Interprofessional Education and Grand Rounds Update

(From the April 2025 issue of MedStat)  

15th Annual Pediatric Asthma Conference 

May 9

The conference highlights emerging information and practical advice regarding asthma management for providers or asthma patients across all levels of care. This conference is designed for pediatricians, family practitioners, nurses, respiratory therapists, social workers, pharmacists, and clinical staff from the hospital, urgent care, primary care, and school facilities with students/patients who have asthma and allergies. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/Asthma2025. 

2025 Neonatal/Fetal Conference 

May 13-15

The 2025 Neonatal/Fetal Conference will highlight concepts of continuous quality improvement and safety in fetal and neonatal practice. The rapidly expanding evidence in both specialty areas poses challenges for the health care professional to remain current and to recognize opportunities for change in thought and practice. The goal of the conference is to offer science, methodology, practice initiatives and discussion points to explore. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/NeoFetal25. 

Sickle Cell Trait and Disease in 2025: Primer for the Primary Care Provider 

July 11

This symposium aims to educate primary care providers (PCPs) regarding the diagnosis and management of sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease. A solid knowledge and understanding of sickle cell disease are essential for PCPs to diagnose sickle-related conditions, counsel patients appropriately, and know when to refer to the academic center for evaluation and treatment. Good communication between the academic center and the primary care providers and appreciation of each other’s roles is essential to ensure the patients receive optimal care. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/SCD24.

Multidisciplinary Early Recovery After Congenital Heart Surgery (MERCURY) Meeting 

July 24-25

Learn to safely reduce post-operative morbidity and reduce ICU/hospital length of stay by utilizing Nationwide Children’s MERCURY approach to early recovery after surgery. Immerse your team in a two-day hands-on experience to gain confidence in achieving reliable and safe intraoperative extubation, lowered device days and reduced blood transfusion for congenital heart surgery. Develop your multidisciplinary team’s coordination through live cases and simulations. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/MERCURY25.

3rd Annual Robotic Surgery for Pediatric Surgeons: Program Development and Beyond

August 20-22

Nationwide Children’s Center for Robotic Surgery is hosting a two-day conference focused on robotic surgery program development, common clinical application presentations and case discussions. The conference will also include a clinical wet lab experience designed to introduce robotic surgery to practicing pediatric surgeons. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/ROBOTICS25.

To learn more about 2025 Interprofessional Education conferences, visit NationwideChildrens.org/conferences.

Additional Conferences  

  • August 25-29, Myology Course
  • September 18-19, 2025 IMPAACT Summit
  • September 26, 2025 Dermatology Conference
  • October 3-4, 2025 PULC Course
  • October 17, School Health Update Conference
  • October 28-29, Neonatal Simulation Conference
  • November 7, Virtual Reality Conference (XR)
  • November 21-22, Sports Medicine Conference

For information on event and conference planning support, email IPEoffice@NationwideChildrens.org.   

Grand Rounds

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Pediatric Grand Rounds takes place every Thursday from 8 to 9 a.m. A schedule of upcoming and prior recorded sessions is on the Nationwide Children’s Physician Connect app and the hospital intranet (ANCHOR) calendar.

Upcoming sessions include: 

Date

Topic

Speaker and Institution/Department
 5/1 Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescents   

Andrea Bonny, MD, and Manmohan Kamboj, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital 
 5/8  TBD Bridgett Jones, MD, MSCR, Children's Mercy, Kansas City 
5/15 Disability-based Discrimination in Pediatrics   

Stefanie Ames, MD, MS, University of Utah Health 
 5/22  Extended Reality Technologies: A New Paradigm for Innovation in Medicine   

Arash Salavitabar, MD, FSCAI, FPICS, FACC, FAAP, Nationwide Children’s Hospital 
 5/29  What Level of Blood Pressure is Concerning in Children and Adolescents?   Joseph Flynn, MD, MS, Seattle Children’s Hospital 

Join Project ECHO: Revolutionize Pediatric Health Care

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Why join? 

  • Connect with experts: Engage with leading specialists and community providers in dynamic virtual practice communities. 
  • Improve patient outcomes: Gain the knowledge to provide high-quality specialty care, enhancing patient outcomes and accessibility.
  • Learn best practices: Educational presentations and case-based discussions will equip you with the skills to tackle health care disparities and more.

Sign up today for Obesity: Foundations. Visit NationwideChildrens.org/ECHO-series to learn more. For patient families, Family ECHO is available. 

Lounge and Learn

Plan to join the upcoming virtual sessions at 7:30 a.m. via Webex. If you have questions or want to receive session invitations, email Bruce.Meyer@NationwideChildrens.org or Rhonda.Burk@NationwideChildrens.org or call the office to leave a message at (614) 722-4550.

Upcoming virtual sessions:

April 11 - Margaret Redmond, MD, Feed the Baby! Updates on Food Allergy

May 9 - Sean Tabaie, MD, MBA, FAAOS, FAOA, What’s new in Cerebral Palsy and Lower Extremity Deformities (Cerebral Palsy and Club Foot Update)