Agenda

Pediatric Clinical Trials Conference 

Date: Friday, May 8, 2026 

Location: Virtual 

All times are Eastern

9:00- 9:15: Introduction to Conference- Grace Wentzel. 

9:15-10:00: Opening Plenary- Recruiting Children = Recruiting the Entire Family- Strategies for Success- Marybel Gonzalez, The Ohio State University.

10:00-10:45: Kids vs. Adults in Clinical Research- Grace Wentzel.

10:45-11:00: BREAK 

11:00-11:30Pediatric Regulations, Informed Consent and Assent in Challenging Populations- Grace Wentzel.

11:30-12:15: Let’s Write a Consent/Assent Form that is understandable - Christine Baker.

12:15- 1:00: Lunch 

1:00- 1:45: Pediatric Rare Disease- A Decade of Change: Leah Johnson, MSN, RN and Kandice Roush, RN, CCRC.

1:45- 2:30:  Setting your study up for Success- Jessica Fritter.

 2:30- 3:15: Budgeting, Contracting and Financial Compliance in Pediatric Trials- Grace Wentzel.

3:15- 3:30: Break.

3:30- 4:15: Preparing for an FDA Audit: Laura Adkins and Cristina Ferrazzano Yaussy.

 4:15- 5:00: Round “Table” Discussions.