Connecticut Children's Grand Rounds

12.19.25 Ask the Experts, "Hep B, Measles, and Flu, Oh My! Updates from Infectious Diseases", by Laura Kvenvold, MD

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Evaluate evidence for newborn dose of hepatitis B vaccine in light of new ACIP recommendations.Review epidemiology and diagnosis of m...

12.16.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds "Pediatric Burn Injury" by Ema Zubovic, MD

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Identify updated vocabulary for burn classification.Identify appropriate initial dressings for acute burn injury.Understand complicat...

12.12.25 Ask the Experts, "Understanding PANS, PANDAS, and Sydenham Chorea: clinical insights, evidence for inflammation, and treatment approaches", by Frankovich, Jennifer MD

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Recognize post-streptococcal neuroimmune conditions by identifying their hallmark features and understanding the epidemiological evid...

12.9.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Vesicoureteral Reflux in the 21st Century" by Daniel Herz, MD

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:History of VUR ManagementMaking sense of the dataEstablish a management philosophy that prioritizes renal risk from an individual and...

12.2.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Fetal Fentanyl Syndrome: A New Teratogenic Disorder" by William Brucker, MD

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Discuss historical risk factors associated with fetal fentanyl syndrome.Review physical exam findings associated with Fetal Fentanyl ...

Pediatric Podcast Pearls: "Triage & De-escalation: Acute Adolescent Crisis Management" by Amy Signore, PhD

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Assess and stratify the immediate risk for self-harm or harm to others in adolescents presenting with suicidal ideation (SI), guiding...

11.25.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Pediatric Spine Deformities Beyond Scoliosis" by John Stelzer, MD

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Increase knowledge and awareness of spinal deformities other than idiopathic scoliosis.Discuss evaluation and treatment of spine diso...

11.21.25 Ask the Experts, "Clicks, Likes, and Limits - What Physicians Need to Know About Healthy Tech Use", by Michael Robb, PhD

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Discuss the latest research findings on media and technology use among children and adolescents.Gain practical guidance on promoting ...

11.18.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Neuroprotection in the Preterm Infant: Effects of age, sex and drugs" by Ted Rosenkrantz, MD

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:List perinatal conditions that lead to brain injury.List neuroprotective therapies shown to protect the brain in term infant and harm...

11.11.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Improving Outcomes and the Patient Experience in Pediatric Neurosurgery" by Matthew Smyth, MD

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Identify options for Chiari malformation surgery, craniofacial surgery and epilepsy surgery in children that optimize outcomes while ...

11.4.25 Pediatric Podcast Pearls "Building Collaborative Networks to Establish Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Fellowship in Low-Resource Settings: Ethiopian Experience" by Tigist Bacha, MD, MPH

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Review the need for a Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care (PECC) fellowship in low-resource settings.Discuss the challenges, opport...

Pediatric Podcast Pearls: "Pediatric Dermatology: Tips and Tricks for the Primary Care Provider" by Keri Wallace, MD

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Design initial acne treatment regimens that minimize irritation and improve adherence.Select appropriate topical treatments for pedia...

10.28.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "A Personal Perspective on Substance Use Disorder in the Family" by John Lally, APRN, MA and Laura Lally, RN

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Identify at least two stigmatizing words and alternatives.Discuss the correlation between mental health and substance abuse.Claim CME...

10.21.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Some of My Favorite Infectious Stories: 1977 - 2025" by Henry Feder, MD

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Become familiar with the bullous eruption of atypical hand, foot, mouth disease.Understand the concept of a bat bite.Clarify that &qu...

10.17.25 Ask the Experts, "Finding focus: Mindful & equitable management of ADHD for Primary Care", by Robert Keder, MD

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Utilize core features of the MTA study when managing ADHD in school age children.Describe the role of neurodiversity in providing equ...

10.14.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Integrating Science with Care: The Development of a Partner Driven Team-Based Model of CBT for Youth Anxiety" by Jennifer Freeman, PhD

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Review the evolution of training tools and a partner-driven team-based outpatient approach to CBT for pediatric anxiety.Discuss how t...

10.7.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Joint Effort: Collaborating for Clarity in Pediatric Rheumatology Referrals" by Heather Tory, MD, MPH, CPPS

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Identify common referrals in pediatric rheumatology and utilize resources available for guidance.Apply evidence-based approach to the...

Pediatric Podcast Pearls: "ENT Topics" by Rachelle Wareham, MD

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Discuss appropriate guidelines for treating or observing without initial treatment acute otitis media in infants and children.Review ...

9.30.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "ABI & PEDIATRICS" by Victor Darr, BA, CBIS

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Define at least five key terms related to brain injury, including acquired brain injury (ABI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI).List a...

9.23.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Bridging Gaps in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: Developing a Provider-Focused Intervention to Address Implicit Bias" by Siddika Mulchan, PsyD

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Identify at least two systemic factors contributing to poor health outcomes in youth with sickle cell disease.Explain the impact of p...

9.19.24 Ask the Experts, "Providing Early Relational Health Simply and Reducing Burnout", Barry Zuckerman, MD

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Review Historical Basis for Early Relational Health SimplyLearn how to easily implement Early Relational Health in Primary CareExplai...

9.16.25 Pediatric Grands, "Surgical and Medical Frontiers in Pediatric Obesity: Evidence, Barriers, and Opportunities" by Cornelia Griggs, MD

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Describe the current epidemiology of pediatric obesity, including prevalence, comorbidities, and the clinical consequences of underdi...

9.9.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Informed Consent in the Current Medical Malpractice Climate: Strategies to Mitigate Risk", by Joyce Lagnese, JD

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Construct Informed Consent practices that comply with the legal requirements under CT lawIdentify circumstances that justify engaging...

9.2.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Successes and Challenges in Pediatric Cancer: The Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Perspective", by Douglas S. Hawkins, MD

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Understand the role of the Children’s Oncology Group in pediatric cancer research.Describe the potential for molecular profiling to...

Pediatric Podcast Pearls: "Connecticut's Birth to Three System: Information for Families and Professionals" Rebecca Smith and Bethanne Vergean

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:A overview for Pediatricians on the referral process for Birth to Three providing a better understanding on how the process works whe...

6.20.25 Ask The Experts "Measles and Other Vaccine Preventable Infections" by Henry Feder, MD and John Schreiber, MD

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Understand the conditions of immunization and American Public Health circa 1920.Claim CME Credit Here!

6.24.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "A Decade of Transformation at Connecticut Children’s: Advances in Clinical Care, Education and Research", by Juan C Salazar, MD, MPH, FAAP

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:To provide a historical perspective for how Connecticut Children’s has influenced pediatric health care in our region.To better und...

6.17.25 "Invisible Wounds: Understanding the Needs of Pediatric Sepsis Survivors" by Mallory Perry-Eaddy, PhD, RN

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Describe the long-term impact of pediatric sepsis on survivors and families with a focus on post-intensive care syndrome in children ...

6.3.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Resident & Fellow Research Day", by Caroline Figgie, MD Surabhi Khasgiwala, MD Akshaya Sekar, DO Libby Ekman, MD

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Learn about two measures of weight stigma: weight bias internalization and weight-based teasing.Understand the characteristics associ...

5.27.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "An Update on Outpatient Spinal Disorders", by Brian G. Smith, MD

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Increase knowledge and awareness of Outpatient Spinal Disorders.Identify when to refer spine patients.Discuss what is new in outpatie...

5.20.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "A Renaissance in the Understanding and Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)", by Julie Khlevner, MD

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Understand the symptom based ROME IV Criteria for diagnosing pediatric irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).Recognize the current concepts ...

5.16.25 Ask the Experts, "A Classroom Every Week: The National Overdose Crisis and the Role of Pediatric Clinicians" or the "Worst of Times", Scott Hadland, MD, MPH, FAAP

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Describe the epidemiology of substance use and its harms in adolescents and young adults (“youth”)Ensure evidence-based preventio...

5.13.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Penicillin Allergy in 2025", by Roland Solensky, MD

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event ObjectivesRecall and summarize the role of allergy testing and challenge in diagnosis of penicillin allergy.Describe the detrimental clinical co...

5.6.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Detective to Doctor: Sexual Harm Patterns and Insights from a Seasoned Investigator", by retired detective Alison Sullivan

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Have assumptions related to sexual harm challenged in addition to gaining new insights on the subject.Claim CME Credit Here!

Pediatric Podcast Pearls: "Allergy Updates" by Gavin Schwarz MD

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Review appropriate use of allergy medications including side effects.Understand the role and risks/benefits of allergy immunotherapy....

4.29.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "SOS! Is it AHT or SBS?", Angela Doswell, MD

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Explore the history and evolution of terms related to non-accidental head trauma in infants.Describe the clinical characteristics of ...

4.25.25 Ask the Experts, "Updates in Pediatric Pharmacotherapy: The Gene Therapy Frontier", by Paulette Grocki, PharmD, MBA, BCPS

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Describe the different types of gene therapy.Describe the different vectors used.Describe some of the FDA approved products in pediat...

4.22.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "State of the Art: Advances in Interventional Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology" by Irfan Warsy, MD, Caitlin Heyden, DO, Cesar Igor Mesia, MD, and Shailendra Upadhyay, MD, CEPS, FHRS

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Review the Historical Progression of Interventional Cardiology in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease.Highlight Cutting-Edge Cathe...

4.15.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Prevention Plushies and Paralegals: the Full Continuum of Trauma Care", by Marion Henry, MD

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Discuss how trauma care starts well before the trauma bay and lasts long after.Explain additional resources beyond the surgical traum...

4.8.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "NKOTB - Pediatric Dermatology Therapeutic Update for the Pediatrician", Keri Wallace, MD, FAAP

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:List the topical medications approved by the FDA for use in pediatric dermatologic diseases in the past five years.Describe the gener...

Pediatric Podcast Pearls: "Pain Treatment in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting Topics" William Zempsky, MD

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:How does pain present at different developmental age groups.Assessment of pain.Treatment of acute and chronic pain.Brief discussion o...

4.1.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Addressing Trauma and Gun Violence Prevention", Nicole Hockley - Sandy Hook Promise Foundation

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Provide pediatric healthcare professionals with the knowledge strategies and actionable recommendations on addressing trauma mental h...

3.21.25 Ask the Experts, "Eating Disorders in Boys and Men", by Jason Nagata, MD, MSc

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Recognize gender differences in the presentation of eating disorders in adolescents and young adults.Describe characteristics of diso...

3.18.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds "The Art and Science of Intestinal Failure Management" by Tom Jaksic, MD, PhD

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Define pediatric intestinal failure and evaluate its prognosis.Create a successful nutritional medical and surgical plan for children...

3.11.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds "Fetal Imaging: Past Present and Future" by Pamela Ketwaroo, MD

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:List common indications for fetal MRI.Discuss improvements in the last 2 decades of fetal imaging.Known when patients might be a cand...

3.4.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds "Evaluation and Management of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents" by Robyn Matloff, MD, MPH

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Familiarize yourself with the 2017 updated definitions suggested work up and treatment of pediatric hypertension.Understand the acute...

Pediatric Podcast Pearls: "Assessing Autism Spectrum Disorder in Primary Care Pediatrics" Katharine Zuckerman, MD

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Understand the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorderUnderstand the components of an autism diagnostic assessmentUnderstand...

2.25.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds "Pediatric Wilderness Medicine" by Noah Jablow, MD, FAWM

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Discuss the various components that comprise the field of wilderness medicine.Review the expectations for children of various ages wh...

2.21.25 Ask the Experts, "Weight Loss Management" by Jessica Williams, MD, FAAP, D-ABOM and Anthony Angotta, PA-C

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Discuss the approach to medication management for pediatric obesityIdentify common medications for obesity treatment and consider ris...

2.18.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds "Educate Before You Advocate: How to Keep Children at the Center of Federal Lawmaking" by Elizabeth Brown, MPS

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Explain how the Children's Hospital Association advocates with policymakers to ensure children's access to healthcare.Descr...

2.11.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds "Pediatric Hearing Loss: CMV Genetics and Funky Anatomy" by Margaret Kenna, MD, MPH

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Understand basic diagnostic tests for congenital CMV hearing loss genes and utility of CT vs. MRI temporal bone imaging.Use the HL al...

2.4.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds "Global Health Initiative in Republic of Mauritius to Reduce Neonatal Mortality" By Arvin Bundhoo, MD

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Defining GH in 2025GH and Newborn HealthOverview of a GH initiative in republic of MauritiusClaim CME Credit Here!

Pediatric Podcast Pearls: "Talking to Teens About Sex: A Guide for Healthcare Providers" Alyssa Bennett, MD

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Discuss approaches to support the development of healthy sexual relationships in teens (ie sexual attractions, consent, STI and pregn...

1.28.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds "Children's Legal Rights to Prompt and Individualized Services: Accessing Medically, Developmentally, and Educationally Necessary Supports for Children" by Sarah Eagan, JD

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Discuss basic knowledge regarding children's rights under federal and state law to necessary services.Discuss legal entitlements...

1.24.25 Ask The Experts "Kawasaki Disease: How to Find It and How to Treat It" by Jane C. Burns, MD

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Identify key pitfalls that lead to the missed diagnosis of KD.Discuss changes in AHA recommendations for treatment.Understand current...

1.21.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds "Prenatal Repair of Myelomeningocele: Past, Present and Future" by Timothy Crombleholme, MD and David Hersh, MD

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Understand the problem with neurulation in the development of open neural tube defects and the “second hit hypothesis."Underst...

1.14.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds "Change from Within: A 10-Year Journey to Improve Health in Five Wellville Communities" by Rick Brush

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Describe effective strategies to improve long-term community health and wellbeing.Differentiate collaborative approaches from individ...

1.7.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds "Innovative Strategies for Improving Personal Wellness and Workplace Culture in Pediatrics" by Karen Moody, MD

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Apply a validated self-evaluation measure of burnout and/or wellness and determine the meaning of their score.Describe the implementa...

Pediatric Podcast Pearls: "How to Improve Pediatric Sleep" by Lynelle Schneeberg, PsyD

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Discuss how undiagnosed sleep apnea could be related to a diagnosis of ADHD.Describe why a child who can self-soothe is likely to be ...

12.20.24 Ask the Experts, "Chasing Covid-19 Variants", by Paul Offit, MD

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Understand the thinking behind a routine Covid-19 vaccine recommendation for everyone in the US over 6 months of age.Understand the t...

12.17.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds "The Clinical Utility of a Genetic Evaluation for Congenital Heart Disease" by Amy Roberts, MD

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Identify specific subtypes of CHD that are most likely of an identifiable genetic etiology.Evaluate for the common comorbidities asso...

12.10.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Firearm Injury Epidemiology and Prevention" by Douglas Wiebe, PhD

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Describe the mortality burden of firearm injuries in America.Describe the Haddon Matrix as a framework for identifying opportunities ...

12.3.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Facial Paralysis: Evaluation and Management of Congenital and Acquired Palsies in the Pediatric Patient" by Ema Zubovic

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Identify the common etiologies of facial paralysis presenting in childhood.Describe the clinical examination and evaluation of a chil...

Pediatric Podcast Pearls: "Pediatric Ophthalmology for The Primary Care Physician" by Majida Gaffar, MD

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Determine referral criteria in visually significant ocular conditionsDiscuss treatment options for various types of conjunctivitisCla...

11.26.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Neonatology: My Research Career as a Curious Doctor" by Leonard Eisenfeld, MD

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Understand team work in initiating research.Appreciate defining problems.Understand the importance of providing solutions to clinical...

11.22.24 Ask the Experts, "Talking with Children About War and Other Humanitarian Crises in the News", by David Schonfeld, MD

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Provide practical advice to parents and other caregivers about how to talk with children about wars and other humanitarian crisesOutl...

11.19.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Frenetic Connectedness Masquerading as Productive Communication: The Benefits and Burden of Constant Contact" by Philip Mack, MD

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Review the frequency and factors contributing to “burnout” amongst physicians and all professionals.Explore the burden created by...

11.12.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Approach to Unusual Thyroid Function Tests in Pediatric Patients" by Nordie Bilbao, MD

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Distinguish thyroid function patterns that require immediate action.Discuss slight alterations in thyroid function that can occur in ...

11.5.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Championing Change: The Power of Advocacy in Health Care" by Katie Orrico, JD

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Understand the Role of Advocacy in Health Care: Identify the various forms of advocacy including patient professional and policy advo...

Pediatric Podcast Pearls "Psychological Maltreatment" by Ada Booth, MD

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Review definitions and classification schemes for psychological maltreatment.Identify possible red flags for psychological maltreatme...

10.29.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Understanding and Improving Pain Communication" by Elizabeth Hintz, PhD

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Identify three propositions for what pain is a communicative phenomenon.Describe pathways through which communication can influence h...

10.22.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "The Impact of Climate Change on Vector-borne Diseases" by Desiree LaBeaud, MD

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Understand the environmental processes changing as result of climate change and how they impact the prevalence incidence and distribu...

10.18.24 Ask the Experts, "Syphilis in the United States - An Epidemic of Avoidable Proportions", by Kevin O'Callaghan, MBBCh, BAO FAAP

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Compare rates of syphilis over time and between demographic factors and understand features associated with higher ratesReview specif...

10.15.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Understanding Chronic Pain in X-linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH): Insights to Inform a Digital Intervention" by Carolyn M Macica, PhD

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Review the pathophysiology of pain in XLH.Identify the physical and psychosocial impact of chronic pain in XLH patients.Evaluate curr...

Pediatric Podcast Pearls "IBS" by Victoria Grossi, DO

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Discuss diagnosis and treatment of IBSClaim CME Credit Here!

10.8.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Pediatric Digital Mental Health: Challenges Creative Thinking and Championing Lived Expertise" by Colleen Stiles-Shields, PhD

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Describe engagement failures of digital mental health tools to date.List specific needs minoritized youth and their caregivers expres...

10.1.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "ExtraCorporeal Life Support (ECLS): Here There and Everywhere?" by Jacob Campbell, DO, MPH

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Describe the varying forms of ECLS and understand the introductory nomenclature.Discuss the evolution of ECMO and the early challenge...

Pediatric Podcast Pearls: "Ankyloglossia" by Cliff O'Callahan, MD, PhD

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Enhance the audience's understanding of current perspectives on ankyloglossia.Gaining an understanding of ankyloglossia and how ...

9.24.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Children with Severe Obesity: Special Populations" by Evan Nadler, MD, MBA

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Attendees will understand the need for child and adolescent bariatric surgery programs in general and specifically for children with ...

9.20.24 Ask the Experts, "Social Media and Kids", Paul Weigle, MD

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Objectives:Describe how social media interacts with mental health depending on specific characteristics of the user as well as social media habits and...

9.17.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Status of the Medical Malpractice/Regulatory Climate in CT & Strategies to Mitigate Risk" by Joyce Lagnese, JD - Danaher Lagnese, P.C.

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Review the current trends in medical malpractice settlements and verdict outcomes in CT.Discuss the challenges in malpractice defense including EHR do...

9.10.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "WILMS TUMOR: The ERAs Tour; A musical journey through the history of Wilms Tumor discovery and treatment" by Elizabeth Mullen, MD

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Apply the learned epidemiology and clinical presentation of Wilms Tumor to appropriate surveillance and/or diagnostic evaluation for ...

6.25.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Connecticut Children's and the Path to the IBD Treatment Alphabet Soup" by Francisco Sylvester, MD

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Review the basics of pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases.Understand the role that Connecticut Children's has played in the und...

6.18.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Disaggregated Data and Root Cause Upstream Drivers of Health Disparities" by Jeffrey Hines, MD

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Describe systemic and structural drivers of health inequities and disparities.Explain the power of use of disaggregated data in the s...

6.11.24 Grand Rounds Fellow & Resident Awards (NO CME CREDIT AWARDED)

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

No CME Credit Awarded

6.4.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds Fellow & Resident Research Abstracts by Viven Solomon, DO, Coby Kelner, DO, Marissa Aaron, MD, and Kayla Gonzalez, MD

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:The purpose of this study was to provide work flow optimization in the EHR for pediatric residents and track time use metrics as well...

5.28.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "The Growing Athlete: Knee Injuries", by Matthew Brown, MD

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:To be able to list the most common pediatric/adolescent knee injuries.To be able to construct a knee injury differential diagnosis ba...

5.21.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Anaphylaxis in Pediatrics: Diagnosis and Treatment Guideline Updates", by Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI, FACAAI

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Understand how to diagnose anaphylaxis.Describe differences in the presentation of infants and toddlers.Discuss recent treatment upda...

5.14.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "My 40 Year Journey as a Physician Scientist Studying Syphilis and Lyme Disease", by Justin Radolf, MD

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Explain how clinical and research training are important for a successful career as a physician scientist.Discuss clinically relevant...

5.10.24 Ask the Experts, "Red Flags: Cutaneous Vascular Lesions in Childhood", Richard Joseph Antaya, MD

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Identify and understand the physiology for the two most common vascular lesions of infancy and childhood infantile hemangiomas and ca...

5.7.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "The Role of Pediatricians in Pediatric Population Health; Practical Insights from Practice Policy and Advocacy", by Sandy Chung, MD

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Describe the role of pediatricians in advocacy focused on improving child health through policy and in practice.Identify changes occu...

Pediatric Podcast Pearls: "Seizures and Epilepsy from Presentation to Treatment" by Jennifer Madan Cohen, MD

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Learn the most common ways seizures present across different ages.Understand the evaluations and testing and how they very according ...

4.30.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Supporting Healthy Child Development and Family Wellbeing in Primary Care Settings", by Manuel Jimenez, MD

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Give examples of activities that can support healthy child development and family well-being in the context of pediatric preventive c...

4.23.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "The Center for Autonomic Dysfunction in The Young - A Unique Approach to a Unique Diagnosis", Irfan Warsy, MD, CEPS-P

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Review our experience so far pertaining to patient presentation and effective management of patients with postural orthostatic tachyc...

4.19.24 Ask the Experts, "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (and Bellies): Overlapping Chronic Pain Conditions in Children", Neil Schechter, MD

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Distinguish the characteristics of acute and chronic pain.Recognize and discuss the similarities between various chronic pain syndrom...

4.16.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "A Focus on POCUS: Clinical Applications in Pediatric Point-of-Care Ultrasonography", Rahul Shah, MD

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:List characteristics of point-of-care ultrasonography.Identify clinical scenarios in which the use of point-of-care ultrasonography c...

4.9.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "The ABC's and 1-2-3's of Pediatric Trauma", Robert W. Letton Jr., MD, FACS, FAAP

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 Event Objectives:Compare and contrast current tools to determine field or hospital to hospital triage of the pediatric trauma patient.Review current...

4.2.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Confronting Gun Violence in America: The Medical Community's Role in This Local and National Crisis", Chana Sacks, MD, MPH

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Describe the epidemiology of gun violence in the United States.Discuss the elements of a multi-faceted approach to this medical and p...

3.26.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Untwisting the Complexity of Midgut Malrotation and Volvulus Ultrasound", by HaiThuy Nguyen, MD

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Define the diagnostic performance of US for malrotation and midgut volvulus.Be able to perform and troubleshoot a suboptimal ultrasou...

3.19.24 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Pediatric Ethics- Who Decides and How?", Alaina K. Pyle, MD

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Event Objectives:Describe the pertinent historical background for modern bioethics.Utilize ethical frameworks used for pediatric decision-making.Evalu...