Pre-registration is required.

Registration fee includes educational materials and CME.

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 21 by 11:59pm

VIRTUAL ONLY - In order to receive the Zoom link, attendees MUST be registered & applicable registration fees paid. A unique Zoom Link will be sent to registered attendees to the email used to register in advance of the event.

Please notify Megan of any attendance changes as soon as possible.

Questions? Please contact Megan Hayes at megan.hayes@medsocdel.org


Registration Categories and Fees

DE AAP Chapter Member/Wilmington New Castle Pediatric Association Member/Medical Residents – VIRTUAL ONLY - Free
AAP District Member - VIRTUAL ONLY - $20
Non Member - VIRTUAL ONLY – $30

 

Speakers:

   
Tracy Quillen Carney, First Lady of Delaware


   
Paul Enlow, PhD, Pediatric Psychologist, Assistant Research Scientist, Nemours Children's Health, Delaware Valley


   
Meg Fisher, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Special Advisor to the Commissioner of Health, New Jersey Department of Health


   
Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Professor & Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment


   
Abby Nerlinger, MD, MPH, FAAP, Pediatric Hospitalist, Nemours Children's Health, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College/Thomas Jefferson University, Program Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship, Medical Director for Community Engagement and Scholarship, Nemours Value-Based Services Organization, and Nemours Site Lead for the Delaware CTR-ACCEL Community Engagement and Outreach Core


   
Rachel J. Thornton, MD, PhD, Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer at Nemours Children's Health


   
Meghan Walls, PSY.D, Pediatric Psychologist, Nemours Children's Health, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Sydney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University


   
Robin Brennan, DrPH, Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Education and Development/Senior Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practitioner, Office of Health Equity, Nemours Children's Health


   
Shanique B. Kilgallon, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Nemours Children's Health

 

Panelists:

   
Lynda Arai, MD, Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Director OR Anesthesia, Nemours Children's Health, Delaware Valley


   
Judith A. Jones, MD, Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Nemours Children's Health, Delaware Valley


 

Target Audience

This activity is intended for pediatricians, family physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, physician assistants, nurses, early learning center providers, and community health professionals.

Statement of Need

To expand knowledge of social factors impacting child health and child mental/behavioral health needs.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity learners should be able to:

1. Recognize social factors that impact child health.
2. Discuss ways to address social factors to promote healthcare equity and improve health outcomes in children.
3. Recognize issues impacting child mental and behavioral health.
4. Discuss child mental and behavioral health needs and ways to better address these needs.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Medical Society of Delaware and the DE Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics. The Medical Society of Delaware is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

It is the policy of the Medical Society of Delaware (MSD) to comply with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education (CME). In keeping with these standards, all faculty participating in continuing medical education provided by MSD are expected to disclose to the activity audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of their presentations.

Joint providership of CME by MSD in no way implies endorsement of any product or service. 

This activity is not supported by commercial funding.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Delaware Division of Public Health.


 

Credit Designation Statement

The Medical Society of Delaware designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (CME) is equalto 1 contact hour (CNE)

Faculty and Disclosures

In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the planner or significant other, currently or within the last 24 months) with ineligible companies. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity.

The following is a list of the faculty, along with any information they have disclosed regarding their relevant financial relationships.

Kirk Reichard, MD, MBA (Planner, Activity Director, Moderator) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Rituparna Deb, MD (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Katherine King, MD (Planner) - Merk, Abbot labs, CVS, Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer, Novartis (owns stock) - The financial relationship does not relate to the educational assignment/presentation. 

Nemmish Mehta, MD (Planner, Moderator) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Jonathan Miller, MD (Planner, Moderator) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Megan Hayes, MA (Planner, Coordinator) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Abby Nerlinger, MD, MPH, FAAP (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Margaret C (Meg) Fisher, MD (Speaker) - Pfizer (nothing received at this time as Member, Lyme Vaccine DMC) - The financial relationship does not relate to the educational assignment/presentation. Best available published evidence will be used to support the presentation. All scientific data referenced or used as justification of patient care recommendations conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Meghan Walls, PSY.D (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Paul Enlow, PhD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Rachel J. Thornton, MD, PhD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN (Speaker) - Villanova University/MACCHE (speaker role - no speaker fee received) - The financial relationship does not relate to the educational assignment/presentation. Best available published evidence will be used to support the presentation. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Tracey Quillen Carney (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Judith Jones, MD. FAAP, FASA (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Lynda Arai, MD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Shanique B Kilgallon, MD FAAP (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Robin Brennan, DrPH (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

 

Privacy Policy - Use of Personal Information

Event registration lists and personal information, including the registrant's name, credentials, affiliation, and email address may be used for internal purposes by authorized Delaware Chapter, AAP staff.

Recording Release

This education meeting will be recorded. I understand that my participation in the meeting constitutes my consent to be recorded. I hereby grant the Delaware Chapter, AAP a non-exclusive right to record, using any medium (including, but not limited to, lecture capture, videography, or photography, reproduce, publish, and otherwise make available, my image, including my name, likeness, voice or any combination thereof; and any presentation materials (Materials) and recordings of Materials; including distribution of those recordings and Materials by any tangible or digital media (e.g. print, DVD, memory card, external storage device), or over the internet. I release Delaware Chapter, AAP, its officers, employees and agents, from any and all claims of harm and liability as a result of any distortion, blurring, or alteration, optical illusion, or use in composite form, either intentionally or otherwise which may occur from making, showing, using or distributing these recordings.

Disclaimer

All information contained within this activity is intended for educational purposes only. Physicians and other health care professionals are encouraged to consult other sources and confirm the information contained in this educational activity. No single reference or service can take the place of medical training, education and experience. This educational event does not define a standard of care, nor is it intended to dictate an exclusive course of management. This information should not substitute for a visit or consultation with a health care provider.

Technical Requirements

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Important COVID-19 Health and Safety Information for In-Person Meetings

The Delaware Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (DEAAP) is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our meeting participants. To this end, we have set forth the following safety protocols regarding COVID-19:

• All registered in-person meeting participants, staff, vendors and guests must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and must also comply with all applicable regulations imposed by federal, state, and/or local health authorities and government mandates as well as abide by all safety precautions established by meeting venues.
• All in-person attendees are strongly encouraged to wear a mask at all times except when eating or drinking.

 

Waiver and Release

By participating in this Delaware Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics educational meeting, you understand that travel and gathering involves risk of sickness, including sickness from COVID-19. You waive and release the DEAAP and its employees, agents, exhibitors, and others involved in the planning and delivery of this educational meeting from and against claims, liabilities and expenses arising from injury, sickness or death from contraction or spread of COVID-19 or other communicable disease due to travel to or attendance at an event sponsored by the DEAAP. While at the education meeting and in the function space, you agree to comply with any government, health authority, venue, and/or DEAAP safety and health requirements and protocols throughout the duration of the meeting. Protocols may include, but are not limited to, wearing a face covering at all times unless presenting or during meal/snack break (while actively eating or drinking), keeping six (6) feet physicial distance from other attendees, frequent hand sanitization, and self-monitoring and self-reporting symptoms. You understand that your failure to comply with any health and safety requirements or protocols or failure to comply with any directions from DEAAP staff or instructors on site during the meeting may result in loss of right to attend or participate in the mweeting including forfeiting any registration fees paid. You will not attend the meeting (or will immediately leave the course) if you were recently exposed to COVID-19 or experience any symptoms of COVID-19 during or within ten (10) days of the event including fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, runny nose,nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. This waiver and release is binding on you and your heirs and successors. Thank you for your understanding and assistance in helping keep each other healthy.

 

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