Agenda

Sunday, August 30, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
12:30 pm	Registration
1:00 pm	Welcome Camille Sabella, MD, Director, Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Charles Kwon, MD, Vice Chair of Education
1:15 pm	Allergic Disorders Kara McNamara, MD
2:00 pm	Pulmonary/Airway Disorders Parevi Majmudar, DO
2:45 pm	Board Simulation I: Infectious Diseases Camille Sabella, MD
3:30 pm	Refreshment Break
3:45 pm	Board Simulation II: Infectious Diseases Camille Sabella, MD
4:30 pm	Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Stefanie Thomas, MD
5:00 pm	Statistics and Research Frank Esper, MD
5:30 pm	Test-Taking Strategies Rahul Damania, MD
6:00 pm	Adjourn

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Monday, August 31, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
6:30 am	Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
7:15 am	Welcome Rita Pappas, MD, Institute Chief, Women’s and Children’s Institute Camille Sabella, MD and Charles Kwon, MD, Course Co-Directors
	PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
7:30 am	Cardiovascular Inflammatory Conditions Camille Sabella, MD
8:15 am	Recognition of Cardiovascular Disorders Malek Yaman, MD
9:00 am	Disorders of Cardiac Rate and Rhythm Peter Aziz, MD
9:45 am	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
10:00 am	Congenital Heart Disease Malek Yaman, MD
10:50 am	Board Simulation Session – Cardiology Malek Yaman, MD and Peter Aziz, MD
11:30 am	Lunch (provided) and Exhibits
	GENETIC DISORDERS/PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
12:30 pm	Dysmorphic Syndromes George Tiller, MD, PhD
1:20 pm	Epilepsy and Anti-Convulsant Therapy Ahsan Moosa Naduvil Valappil, MD
2:05 pm	Chromosomal Abnormalities George Tiller, MD, PhD
2:55 pm	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
3:10 pm	Inborn Errors of Metabolism George Tiller, MD, PhD
4:05 pm	Board Simulation Session: Neurology Sudeshna Mitra, MD
4:50 pm	Neurocutaneous Syndromes George Tiller, MD, PhD
5:35 pm	Adjourn

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
6:45 am	Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
	PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
7:30 am	Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism Charles Kwon, MD
8:10 am	Dehydration and Na+ Disorders Raed Bou Matar, MD
8:45 am	Hypertension Charles Kwon, MD
9:25 am	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
9:40 am	Acid Base and K+ Problems Raed Bou Matar, MD
10:20 am	Board Simulation: Electrolyte Potpourri Charles Kwon, MD
11:05 am	Hematuria and Proteinuria Raed Bou Matar, MD
11:50 am	Lunch (on own), Exhibits, and Optional Non-CME Satellite
	PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
1:00 pm	Growth Disorders Sumana Narasimhan, MD
1:30 pm	Adrenal Disorders Andrew Lavik, MD, PhD
1:55 pm	Thyroid Disorders Anuradha Viswanathan, MBBS
2:20 pm	Board Simulation Session: Endocrinology Sumana Narasimhan, MD
3:05 pm	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
	NEONATOLOGY
3:20 pm	Board Simulation Session: Neonatology Natalie Yeaney, MD
4:30 pm	Infant Nutrition and Feeding Heidi Szugye, DO
5:00 pm	Adjourn

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Wednesday, September 2, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
6:45 am	Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
	PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
7:30 am	Abdominal Pain and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Jacob Kurowski, MD
8:15 am	Viral Hepatitis Kadakkal Radhakrishnan, MD
8:45 am	Foreign Bodies and Caustic Ingestions Jessica Barry, MD
9:25 am	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
9:40 am	Liver Disorders Kadakkal Radhakrishnan, MD
10:10 am	Gastrointestinal Mucosal Disorders Senthilkumar Sankararaman, MD
10:45 am	Board Simulation Session: Gastroenterology Jessica Barry, MD
11:30 am	Social Determinants of Health Roopa Thakur, MD
12:00 pm	Lunch (on own), Exhibits and Optional Non-CME Satellite
	PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
1:00 pm	Pediatric Dermatology Mahwish Irfan, MD
	GENERAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PEDIATRICS
2:25 pm	Child Development I Katherine Myers, DO, MPH
3:10 pm	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
3:25 pm	Child Development II Carrie Cuffman, MD
4:10 pm	Preventative Pediatrics Kylie Liermann, DO
4:50 pm	Sports Medicine Joshua Coleman, MD
5:30 pm	Immunizations Camille Sabella, MD
6:00 pm	Adjourn

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Thursday, September 3, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
6:45 am	Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
	PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
7:30 am	Anemia and Bleeding Disorders Stefanie Thomas, MD
8:15 am	Hemoglobinopathies Ravi Talati, DO
9:00 am	Presenting Signs and Prognostic Factors of Common Pediatric Tumors Ilia Buhtoiarov, MD
9:45 am	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
10:00 am	Board Simulation Session: Hematology/Oncology Stefanie Thomas, MD
	ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
10:40 am	Psychologic/Psychiatric Disorders and Mental Health Screening Kelly Davidson, MD
11:20 am	Amenorrhea Karen Vargo, MD
12:00 pm	Lunch (on own) and Exhibits
1:15 pm	Sexually Transmitted Infections Camille Sabella, MD
2:00 pm	Adolescent Medicine Board Simulation Veronica Issac, MD
	PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE/CRITICAL CARE
2:30 pm	Ingestions Rahul Damania, MD
3:20 pm	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
3:35 pm	Pediatric Trauma Purva Grover, MD
4:25 pm	Board Simulation Session: Board Simulation: Metabolic Syndromes and Vitamin Disorders Rahul Damania, MD
5:10 pm	Board Simulation: Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Kshama Daphtary, MD
6:00 pm	Adjourn

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Friday, September 4, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
6:45 am	Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
	PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES/IMMUNOLOGY/RHEUMATOLOGY
7:30 am	Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Part I Camille Sabella, MD
8:10 am	Congenital Immunodeficiencies John McDonnell, MD
8:55 am	Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Part II Camille Sabella, MD
9:50 am	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
10:05 am	Pediatric Rheumatology Andrew Zeft, MD
11:05 am	Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Part III Camille Sabella, MD
11:30 am	Board Simulation Session: Allergy and Immunology John McDonnell, MD
12:10 pm	Lunch (provided) and Exhibits
1:10 pm	Perinatal and Congenital Infections Camille Sabella, MD
	PEDIATRIC SURGERY
2:00 pm	Common Problems in Pediatric Surgery Anthony DeRoss, MD
2:45 pm	Pediatric Urology Lynn Woo, MD
3:30 pm	Pediatric Orthopedics Kevin Serdahely, MD
4:15 pm	Adjourn

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