Pediatric Mental Health Conference

Pediatricians, Family Physicians, and Clinicians Providing Pediatric Mental Health Care and Services

Join the Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics and Illinois DocAssist for our first in-person Pediatric Mental Health Conference!

When: Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Location: The I-Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820

Cost: $20

Agenda:

• 8:00 to 8:30 am – Check-In | Registration | Visit Exhibitors
• 8:30 to 8:45 am – Welcome | Opening Remarks

Michelle M. Barnes, MD, FAAP | President - Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics | Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Internal Medicine

• Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education8:45 to 9:30 am – Keynote: The Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation

Dana Weiner, PhD | Chief Officer for Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation | Senior Policy Fellow at Chapin Hall

• 9:30 to 10:30 am – From Screening to Making the Diagnosis: Tips from a General Pediatrician

Rachel K. Levin, MD | Assistant Professor | Department of Pediatrics - Behavioral Pediatrics | Rush University Children's Hospital at Oak Park

• 10:30 to 10:45 am – Break | Networking | Visit Exhibitors
• 10:45 to 11:45 am – Autism: A Deep Dive

Elizabeth Harari, MD | Assistant Professor - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Rush University Medical Center

• 11:45 am to 1:00 pm – Lunch | Understanding and Supporting Transitions Between the Levels of Care: OPs, IOPs, PHPs, IPs, and More

Caitlin Engelhard, MD, PhD | Associate Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program | Assistant Professor, Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health | Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

• 1:00 to 1:30 pm – Break | Networking
• 1:30 to 3:00 pm – Level 2 Psychopharmacology and Tougher Situations: What to do When First-Line Treatment Has Failed

Diane M. Misch, MD, FAPA, Medical Director | Illinois DocAssist | Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry

Rhapsody Mason, LCSW | Associate Program Director -  Illinois DocAssist 

Elizabeth Charney, MD | Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychiatry | Attending, Comprehensive Assessment Treatment Unit (CATU) | Director, Child Psychiatry Consult-Liaison | Consultant, DCFS Psychopharmacology Consent Line | Consultant, IL DocAssist | Child Psychiatry Attending

• 3:00 pm – Close

5.5 Hours of Continuing medical education (CME) / Continuing Education (CE) is available.

Please note I Hotel is sold out for the night of May 14^th, however, here are some nearby hotels that may have availability:

• Holiday Inn by IHG    101 Trade Center Drive Champaign, Illinois 61820
• Hilton Garden Inn      1501 S. Neil Street, Champaign, IL 61820
• Homewood Suites     1417 S Neil Street, Champaign, IL 61820
• Home2 Suites            2013 S Neil Street Champaign, IL 61820

The Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics is accredited by the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics designates this live conference for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Medical Assistants can submit Certificates of Attendance to their accrediting board to claim credit for participation in the live conference.