LIVE IN-PERSON: Adolescent Medicine 2025 (May 12-13, 2025)
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Course Credit
The following credits are available for this course:
| AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (MD, DO, NP, PA) | 13.5 hours |
| American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) Category 1 CME Credits | 13.5 hours |
| Contact Hours (Nurse) | 13.5 hours |
| CDR CPEUs (Registered Dietitian) | 13.5 hours |
| APA Continuing Education Credits (Psychologist) | 13.5 hours |
| ASWB ACE Continuing Education Credits (Social Worker) | 13.5 hours |
| Risk Management Credits | 2.75 hours |
For MOC Credit: You will receive an e-mail from Q-Stream with the MOC II questionnaire. Please log in to your ABP, ABIM, ABA, and/or ABS profile to view your credit within 10 business days of completing the Q-Stream. Please note that you have until May 7, 2025, to complete the MOC II questionnaire on Q-Stream and receive credits.
If you would like to review the questions during the conference, please see the document here. Please note that this is not the questionnaire to complete to get MOC credit.
MOC Question Review
Please see the MOC document here to review the MOC questions during the conference. Please note that this is not the questionnaire to complete to get MOC credit.
Overview
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:
- Integrate findings from research and clinical innovations with the delivery of adolescent patient-centered care.
- Apply the principles of quality improvement, addressing systems and practice issues, into clinical activities.
- 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.
- Develop strategies to diagnose, treat or manage adolescent conditions, including eating disorders, hypertension, menstrual disorders, and substance abuse.
- Model communication skills with adolescents and their families.
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)
Jessica Addison, MD, MS, MPH
Co-Medical Director, Boston HAPPENS Program; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Ida Assefa, BA
Program Coordinator, Boston HIV Adolescent Provider and Peer Education Network for Services HAPPENS
Joshua Borus MD, MPH
Director, Medical Student and Resident Training in Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine; Director of Quality Improvement; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Traci Brooks, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Joanna Brown, MD, MPH
Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Jessica Calihan, MD
Clinical Fellow, Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine
Michelle Codner, PsyD
Attending Psychologist, Learning Disabilities Program
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Katelyn Colantonio, RD, LDN
Clinical Nutrition Specialist
Kathryn Cooney, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Yasin Damji, MD
Attending Physician, Dermatology Program
Amy DiVasta, MD, MMSc
Chief, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Susan Fitzgerald, RN, MSN, CPNP
Program Director, Boston HIV Adolescent Provider and Peer Education Network for Services (HAPPENS); Associate Director of Adolescent Primary Care, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Shannon Fitzgerald, MD, MPH
Associate Co-Director, Center for Young Women’s Health; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Sara Forman, MD
Associate Chief/Clinical Chief, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Melissa Freizinger, PhD
Associate Director, Eating Disorder Program
Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Carly Guss, MD, MPH
Co-Medical Director, Boston HAPPENS Program; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Areej Hassan, MD MPH
Attending Physician; Co-Director, Adolescent Long-Acting Reversible Contraception LARC, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Grace Jhe, PhD
Attending Psychologist, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Jacqueline Jimenez-Maldonado, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine and Flex Program
Jill Kavanaugh, MLIS, AHIP
Research Administrator and Media Consultant
William Meehan, MD
Attending Physician, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department; Director, The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention; Director, Emerging Physician Leadership Program
Professor of Pediatrics, Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Director, Neurologic Function across the Lifespan: a LONGitudinal, Translational Study for Former National Football League Players (NFL LONG study)
Pamela Murray, MD, MHP
Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Rebecca O’Brien, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Sarah Pitts, MD
Director, Adolescent/Young Adult Medical Fellowship; Co-Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and PCOS Programs; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Michael Rich, MD, MPH
Director and Founder, Digital Wellness Lab; Co-Director and Founder, Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Tracy K. Richmond, MD, MPH
Director, Eating Disorder Program; Director, STEP Program; Co-Director, ARFID Program; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Kelly Robinson, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse I, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Erin Towler, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse II, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Michael Tsappis, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine; Co-Director, Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID)
Instructor of Psychiatry, Part-time, Harvard Medical School
Gabriela Vargas, MD, MPH, MS
Director, Young Men’s Health; Co-Director, Adolescent Long-Acting Reversible Contraception LARC; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Kathleen Waddicor, BSN, RN, CPN
Nursing Clinical Coordinator, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Jill Wagner, LICSW
Clinical Social Worker, Boston HAPPENS Program
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 no relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients:
| Sarah Forman, MD | Grace Jhe, PhD |
| Traci Brooks, MD | Michelle Codner, PhD |
| Jessica Addison, MD, MS, MPH | Jacqueline Jimenez-Maldonado, MSW, LICSW |
| Susan Fitzgerald, RN, MSN, CPNP | Jill Kavanaugh, BA |
| William Meehan, MD | Joanna Brown, MD, MPH |
| Jessica Calihan, MD | Shannon Fitzgerald, MD, MPH |
| Carly Guss, MD, MPH | Kathleen Waddicor, BSN, RN, CPN |
| Areej Hassan, MD, MPH | Ida Assefa, BA |
| Yasin Damji, MD | Jill Wagner, LICSW |
| Sarah Pitts, MD | Joshua Borus, MD |
| Michael Tsappis, MD | Erin Towler, BSN |
| Melissa Freizinger, PhD | Katelyn Colantonio, RD, LDN |
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 |
| Amy Divasta, MD | Author, UpToDate |
| Pamela Murray, MD | Author, UpToDate |
| Michael Rich, MD | Research Funding, Point32Health |
| Tracy Richmond, MD | Clinical Advisory Board, Arise |
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