmissions and poor outcomes, and driving high quality care across populations.

In service to that aim, Boston Children’s is hosting its first ever conference built by social workers for social workers, rooted in evidence, driven by outcomes and grounded in the lives of those we serve: children and families. Together, we will affirm our shared commitment to changing lives through translated research and actionable strategies to elevate care in your setting. Whether you are a student, a healthcare provider, social worker or healthcare leader, this conference will offer you a chance to sharpen your research and leadership acumen and push the field forward into new frontiers.

Course Format 

This course will be held in person at the Landmark Center, 401 Park Drive in Boston, MA. 

Learning Objectives: 

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

1. 1. Identify areas of leadership for social workers within the pediatric hospital setting, including clinical and macro opportunities (clinical practice, program development, research, quality improvement).
   2. Define social work competencies specific to collaborative interdisciplinary medical teams and hospital settings.
   3. Describe strategies for optimizing research and innovation in social work practice in a pediatric healthcare setting.
   4. Advocate for the unique contributions of social work roles in all areas of pediatric healthcare.
      

Registration

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.   

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.

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 12.5 ACE CE continuing education 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.