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Forward2026 TiPS Behavioral Health and Pediatric Primary Care Conference - A Focus on Disordered Eating
If you have any questions, please contact Meghan Stoehr at 724.933.3912, ext. 273 or [email protected]
There is no fee to attend this conference.
Children's TiPS is a Pennsylvania HealthChoices program designed to increase the availability of child psychiatry consultation to pediatric primary care providers. Children’s TIPS is funded by HealthChoices (Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance Program, or Medicaid), Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and UPMC HealthPlan to provide telephonic and real-time virtual assessments for youth with Medicaid, CHIP, and UPMC insurance, living in the Northwest and Southwest HealthChoice Zones. Children’s TiPS is hopeful to expand child and adolescent services to include all insurances in the coming year.
This year, UPMC has piloted a Perinatal TIPS program to provide real-time consultation to any medical provider (primary care, OB-GYN, psychiatrist) working with individuals in the perinatal period. Providers can consult with perinatal psychiatry as well as perinatal substance use experts. This pilot is currently being funded by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation.
In addition to real time peer to peer consultation, TiPS provides free training and education to practitioners on a variety of behavioral health topics.
Due to positive feedback from last year’s conference, we will continue with a smaller and more interactive conference format. This year we partnered with UPMC’s Center for Eating Disorder and will be focusing on disordered eating in the pediatric population. All sessions will be interactive with small and large group discussions facilitated by experts in the field.
This conference is being sponsored by the UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics Children’s TIPS Team and co-funded by Pennsylvania HealthChoices
Learning Objectives
At the completion of the program, participants will be able to:
- Discuss how to utilize Children’s TiPS for psychiatric consultation
- Describe different types of eating disorders that are present in the pediatric population
- Discuss methods of managing youth presenting to primary care with concerns for disordered eating
- Discuss how and when to collaborate and consult with outside professionals when caring for youth with eating disorders
Agenda
7:30- am - 8:00am Arrival / Sign in (Breakfast will be provided)
8:00 am – 9:30am Disordered Eating in Pediatric Primary Care
Abigail Schlesinger MD, Piper Carroll, MD
9:30 am 9:45am Break
9:45 am – 11:15 am Best Practices When Considering a Higher Level of Care
Rebecca Miller MD, Elissa Gittes, MD
11:15 am 11:30am Break
11:30 am – 12:30pm Supporting Youth with Eating Disorders through Collaboration- a Panel Discussion
Piper Carroll MD, Rebecca Miller MD, Elissa Gittes MD, Kristen Rudolf RD
12:30 pm -1:30pm Lunch (provided for participants)
1:30 pm—2:30pm Learning From Patient and Family Experiences – a Panel Discussion
2:30 pm -2:45pm Break
2:45 pm – 3:45pm Food as Fuel: Athletes and Beyond
Melissa Richey, CRNP, Abigail Schlesinger MD
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Closing Remarks
Abigail Schlesinger, MD
Hotel accommodations
We would like to encourage participation from providers who practice in Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Warren, Forest, Clarion, Jefferson, Elk, McKean, Clearfield, Cameron, and Potter counties. A block of rooms has been reserved at the hotel and lodging will be covered on a first‑come, first‑served basis. Please contact Meghan Stoehr at [email protected] if you are interested in this opportunity.
If you are located outside of these counties and are interested in reserving a room, you can do so via this link: https://group.hiltongardeninn.com/m9yy89
Course Director
Medical Director, Children’s TiPS
Clinical Chief, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and Integrated Care
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor, Psychiatry & Pediatrics University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Faculty
Piper Carroll, MD
Attending Psychiatrist- UPMC Center for Eating Disorders
Medical Director for Services for Kids and Youth with Eating Disorders (SKYE)
Assistant Professor of University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Craig Coleman, MD
Attending Psychiatrist Children’s TiPS, UPMC Outpatient Services Children’s Hospital Behavioral Science Division, and UPMC Behavioral Health of the Alleghenies
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Elissa B Gittes, MD
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Department of Pediatrics Division of Adolescent Medicine
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Patricia McGuire, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Children’s TiPS
Director, Psychiatric Education UPMC St Margaret Family Medicine Residency
Rebecca Miller, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Children’s TiPS and Center for Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Services
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Melissa Richey, CRNP
UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics
Kristen Rudolph, RD/LDN
Nutrition Manager, UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics
Meredith Spada, MD, MEd
Medical Director, Perinatal TiPS
Attending Psychiatrist, Children’s TiPS
Associate Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Training, UPMC
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Victoria Winkeller, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Children’s TiPS, Triple Board Clinic, and Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Conference Chair
Meghan Stoehr, LCSW
Supervisor, Behavioral Health UPMC Children’s and Perinatal TiPS
Committee Members
Colleen Gianneski, LCSW
Program Director UPMC Children’s and Perinatal TiPS
Jennifer S. Iagnemma, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Director, Clinical Operations
UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics
Devin Petit, MPAS, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant (psychiatric)
UPMC Western Behavioral Health
Shannon Meyers MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CFRS
Outpatient Nurse Coordinator II, Smart Choices
UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians and Nurse Practitioners (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAPA (Physician Assistant) 6.0 credits
Available Credit
- 6.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 6.00 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.
- 6.00 ASWB
- 6.00 Attendance