UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Bridges to Transitions Symposium

May 10, 2025

Learning Objectives

Identify strategies to enhance communication and collaboration among healthcare providers, patients, families, and support networks to improve the transition journey from pediatric care to adulthood.

Develop skills to design comprehensive and individualized transition plans that address the medical, emotional, social, and functional needs of patients with chronic childhood conditions as they move into adult care.

Recognize common challenges faced by transitioning patients and families, including legal, financial, and technological barriers, and identify resources to address these effectively.

Explore innovations in technology, including telehealth and social media, to improve care coordination, patient engagement, and support for lifelong congenital care.

Apply best practices that integrate medical, psychosocial, and societal perspectives, with a focus on specialty-specific care, to ensure successful outcomes for transitioning patients.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 4.00 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.
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/10/2025
Course expires: 
08/01/2025
Event starts: 
05/10/2025 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
05/10/2025 - 3:00pm EDT
Cost:
$1.00
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Rango's Auditorium
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

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 companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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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 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. 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 4.0 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 4.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.  

Other Healthcare Professionals: 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

  • 4.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 4.00 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.
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance

Thank you to our Exhibitor:

Medtronic

Price

Cost:
$1.00
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This is an In-Person only event. There will be no virtual option. 

Free Parking and Food will be provided at the symposium.