*Virtual* Pediatric Mental Health Symposium 2020 - 9.21.2020

Monday, September 21, 2020, 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM


Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center offers many opportunities for health care professionals to continue their professional education and training. The continuing education provided will help achieve the best medical and quality of life outcomes for patients and families.

1. objectives by topic & in speaker folder
2. Describe the current trends seen in common pediatric mental health diagnoses
3. Describe basic treatment modalities and interventions utilized by the mental health care team
4. Identify when appropriate to reassure parent or seek advanced care

After much deliberation, the Pediatric Mental Health Symposium Conference Committee has decided to move the 2020 Live Conference to a virtual platform. We believe this is the best decision for our community and will allow a greater number of attendees to participate. All registered attendees will received instructions and a link to attend virtually.

A one-day symposium for health care and community providers held to raise awareness of current mental health trends and their impact. Previous topics have included: anxiety, depression, substance abuse, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, & ADHD.

Featuring Primary Care Provider breakout session!
In addition to breakout sessions for community based care providers – such as teachers and counselors – this year will feature a special morning breakout session, "Anxiety in Children and Adolescents," intended for Physicians, Primary Care Providers, Advanced Practice Nurses, and Physician Assistants Only. This portion is designed by Cincinnati Children’s, triple-board physicians from the Division of Psychiatry, specifically for pediatric primary care and will offer ABP & ABIM MOC Part 2 for pediatricians who attend and participate.  Primary Care Providers can choose to attend just the morning session (8:00am-12:00pm) and/or the remainder of the Symposium (1:00-3:15 pm).

Due to status of COVID-19 in our communities, we have moved the content of this conference to a virtual platform.  All registered attendees will received instructions and a link to attend virtually.

See below for more information about the Symposium agenda and Continuing Education.


Discounted Virtual Registration Fees

• General Session Pediatric Symposium: $55
• Physician/Providers, Morning Physician Intensive + Symposium in Afternoon: $55
• Physician/Provider, Morning-ONLY Physician Intensive: $55

Late fee: $20 late fee begins 9/19/2020

Purchase Orders: If paying by Purchase Order, all payments must be received within 30 days of the conference.


Note:  Online registration is required.  Payments by credit card will be processed online during registration.  

Cancellation Policy
Cancellation policy for attendees:  Refunds will be provided until September 14, 2020.  No refunds will be provided after September 14, 2020.


General Session Agenda
8:50 am    General Session - Registration Opens
9:00 am    General Session - Welcome
9:10 am    Keynote: Neurology of Mental Health (Brian Sims, MD)
10:30 am  Break
10:45 am   Navigating the Right Level of Care for Kids in Crisis
12:00 pm  Lunch Break
1:00 pm   School Based Interventions
2:00 pm   Break
2:15 pm   Anxiety
3:15 pm  Evaluations & Closing

      Primary Provider Session Faculty:
     • Linda Richey, LISW
     • Kim Schubert, PhD
     • Emily Meyer, LISW
     • Beverly Smolyansky, PhD

Primary Care Provider Session Agenda
7:45 am   Provider Session - Registration Opens
7:55 am   Provider Session - Welcome
8:00 am   Presentations of Anxiety - standard to complex
8:50 am   Break
9:00 am   Pharmacologic Treatment for Anxiety
9:50 am   Break
10:00 am  Sleep & Anxiety
10:50 am  Break
11:00 am  Don’t Worry: Addressing Anxiety in the office
11:50 am   Credit Details, Evaluation, & Provider Session Close

      Primary Provider Session Faculty:
     • Courtney Cinko, MD
     • Emily Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP
     • Brea Lauer, PhD
     • Jeff Strawn, MD
     • Kelly Byars, PhD
     • Jillian Austin, PhD

In support of improving patient care, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center 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. Specific accreditation information will be provided for each activity.

CME: Cincinnati Children’s designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.5 for the General Session and 3.5 for the Provider Session AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

ABP & ABIM MOC Part 2: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 3.5 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) and American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) programs.

Nursing: This activity is approved for a maximum 4.5 hours for the General Session and 3.48 for the Provider Session continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours.  Some Provider Session presentations may be eligible for the additional hours required for APRNs with prescriptive authority in Ohio.

Care Mangers: Application has been submitted.

Psychology: Cincinnati Children’s is approved by the Ohio Psychological Association-CME Program to offer continuing education for psychologists.  Cincinnati Children’s (provider #310833936), maintains responsibility for the program.  This program is approved for 4.5 hours for the General Session and 3.5 hours for the Provider Session.

Counselor:  Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is an approved provider of professional counselor continuing education credits by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board, Provider #RCX111201.  This program is approved for 4.5 clock hours. Counselor program area: MIPS

Social Work:  Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is an approved provider of social work continuing education credits by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board, Provider # RSX030902. This program is approved for 4.5 clock hours. Social Work program area: Methods

Teachers: 4.5 Contact Hours of Educator Credit are provided.  Final approval of Certificates of Participation will be determined by your Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC).  Keep all Certificates of Participation with your Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP). 

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

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (4.50 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (3.50 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (3.50 hours), CME - Non-Physician (Attendance) (4.50 hours), Counseling (MIP) (4.50 hours), IPCE (4.50 hours), Nursing CE (4.50 hours), OPA Psychology Regular CE (4.50 hours), Social Work (M) (4.50 hours), Teaching (LPDC) (4.50 hours)

Monday, September 21, 2020