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Texas Children's Hospital Advanced Practice Provider Conference

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Add to Calendar Texas Children's Hospital Advanced Practice Provider Conference 4/15/2026 7:30:00 AM 4/18/2026 12:30:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://TC.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=31893 Description: Models of health care delivery are transforming. The roles of advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) and physician assistants (PA) are expanding and diversifying. The number of Advanced Practice Providers (APP) in specialty and hospital settings is increasing as health care organizations recognize the benefits APPs provide. Additionally, primary care providers are treating a growing number of children... Pavilion for Women Conference Center false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 7:30 AM - Saturday, April 18, 2026, 12:30 PM, Pavilion for Women Conference Center, Houston, TX

Target Audience
Specialties - Academic Medicine, Adolescent Medicine, Allergy & Immunology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Developmental Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Endocrine-Metabolism, General Medicine, Genetics, GI, Hepatology & Nutrition, Hematology-Oncology, Infectious Disease, Intensive Care, Neonatology, Neurology, Neurophysiology, Palliative Care, Pedi Hospital Medicine, Pediatric, PM&R, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Health Pediatrics, Pulmonary Medicine, Renal, Retrovirology & Global Health, Rheumatology
Professions - Advanced Practice Provider, Fellow, Non-Physician, Nurse Midwife, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant, Resident, Student

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (18.00 hours), Ethics (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (18.00 hours)

Overview

Models of health care delivery are transforming. The roles of advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) and physician assistants (PA) are expanding and diversifying. The number of Advanced Practice Providers (APP) in specialty and hospital settings is increasing as health care organizations recognize the benefits APPs provide. Additionally, primary care providers are treating a growing number of children with complex medical problems. These providers will need to be equipped with both acute and primary care knowledge. This conference provides attendees with both a primary and acute care perspective of pediatric health care as well as the opportunity to collaborate and network with colleagues.

Conference Sessions:

  • Thursday, April 16, 2026, 7:30 AM to Saturday, April 18, 2026, 12:30 PM

Optional In-Person Skill Sessions:

  • Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM – Non-Accredited/NO CME


Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate enhanced skills in the treatment of a variety of acute problems in pediatric patients
  2. Explore evidence-based and innovative approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of various pediatric medical, surgical, behavioral, and mental health conditions
  3. Discuss health promotion and public health as it relates to the adolescent and pediatric population

Registration

All registration fees must be paid by credit card only.


Accreditation

Texas Children’s Hospital is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Texas Children’s Hospital designates this Live Activity activity for a maximum of 18.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been designated by Texas Children’s Hospital for 2 credit(s) of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.


Additional Information

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded, less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

Texas Children's Hospital reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Texas Children's Hospital is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.


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Texas Children's Hospital adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Texas Children's Hospital adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including Faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible company (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Angela Gooden, DNP, APRN
Texas Children's Hospital
Pearland, TX
Activity Administrator
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Susannah Ferguson, PA
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Activity/Course Director, Course Director
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Nicole D Triggs, CPNP-PC
Instructor/NP
Baylor College of Medicine
Houson, TX
Co-Director, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Nishath Ali, MD
Director of Menopause Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Bellaire, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Lynda C Aririguzo, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Jennifer Benjamin, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Faculty
Faculty Photos
Abhinaya Bhakta, PA-C
Texas Children's HOospital
Houston, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
D'Ondra Bobbitt, PMHNP-BC
Houston, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Brittany Brown, PA-C
Physician Assistant Instructor
Baylor College of Medicine
The Woodlands, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Janai Buxton, PA-C
Texas Children's Hospital
Missouri City, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Lindsay Cameron, MD
, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Norma Castillo, FNP-C
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas City, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Danielle Comeaux, PA-C
Texas Children's Hospital
Tomball, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Dione Davis, CPNP-PC
TCH
Houston, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Marcella Donaruma-Kwoh, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Faculty
Paid consultant-Harris County District Attorney's Office (Relationship has ended)
Faculty Photos
Casey Fontenot, FNP-C
Texas Children's Hospital
Pearland, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Laura Funk, MPAS
Physician Assistant
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Faculty
Faculty Photos
Mallory Gahm, FNP-C
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Brandon Hunter, MD
, TX
Faculty
Consulting Fee-Neotech Products
Anne C Jeffers, CPNP-AC
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Michele Kreneck, FNP-C
, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Erin Kritz, DO
Pearland, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Courtney Lee, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Katherine Lemming, PharmD
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Angelea Letbetter, APP
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Faculty
Faculty Photos
Adriana Manthei, CPNP-AC
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Angela Medellin, CPNP-PC
Texas Children's Hospital
Pearland, TX
Faculty
Thomas E Rappold Jr., MD
Assistant Professor
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Faculty
Faculty Photos
Erin C Roper, PA-C
Texas Children's Hospital
Spring, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Gina Santucci, APP
Baylor College of Medicine
HOUSTON, TX
Faculty
Faculty Photos
Kimberly Sawyer, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Emma Seymour, PA-C
Faculty
Faculty Photos
Kathy W Shelly, BS
Physician Assistant-Certified
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Katharine Sigler, CPNP-AC
Texas Children's Hospital
The Woodlands, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jennifer Uzzell, DNP
Pediatric Healthcare of Northwest Houston
Magnolia , TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Nicole Vetalice, Advanced Practice RN
Houston, TX
Faculty
Faculty Photos
Nicole Wunderlich, PA-C
Texas Children's Hospital
Tomball, TX
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Emily Charles, FNP-C
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Cassandra Duran, FNP-C
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Traci Gonzales, CPNP-PC
Texas Children's Hospital
Manvel, TX
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Stacey J Hudspeth, CPNP-AC
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jesse M Kay, MSN, MA, APRN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, HEC-C
Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Spring, TX
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Melisa Moncure, PA-C
Texas Children's Hospital
Spring, TX
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jesse Pace Stoakes, PA-C
Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Tammy C Pyron, CPNP-PC
Instructor
Baylor College of Medicine
Manvel, TX
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Sharon Record, MSN
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Brandi M Runnels, PA-C
Associate Director, Physician Associate
Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Mili Vakharia, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Baylor College of Medicine
Richmond, TX
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Consulting Fee-Dexcom
Faculty Photos
Ana Vogler, FNP-C
TCH
Spring, TX
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Mary Abelt, APP
Houston, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Anika Barber, DNP
Nurse Practitioner
Texas Children's Hospital
Rosharon, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Jennifer Barr, NP
Texas Children's Hospital
Missouri City, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Megan Blum, PA-C
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston , TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Kelly Castillo, NP
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Amy Galvan, PA
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Donna Garner, MSN
Baylor College of Medicine
Katy, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Brande Gill, NP
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Mary Hoang, NP
APRN
Texas Children's Hospital
The Woodlands, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Johanna Lucio, MS
,
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Cynthia S Nelson, MS
Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
KATY, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Kathleen Pitts, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Kimberly Portal, PA-C
Texas Children's Hospital
missouri city, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Wendy Quiroz, DNP, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC
Associate Vice Chair of APPs
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Tanisha Richards, MSN
Baylor College of Medicine
Richmond, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Cynthia Sanders
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Maria Fatima Westry, PAC
Assistant Professor/Director of West Campus BCM/TCH Critical Care APPs
Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
Katy, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Schnese T Williams, APRN-CPNP-AC
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Creating Pediatric Rapid Response Systems That Work
8:00AM - 11:30AM
Anne C Jeffers, CPNP-AC
Erin Kritz, DO
TBA

Non-Accredited/NO CME
Food for Life
11:00AM - 1:15PM
Melisa Moncure, PA-C
TBA

Non-Accredited/NO CME

Food for Life is an award-winning nutrition education and cooking class program through the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine that provides an innovative approach to diet-related chronic diseases. Foods for a Healthy Heart: gain practical skills to take action to bolster heart health through simple diet and lifestyle changes. Topics addressed focus in on cardiovascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, with recipes and nutrition strategies for improving or reversing these conditions.


Advanced Practice Providers Research Education Series
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Emma Seymour, PA-C
TBA

Non-Accredited/NO CME
Removal of Foreign Bodies: Ear and Nose
2:15PM - 3:15PM
Erin C Roper, PA-C
Kathy W Shelly, BS
TBA

Non-Accredited/NO CME
Suturing Basics
3:30PM - 4:30PM
Tammy C Pyron, CPNP-PC
TBA

Non-Accredited/NO CME
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Welcome and Announcements
7:45AM - 8:00AM

Antimicrobial Stewardship
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Lindsay Cameron, MD

Aggressive Patients
9:10AM - 10:10AM
D'Ondra Bobbitt, PMHNP-BC

ENT for the Primary Care Provider
9:10AM - 10:10AM
Casey Fontenot, FNP-C

Listening to Action: Building Inclusive, Accessible, and Culturally Competent Communication in Healthcare
10:20AM - 11:20AM
Janai Buxton, PA-C
Danielle Comeaux, PA-C

Shock Management
10:20AM - 11:20AM
Anne C Jeffers, CPNP-AC
Tammy C Pyron, CPNP-PC

Adolescent Shared Decision Making
11:45AM - 12:45PM
Kimberly Sawyer, MD

Metabolic Syndrome Panel Discussion
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Nicole D Triggs, CPNP-PC
Katharine Sigler, CPNP-AC
Mallory Gahm, FNP-C
Mili Vakharia, FNP-C

Peri-Menopause
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Nishath Ali, MD

Abstract Educational Submission - The Color of Complexity: Navigating ethical grey zones in the care of at-risk kids living with social turbulence
2:10PM - 3:10PM
Sharon Record, MSN
Marcella Donaruma-Kwoh, MD

Gait Abnormality, or Is It
2:10PM - 3:10PM
Nicole Wunderlich, PA-C

Expected Milestones and Often Missed Milestones
3:30PM - 4:30PM
Stacey J Hudspeth, CPNP-AC

Friday, April 17, 2026
Welcome and Announcements
7:45AM - 8:00AM

From Symptoms to Support: Making Mental Health Screening Routine in Primary Care
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Jennifer Uzzell, DNP

Post operative Pain Management: Multimodal and Opioid-Sparing Strategies
9:10AM - 10:10AM
Angela Medellin, CPNP-PC

Respiratory Emergencies
9:10AM - 10:10AM
Jesse Pace Stoakes, PA-C

Abstract Poster Presentations - Postpartum Depression Screening in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit?
10:20AM - 10:35AM
Angelea Letbetter, APP

Abstract Poster Presentations - Timing Is Everything: Improving Insulin Administration and Hypoglycemia Management in the PICU
10:35AM - 10:50AM
Nicole Vetalice, Advanced Practice RN

Abstract Poster Presentations - Establishing a Structured Advanced Practice Provider Inpatient Care Model for Pediatric Hematology–Oncology Acute Care Units
10:50AM - 11:05AM
Brandi M Runnels, PA-C

Abstract Poster Presentations - When Fever Follows Travel; Severe Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in a Pediatric Patient?
11:05AM - 11:20AM
Laura Funk, MPAS

Moral Distress: Provider Second Victim Syndrome
11:45AM - 12:45PM
Jesse M Kay, MSN, MA, APRN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, HEC-C

Goals of Care with Chronically Ill Children and End of Life Panel Discussion
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Traci Gonzales, CPNP-PC
Emily Charles, FNP-C
Gina Santucci, APP

Surgical Emergencies
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Courtney Lee, PA-C

Delayed Anesthetic Emergencies
2:10PM - 3:10PM
Thomas E Rappold Jr., MD

Teen Trends
2:10PM - 3:10PM
Brittany Brown, PA-C

Sports Clearances
3:30PM - 4:30PM
Michele Kreneck, FNP-C

Saturday, April 18, 2026
Welcome and Announcements
7:45AM - 8:00AM

Pediatric Vaccine Hesitancy: A Public Health Crisis in the Making
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Cassandra Duran, FNP-C
Norma Castillo, FNP-C
Lynda C Aririguzo, MD

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
9:05AM - 10:05AM
Brandon Hunter, MD
Jennifer Benjamin, MD

Emerging Trends in Controlled Substances
9:05AM - 10:05AM
Katherine Lemming, PharmD

Seizure Management and Medications
10:10AM - 11:10AM
Abhinaya Bhakta, PA-C
Adriana Manthei, CPNP-AC

Sexually Transmitted Illnesses - Guideline Updates
10:10AM - 11:10AM
Ana Vogler, FNP-C

Name that Rash - Dermatology Pearls
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Dione Davis, CPNP-PC

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