Conference Information

Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute
1250 Moursund St.
7th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
October 22 - 23, 2026
Available in-person and livestream

Online registration will close on at 12:00 PM on Monday, October 19, 2026. Onsite registration will be available at the conference. 

For any conference questions, please contact  Anasia Johnson <[email protected]>. For registration questions, contact [email protected] 

Registration by Group

If you are interested in paying registration fees for your group of learners, please complete this form: https://forms.office.com/r/zWr7mKCeH0 

For any specific questions about group invoices, contact [email protected]. 

Once we receive and process your submission, we will send you an invoice along with a coupon code to share with your group. Each learner will still need to register individually for the course, but they can use the coupon code to waive their registration fee. 

Survey for Parents and Caregivers

As we prepare for the 26th annual Chronic Illness and Disability: Transition from Pediatric to Adult-based Care Conference in Houston, October 23-24, 2025, we want to understand your health care transition knowledge for your child. 

Click here to complete the survey.

Thanks in advance,
Al Hergenroeder, MD, Founding Director of the conference

Additional Information

Visit texaschildrens.org/transitionconference

Needs Statement

Skill preparation and planning for healthcare transition for children and youth with special healthcare needs is inadequate. Less than 50 percent of families nationwide indicate that their children with special healthcare needs have received the services necessary to make appropriate transitions to adult healthcare, work, and independence. One of the major hurdles to receiving this care is the lack of a workforce, including physicians, nurses, social workers, mental health providers and all who provide services to youth and young adults with special healthcare needs trained to provide the services necessary to make the healthcare transition. There is a strong need for physicians to have the knowledge and skills to provide the services needed to facilitate a successful transition from pediatric to adult-based care and services.

Because of increased awareness of transitioning to adult-based care, clinicians are required to update their knowledge of the changing strategies for integrating emerging adult-based care into practice.

For all conference participants, there will be a discussion of the legal issues involved in healthcare transition, as well as time to meet and talk with faculty in small groups, to exchange ideas among participants, and to share knowledge and information about how best to plan for a successful transition to adulthood. 

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should be able to:

• Discuss structure, processes and outcomes in current HCT programs in the U.S
• Examine Rural Adult Collaboration on Transition to Adult-based Care
• Analyze common barriers to successful pediatric-adult medicine collaborations and solutions to overcome these barriers.
• Compare structure and processes that have worked in successful pediatric-adult medicine health care transition programs.

Target Audience

Physicians in internal medicine, family practice, pediatrics, psychiatry, and physiatry; other healthcare providers including psychologists, social workers, nurses, dietitians, case managers, counselors, and primary care providers; and youth and young adults who have a chronic illness or disability and their parents or guardians.

Educational Methods

Lectures ▪ Breakout Sessions ▪ Question and Answer Sessions

Activity Evaluation

Evaluation by questionnaire will address program content, presentation, and possible bias.