ACOP Pediatric Track at OMED26

Day

Time

Title

Speaker(s)

10/22/2026

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Cannabis Takes Page from the Tobacco Playbook:  Repeating a Public Health Crisis

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

* Relate how the cannabis industry is using similar marketing techniques as the tobacco industry in order to increase youth use.

* Recognize that current research shows that youth targeted cannabis advertising has a negative impact on pediatric health.

* Realize that health policy that protects children from being targeted by cannabis advertising is actually several lacking or non-existent in several states.

Gary Kirkilas, DO

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Mobile Medicine – Caring for Homeless Youth with a Clinic on Wheels!

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:  

* Describe the general state of homelessness in major US cities, including variables such as age breakdown, gender differences and sheltered vs unsheltered.

* Differentiate the negative health outcomes that homelessness can have on children

* Recognize how a mobile medicine approach can break down barriers to healthcare for those experiencing homelessness.

Gary Kirkilas, DO

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Hep C Testing 

Nahid Hiermandi, DO, MA

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Tiny Patients, Big Decisions:  Updates in Neonatal Sepsis, Febrile Infants, and Hypothermic Infants

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

* Describe recent updates in the evaluation and management of neonatal sepsis, febrile infants, and hypothermic infants.

* Apply current evidence and clinical pathways to common neonatal and infant cases.

*  Incorporate evidence-based strategies into practice to improve outcomes while minimizing unnecessary interventions.

Nathan Money, DO

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

From Bilirubin to Bedside:  Translating Updated AAP Hyperbilirubinemia Guidelines into Everyday Practice

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

* Review evidence supporting recent guideline changes.

* Apply revised treatment thresholds using clinical scenarios.  

* Incorporate evidence-based jaundice management into daily practice. 

Megan Barcroft, DO, MBOE, LSSBB

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Critical Congenital Heart Disease and Extreme Prematurity – A Holistic Approach

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

* Describe the unique physiology due to the interaction of both CCHD and extreme prematurity.

* Discuss how one must take a whole person approach to the pre and post-operative care for this population.

* Discuss the unique challenges in caring for this special population.

* Explore the latest literature regarding the treatment, outcomes, and parental experiences with this complex population of neonates.

Jason Jackson, DO, FACOP, FAAP

10/23/2026

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Joint Session with AOASM – Sports Preparticipation
Exam Update

Mary Solomon, DO

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Joint Session with AOASM – Cardiac Clearance for Sports Participation

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

* Review the risks of cardiovascular events in sports participation.

* Discuss appropriate screening methodologies.

* Explore safety of exercise counseling in healthy children and in those with heart disease who will participate in sports.

Imran Masood, DO

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM

Joint Session with AOASM – Secondary Amenorrhea

Dusty Narducci, DO

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Joint Session with AOASM and AOCPMR – Concussion Management

Robert Franks, DO, FAOASM

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

First Line Failures: Now What?

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

* Name two different medications for ADHD to trial when your initial treatment seems ineffective.

* Name one other medication to trial in the treatment of depression after the first medication trial in ineffective.

* Name psychosocial factors that might contribute to medication being “ineffective”. 

Rebecca Timme, DO

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Beyond the Core Symptoms:  Recognizing and Diagnosing Comorbid Conditions in Pediatric ADHD

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

* Describe the epidemiology and prevalence of the most common comorbidities in children and adolescents with ADHD – including oppositional defiant disorder, anxiety disorders, learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, tic disorders, and sleep disturbances.

* Select and interpret evidence-based screening instruments and structured diagnostic approaches to systematically identify comorbid conditions in children presenting with or already diagnosed with ADHD across preschool, school-age, and adolescent developmental stages.

Amanda King, DO

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

Referral Resources

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:  

* Name five different types of therapy to refer to and why.

* Name the general goal of three different therapeutic modalities.

* Name different levels of care for behavioral health intervention.

Rebecca Timme, DO

10/24/2026

9:00am – 9:30am

Safety and Feasibility of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) in Addressing Plagiocephaly

Upon completion of this presentation and lab, the participant will be able to:

* Describe the rationale, design, and methodology of the OPT-IN (Osteopathic Plagiocephaly Treatment for Infants and Neonates) prospective clinical trial, including its aims, enrollment criteria, and significance within the broader landscape of osteopathic pediatric research.

* Summarize the current findings and participant data collected to date from the OPT-IN trial, including enrollment status, protocol compliance, safety, feasibility, and early efficacy outcomes.

* Identify and practice the osteopathic techniques and modalities utilized in the OPT-IN trial, including their theoretical basis, application in the neonatal and infant population, and relevance to clinical practice in pediatrics.

Kimberly Wolf, DO, FACOP, FAAP

9:30am – 10:45am

Plagiocephaly OMT Lab

Upon completion of this presentation and lab, the participant will be able to:

* Describe the rationale, design, and methodology of the OPT-IN (Osteopathic Plagiocephaly Treatment for Infants and Neonates) prospective clinical trial, including its aims, enrollment criteria, and significance within the broader landscape of osteopathic pediatric research.

* Summarize the current findings and participant data collected to date from the OPT-IN trial, including enrollment status, protocol compliance, safety, feasibility, and early efficacy outcomes.

* Identify and practice the osteopathic techniques and modalities utilized in the OPT-IN trial, including their theoretical basis, application in the neonatal and infant population, and relevance to clinical practice in pediatrics.

Kimberly Wolf, DO, FACOP, FAAP

10:45am-11:15am

Osteopathic Considerations in Newborn Breastfeeding and Lactation 

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:  

* Describe the anatomy, biomechanics, and osteopathic considerations involved in infant suck-swallow-breathe coordination. 

* Identify perinatal risk factors, structural findings, and clinical indicators of latch dysfunction that may benefit from osteopathic evaluation and osteopathic manipulative medicine within a multidisciplinary lactation care model.

* Discuss maternal anatomical and physiologic factors that influence lactogenesis and milk transfer, including the effects of birth events, breast/chest anatomy, hormonal regulation, pain, and infant feeding mechanics on establishment and maintenance of milk production.

Constance Earl, DO, ONMM-c, NABBLM-c

11:15am – 12:30pm

Newborn Breastfeeding and Lactation OMT Lab

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:  

* Describe the anatomy, biomechanics, and osteopathic considerations involved in infant suck-swallow-breathe coordination. 

* Identify perinatal risk factors, structural findings, and clinical indicators of latch dysfunction that may benefit from osteopathic evaluation and osteopathic manipulative medicine within a multidisciplinary lactation care model.

* Discuss maternal anatomical and physiologic factors that influence lactogenesis and milk transfer, including the effects of birth events, breast/chest anatomy, hormonal regulation, pain, and infant feeding mechanics on establishment and maintenance of milk production.

Constance Earl, DO, ONMM-c, NABBLM-c

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Teaching the Osteopathic Medical Student on Pediatric Rotations

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

*  Recognize the growth of osteopathic medical schools and the trends in osteopathic pediatric match data to understand how an increase of osteopathic medical schools affects osteopathic pediatricians who are clinically practicing.

*  Discuss ways to teach and integrate osteopathic principles and practice in the evaluation and management of common pediatric conditions when precepting medical students.

*  Apply evidence-based clinical teaching strategies (e.g., one-minute preceptor model, bedside teaching) to guide osteopathic medical students in developing pediatric history-taking, physical examination, and clinical reasoning skills.

Ashley Shamansky, DO, MPH

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

Over-testing / Diagnostic Uncertainty

Molly Slate, DO

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Dermatology for Melanated Skin

Aleta Simmons, MD

10/25/2026

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

JOINT SESSION – Nutrition

Details to come.