Agenda
Agenda is Tentative: dates and times are subject to change!
Day 1- February 8th, 2027
| Time | Session |
| 1:00-4:00pm | Registration Check-In (First Floor) Poster Setup (2nd Floor) |
| 2pm-2:15pm | Welcome to the 2027 Conference Courtney Titus, MPAS, PA-C Pathways4Kids Executive Director, President and Sophia Blythe, MHA 2027 Conference Committee Chair |
| 2:25-3:15pm | Keynote Address: Unprecedented Times Require Unwavering Commitment to Quality Nivedita (Nita) Mohanty, MD, MS Senior Vice President, Child Health Finance & Quality, American Academy of Pediatrics with an Introduction by: Amy Bryl, MD Pathways4Kids Steering Committee Physician QI Specialist, Sadler Center for Quality, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego Director of Quality, Children’s Specialists of San Diego |
| 3:15-4:15pm | From Pathways to Proof: Demonstrating the Value of a Clinical Pathways Program Rekha Voruganti, MBOE, LSSBB, Ryan Bode, MD, MBOE, Laura Rust, MD, MPH, & Roopali Bapat, MD, MSHQS Nationwide Children’s Hospital |
| 4:30-6:30pm | Poster Reception Join us for an evening of inspiration and connection! Explore more than 15 pediatric clinical pathway posters, meet the presenters, and discover innovative approaches to improving pediatric care. Enjoy appetizers and refreshments while connecting with colleagues from across the country. |
| 6:30pm | Adjourn |
Day 2- February 9th, 2027
| Time | Session |
| 9am | Breakfast and Check-In |
| 9:30am-9:40am | Welcome Back to Day 2 Courtney Titus, MPAS, PA-C Pathways4Kids Executive Director, President and Sophia Blythe, MHA 2027 Conference Committee Chair |
| 9:40-10:20am | Panel Session Advancing Pediatric Clinical Pathways: Strategies for Implementation, Scaling, & Sustainability Enhancing Pediatric Clinical Pathway Implementation Through Development of Supplemental Clinical Education Videos Kelli Ott, OTD, OTR/L, Children’s Mercy Hospital Leveraging the IHI Model for Improvement as a Guide for Creating Pathways Caitlin Pugh, RN, MSN, RNC-NIC, CPPS, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Closing the Loop to Improve Adherence to Clinical Pathways and Decrease Low Value Care Jenna Lang, MSN, RN, CPN & David Lowe, MD, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Evaluating Provider Engagement and Downstream Impact in a Clinical Pathways Program: A Mixed-Methods Quality Improvement Approach Amanda Higgins, DNP, RN, NI-BC, CPHQ, CPN, CLSSGB, Kristen Kelly, Michaela Nolan, MSHI, CLSSGB, & Jason Miller, Boston Children’s Hospital Building an Enterprise Pediatric Clinical Pathways Program Across Four Children’s Hospitals: Early Lessons in Governance and Implementation Emily Dawson, MD & Dominic Zarlengo, MD, Advocate Health-Advocate Children’s Hospital |
| 10:35-11:20am | Leveraging AI to Improve Clinical Pathway Access and Implementation Brandon Ku, MD, Rebecca Kasper, MSN, RN, CPN & Jane Lavelle, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| 11:35-11:50am | Break |
| 11:50-12:25pm | Panel Session Leveraging Clinical Pathways, Data, and Decision Support to Improve Pediatric Outcomes Developing and Implementing Clinical Pathways to Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship Karen Allen, MD, Aarti Gaglani, MD & Ryan Bode, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Turning Sepsis Signals into Action: Implementing IPSO Bundle Elements in Pediatric Inpatient Care Sierra Sandoz & Danielle Kleppe, MD, FAAP, Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rule-Based AI PICU Sepsis Screening and Performance Evaluation Using EHR Clinical Decision Support Kelsey Zindel, DNP, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC/PC, Children’s Nebraska Transforming Raw EHR Data into Computable UTI Metrics Using AI-Ready Infrastructure Alison Simonsen, MSN, RN & Kelsey Zindel, DNP, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC/PC, Children’s Nebraska |
| 12:40-2pm | Lunch |
| 2:00-3:00pm | Integrating Change Management into Clinical Pathway Implementation Annie Seneski O’Connor, MBA, Boston Children’s Hospital |
| 3:00-3:40 pm | Panel Session Advancing Health Equity Through Pediatric Clinical Pathways & Partnerships Clinical Pathway Development in a Resource-Limited Setting in Nepal Megan Gripka, MPH, MLS (ASCP) SM, Children’s Mercy Hospital Integrating Health Disparities Education Into a Pediatric Healthcare Innovation Internship: Development and Implementation of a Health Equity Curriculum Brian Rubio, MS, Rady Children’s Health- Orange County Translating National Guidelines into Standardized Care Across Clinical Settings: A Clinical Pathways Approach to Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia Roopali Bapat, MD, MSHQS, Maria Jebbia, MD, Mary Stone, MD, MPH, Karen Allen, MD, & Aarti Gaglani, MD Nationwide Children’s Hospital |
| 3:40-4:00pm | Break |
| 4:00-5:00pm | Comparing AI Evidence-Synthesis Applications to Cochrane Review Jarrod Dusin, PhD, RD, CPHQ, Children’s Mercy Hospital Andrea Jackson, PhD, MBA, CCRN, Texas Children’s Hospital Jodi Herron Behr, PhD, RN, EBP-CH, CPHQ, Texas Children’s Hospital Danette Lopp, MPH, MA, BS, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
| 5:00-5:15pm | Wrap Up & Poster Awards Courtney Titus, MPAS, PA-C Pathways4Kids Executive Director, President and Sophia Blythe, MHA 2027 Conference Committee Chair |
| 5:15pm | Adjourn |
| 5:15-6:15pm | Optional: Pathways4Kids Member Research Focus Group Join us for an interactive discussion and share your insights to help shape the future of Pathways4Kids! Space is limited. Sign up will be at the registration desk. Dinner will be provided. |
Day 3- February 10th, 2027
| Time | Session |
| 9:00-9:30am | Breakfast |
| 9:30-9:40am | Conference Updates Courtney Titus, MPAS, PA-C Pathways4Kids Executive Director, President and Sophia Blythe, MHA 2027 Conference Committee Chair |
| 9:40-10:45am | Panel Session Standardizing Pediatric Care with Clinical Pathways Across Diverse Conditions and Settings Reducing Unnecessary Bronchodilator Use in Pediatric ICU Bronchiolitis: A Quality Improvement Initiative Lindsey Greer, CPNP, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Using Clinical Pathways to Reduce Erroneous Penicillin Allergy Labels (REPeAL) in Pediatric Urgent Care Clinics Kori Hess, PharmD & Jennifer McKinsey, MD, Children’s Mercy Hospital When Is Hyperkalemia Real? Development of Clinical Pathways for Evaluation and Management Across Care Settings Karen Allen, MD, Laura Rust, MD, MPH, Aarti Gaglani, MD, & Roopali Bapat, MD, MSHQS, Nationwide Children’s Hospital ED Agitation Pathway Amid Changing Behavioral Health Acuity Taelyr Weekly, PhD, MPH, BSN, RN, Children’s Nebraska Implementing Evidence-based Practice for Patients Admitted for Nutritional Rehabilitation with an Eating Disorder Natalie Finlinson, DO, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters |
| 10:45-11:00am | Break |
| 11:00am-12:00pm | Beyond Implementation: Measuring Clinical Pathway Impact Rebecca Kasper, MSN, RN, CPN, Jane Lavelle, MD, Brandon Ku, MD, & Pamela Wentz, BSN, RN, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| 12:00-12:30pm | Final Presentation & Conference Awards Courtney Titus, MPAS, PA-C Pathways4Kids Executive Director, President and Sophia Blythe, MHA 2027 Conference Committee Chair |
| 12:30pm | Adjourn |
| 1:00-3pm | Board and Steering Committee Only: Annual Board of Directors Meeting |