LIVE IN-PERSON: The Sandra L. Fenwick Institute’s Pediatric Health Equity and Policy Research Symposium

Overview

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.

Keynote Speaker

Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH, is the Association of American Medical Colleges’ (AAMC) Chief Scientific Officer and leads the association’s programs that support medical research and the training of physician-scientists and researchers in academic medicine. She provides leadership and vision for addressing research and science policy and other related critical issues facing academic medicine, medical schools, teaching health systems, and teaching hospitals.

Course Format 

This will be presented in-person only. 

Day 1, October 22, will be held at the Folkman Auditorium, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA.
Day 2, October 23, will be held at the Longwood Inn, 342 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA.

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 neighborhood measures to pediatric health and policy research

Physician

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Physician Assistants

Boston Children’s Hospital has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credits for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 10 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Nurse

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 10 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacy

This activity carries a maximum of 10 contact hours. Pharmacists 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 10 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 10 ACE CE continuing education credits.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Welcome and Introductions
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Kevin Churchwell, MD, Valerie Ward, MD, MPH, Lois Lee, MD, MPH

Oral Abstracts: Health Equity Research in Hospitals
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
Moderator: Kate Wallis, MD, MPH

Fireside Chat: Patient Care, Research, Advocacy and Policy Change
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
Introduction: Jeannette Beaute, MD
Speakers: Jay Berry, MD, MPH; Lois Lee, MD, MPH

Break
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM

Oral Abstracts: Understanding and Addressing Health Disparities in Pediatrics
Moderator: Carlie Myers, MD, MS
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Poster Session/Networking
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Introduction and Welcome
8:00 AM – 8:10 AM
Ravi Thiagajaran, MD, MPH

Keynote Address:  Advancing Pediatric Health Equity: A Personal Journey
8:10 AM – 9:00 AM
Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH

Oral Abstracts: Institutional and Social Policies Influences on Health Outcomes
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Moderator: Diana Montoya-Williams, MD, MSHP

Break
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Oral Abstracts: Improving Healthcare for Diverse Patients and Families
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Moderator: Destiny Tolliver, MD, MHS

Best Trainee Abstract Award
Presenter: Jeannette Beaute, MD

Lunch/Networking
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

Workshop Session 1
12:45 PM – 2:00PM

1) The Data Dilemma: Best Practices for Collecting Demographic and Language Data Across the Pediatric Life-Course
Yarden Fraiman, MD, MPH; Jessica Addison, MD, MS, MPH

2) Conducting Research with Individuals with Marginalized Identities             
Meg Parker, MD, MPH; Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH

Break
2:00 PM – 2:15PM

Workshop Session 2
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM

1) Applied Data and Methods: Studying Pediatric Health Disparities with Public Datasets      
Natalie Slopen, ScD; Logan Beyer

2) Community Based Participatory Research
Sabra Katz-Wise, PhD; Snehal Shah, MD, MPH

Break and Networking
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM

Lightening Abstract Presentations: Using Quality Improvement to Improve Medical Care
3:50 – 4:50 PM
Moderator: Jeffrey Campbell, MD, MPH

Closing and Evaluations
4:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Lois Lee, MD, MPH

Disclosures

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 CME 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.

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: 

Name, Degree	Entity Name, or None
Kevin Churchwell, MD	None
Valerie Ward, MD, MPH	None
Lois Lee, MD, MPH	None
Emily Martey, MD	None
Jane Hayes, MD, MPH	None
Sreejata Dutta, PhD	None
Eva Matinez	None
Monica Woljcik	None
Jay Berry, MD, MPH	None
Carlie Meyers, MD, MS	None
Elan Hope, PhD	None
Kate Wallis, MD, MPH	None
Carlos Melendez Garcia, MD, MS	None
Nadine AlMausher	None
Ravi Thiagarajian, MD, MPH	Speaker Fees, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization; Speaker fees, Society of Critical Care
Peter Laussen, MBBS, FANZCA, FCICM	None
Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH	None
Margaret Ridge, MD, MSc	None
Lauren Yu, MD	None
Jeannette Myrick, MPH	None
Logan Beyer	None
Kate Douglas, MD	None
Anna Shchetinina, MPH, PhD	None
Peyton Groves	None
Monica Soni	None
Shums Lareef, MD	None
Hui Fai-Fong, MD, MSHP	None
Yarden Fraiman, MD, MPH	None
Jessica Addison, MD, MS, MPH	None
Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH	Scientific Advisory Board, EarliTec Inc;
Natalie Slopen, ScD	None
Sabra Katz-Wise, PhD	None
Snehal Shah, MD, MPH	None
Jeffrey Campbell, MD, MPH	None
Isabella Santangelo, MPH	None
Maria Planchartt Ferretto	None
Marcus Mosely, MD, MS	None

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