School Wellness Symposium (2026)

Washington, DC, DC US
June 9, 2026

Course Description

This half day symposium will showcase Children’s National Hospital School-Friendly Health Systems (SFHS) national movement, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness School-based Wellness (BCCW) school health statewide Iinitiative, and other innovative health and education partnerships across the DC metropolitan region and beyond. It will also highlight priorities and challenges of the education system today and discuss strategies for health systems to improve service delivery and programming in education settings in partnership with families. This event is sponsored by the Boeing Foundation Company and Children’s National Hospital.

Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support

No financial nor in-kind commercial support was received for this education activity.

Target Audience

Learning Objectives

  1. Interpret the school friendly health system and why it can improve health of children in the community.
  2. Discuss innovations in promoting wellness in schools and aligning health and education data-sharing to improve student outcomes.
  3. Create strong connections between the health and education sectors, and families.
  4. Interpret what is needed to lay the groundwork for more innovative cross-sector collaborations between health and education.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 2.50 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 2.50 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
  • 2.50 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 2.50 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
  • 2.50 ASWB
    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National 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. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 2.50 continuing education credits.
    • 2.50 General
  • 2.50 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Course opens: 
06/09/2026
Course expires: 
08/08/2026
Event starts: 
06/09/2026 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
06/09/2026 - 12:30pm EDT
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Research and Innovation Campus
7144 13th Pl NW
Washington, DC, DC 20012
United States
Course Director(s)

Danielle Goodman Dooley, MD, MPHIL

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

Qadira Ali, Dr. Qadira Ali, MD, MPH, FAAP, DipABLM

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Cara Biddle, MD, MPH

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Tisha Coggin Clay, MEd

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Torine Creppy

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Patty Dillhoff, MAT

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sarah Dooley

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sarah Piwinski

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Heidi Schumacher

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jessica Weisz, MD, MBA, FAAP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Elizabeth Wells, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, 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

IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will 2.5 receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Nurses: Children’s National Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 2.5 Live ANCC contact hours.

Physicians: Children’s National Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

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 2.5 CE credit(s) (Instructional Level, Intermediate Learning) upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.  

Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National 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. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 2.5 general continuing education credit(s).  

 

Available Credit

  • 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 2.50 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 2.50 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
  • 2.50 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 2.50 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
  • 2.50 ASWB
    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National 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. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 2.50 continuing education credits.
    • 2.50 General
  • 2.50 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
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