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CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Our 15th Annual Conference on Emergencies & Challenges in Pediatrics is designed for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician associates, nurses, and other allied healthcare professionals involved in the care of pediatric patients. Covering a wide array of topics, our expert faculty will discuss the latest evidence-based advancements in pediatric emergency medicine, present emerging clinical data, and provide skills and strategies for application and implementation into your practice. This educational activity aims to increase learner knowledge, improve the competence and performance of all attendees, and contribute to their ability to work together as part of a coordinated healthcare team.
Topics for this year’s conference have been selected based on the educational needs underlying identified professional practice gaps. The gaps were derived from a variety of sources including evaluations and outcomes data from past participants, clinical expert input, Symposia Medicus’ online survey, and other medical and nursing data such as current clinical guidelines, research findings, literature reviews, and patient safety considerations.
An outstanding faculty has been assembled for this conference. Each faculty member was selected based on their individual area of expertise and ability to communicate current, evidence-based, and practical information to participants.
The conference format includes didactic lectures, question and answer sessions, and case studies. Following a group of lectures, the question and answer sessions allow attendees to ask the faculty critical and challenging questions about caring for patients during various pediatric emergency situations.
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
As a result of participating in this conference, you should have increased knowledge and enhanced competence to…
• Discuss the various pathogens involved in causing pediatric pneumonia
• Identify patients at greatest risk for developing opioid use disorder and apply strategies to treat them effectively while minimizing that risk
• Review key diagnostic features that help visually diagnose life-threatening drug-induced hypersensitivity reactions and skin infections
• Using a collaborative approach with the care team, patient, and caregiver, identify features of autism spectrum disorder that can impact assessment and management during a clinical encounter
• Discuss the pros and cons of sports specialization in pediatrics
ATTENDEE REQUIREMENTS
After attending this conference, participants are entitled to a certificate of credit which will be available online. Successful completion of this activity is determined by attending the live activity, reviewing the educational session materials, and submitting the case studies test, evaluations, surveys, and verification of attendance form. Each participant should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ACCREDITATION
This accredited continuing education activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME and ANCC Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.
Symposia Medicus is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Symposia Medicus is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. |
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
Physicians
Symposia Medicus designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This ACE activity was developed with standards to address California Assembly Bill (AB) 1195 cultural and linguistic competency (CLC) and CA AB 241 implicit bias (IB) to reduce health disparities. Please refer to the accreditation page on our website for resources.
AAP
This continuing medical education activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is acceptable for a maximum of 12 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
ACEP
Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for a maximum of 12 hour(s) of ACEP Category I credit.
AAFP
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending. Please check our website for updated credit information.
Physician Associates
NCCPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician associates may receive a maximum of 12 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
Nurse Practitioners/Nurses
The ANCC contact hours awarded for completion of this conference are 12.
Provider is also approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP2335, for 14.4 contact hours.
Pharmacists
The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Pharmacotherapeutic CEUs for Nurses
This activity is designated for a maximum of 1.5 pharmacotherapeutic credits towards meeting the requirement for nursing pharmacology continuing education. Sessions awarding pharmacotherapeutic credits are denoted with an Rx in the schedule. Please contact your state’s Board of Nursing for specific educational requirements as they may vary state to state.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Each registrant will have online access to educational session materials. The educational session materials will be available for download approximately one week prior to the conference (you’ll receive an email with instructions).
If you are unable to attend this conference, you may purchase an electronic copy of the educational session materials one week after the conference. Please email publications@symposiamedicus.org for more information.
HEALTH & SAFETY AWARENESS
We care about the health and safety of our conference attendees. As the event gets closer, Symposia Medicus will communicate any relevant health and safety policies and procedures implemented by us and/or the conference venue.
HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT & THEATER TICKETS
For additional information on and pricing for holiday entertainment and Broadway theater tickets, please visit our website at www.symposiamedicus.org.
To check availability or purchase theater tickets, please call us at (925) 969-1789 or send an email to info@symposiamedicus.org. |

CONFERENCE FACULTY
Richard M. Cantor, MD, FAAP
Conference Co-Chair
Professor of Emergency
Medicine & Pediatrics, Retired
Emeritus Medical Director
Upstate New York Poison Center
Golisano Children’s Hospital
Syracuse, New York
Robert S. Hoffman, MD, FAACT, FACMT, FRCP Edin, FEAPCCT
Professor of Emergency Medicine & Medicine
Director, Division of Medical Toxicology
New York University School of Medicine & Bellevue Hospital Center
New York City, New York
Jordan D. Metzl, MD, FAAP
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Cornell Medical School
Sports Medicine Division
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York City, New York
Karen J. Miller, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Tufts University School of Medicine
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician
Center for Children With Special Needs (retired)
Boston, Massachusetts
Binita R. Shah, MD, FAAP
Conference Co-Chair
Distinguished Professor Emerita of Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Director Emerita
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Kings County Hospital Center
Brooklyn, New York
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Consistent with ACCME and ANCC guidelines, it is the policy of Symposia Medicus to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all educational activities. Prior to the planning of this educational activity, all individuals in a position to influence and/or control the content of continuing education activities have been asked to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. Symposia Medicus will also ensure that any and all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies will be mitigated before the conference commences. Beyond disclosure and mitigation of relevant financial relationships, faculty are required to disclose when they plan to discuss pharmaceuticals and/or medical devices that are not approved by the FDA and/or medical or surgical procedures that involve an unapproved or “off-label” use of an approved device or pharmaceutical. Symposia Medicus is committed to providing learners with commercially unbiased continuing education activities. This information is intended to assist learners in forming their own judgments about the content presented. Disclosure information will be included in the educational session materials for this activity and speakers will provide a disclosure slide for each presentation, which they will also disclose verbally on site.
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday, December 15
7:00am |
Registration & Check-In
During Continental Breakfast |
8:00 |
Welcome & Introduction
Richard M. Cantor, MD & Binita R. Shah, MD |
8:15 |
Pediatric Emergencies: Our Most Common Complaints & How to Best Manage Them
(Rx = 10 minutes)
Richard M. Cantor, MD |
9:00 |
Life-Threatening Dermatologic Emergencies
(Rx = 10 minutes)
Binita R. Shah, MD
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9:45 |
Questions & Answers
Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience |
10:15 |
Break |
10:30 |
Autism Spectrum Management During Acute & Primary Care Encounters
(Rx = 5 minutes)
Karen J. Miller, MD |
11:15 |
Rapid Fire Visual Diagnoses: Sharpen Your Diagnostic Skills
Binita R. Shah, MD |
Noon |
Questions & Answers
Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience |
12:30pm |
Lunch Break (on your own) |
2:00 |
Drugs of Abuse: What’s Out There Now & What to Worry About Tomorrow
(Rx = 15 minutes)
Robert S. Hoffman, MD |
2:45 |
Managing Difficult Behaviors During a Clinical Encounter
(Rx = 5 minutes)
Karen J. Miller, MD |
3:30 |
Toxic ECGs: Clues to Help Diagnosis & Management
Robert S. Hoffman, MD |
4:15 |
Questions & Answers
Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience |
5:00 |
Adjourn for the Day |
Saturday, December 16
7:30am |
Continental Breakfast |
8:00 |
Pain Management: Update on Opioids–What’s on the Menu & How to Apply
(Rx = 25 minutes)
Robert S. Hoffman, MD |
8:45 |
Evidence-Based Review of Respiratory Emergencies
(Rx = 20 minutes)
Richard M. Cantor, MD |
9:30 |
Questions & Answers
Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience |
10:00 |
Break (hotel check-out, if applicable) |
10:30 |
Sports Medicine Cases in the Pediatric Office
Jordan D. Metzl, MD |
11:15 |
When It’s NOT Abuse: Conditions Mistaken for Child or Sexual Abuse
Binita R. Shah, MD |
Noon |
Evaluation of the Shoulder, Knee, and Ankle: Sports Medicine Cases
Jordan D. Metzl, MD |
12:45pm |
Questions & Answers
Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience |
1:30 |
Conference Adjourns |
Rx = Pharmacotherapeutic CEUs for nurses
will be granted for these sessions |

CONFERENCE LOCATION
Manhattan is exciting at any time of the year, but in December, when the holiday season activities are at their peak, it is an experience you won’t want to miss.
Few places in the world have the magnetism and thrilling pace of New York City, and our conference will be held right in the heart of it all. Conveniently located in midtown Manhattan (1335 Avenue of the Americas – 6th Avenue, between West 53rd & West 54th Streets), the New York Hilton Midtown is just a short walk away from Broadway theaters, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Diamond District, Times Square, and Central Park. Our beautiful hotel makes this weekend in New York appealing, and the outstanding theater, opera, and other live performances throughout the holiday season make it even more enticing.
Come visit The Big Apple, where you are sure to enjoy our exciting 15th Annual Conference on Emergencies & Challenges in Pediatrics in the exhilarating surroundings of New York City.

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, LODGING & TRAVEL INFORMATION
Enrollment for this conference is limited in order to provide the best possible learning environment. Early registration is advised.
You can register the following ways:
• Online via our website, www.symposiamedicus.org; OR
• Call (925) 969-1789 Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm (Pacific Time), with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover; OR
• By mail; make check payable to Symposia Medicus and send along with registration form to:
399 Taylor Blvd, Suite 102, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-2287
Please visit www.symposiamedicus.org or call (925) 969-1789 for additional questions or information.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
TUITION: |
EARLY
If postmarked by
October 6, 2023 |
REGULAR
If postmarked after
October 6, 2023 |
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Physicians |
$795 |
$895 |
Residents, Nurses, PAs, & All Others |
$695 |
$795 |
• Discounts are available for retired healthcare providers, active U.S. military, and groups of three or more. For more information, please contact Symposia Medicus prior to registering.
• Tuition includes continuing education, online access to educational session materials, continental breakfast on Friday and Saturday mornings, and break refreshments for conference registrants
• Conference registration will be confirmed via email
CONFERENCE LODGING INFORMATION
Symposia Medicus has conference group rates at New York Hilton Midtown.
These special rates will only be available until Thursday, November 23, 2023 and will only be available after that date on a space and rate available basis. We recommend you reserve your lodging as soon as possible, as rooms at the conference group rates are limited and on a first come, first served basis. Rooms may sell out and/or room rates may increase prior to the release date.
NEW YORK HILTON MIDTOWN
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6078
(Located on 6th Avenue between West 53rd and West 54th Streets)
Phone: 1-800-HILTONS (1-800-445-8667)
Hotel accommodations are in high demand in New York City during the holiday season
RESERVE EARLY – HOTEL ROOMS AT CONFERENCE GROUP RATES SELL OUT FAST!
To make your reservation, please use this link: https://book.passkey.com/go/624a2908
Or you can call (800) 445-8667. YOU MUST REFER TO group code SYMED TO RECEIVE CONFERENCE GROUP RATES. |
These group rates will also be available three days before and three days after the conference (based on availability) if you wish to extend your stay.
ROOM TYPE |
GROUP RATES (SINGLE/DOUBLE OCCUPANCY) |
ROOM DESCRIPTION |
City Room
(Floors 5-33) |
$389/night |
Features a single king or queen, or two double beds, 55-inch television, on-demand entertainment, spacious work area, two telephones with voicemail, and in-room Wi-Fi capabilities. |
Skyline Rooms (Executive Floors 34-43)
(Very limited, please reserve early) |
$429/night |
Skyline Rooms are on higher floors of the hotel and include the same features as the City Rooms as well as upgraded bath amenities and access to the Executive Lounge, located on the lobby level. The lounge features daily continental breakfast, and continuous coffee and tea service. |
By booking your lodging using the Symposia Medicus group rates, the following items are included: Complimentary guestroom internet, complimentary access to the fitness center, a 15% discount at Herb n’ Kitchen in the hotel, and double HHonors points for all HHonors members. |
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Hotel Policies
• A deposit equal to one night’s room & tax is due to the hotel with major credit card upon making your reservation. Each guestroom must have at least one registered guest 21 years of age or older.
• Above conference group rates are per room, per night and do not include the following (subject to change):
• - 8.875% New York State sales tax
• - 5.875% plus $2.00 Occupancy Tax
• - $1.50 tertiary tax
• Maximum guestroom occupancy is four, regardless of age
• Mandatory 3rd & 4th additional adult charge (19 years & older) is $20 each, per night and will be added to the nightly room rate
• Children 18 years & younger are complimentary in room with an adult––not to exceed stated maximum occupancy
• Bed Type Requests: You can select one or two beds; however, requests cannot be guaranteed until check-in
• Rollaway Beds & Cribs: Rollaway beds are not offered as all King bed rooms include a sofa-bed. Cribs are complimentary (subject to availability and change).
• Check-in time is 3:00pm and check-out time is noon. Guests arriving prior to 3:00pm will be accommodated as rooms become available.
• A 30-minute break has been allotted in our conference schedule on the last day for those of who need to check out
• Early Departure Fee: Please confirm your scheduled departure date with the hotel at check-in. An early departure fee equal to one night’s room and tax will be charged to any guest who checks out of the hotel before their confirmed departure date.
• Credit/Debit Card Policy: Upon check-in, the hotel requires a credit card or debit card to ensure that funds are available. Holds are placed on your account for your entire stay; however, the amount may be immediately deducted from your account. The length of time for which these holds remain on your credit or debit account varies from bank to bank.
• Parking: The hotel only offers valet parking at $85/sedan and $100 for SUV and oversized vehicles, per day, NO in/out privileges. There are other parking garages within walking distance of the hotel (prices may vary). All rates are subject to change.
• Hotel Cancellation Policy: Hotel cancellations must be made directly with the hotel at least 72 hours prior to your confirmed arrival date. After this date, the deposit of one night plus tax will be forfeited.
Cancellation Policies
• Conference cancellations must be made in writing (via email) to Symposia Medicus and a refund, less a 10% processing fee, will be given. No refunds will be made if cancellation is received after November 10, 2023; however, tuition, less a 10% processing fee, may be applied to a future Symposia Medicus conference.
• All cancellations must be emailed to registrar@symposiamedicus.org by the date stated above
• In the unlikely event of conference cancellation by Symposia Medicus, full tuition refunds will be made. Symposia Medicus will not be responsible for refunding travel or any other expenses.
AIR TRAVEL INFORMATION
You can fly into LaGuardia Airport (LGA), which is approximately 25 minutes from the hotel; John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK), which is approximately 45 minutes from the hotel; or Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), which is approximately one hour from the hotel. For information on ground transportation, please visit our website.
Symposia Medicus has arranged for discount fares with Alaska, Delta, and United Airlines for this conference. Reservations can be made either through your travel agency or through the airlines at the website or Convention Desk numbers listed below.
In order to receive the discounted rate, you or your travel agent must refer to the Symposia Medicus Group ID number listed here.
Alaska Airlines |
For discounts on Alaska Airlines flights, please book online at www.alaskaair.com and click on the link “Use Discount Code,” located at the bottom of the “Book Flights” box. Once you click on this link, another page will appear. On this page, you will need to insert ECME622 in the “Discount Code” box, located at the right hand side of the page.
Blackout Dates Apply: December 15-21, 2023 |
Delta Airlines |
For discounts on Delta Airlines, please visit www.delta.com, enter in your travel plans and then click on the “Advanced Search” link located below the “Passenger” box. Once you click on this link, a panel will appear and you will need to insert NMVXF in the “Meeting Code” box. For questions, please call the Delta Airlines Convention Desk at (800) 328-1111. |
United Airlines |
For discounts on United Airlines, please visit www.united.com and click on Advanced Search, located on the bottom left corner of the “Book Travel” box. Once you click on this link, another page will appear. At the bottom of this page, you will insert ZMA2992670 in the “Promotions and Certificates” box. For questions, please call the United Airlines Convention Desk at (800) 426-1122. |
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