Advancing Integration of Care (November 5 & 20, 2025)

Overview

Boston Children’s Hospital is happy to partner with Optum MA for the 14th annual Advancing Integration of Care Course. This course is developed specifically for Optum MA clinicians and will be held on two separate evenings on Wednesday November 5th and Thursday November 20th. The course format is a virtual lecture via zoom with time for questions and answers from learners.

The relationship Boston Children’s has developed with Optum MA is part of the foundation of the collaborative relationship. Each year, Optum MA reviews its strategic priorities for clinical care to inform the topics for the event. This course offers an opportunity for primary care clinicians to learn with subspecialists with the goal of improving patient and family-centered care integration.

Course Format 

This year’s course will be fully digital and be presented online, via Zoom.

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

Dermatology: Pediatric Hypopigmentation, Hair Loss, and Unusual Presentations

• Develop and apply a comprehensive differential diagnosis for pediatric hypopigmentation and formulate evidence-based treatment strategies.
• Construct a diagnostic and management plan for pediatric hair loss, integrating clinical clues and current therapeutic options.
• Recognize and interpret atypical presentations of common pediatric dermatologic conditions to avoid misdiagnosis and delayed treatment.

Concussion Update: Evaluation, Return-to-Play, and Management

• Highlight key elements of the initial office-based concussion evaluation and optimal timeline for reassessment.
• Discuss specifics about reintroducing academics and exercise in a stepwise fashion.
  • Formulate individualized return-to-sport recommendations based on current concussion recovery guidelines and patient-specific factors.
• Communicate guidelines for referral to specialty care and the risk factors for prolonged recovery and its management .
  • Assess cumulative concussion risk and counsel patients and families on when permanent removal from contact sports may be warranted.
• Understand the utility of computer based screening and specific elements of the testing that inform management.

ADHD and Stimulants: A Contemporary Literature Review

• Summarize key findings from recent literature revisiting the Multimodal Treatment of ADHD study and discuss implications for clinical practice.
• Analyze current evidence regarding long-term stimulant use, including benefits, risks, and monitoring strategies.
• Conduct a comprehensive evaluation of adolescents presenting with first-time ADHD symptoms, differentiating from other behavioral or mood disorders.

Headache Syndromes: Diagnosis, Management, and Referral

• Differentiate between primary and secondary headache syndromes using clinical criteria and diagnostic tools.
• What are the indicators of a primary headache syndrome.
• Identify the red flags that warrant urgent referral to emergency room and/or pediatric neurology for further evaluation.
• Understand the unique elements of Migraine diagnosis and the management strategies including abortive and preventive therapies.
• Integrate behavioral and lifestyle interventions into headache treatment plans to reduce reliance on medication.
• Select and implement appropriate pharmacologic and/or non-pharmacologic treatment modalities for pediatric headache management.

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: 

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How do navigate this course?

How do I navigate this course?

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How do I claim credit for this course?

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