Keeping Central Texas Children Well
12th Annual Pediatric Conference
Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: St. Vincent de Paul Auditorium
1345 Philomena St., Austin, TX 78723
The 2019 conference will focus on pediatric topics, highlighting important health issues affecting the children of our community.
Conference Schedule
7:30-8:00 a.m.
Registration and Welcome
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Karen W. Teel MD, Lectureship
Food Allergy: An Update
Pooja Varshney, MD
9:15-10:15 a.m.
What’s in a name? Supporting transgender and gender-nonconforming patients and their families
Maria Monge, MD
10:15-11:15 a.m.
Pediatric Dermatology Potpourri
Jennifer Ruth, MD
11:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
Lunch
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Child Maltreatment – An Overview
Katherine Snyder, MD
1:00-2:00pm
Pediatric ADHD : A Psychiatrist Perspective
Roshni Koli, MD
At the end of the conference, attendees should be able to
- Recognize the ethical, social, economic, and cultural influences impacting the care of children and their families.
- Apply the latest scientific evidence toward strategies and techniques to incorporate best practices into pediatric patient care and value-based care.
- Evaluate and apply approaches for the diagnosis and management of pediatric patients.
Target Audience
The primary target audience members are primary care pediatric and family medicine physicians, nurse practitioners and nurses. Secondary target audience members include pediatric subspecialty and surgical physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, resident physicians and medical and nursing students.
Registration
$75 – Physicians/APN/PA
$50 – Nurses
$20 – All other attendees
Parking
Find driving directions and parking information here.
Continuing Education Credits
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
Seton Healthcare Family is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association – Approver is accredited with distinction as an approver with distinction, of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This educational activity will provide 5 contact hours for nurses upon successful completion.
Conference Faculty
Pooja Varshney, MD
Pediatric Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Dell Medical SchoolMaria Monge, MD, MAT
Director – Adolescent Medicine
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
Dell Medical SchoolJennifer Ruth, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
Dell Medical SchoolKatherine Snyder, MD, MPH, FAAP
Medical Director and Child Abuse Pediatrician
CARE Team
Dell Children’s Medical CenterRoshni Koli, MD
Medical Director – Pediatric and Adolescent Mental Health Unit
Dell Children’s Medical Center
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry, Dell Medical SchoolConference Planning Committee
Jennifer Hughes, MD
Dell Children’s Medical Center
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical SchoolMeena Iyer, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Pediatric Hospitalist
Dell Children’s Medical Center
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical SchoolDenita Lyons, BSN, RN, CPEN
Market Manager – Clinical Professional Development
Dell Children’s Medical CenterNora Lopez
Office Manager
Pediatric Consultation & Referral Service
Dell Children’s Medical CenterDaniel Richards, MD
Associate Chair for Education
Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School
Pediatric Hospitalist
Dell Children’s Medical Center