OMED26
October 22-25, 2026
Caesars Palace
Las Vegas, NV
Plan to join your colleagues at OMED October 22-25, 2026 in Las Vegas for a dynamic lineup of thought-provoking education sessions, networking opportunities and inspirational speakers.
The ACOP Pediatric Track for OMED26 will feature topics in the following areas:
- Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine – Newborn Issues
- Pediatric Behavioral Medicine/Psychiatry
- Pediatric Sports Medicine (Joint Session with AOASM)
- Pediatric OMM/OMT
- Substance Use in Adolescents
- Homeless Outreach
- Teaching Osteopathic Med Students – Pediatric Rotations
- Overtesting/Diagnostic Uncertainty
- Joint Session on Nutrition
- And more!
Please see the program schedule below!
Click here to register for OMED26 and make your housing reservation.
AOA Members who Register AND Reserve a Hotel Room through July 31, will receive the special promotional price of only $675! Added Bonus: The first 500 AOA members who take advantage of this exclusive promotion will receive an additional bonus; details to follow! Please note no additional discounts can be added to this special member exclusive pricing.
In-Person registration includes access to the virtual, on-demand platform (which opens on October 25, 2026).
Program speakers, topics, and schedule are subject to change.
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Day |
Time |
Title |
Speaker(s) |
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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. * 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 |
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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 |
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM |
Newborn Hyperbilirubinemia Guidelines |
TBD |
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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM |
Sepsis in Infant |
TBD |
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3:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
Hep C Testing |
TBD |
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4:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
Extremely Premature Infant with Critical Congenital Heart Disease |
Jason Jackson, DO, FACOP, FAAP |
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10/23/2026 |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Joint Session with AOASM – Sports Preparticipation |
Mary Solomon, DO |
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11:00 AM – 11:45 AM |
Joint Session with AOASM – Cardiac Clearance for Sports Participation |
Imran Masood, DO |
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11:45 AM – 12:30 PM |
Joint Session with AOASM – Secondary Amenorrhea |
Dusty Narducci, DO |
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1:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
Joint Session with AOASM and AOCPMR – Concussion Management |
Robert Franks, DO, FAOASM |
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2:30 PM – 3:15 PM |
First Line Failures: Now What? |
Rebecca Timme, DO |
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3:15 PM – 4:15 PM |
ADHD with Comorbidities |
Amanda King, DO |
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4:15 PM – 5:00 PM |
Referral Resources |
Rebecca Timme, DO |
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10/24/2026 |
9:00am – 9:30am |
Safety and Feasibility of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) in Addressing Plagiocephaly |
Kim Wolf, DO |
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9:30am – 10:45am |
Plagiocephaly OMT Lab |
Kim Wolf, DO |
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10:45am-11:15am |
Osteopathic Considerations in Newborn Breastfeeding & Lactation |
Connie Earl, DO, ONMM-c, NABBLM-c |
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11:15am – 12:30pm |
OMT Lab |
Connie Earl, DO, ONMM-c, NABBLM-c |
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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 |
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2:30 PM – 3:15 PM |
Over-testing / Diagnostic Uncertainty |
Molly Slate, DO |
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3:15 PM – 4:00 PM |
Dermatology for Melanated Skin |
Aleta Simmons, MD |
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10/25/2026
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8:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
JOINT SESSION – Nutrition |
Details to come. |