Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 2025 Conference (September 10-12, 2025)
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Course Credit
The following credits are available for this course:
| AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (MD, DO, NP, PA) | 19.42 hours |
| Contact Hours (Nurse) | 19.42 hours |
| American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) Category 1 CME Credits | 19.42 hours |
| General Attendance | 19.42 hours |
(Note: a course evaluation is required to receive credit for this course.)
Overview
The goal of this course is for providers to become more knowledgeable about the diagnosis and management of a wide variety of gynecologic medical, surgical and social problems. Providers will become more proficient in providing office-based prevention services and counseling to pediatric and adolescent patients relating to gynecologic issues.
Course Format
This course will be fully digital and presented via Zoom. The dynamic learning format of the course has been optimized for the virtual classroom.
Presentations will be recorded and available on-demand for all paid attendees for one month after the conference.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:
- Review up-to-date research, guidelines, and treatment options and develop strategies to implement in practice
- Identify and treat common gynecological issues in pediatric and adolescent patients
- Assess and manage medically and psychosocially complicated cases
- Identify quality improvement indicators in your practice setting and develop strategies to meet them
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 19.42 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 19.42 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 19.42 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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.
| Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | Thursday, September 11, 2025 | Friday, September 12, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome and Introduction 12:30 – 12:35PM Marc Laufer, MD | Amenorrhea in the Adolescent 8:00 – 8:30AM Danielle Cipres, MD | Breast Health 8:00 – 8:30AM Amy DiVasta, MD, MMSc | |
| Varying the Gynecology Examination by Age, Pubertal Status, and Presenting Complaint 12:35 – 12:55PM Jessica Shim, MD | Problems with Puberty: Precocious, Delayed, and Everything in Between 8:30 – 9:15AM Ambreen Sonawalla, MD | Triaging & Assessing Emergencies & Urgencies in PAG 8:30 – 9:00AM Jourdin Batchelor, MD, Caitlin Roberts, MSN, RN | |
| Gynecologic Care for the Adolescent with Developmental Delays 12:55 – 1:40PM Elisabeth Quint, MD, Maureen Lynch, MD | Q&A 9:15 – 9:30AM | Q&A 9:00 – 9:15AM | |
| Sexual Health and the Trauma-Informed Pelvic Exam 1:40 – 2:05PM Frances Grimstad, MD, MS | Urologic Problems [Voiding dysfunction, Dysuria, Recurrent UTIs] in Girls and Adolescents 9:30 – 10:00AM Mélise Keays, MD, MSc | Post-Pubertal Vulvar/Vaginal Complaints 9:15 – 10:00AM Carol I. Cohen, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC | |
| Q&A 2:05 – 2:20PM | Q&A 10.00 – 10:10AM | Ovarian Cyst 10:00 – 10:30AM Caroline Wentworth, MD | |
| Break 2:20 – 2:35PM | PANEL: Difficult Conversations: Ethical Issues in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 10:10 – 10:55AM Louise Perkins King, MD, JD, FACS, Frances Grimstad, MD, MS, Elizabeth Boskey, PhD, MPH, LICSW, MSW | Q&A 10:30 – 10:45AM | |
| Pre-Pubertal Vulvar/Vaginal Complaints 2:35 – 3:20PM Carol I. Cohen, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC | Q&A 10:55 – 11:10AM | Break 10:45 – 11:00AM | |
| Short & Long Acting Contraception 3:20 – 4:05PM Jessica Shim, MD | Chronic Pelvic pain and Endometriosis 11:10 – 11:55AM Jessica Shim, MD, Kelliann Bachand, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC | When to suspect a Congenital Reproductive Anomaly 11:00 – 11:30AM Marc Laufer, MD | |
| Q&A 4:05 – 4:20PM | Chronic Pelvic Pain and Dysautonomia – Is There a Role for Interventional Pain Management? 11:55AM – 12:25PM Pradeep Dinakar, MD, MS, MBA, FAAP | Is it GI or Gyn? Abdominal Pain in the Adolescent 11:30 – 12:00PM Laurie Fishman, MD | |
| A 2025 Update on Abortion Care 4:20 – 4:50PM Sara N. Neill, MD, MPH | Q&A 12:25 – 12:40PM | Q&A 12:00 – 12:15PM | |
| Q&A 4:50 – 5:00PM | Lunch 12:40 – 1:25PM | Lunch 12:15 – 1:00PM | |
| Eating Disorders 5:00 – 5:30PM Katelyn Colantonio, MS, RDN, LDN | A 2025 Update on Adolescent PCOS 1:25 – 2:10PM Amy DiVasta, MD, MMSc | Introducing Anatomy in PAG 1:00 – 1:30PM Elizabeth Boskey, PhD, MPH, LICSW, MSW, Britney Lane, MSW, LICSW | |
| Q&A 5:30 – 5:40PM | STI Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention 2:10 – 2:55PM Sharlay K. Butler, MD, MPH | LGBTQ Reproductive Health 1:30 – 2:00PM Frances Grimstad, MD, MS, Carly Guss, MD, MPH | |
| Closing Remarks 5:40PM | Q&A 2:55 – 3:10PM | Q&A 2:00 – 2:15PM | |
| PrEP 3:10 – 3:40PM Jessica Addison, MD, MS, MPH, Susan Fitzgerald, RN, MSN, CPNP | Too much or Too little? Coagulopathy Spectrum 2:15 – 3:00PM Stacy E. Croteau, MD, MMS | ||
| HPV – Warts, Shots, and Pap tests 3:40 – 4:10PM Colleen M Feltmate, MD | Q&A 3:00 – 3:10PM | ||
| Q&A 4:10 – 4:25PM | Troubleshooting Contraception: Managing Side Effects and Complications 3:10 – 3:55PM Caroline Wentworth, MD, Amy DiVasta, MD, MMSc | ||
| Break 4:25 – 4:40PM | Q&A 3:55 – 4:05PM | ||
| Health Disparities 4:40 – 5:10PM Danielle Cipres, MD | Closing Remarks 4:05PM | ||
| Acne, Hirsutism, and Hair Loss 5:10 – 5:40PM Yasin Damji, MD | |||
| Q&A 5:40 – 5:55PM | |||
| Closing Remarks 5:55PM |
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 |
| Jessica Shim, MD | None |
| Elisabeth Quint, MD | None |
| Maureen Lynch, MD | None |
| Frances Grimstad, MD, MS | None |
| Carol Cohen, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC | None |
| Sarah Neill, MD, MPH | None |
| Katelyn Colantonio, MS, RDN, LDN | None |
| Danielle Cipres, MD | None |
| Ambreen Sonawalla, MD | None |
| Melise Keays, MD, MSc | None |
| Louise Perkins King, MD, JD, FACS | None |
| Elizabeth Boskey, PhD, MPH, LICSW, MSW | None |
| Kelliann Bachand, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC | None |
| Tracy Richmond, MD | Clinical Advisory Board, Arise |
| Pradeep Dinakar, MD, MS, MBA, FAAP | None |
| Amy DiVasta, MD, MMSc | Author, UpTo Date |
| Sharlay Butler, MD, MPH | None |
| Jessica Addison, MD, MS, MPH | None |
| Susan Fitzgerald, RN, MSN, CPNP | None |
| Colleen Feltmate, MD | None |
| Yasin Damji, MD | None |
| Jourdin Batchelor, MD | None |
| Caroline Wentworth, MD | None |
| Marc Laufer, MD | Author & editor of Emans, Laufer, Goldstein’s Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, 7th Ed, Wolters Kluwer, 2020; Advisor to EndoCure; Advisor to NextGen Jane; Author for UpToDate; |
| Stacey Croteau, MD | Board of Directors, Hemophilia Alliance; Board of Directors, THSNA; Consulting, BioMarin; Consulting, Sanofi; Clinical Trial, Genetech; Clinical Trial, Sanofi; Clinical Trial, Spark Therapeutics |
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