Nashville Venue
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Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
2100 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Immerse yourself in old and new Nashville at the iconic, award-winning Loews Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt Plaza. Our Nashville hotel near Broadway is your stage for exploring the vibrant city we call home. Our Nashville hotel is located in midtown Nashville across from Vanderbilt University in the West End—off the tourist path—just minutes from Nashville’s most renowned attractions.
Reserve Your Room Today
Loews Nashville Hotel provides conference attendees a substantial discount when registering through the link on this website. The minimum check-in date is September 20, 2026 and the maximum check-out date is September 25, 2026. if you have any special requests such as ADA rooms, roll aways, special pillows, etc. please book your room dates and follow up with a call to hotel reservations at 800-235-6397 with your requests.
Reserve your room as soon as you are able. Loews Nashville Hotel has a limited number of rooms available at the discounted rate.
Registration
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Registration is OPEN!
2026 Registration Prices (Early Bird Discount of $75 if Registered by May 1, 2026)
Physicians $675 General $575 Students* $375 Families of Victims $250*** Survivors Free Groups of 5-9** $525 per
attendeeGroups of 10+** $475 per
attendeeBaby Bootcamp for Trauma
Investigators Only$150 per
attendeeBaby Bootcamp for Trauma
Investigators Add-On$125 per
attendee*Requires a field of study/year and affiliations for registration
**Email for information on registering as a group
**Requires that groups register together and pay in full as one transaction
***Price appears as $325 in registration form but will charge $250Registration rates include access to all keynote, breakout sessions and opening reception. The NCSBS will provide two breaks per day which includes coffee and snack items. Lunch is on your own.
Take advantage of our Early Bird pricing and register by May 1, 2026 to save $75.00.
Register for the conference by clicking this button: REGISTER NOW
Babies and Toddlers (BaT) Baby Bootcamp for Trauma Investigators
The NCSBS in partnership with Babies and Toddlers, Inc will be hosting an investigators' bootcamp directly before the SBS/AHT conference on Monday, September 21, 2026. The bootcamp offers specific, practical investigative and courtroom training for any law enforcement or legal professional involved in these complex cases. You can register for the Bootcamp as an add-on to the International Conference on SBS/AHT or you can register to attend the Bootcamp only. An agenda and more details will be available soon.
Conference Loyalty Program
Don't forget that if you attended our 2022 International Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome / Abusive Head Trauma (SBS/AHT) in Philadelphia and/or the 2024 conference in Salt Lake City you save up to 15% on your individual registration price. This discount cannot be combined with anyone receiving the group discount. Our Conference Attendee Loyalty Program introduced at the Philadelphia conference rewards our frequent attendees and places attendees in three tiers*:
- Ally: Earn 10% off registration fees after attending one conference
- Use Coupon Code "AllyNash2026" in the registration form**
- Supporter: Earn 15% off after two conferences attended
- Use Coupon Code "Supporter2026" in the registration form**
- Champion: Earn 20% off after three conferences attended
* Attendance credit began with the 2022 Philadelphia conference.
** The NCSBS will confirm eligibility for this coupon code. Anyone ineligible who uses this code will be required to pay the difference prior to attending the conference.Cancellation Policy
Cancellations 30 days or sooner before the conference will not be accepted. Cancellations more than 30 days prior to the conference are subject to a $50 cancellation fee.
Email Catherine at or call 801-447-9360 ext.112 if you have any questions about the conference.
- Ally: Earn 10% off registration fees after attending one conference
Keynote Presentations
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Keynote Presentations
Silly the Clown: Mothers Give Voice to the Voiceless 30 Years Later
Matthew Torbenson, JD, Deputy District Attorney for Milwaukee County (Milwaukee, WI, USA)
Christine Reuter (Milwaukee, WI, USA)
Brenda Kowalczyk (Milwaukee, WI, USA)
Michole Chaffee (Milwaukee, WI, USA)
Amy Schwalbach (Milwaukee, WI, USA)Incidence of Paediatric Abusive Head Trauma: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression of Studies from 16 Countries
Laura Cowley, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, Senior Research Officer, Data Scientist for Swansea University Medical School (Wales, UK)After the Ruling: The Ripple Effects of the New Jersey Supreme Court’s AHT Decision
Sandeep Narang, MD, JD, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin Chief, Section of Child Advocacy and Protection, Child Advocacy and Protection Services, Children’s Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI, USA)
Matthew Torbenson, JD, Deputy District Attorney for Milwaukee County (Milwaukee, WI, USA)
Melissa Kelly, JD, Assistant State Attorney in Charge, Broward State Attorney's Office, (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)Motes and Beams: A Way Forward
Chris Greeley, MD, MS, FAAP, Chief, Division of Public Health Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital, Vice Chair for Community Health, Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX, USA)Bad Press: Media vs Reality in Abusive Head Trauma Cases
Andrea Dunlop, Author and Podcaster, Nobody Should Believe Me (Seattle, WA, USA)
Resources for Families
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The NCSBS recognizes that families and caregivers of victims of SBS may need additional support and services during their stay in Nashville. The Loews Vanderbilt Hotel offers multiple accessible rooms and can accommodate additional requests to help make your stay as stress free as possible. Click this link for more information about the hotel's accessibility options. For a guide to navigating accessibility in Nashville, please visit this link.
Financial Support
Limited funding is available this year to provide scholarships to families of victims of SBS/AHT. Families who have not attended an SBS/AHT Conference in the past or who have not received a scholarship from the NCSBS will be given priority. These funds shall be used exclusively towards hotel and travel costs. This assistance will be awarded in amounts up to $750. Funds will be reimbursed at the beginning of the conference with the submission of all applicable receipts. To apply for the scholarship, please fill out the application found below. A committee will review all applications award based on financial need and desired outcomes of conference attendance.
Scholarships are available thanks to the generous support of:
Applying for scholarships does not guarantee you will receive assistance.
Download the Scholarship Application and fill in the requested fields. Please email with any questions.
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