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Activity Objectives Empower increased understanding and awareness of the role of palliative care in addressing suffering in pediatrics.Explore grief as it relates to pediatric palliative care.Inspire all of us to recognize the best way to provide pediatric palliative care guided by compassion, curiosity, and presence. Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity Objective: Describe the role of pharmacotherapy in pediatric obesity care using the new CLASP tool guidelines.Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity Objectives Describe how storytelling can engage children and caregivers in healthy eating and behavior change.Identify strategies to support families facing barriers to healthy food access and nutrition resources.Explore how storytelling can strengthen nutrition education and behavioral support across diverse families, settings, and practice contexts.Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity Objectives: Compare the nature of genomic alterations that define clinically important subsets of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Give examples of how genomic insights inform risk stratification and management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity Objectives: Describe the role of pharmacotherapy in pediatric obesity care.Discuss expected benefits, limitations, and pitfalls of treatment.Claim CME Credit Here!

Event Objectives: Identify major advances in child health and pediatric care in the United States, including improvements in survival, prevention, therapeutics, and outcomes for previously life-limiting conditions.Examine concerning trends in child and adolescent health, including infant and maternal outcomes, mental health, chronic disease, access to care, and the growing influence of social and environmental determinants of health.Describe persistent and preventable disparities in child health associated with geography, socioeconomic conditions, race and ethnicity, and access to high-quality care, and identify opportunities for pediatric leaders, health systems, communities, and policymakers to improve outcomes for all children.Claim CME Credit Here!

*This activity includes 1 hour of Risk Management State-Required Education* Identify common documentation and charting pitfalls that may contribute to pediatric malpractice risk.Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity Objectives Differentiate the clinical presentations of tick-borne diseases in children and how to investigate them.Understand the changing epidemiology of Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections.Recognize emerging diseases such as alpha-gal syndrome and Powassan virus.Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity Objectives Recall information about youth experiencing acute mental health symptoms and their caregivers.Examine the integral role of caregivers of youth with acute mental health symptoms linkage to community-based mental health services.Discuss the clinical trajectory for youth with acute mental health symptoms and what this means for caregivers.Claim CME Credit Here!

Objectives Event Objectives: Compare and Contrast: Severe Persistent vs Poorly Controlled vs Difficult to Treat Asthma.Describe Asthma Cytokine Pathways and the Corresponding Biologic Mechanism of Action.Recognize the importance of multimodal asthma approach, limits, and future directions.Claim CME Credit Here    From

Describe how newborn screening has evolved to incorporate family-centered coordination and longitudinal support.Identify how communication, navigation, and provider coordination influence family engagement and follow-up.Discuss how family and lived experience reshaped workflows, communication practices, and support systems within newborn screening.Apply lessons from newborn screening to broader efforts to improve coordination and patient- and family-centered care.Claim CME Credit Here

* No CME is awarded for this activity  Includes presentation of the Leon Chameides Lifetime Achievement award, Dr. Scott Schoem.

Event Objectives: Describe the use of simulation in safer firearm storage education for pediatric residents.Discuss how simulation increases comfort of pediatric residents in discussing safer firearm storage at well visits.Evaluate caregiver comprehension and usability of a pediatric SMART asthma action plan using iterative field testing and health literacy principles.Identify differences in interpretation and preferences between English- and Spanish-speaking caregivers regarding SMART asthma management instructions.Refine and co-develop a bilingual SMART asthma action plan through caregiver feedback to improve clarity, safety, and real-world usability for home asthma management.Review common concerns of providers and patients surrounding home NG programs.Discuss our hospital's home NG pathway and evaluate the success of its implementation.Evaluate trends in G-tube vs home NG placement and identify opportunities to reduce surgical intervention.Examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary benefits of end-of-block reflective debriefing sessions on pediatric resident professional well-being.Claim CME Credit Here!

Event Objectives Implement at least one subtractive change in their practices.Understand the scope of healthcare delivery's environmental impact.Perform procedures with less materials waste and use.Claim CME Credit Here!

Event Objectives: Identify historical milestones in congenital catheterization, and the technology which has allowed for advancement of the field.Describe the new transcatheter technologies available to treat congenital heart disease.Gain an appreciation for the collaborative approach between surgical and interventional cardiology teams in treating complex heart defects.Claim CME Credit Here!