Children’s National Hospital 35th Annual Pediatric Neurology Update: Innovating for Cures and Care

April 10, 2025

Overview

This is Children's National Hospital's 35th Annual Pediatric Neurology Update. We anticipate 350 attendees from various disciplines around the country. This year's course highlights three areas, each critical for care of children with neurological disorders, and draws upon expertise of our faculty and invited speakers: A. Updates in Epilepsy, B. Innovations in Vascular Neurosurgery and Neurointerventional Radiology, and C. Addressing Mental and Behavioral Health in Neurological Conditions. We aim to discuss advancements in epilepsy research and treatment, foster skill development and interdisciplinary understanding of neurovascular interventions, promote awareness and competency in integrating mental and behavioral health in neurologic care, and enhance training in multidisciplinary collaboration and evidence-based practices.

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers

Learning Objectives

Learning Objective 1: Explore advancements in epilepsy research, diagnosis, and treatment, including big data applications, new drug development, and evolving management strategies.

Learning Objective 2: Examine innovations in vascular neurosurgery and neurointerventional radiology, focusing on neurovascular interventions, stroke care, and Moya Moya disease.

Learning Objective 3: Assess the integration of mental and behavioral health in neurologic care, addressing sleep disorders, concussion recovery, and pediatric neuro-immunologic and neuro-oncologic conditions.

Learning Objective 4: Promote a multidisciplinary approach to neurological care, fostering collaboration across specialties to enhance patient outcomes through research, technology, and evidence-based practices.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 7.00 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 7.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
  • 7.00 APA
    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 responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 7.00 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
  • 7.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Course opens: 
03/20/2025
Course expires: 
06/09/2025
Event starts: 
04/10/2025 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
04/10/2025 - 5:30pm EDT
Cost:
$0.00
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Program

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Children's National Hospital 35th Annual Pediatric Neurology Update: Innovating for Cures and Care
Updates in Epilepsy
Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH
09:00am - 12:00pm
Nathan Cohen, MD
09:00am - 12:00pm
Wei-Liang Chen, MD
09:00am - 12:00pm
Jennifer Jaskiewicz, DO
09:00am - 12:00pm
Emily Freilich, MD
09:00am - 12:00pm
Innovations in Vascular Neurosurgery and Neurointerventional Radiology
Conor Mallucci, MBBS
12:45pm - 03:05pm
Hassan Syed, MD
12:45pm - 03:05pm
Abdulla Feroze, MD
12:45pm - 03:05pm
Sarah Schlatterer, MD, PhD
12:45pm - 03:05pm
Mejdi Najjar, MD
12:45pm - 03:05pm
Addressing Mental and Behavioral Health in Neurologic Conditions
Raquel Langdon, MD, Rebecca Neshkes, MD
03:20pm - 05:30pm
Chelsey Bowman, PhD, CMPC, Julie Newman, PhD, ABPP-CN
03:20pm - 05:30pm
Ilana Kahn, MD, Cole Hague, PhD
03:20pm - 05:30pm
Jennifer Levine, MD, MSW, Jennifer Dorr, DO, MPH
03:20pm - 05:30pm

Venue

Children's National Hospital Research and Innovation Campus
7144 13th Pl
United States

Faculty

Acknowledgement of Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support 

This program is supported by unrestricted financial funds from Biocodex and Neurelis. The sponsors had no influence or control over the content, faculty selection, or planning of the educational activities.

Committee member(s)

Marc Di Sabella, Associate Chief of Neurology Operations. Director, Headache Program. Medical Director, Neurology Education. Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Child Neurology

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

John Schreiber, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Moderator(s)

Chima Oluigbo, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Tommie Robinson, Jr, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Randi Streisand, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Planner(s)

Jill Horner, DNP, RN, CPN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Chelsey Bowman, PhD, CMPC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Wei-Liang Chen, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Nathan Cohen, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jennifer Dorr, DO, MPH

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Abdullah Feroze, M.D.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Emily Freilich, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Cole Hague, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jennifer Jaskiewicz, DO

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ilana Kahn

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Raquel Langdon, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jennifer Levine, MD, MSW

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Conor Mallucci

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Mejdi Najjar

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Rebecca Neshkes, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Julie Newman, PhD, ABPP-CN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sarah Schlatterer, MD, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Hasan Syed

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Accreditation

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Children’s National Hospital. Children’s National 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. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362 

Credit Designation

Physicians: Children’s National Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: Children’s National Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 7.0 LIVE ANCC contact hours.

Psychologists: 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 responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 7.0 CE credits (Instructional Level, Intermediate Learning) upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.

Available Credit

  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 7.00 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 7.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
  • 7.00 APA
    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 responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 7.00 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
  • 7.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.

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