Description

Pediatric spinal cord injury (SCI) care requires highly coordinated, interdisciplinary expertise that spans the continuum from acute injury management through inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient care, and community reintegration. This educational symposium will bring together pediatric rehabilitation professionals dedicated to advancing SCI care through evidence‑based practice, innovation, and collaboration.

Participants will explore current standards of care, emerging rehabilitation approaches, and interdisciplinary strategies that support functional recovery, medical stability, psychosocial well‑being, and family‑centered decision‑making. Content will address the unique developmental, medical, and psychosocial considerations of children and adolescents with SCI, with an emphasis on lifelong impact, ethical considerations, care transitions, and long‑term outcomes.

This event marks the inaugural Pediatric Rehabilitation Symposium hosted by Children’s, launching an annual educational series focused on advancing specialized pediatric rehabilitation care. The 2026 symposium will spotlight spinal cord injury rehabilitation as the foundational topic, with future symposia planned to expand into additional pediatric rehabilitation specialty areas.

Continuing Education Units

Continuing Medical Education Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  Children’s designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Nurses: This nursing continuing professional development activity is provided by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an approved provider with distinction of nursing continuing professional development by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Contact hours: 7.00

Physical Therapists: Continuing Education Credits have been approved through the APTA-Georgia for 7 contact hours for Physical Therapists. These credits may apply toward licensure in other states.

Occupational Therapists: Direct contact hours have been applied for through the Georgia Occupational Therapy Association (GOTA) for 7 contact hours for Occupational Therapists. These credits may apply toward licensure in other states.

Target Audience
This symposium is intended for interdisciplinary healthcare professionals involved in the care of children and adolescents with spinal cord injuries across the continuum of care, including acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics, schools, and community-based settings. Targeted roles include, but are not limited to, physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, physical, occupational, and speech-language therapists, recreational, music, and respiratory therapists, psychologists and neuropsychologists, case managers, social workers, chaplains, child life specialists, educators, and rehabilitation leaders.

Please view the symposium flyer for speaker financial and non-financial disclosures.