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ACOP Pediatric Track at OMED25

OMED25
September 25-28, 2025
Music City Center (convention center)
Nashville, TN

Plan to join your colleagues at OMED September 25-28, 2025 in Nashville for a dynamic lineup of thought-provoking education sessions, networking opportunities and inspirational speakers.

The ACOP Pediatric Track for OMED25 will feature topics in the following areas:

  • Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease
  • Pediatric Sports Medicine
  • Pediatric OMM/OMT
  • Weight Management/Nutrition
  • Oncology/Hematology
  • And more!

Please see the program schedule below!



Click here to register for OMED25
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 two $15 food vouchers to utilize at the convention center.

In-Person registration includes access to the virtual platform (which opens on September 28, 2025).  

On-demand (virtual) registration will not open until September 28, 2025.



Program speakers, topics, and schedule are subject to change.

Day

Time

Title

Speaker

9/25/2025

 

1:00pm – 1:30pm

Using the Still Technique for Pediatric Patients

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

* Explain the principles of the Still Technique.
* Review clinical situations where the Still Technique would be helpful.

Leslie Ching, DO

1:30pm – 2:30pm

Still Technique LAB

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

* Demonstrate the use of the Still Technique on pediatric patients in seated and supine positions.
* Encourage practice with  partners.

Leslie Ching, DO

2:30pm – 3:00pm

OMT – Osteopathic Medicine for the Performing Artist

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

* Describe the unique occupational demands of performing artists.
* Obtain an appropriate occupational history from a performing artist.

 

Sajid Surve, DO

3:00pm – 4:00pm

OMT – Osteopathic Medicine for the Performing Artist LAB

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

* Identify and perform osteopathic manipulative treatment for common musculoskeletal complaints that affect different performing artists.

Sajid Surve, DO

4:00pm – 5:00pm

OMM Aftercare and Stretching  

David M. King, DO, FACOP

9/26/2025

 

10:00am – 11:00am

Measles:  A Facepalm Heard Around the World

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

* Describe clinical presentation and complications of Measles.
* Review evolving epidemiology of Measles.
* Identify diagnostic testing approach for Measles.
* Describe infection prevention and control measures to prevent transmission of Measles.
* Review current immunization recommendations

Michael J Bozzella, DO, MS

11:00am-11:45am

Vaccine Hesitancy:  Getting the Horse to Drink

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

* Review the basics of vaccination.
* Differentiate between families on the spectrum of vaccine acceptance.
* Summarize approaches to vaccine conversations.
* Deconstruct common vaccine myths.
* Recognize reliable sources of vaccine information.

 

Michael J Bozzella, DO, MS

11:45am – 12:30pm

Tuberculosis

Timothy R. Sterling, MD

2:00pm – 3:00pm

Dysphagia and EOE

Gabriele Meyer, DO

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Fatty Liver Disease

Gabriele Meyer, DO

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Weight Management – GLP1

Tyree M.S. Winters, DO, FACOP, FAAP

9/27/2025

9:00am – 10:00am

Basics of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia for the Non-Neonatologist

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

* Discuss historical definitions of BPD and how these have evolved with the changing landscape of neonatology and be able to classify BPD according to the 2019 NRN Criteria.
* Understand the principles of BPD management in the NICU, including the focus on nutrition, growth, neurodevelopmental care, and the importance of consistent multidisciplinary care.
* List key concepts essential to the management of BPD after discharge from the NICU. 

Kathryn Berlin, DO

10:00am – 10:45am

Building Better Care: A Pediatrician’s Guide to the Execution of Practical Quality Improvement

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

* Understand the historical evolution of Quality Improvement (QI) in healthcare and medical education.
* Identify the key components of a well-structured QI project.
* Build a toolkit of resources to utilize for teaching, performing, and publishing QI.

Kathryn Berlin, DO

10:45am-11:45am

Autism Evaluations in Primary Care (Questions)

Brittany Perry, DO

 

11:45am – 12:30pm

Supporting Autistic Children and Their Families in Primary Care

Brittany Perry, DO

1:30pm – 2:15pm

Chemotherapy vs Immunotherapy

Kaille Meguiar, DO

2:15pm – 3:00pm

Anemia 101

Kaille Meguiar, DO

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Caring for Pediatric Cancer Survivors

Debra L. Friedman, MD, MS

9/28/2025

 

8:30am – 9:00am

ACOP Member Breakfast

 

9:00am – 9:45am

Hemangiomas / Keratosis Pilaris

Aleta Simmons, MD

9:45am – 10:30am

Cystic Acne

Aleta Simmons, MD

Joint with AOASM

10:30am – 11:15am

Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Pediatric Athlete

Warren A. Bodine, DO CAQSM FAOASM FAMSSM FAAFP

Joint with AOASM

11:15am – Noon

OMT for Pediatric Athletes

Kate E. Quinn, DO