Annual Adolescent and Young Adult Research Symposium

November 6, 2025

This annual symposium will feature evidence-based research didactics and interactive workshops focused on adolescent and young adult health.

Target Audience

Nurse

Nurse Practitioner

Physician

Physician Assistant

Psychologist

Social Worker

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the program the learner will be able to:

  1. Integrate evidence-based preventive health services and management practices for common adolescent and young adult health conditions into clinical practice
  2. Critically appraise emerging research and translate applicable research into clinical practice
  3. Synthesize and apply best practices for interdisciplinary communication to improve patient experience and health outcomes
  4. Practice continuous improvement by applying quality improvement methodologies to address identified gaps in care
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.75 AAPA Category I CME
  • 4.75 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.
  • 4.75 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.75 ASWB
  • 4.75 Attendance
Course opens: 
10/01/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Event starts: 
11/06/2025 - 9:15am EST
Event ends: 
11/06/2025 - 3:00pm EST

Conference Schedule

 

 

8:00-9:00a               Pediatric Grand Rounds
TBD

Mitch Lunn, MD, MAS, FACP, FASN

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Stanford University

 

9:00-9:15a               Meet and Greet with Pediatric Grand Rounds Speaker
Mitch Lunn, MD, MAS, FACP, FASN
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Stanford University

***GRAND ROUNDS CREDITS ARE GRANTED SEPERATE FROM CONFERENCE

 

9:15-9:20a               Welcome and Introductions 
                              Alison Culyba, MD, PhD, MPH

 

9:20-9:35a              SOVA Intervention in Community Settings: Feasibility of a Peer-Led Online Mental Health Literacy Program

                              Lauren Kasemen, MPH Medical Student Year 3, Christopher Chae, Medical Student Year 2, Ana Radovic, MD, MsW

 

9:35-9:50a              Positive Childhood Experiences Shape Mental Health in Adolescents Exposed to Parental Substance Use                                      Brittany T. Smith, PhD

 

9:50-10:10a             PRIDE CF: A Case Study in Centering Research Participant Experiences and Needs

Kacie Kidd, MD, MD, PI: Pride CF Project 3

                             

 

10:10-10:30a          The Pre- and Post-Operative Experiences of Periacetabular Osteotomy (PAO) Patients and their Caregivers

Connor Luck, BA, Madelyn McClain

 

10:30-10:45a           Break

 

 

10:45-11:05a           Provider Perspectives Related to the Care of Sexual and Gender Minority People Living with Cystic Fibrosis in the United States and Canada

                              Olivia M. Stransky, MPH

 

11:05-11:20a           Nearby Community Assets Promote Well-Being and Reduce Trauma Impacts Among Black Youth

                              Aniruddh Ajith, MD/PhD Student

 

 

11:20a-11:40a          Promoting Adolescent Health and Education with School-based Approaches

                              Jacquelin Rankine, MD, PhD, Casey Hanner, MS, Haley Strouf Motley, MD, Elizabeth A. Walker, MPH

 

 

11:40a-12:00p         Alcohol-related harm reduction intervention for LGBTQ+ youth

                              Robert W.S. Coulter, PhD, MPH

 

12:00-1:00p             Box Lunch and Posters/Networking

 

1:00-1:55p               Workshops

Workshop A: (auditorium?)

Teen Economic Abuse as a Form of Teen Dating Violence: A Review of Current Research and Practice (D and E?)

Sarah Scott, PhD, MPH, CHP

 

                              Workshop B:  

                              Perceived Health Care Needs Among Detained Youth: Explored through a case study

                              Shenoa Rose Dale, CRNP, SANE-A, SANE-P

 

2:00-2:55p              Workshops

Workshop A: (auditorium?)

RAISE Disability Justice Collaborative: Centering Students with Disabilities in College Sexual Violence and Alcohol Misuse Prevention

Kayla Ortiz, MPH, CHES, Mac Ciemnicki-Mela, BS

 

                              Workshop B: (D and E?)

Vicarious Resilience: Finding Strength

Shenoa Rose Dale, CRNP, SANE-A, SANE-P and Cheyanne Neuenschwander, LSW

 

2:55-3:00p               Closing Remarks

                              Alison Culyba, MD, PhD, MPH

 

 

Rangos Auditorium UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Alison Culyba, MD, PhD, MPH

Lauren Kasemen, MPH Medical Student Year 3, Christopher Chae, Medical Student Year 2, Ana Radovic, MD, MsW

Brittany T. Smith, PhD

Kacie Kidd, MD, MD, PI: Pride CF Project 3

Connor Luck, BA, Madelyn McClain

Olivia M. Stransky, MPH

Aniruddh Ajith, MD/PhD Student

Jacquelin Rankine, MD, PhD, Casey Hanner, MS, Haley Strouf Motley, MD, Elizabeth A. Walker, MPH

Robert W.S. Coulter, PhD, MPH

Sarah Scott, PhD, MPH, CHP

Shenoa Rose Dale, CRNP, SANE-A, SANE-P

Kayla Ortiz, MPH, CHES, Mac Ciemnicki-Mela, BS

Shenoa Rose Dale, CRNP, SANE-A, SANE-P and Cheyanne Neuenschwander, LSW

 

 

                             

Accreditation and Designation Statement
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 4.5 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 4.5 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 4.5 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 4.5 continuing education credit.  University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 4.5 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

  • 4.75 AAPA Category I CME
  • 4.75 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.
  • 4.75 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.75 ASWB
  • 4.75 Attendance
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