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Join us Nov. 2-3, 2022, for our fourth annual Pediatric Psychosocial and Palliative Care Virtual Conference. This year's virtual event will bring together world-class healthcare professionals to explore challenging topics in pediatric psychosocial and palliative care, including techniques for building resilience in children and teens.

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

 

DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2

 

AMIT SOOD, MD, MS, FACP
CEO, Global Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing Professor of Medicine (Retd.), Mayo Clinic

  • Time: 11:45 am
  • Presentation Title: Resilient Option: The Need of the Hour

IFEYINWA (IFY) OSUNKWO, MD, MPH
SVP, Chief Patient Officer, Forma Therapeutics (Watertown, MA)

  • Time: 1:00 pm
  • Presentation Title: Believe Me, Believe My Pain - Bringing Sickle Cell Disease Out of the Shadows

RABBI ELIMELECH GOLDBERG (RABBI G)
Founder & Global Director, Kids Kicking Cancer; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State School of Medicine

  • Time: 2:15 pm
  • Presentation Title: Clinical Tools to Regulate the Pediatric Brain

HEROES CIRCLE STUDENT/PARENT PANEL DISCUSSION
Hosted by Ned Specktor, this panel discussion will give our guests the opportunitiy to hear from a few of our little heroes (and their primary caregiver) about the impact that therapeutic martial arts has had on their healing and wellness.

  • Time: 3:15 pm


DAY 2 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3

 

ELAN SCHNEIDER, DPT, CYT
Co-Founder and CEO of TrainPain; Co-Founder of Non-Profit Pain Education Organization RetrainPain.org

  • Time: 11:45 am
  • Presentation Title: Neuroplasticity & The Future of Pain Care

EVAN RUGGIERO
Drama Desk Nominated Actor and Cancer Survivor

  • Time: 1:00 pm
  • Presentation Title: Cancer Survivor to Professional Actor and Dancer

ADAM RAPOPORT, MD, FRCPC, MHSC
Medical Director, Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT), The Hospital for Sick Children; Medical Director, Emily’s House Children’s Hospice

  • Time: 2:15 pm
  • Presentation Title: Wonders, worries and wishes: Talking with children about illness and death

HEROES CIRCLE MARTIAL ARTS THERAPIST (MAT) PANEL DISCUSSION
Hosted by Ned Specktor, this panel discussion will give our guests the opportunity to hear from a few of the highly trained martial artists who have successfully matriculated through the Heroes Circle therapeutic martial arts course curriculum and meet with our students daily.

  • Time: 3:15 pm

Date:

November 2-3, 2022

Time:

11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST daily

Location:

Virtual

Ticket Cost:

$65 per person (includes both days).

Additional Info;

Reduced student pricing and scholarships available. 

Approved for up to 6 CEU, CME, and PDU credits for Social Work, Nursing, Medicine and Child Life. 

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Despite the ongoing challenges of the global pandemic, we are committed to empowering one million children to reduce their pain and stress with the help of our evidence-based martial arts therapy.