Continuing education for health care professionals

Each Spring this conference addresses current trends and challenges in pediatric care designed for physicians and other health care professionals. Topics rotate on an annual basis.

• Clinical challenges in pediatric primary care recap, April 2021

For more information, contact Lexi Aman.

The Children’s Mental Health Symposium is annual conference presented by Virginia Treatment Center for Children, the child & adolescent division of the VCU Department of Psychiatry and the pediatric psychiatric service of Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU.

Each year’s theme rotates between early childhood, school-aged children and adolescent and young adult years. The target audience for this event mental and behavioral health providers and school professionals including guidance counselors, social workers, special education, psychologists, teachers and nurses. The symposium usually takes place in early October.

Previous symposiums:

• 2020: chrichmond.org/mentalhealth20
• 2019: chrichmond.org/mentalhealth19

For more information, contact Rachel Reynolds.

For more than 40 years, this conference has been helping to further the education of pediatric health care professionals. Bring the family and enjoy the beach after a half-day of interactive breakout sessions and traditional lectures.

Watch a recap of this fall's event: Surviving and Thriving in Pediatric Primary Care

For more information, contact Karol Wilson.

Through collaborations with Virginia Department of Education, the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, we work to present content annually on pediatric healthcare topics relevant to school nurses and school program staff.

• Promoting school health: Fall 2020 mini conference November 3, 2020, 9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m.
• Promoting school health: February 2021 conference February 15, 2021, 8:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m.

For more information, contact Karol Wilson.