18th Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Child Maltreatment

Monroeville, PA US
April 25, 2024 to April 26, 2024

At the Child Advocacy Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, it is our mission to protect children and promote healthy families. We strive to accomplish this mission by adhering to standards of excellence in assessment of child maltreatment and in medical care of vulnerable children. We also work in collaboration with and in support of the efforts of other child protection professionals, by providing acute and primary medical care, case management, medical consultations, court testimony and SCAN and multidisciplinary team meetings.
 

Target Audience

All individuals who touch the lives of maltreated children to include but not limited to Physicians, Advanced Practice Practitioners, Nurses, Allied Health Care Workers, Social Workers, Child Protective Services, Councilors, Advocates, Case Workers, Law Enforcement, Attorneys and Judges.

Learning Objectives

• To provide information and skill-building for Child Protection/Welfare Professionals and those concerned about the wellbeing of our children
• To provide a forum for sharing information by national and local experts
• To provide an opportunity for inter-agency staff networking

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 10.50 AAPA Category I CME
  • 10.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 10.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 10.50 ASWB
  • 10.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/05/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2024
Event starts: 
04/25/2024 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
04/26/2024 - 3:30pm EDT
David Lawrence Convention Center
209 Mall Plaza Blvd
Monroeville, PA 15146
United States

Conference Location and Hotel Information:
David Lawrence Convention Center
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh PA 15222
412-565-6000

HOTEL INFORMATION
Hampton Inn & Suites Pittsburgh - Downtown

Room block: UPMC 18th Annual Pittsburgh Conference
Available nights: April 24th and 25th, 2024
Last day to book: Sunday, March 24, 2024
Price: $159 USD per night (plus tax)

Book your group rate for Child Maltreatment Conference 2024 Here

Faculty Disclosure: 
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.
 

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 10.5 contact hours.

Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 10.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.  

Social Work 
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 10.5 continuing education credits.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity. 

Available Credit

  • 10.50 AAPA Category I CME
  • 10.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 10.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 10.50 ASWB
  • 10.50 Attendance
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Registration FEES Two-Day Registration April 25-26, 2024

  • Early Registration Fee by 3/1/24 $225.00
  • Registration Fee After 3/1/24 $275.00


One-Day Registration- April 25, 2024 Thursday OR April 26, 2024 Friday

  • Early Registration Fee by 3/1/24 $150.00
  • Registration Fee After 3/1/24 $200.00

    All payments must be received prior to the conference in order to attend unless special arrangements are made with Naama Balass at balassn3@upmc.edu or  412-692-8338