We are excited to plan the 8th annual

Northeastern Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference

June 1, 2026

UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, the New Education and Research Building, 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester MA

NEPHM 2026 will be presented via a hybrid virtual and in-person model.

Content submission is closed for NEPHM 2026.

Registration Open

Conference Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Monday, June 1, 2026

Tracks: Clinical / Medical Education, Newborn, and Professional Development / Clinical Reasoning

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM	Registration & Breakfast
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM	Welcoming Remarks
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM	Battle of the Pediatric Nephrologists Jennifer Fishbein, Weizhen Tan, UMass/Mass General Brigham for Children	Curiouser & Curiouser: Unexpected Findings in the Newborn Nursery Sevde Felek Boyvat, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital	Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Claire Abraham, Boston Children's Hospital
9:25 AM - 10:15 AM	Frontiers in Pediatric Infectious Disease: Emerging Threats and Key Updates Chadi El Saleeby, Mass General Brigham for Children	Compassionate, Competent Care for Immigrant Children: Practical Approaches Across Pediatric Settings Agnes Hernandez-Grande, Newton Wellesley Hospital	Zebras Hinding in Plain Sight: Rare Presentations of Common Pediatric Diseases Kerstin Zanger, Mass General Brigham for Children
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM	Break
10:30 AM - 11:40 AM	Workshop Updates in Artificial Intelligence (for the Apprehensive Pediatric Hospitalist) C. Ezzio, K. Hart, J. Hron, D. Kats, Umass/Boston Children's Hospital	Workshop Trauma-Informed Care Principles and Debriefing Strategies for Pediatric Hospital Medicine Teams A. Backman, E. Hogeland, K. Maynes, C. Skurkis, Connecticut Children's	Workshop The Council: A novel approach to fostering interprofessional relationships and project completion M. DuMont, E. Lewis, D. Walcott, Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Lunch Break & Poster Session
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Keynote Address: Keynote Address: Maximize Your Message - The importance of social media as a healthcare provider Tommy Martin, MD Boston Children's Hospital, Boston MA
1:35 PM - 2:45 PM	Workshop From Boredom to Board Games: A Low-Prep, High-Yield Teaching Model for PHM L. Batey, H. Gurji, J. Mcintyre, S. Szkola, BCH/UT Houston/Elliot Hospital/Stanford	Workshop My Way or the Highway: When Parents Refuse Care in the Newborn Nursery E. Aragona, M. Church, E. Kung, J. Loyal, Yale/Emerson Hospital/MGBfC	Workshop Searching for Awe and Finding Connection, Meaning, and Purpose in Healthcare E. Miller, O. Ogundeyi, E. Salib, University of Rochester
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Clinico-pathological Conference/New England Journal of Medicine A 6-Week-Old Girl with Fever and Seizures Katie O'Donnell, MD Pediatric Hospital Medicine & Medical Toxicology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston MA
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM	Closing Remarks