5th Annual Nemours Children's Health Research Week | Delaware Valley

Wilmington, DE US
May 18, 2026 to May 20, 2026

Welcome to the 5th Annual Nemours Children's Health Research Week Event Website!

Improving Care Through Innovation

Nemours Children's Health Research Week is an annual scientific activity that celebrates pediatric research at Nemours Children's by focusing on all aspects of child health research. The primary purpose is to provide an open opportunity for medical students, residents, faculty, and staff to present their research to their colleagues, and to obtain scientific feedback in a friendly environment. ​Our objective is to create an environment where researchers can learn of advancements, discuss the future of research, and ultimately form partnerships that will transform the field of Pediatrics.

Target Audience

Physicians, residents, fellows, medical students, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, paramedics, dietitians, physical therapists, researchers, graduate students, quality & safety associates.  Any and all interested Nemours associates

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Summarize the resources available to them through Nemours to engage in research activities.
  • Differentiate between the foundations of different types of research.
  • Apply learned knowledge to their patient care.

Contact Information: If you have any questions regarding this course, please contact the course coordinators listed below.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 16.25 MOC ABS – Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 16.25 ACPE Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Credits

    In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health 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. Nemours Children’s Health designates this activity for a maximum 16.25 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health 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.

    Nemours Children’s Health designates this activity for a maximum of 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 16.25 ANCC Nursing Contact Hour

    In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health 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.

    Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.25 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 16.25 American Psychology Association Continuing Education (CE) Credits

    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

  • 16.25 Continuing Education
    This activity is designated for 16.25 continuing education credits.
    • 16.25 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Course opens: 
02/02/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
Event starts: 
05/18/2026 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
05/20/2026 - 5:00pm EDT
Cost:
$0.00
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
1600 Rockland Road
3rd Floor Lecture Hall
Wilmington, DE 19803
United States

All relevant Financial Relationships have been mitigated.

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Click on the Speaker's Name to see their full bio:

Moderator(s)

Robert Akins, PhD, FAACPDM, FAHA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

David Blauvelt, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Edward Caterson, MD PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sharon Ross, MBA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Rodney Scott, MD PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Thomas Shaffer, MSE, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Russell Sundby, M.D.

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Springworks;.
Speaker(s)

Maelyn Arcodia, Ph.D. Biomechanics and Movement Science

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Anastasia Barros, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Eric Bergh, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

David Blauvelt, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Dyane Bunnell, DNP, APRN, AOCNS, CPON, NPD-BC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kimberly Canter, Ph.D.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ranita Chakrabarti

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jigar Chauhan, Staff Intensivist, Clinical assistant professor of pediatrics

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Chris Church, MPT

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sean Connolly, DO

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with GlaxoSmithKline;.

Diana Corao-Uribe

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Harish Chandra Dega, MBBS, MS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kimberly Deyling, MHA, CHRC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Max Downey, B.S., Molecular and Cellular Biology

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Benjamin Duong, PharmD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Brigid Edwards, BSN, RN, CPN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Christian Endres

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Paul Enlow, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jeanne Franzone, MD

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Orthopediatrics;.

Ashley Gilliam

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Stephanie Guarino, MD MSHP FAAP FACP

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Pfizer;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Quilt Health Care;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Spark Healthcare;.

Ibrahim Gwarzo, DrPH, MPH, MBBS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Eric Hall, PhD, MBA, FAMIA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ashleigh Harlow, Ph.D., R.N.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Douglas Harrison

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Amanda Hernan, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Aimee Hildenbrand, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Lillian Holmes

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sean Hughes, Bachelor of Science

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Anne Kazak

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Mohamed Khalife, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kimberly Klipner

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sigrid Langhans, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kara Lehner, PhD Candidate, Cancer Modeling Laboratory

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Nancy Lennon, BS, MS, DPT

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Stephanie Madden, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Stephanie Manasse, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kim Meyers-Mccombs

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Julie Moldenhauer, MD

has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Merck;.

Rishi Muchhala

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Mary Newman, DNP, RN, CPON, NEA-BC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Laura Owens, MD, EMBA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Christina Paidas Teefey, MD, PMH-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Dawn Pittinger, DBA, MBA-HA, CHRC, CCP, CHC, CHA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Julia Price, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Amy Romagnoli

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Judith Ross, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Laura Santry, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kathryn Shady, PhD, RN, OCN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Erica Sood, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Abigail Storm, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Alice Taylor, MBChB, MACPR

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Vanessa Thompson, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Scott Weiss, MD, MSCE

has a financial relationship (Other) with ThermoFisher Scientific;.

Brigitte Widemann, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Shawkita Wilder

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Elizabeth Wright-Jin, MD, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health 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.

Physicians
Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing
Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.25 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacy
Nemours Children’s Health designates this activity for a maximum 16.25 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Psychologists
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. 

Other Professions
A certificate of participation will be provided to other health care professionals requesting credits. Please check with your accreditation board to make sure they accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Below are the credit types available to you per your professional designation. 

Available Credit

  • 16.25 MOC ABS – Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 16.25 ACPE Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Credits

    In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health 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. Nemours Children’s Health designates this activity for a maximum 16.25 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health 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.

    Nemours Children’s Health designates this activity for a maximum of 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 16.25 ANCC Nursing Contact Hour

    In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health 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.

    Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.25 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 16.25 American Psychology Association Continuing Education (CE) Credits

    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

  • 16.25 Continuing Education
    This activity is designated for 16.25 continuing education credits.
    • 16.25 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Are you a healthcare professional licensed in Florida? To ensure accurate reporting to CE Broker, please follow these additional instructions.

  • The first, middle and last name on your account must match the name on your license.
  • The CE Broker profession on your account must match the profession on your license.
  • Your Florida license number must include your license prefix with no spaces and no leading zeroes.
    • INCORRECT: ME_123456, ME00123456, or 123456
    • CORRECT: ME123456

Required Hardware/software

Please download the Microsoft Teams app prior to the event.