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Date & Location
Friday, September 19, 2025, 7:45 AM - 12:05 PM, Children's Mercy Research Institute Auditorium, Kansas City, MO

Overview

Clinical Advances in Pediatrics Symposium (CAPS) is focused on providing the latest advances in pediatric research and evidence-based practice to improve the quality of children’s health care. This annual learning event emphasizes practical application of current concepts that pediatricians, pediatric specialists, family physicians, and advanced practice providers involved in the care of children and adolescents can apply in their practice.  


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (4.25 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (3.75 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (4.25 hours), APRNPharm Contact Hours (1.50 hours), KS Category III CME Related Content (1.50 hours), MATE Act Related Content (1.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (4.25 hours), Social Work (1.75 hours)

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  1. Apply updated, evidence-based guidelines and emerging research to improve diagnosis, treatment, and management of common and complex pediatric conditions
  2. Integrate multidisciplinary approaches and interprofessional collaboration strategies to enhance care delivery and outcomes in pediatric populations.
  3. Identify opportunities to address current challenges in pediatric practice through practical, patient-centered interventions.

Accreditation

Successful Completion Requirements:

  • Record attendance for session(s) you participate in

  • Actively engage in sessions

  • Complete evaluation(s)

Physicians:

Children's Mercy Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Children's Mercy Hospital  designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACCME

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn 15.5 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Nursing Contact Hours:

Participants who meet the requirements for successful completion will receive up to 17.25 nursing contact hours.

Children’s Mercy Kansas City is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.


Additional Information

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing by September 1, 2025 will receive a refund. An administrative fee of $75 will be deducted. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

Children's Mercy Kansas City reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Children's Mercy Kansas City is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.