Interprofessional Education and Grand Rounds Update
(From the August 2025 issue of MedStat)
IMPAACT Summit: Breaking Boundaries With Assistive Technology
September 18-19
This year’s focus is on assistive technology for communication, participation and inclusion in daily life activities. Attendees may register for both days or choose a single day option. This in-person event includes hands-on learning labs, offering opportunities to interact with assistive technology from various companies and build skills applicable to multiple disabilities. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/IMPAACT2025.
4th Annual Pediatric Dermatology Symposium
September 26
This conference is hosted by the Nationwide Children’s Dermatology Clinic team highlighting
updates on pediatric dermatologic conditions frequently seen in the primary care practice. The goal is to equip primary care providers with the knowledge and resources to confidently care for these patients within their setting, as well as, to give providers insights into the pediatric dermatology clinic. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/derm2025.
19th Annual Pediatric Urology Laparoscopy Course
October 3-4
This is a hands-on course designed for urology fellows seeking to enhance their skills in minimally invasive and laparoscopic pediatric surgical techniques. The course serves as an excellent platform to engage with an array of visiting faculty who are highly experienced in laparoscopy. Attendees will benefit from the opportunity to learn directly from leaders in the field of pediatric urology. The course includes expert-led lectures and a hands-on dry skills lab. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/PULC2025.
41st Annual School Health Conference: Featuring Hands-on School Nursing Skills
October 17
This year’s conference will feature dynamic speakers covering topics such as childhood grief, situational awareness, diabetes and asthma education, and more. Participants will also have access to hands-on skills sessions in the simulation center. We encourage school nurses, school administrators and other public health professionals involved in caring for children and families through schools to attend. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/SHC2025.
Neonatal Simulation Conference
October 28-29
The Neonatal Simulation Conference will provide continuing education designed for delivery hospital and NICU professionals. Participants will work in small group settings, participating in immersive, multidisciplinary patient care simulations focused on the care of the ill neonate. The conference will also include didactic sessions, offering additional training for participants to integrate into their practice setting as preceptors or educators. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/NEOSIM.
Nationwide Children’s Extended Reality (XR) Symposium
November 7
This year’s symposium builds on the success of the 2024 event and is designed to spotlight cutting-edge
applications of XR in health care—from medical education to patient care—and foster interdisciplinary collaborations across research, clinical, industry and community stakeholders. This event strives to accelerate translational research and promote community-engaged science. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/XR2025.
Pediatric Sports Medicine and Orthopedics Conference
November 21-22
This conference is designed for physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners who treat pediatric patients with sports medicine injuries and orthopedic problems. Attendees may choose to attend in person or virtually on Friday, where afternoon breakout lectures in sports medicine, rehabilitation and musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK) will be available. Saturday's optional in-person program will feature hands-on labs in rehabilitation and MSK ultrasound. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/SMED25.
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 |
| 8/14 | Screen Time: Effect of Media on Children’s Learning and Behavior |
Eaton Lectureship Jennifer Radesky, MD University of Michigan Medical School
|
| 8/21 | Advocacy-informed Research: Partnering With Community to Advance Kidney Health Equity and Transform Health Care Policy |
Lilia Cervantes, MD, MSCS |
| 8/28 | TBD |
McClung Lecture Martín G. Martín, MD, MPP David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
|
| 9/4 | TBD | TBD |
| 9/11 | Optimizing the Medical Home: Clinical Informatics for Interoperability and Better Patient Care | Shravani Vundavalli, MD, Shama Patel, MD, MPH, and Alysha Taxter, MD |
| 9/18 | Until it’s Done for Everyone: Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in Cystic Fibrosis Care and Research |
Heiser Lecture Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, MD, MSCS, ATSF, and Constance Christian, DO |
| 9/25 | Professionalism Education and Remediation: The State of the Art |
Ashley Fernandes, MD, PhD, FAAP Nationwide Children’s |
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:
September 12 – John Russo, MD, Indications for Scoping & Update on EoE
October 10 – Justin A. Indyk, MD, PhD and Amjad Ali, MD, Type 1 Diabetes Screening