Description

This conference will be focused on the delivery of up-to-date pain management for children. The aim will be to integrate basic, translational, and clinical science with clinical practice updates. Conference sessions will include a combination of lectures, discussions, poster sessions, and more.

Course Format 

This three-day course will be in-person with a virtual option for those unable to attend in person. 

Day 1: September 17th, the course will be held at Boston Children’s Brookline, 2 Brookline Place, Brookline, MA 02445.

Day 2: September 18th, the course will be held at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115. Dinner reception to follow in the evening.

Day 3: September 19th, the course will be held at Boston Children’s Brookline, 2 Brookline Place, Brookline, MA 02445.

Call for Abstracts

Abstracts are being accepted for the Pediatric Pain Management: State of the Art and Science 2026 conference.

Submit here https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019ef9d19b8278239d66fbbb0169d112

The deadline to submit abstracts is Friday, August 21, 2026.

Learning Objectives: 

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

1. To review and understand the basic science of chronic pain pathology, and how to explain chronic pain to patients and families.
2. To review mechanisms and treatment of various chronic pain conditions such as post-infectious syndromes, abdominal pain, and overlapping pain conditions.
3. To understand disparities in the treatment of pain in children.
4. To understand how exercise and a rehabilitative model effects outcomes of chronic pain.

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.   

Recognizing the importance of equitable access to medical education, we offer discounted course registration for healthcare professionals practicing in under-resourced regions. This initiative helps expand access to education, collaboration, and resources for clinicians around the world. Contact us at cmedepartment@childrens.harvard.edu to learn more. 

*Early Bird Registration Date Deadline: 7/3/2026

** Please note that some of the hands-on sessions will not be streamed virtually and will be available to in-person attendees only.

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 25 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 25 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

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 25 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 25 ACE CE continuing education 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:

25 MOC points in the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

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.