IAPFS 2026 Conference
Reaching New Heights in Evidence Based Collaborative Care
Denver, Colorado
September 24–26, 2026
Conference Location:
Children’s Hospital Colorado
13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
IAPFS Conference At-A-Glance:
Thursday, September 24
Committee Meetings 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Social Event 6:30 pm
Friday, September 25
Keynote Address 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Educational Sessions 9:15 am – 3:30 pm
Ask the Experts 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Exhibits Open 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Poster Sessions 3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Saturday, September 26
Annual Membership Meeting 7:30 am – 8:00 am
Educational Sessions 8:05 am – 12:45 pm
Exhibits Open 7:00 am – 1:00 pm
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Keynote Presentation
SPOON’s International Programs to Support Pediatric Feeding and Nutrition, presented by Douglas Taren, PhD and Miselle Rudzinski, MA, CCC-SLP
SPOON is an international non-profit organization (NGO) that works to ensure children with disabilities and children without family care are reached by systems that prioritize, include and meet their nutrition and feeding needs. SPOON provides training and mentoring to service providers to deliver disability-inclusive nutrition and feeding care; utilizes the Count Me In app to assist providers with assessing and monitoring children’s nutrition, feeding, and disability status; and uses its expertise to advocate for national and international policies, services and investments to meet the nutrition and feeding needs of all children. SPOON has worked in 22 countries, provided training to 7,000 people, and has reached 140,000 children since its inception in 2007.
An example of SPOON partnership with academics, local service provider and the national governments is its work in Zambia. SPOON partnered with Access to Health Zambia and the University of Colorado to understand the risk of malnutrition among children with disabilities and children without family care in Zambia. Using SPOON’s Count Me In app 400 children at 22 residential care facilities and nearly 500 children with disabilities at 3 health centers and 10 community-based rehabilitation clinics were assessed for their nutritional status and how feeding was provided. 63% of the children with disabilities were underweight, and nearly all (98%) were at risk of feeding difficulties. Results were published and results were disseminated at a national conference. This work has led to increasing the focus of infant and young feeding guidelines to include children with disabilities.
Registration
Physician, Psychologist
Dietitians/Diet Technicians, Feeding Specialists, Nurses, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist and Nurse Practitioners
Early Registration rates are available until August 9. After that time registration rates will increase by $50.
Exhibitor Information:
Looking to exhibit? Download the following brochure for more information HERE.
Hotel Information:
Springhill Suites at Anschutz Medical Campus
13400 E. Colfax Ave
Auroa, CO 80011
A special room rate of $139 for a king studio and $159 for a two Queen Studio has been obtained.
Reservation can be made by one of the following methods:
- Online Booking Link: Book Now
- Toll-Free Reservations: (844) 802-9826 – Reference Group Code: PFS
The room rate is available until August 28, 2026, or until the room block is filled. Which ever occurs first.