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Forward33rd Annual Abby Stoddard Lectureship in Pediatric Neurology
The Abby Stoddard Lectureship and Visiting Professorship at Children's Hospital Colorado provides physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, residents, fellows, and other healthcare professionals from Children's Hospital Colorado and throughout the Rocky Mountain Region an opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills in the evaluation and management of pediatric headache disorders.
This year's activity will focus on improving clinicians' ability to differentiate primary from secondary headache disorders using structured assessment tools and pediatric-specific red flag criteria, apply guideline-based treatment strategies, and integrate emerging therapies into clinical practice. Participants will also examine best practices for outpatient triage, rescue planning, chronification risk assessment, and family counseling to improve patient outcomes and reduce unnecessary emergency department utilization.
Registration Fee
- Children’s Hospital Colorado or CU Employee — $0.00
- Community Healthcare Provider (Non-MD/DO) — $0.00
- Community Physician
- MD/DO (Virtual Attendance) — $150
- MD/DO (In Person Attendance) — $0.00
- Community Physician (NO CE Credit) — $0.00
Target Audience
This education program is intended for physicians, fellows, residents, students, advanced practice providers and nurses who have an interest in pediatric neurology.
Learning Objectives
- Apply pediatric-specific headache red flag criteria (e.g., SNOOP4Y) to accurately differentiate primary versus secondary headaches in at least 80% of case-based scenarios.
- Select evidence-based acute and preventive treatment strategies, including appropriate use of newer therapies (gepants, ditans, CGRP monoclonal antibodies, neuromodulation), by correctly managing at least 75% of clinical vignettes.
- Implement a structured pediatric headache assessment (including history, disability scoring, medication review, and chronification risk) and demonstrate measurable improvement in clinical confidence and decision-making on pre-/post-activity assessments.
Course summary
- 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 6.75 Attendance
- 6.75 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
| Thursday, September 10, 2026 | |
| 12:30PM | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 12:45PM | Case 1: 6-year-old presenting with 2 weeks of daily headache Jacob Story, MD Mentor: Elizabeth Ackley, MD |
| 1:25PM | Case 2: 13-year-old presenting with monthly hemiplegic migraines Grace Newell, MD Mentor: Elizabeth Troy, MD |
| 2:05PM | Case 3: 17-year-old with epilepsy, ADHD, bipolar who developed migraines that are now intractable requiring DHE, ketamine admission, nerve blocks Chelsea Lee, MD Mentor: Elizabeth Ackley, MD |
| 2:45PM | Break |
| 3:00PM | Case 4: 13-year-old with history of tic disorder, asthma, and daily headaches Tess Schultz, MD Mentor: Elizabeth Ackley, MD |
| 3:40PM | Case 5: 9-year-old presenting to neurology clinic with chronic tension type headaches and episodic migraine |
| 4:20PM | Adjourn Day 1 |
| Friday, September 11, 2026 | |
| 7:30AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00AM | Case 6: 15-year-old with history of autism spectrum disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety, joint hypermobility, chronic migraines, POTS/Dysautonomia, visual snow, chronic neck and shoulder pain Karina Rivera, MD Mentor: Andra Dingman, MD |
| 8:40AM | Case 7: Lauren Hurst, MD Mentor: |
| 9:20AM | Break |
| 9:40AM | Case 8: 11-year-old with MASLD presenting with one month of daily intermittent headaches Jason Glazman, MD Mentor: Jennifer Hranilovich, MD |
| 10:20AM | Case 9: Eliza Kramer, MD Mentor: Robin Peterson, MD |
| 11:00AM | Case 10: Female with a history of migraine presenting with new onset thunderclap headache while exercising Mentor: |
| 11:40AM | Evaluation Overview & Adjourn |
The 33rd Annual Abby Stoddard Lectureship is a hybrid event. The in-person portion of this conference will be held in the Mt. Oxford Conference Room of the Children's Hospital Colorado Conference Center.
Virtual attendees will receive Zoom instructions prior to the event.
Guest Speaker
Christina Szperka, MD, MSCE, FAHS, FAAN
Director, Pediatric Headache Program
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Professor of Neurology & Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Resident Speakers
Disclosures
Christina Szperka, MD, MSCE, FAHS, FAAN, speaker for this activity, is a consultant (clinical trial design and interpretation) for Teva, Abbvie, and Pfizer.
Marcy Yonker, MD, planner for this activity, is a consultant for Merz Pharma.
Andra Dingman, MD, moderator for this activity, is a site principal investigator for ReAlta Life Sciences.
Jennifer Hranilovich, MD, moderator for this activity, is a stockholder for Amgen and Stryker.
Planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated.
Medical
Children’s Hospital Colorado is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Children’s Hospital Colorado designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Others
A general certificate of attendance will be available after the completion of the online evaluation. Claim only credit commensurate of your conference attendance.
Available Credit
- 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 6.75 Attendance
- 6.75 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Price
Registration Fee
- Children’s Hospital Colorado or CU Employee — $0.00
- Community Healthcare Provider (Non-MD/DO) — $0.00
- Community Physician
- MD/DO (Virtual Attendance) — $150
- MD/DO (In Person Attendance) — $0.00
- Community Physician (NO CE Credit) — $0.00
Children’s Hospital Colorado sets registration fees in accordance with federal guidelines to ensure compliance with regulations governing financial relationships in healthcare. Please refer to www.starklaw.com for additional information.