Interprofessional Education and Grand Rounds Update

(From the March 2025 issue of MedStat)  

Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research’s Communities Aiming to Reach Equity Summit: Leveraging Technology to Advance Health Equity  

April 9 

Attendees will hear from clinicians, researchers, and community partners engaged in health equity advancements using technology. Presentations will highlight technology as a tool to address social needs, the potential bias when using technology (including artificial intelligence), and its role in impacting communities, clinical settings, and the health and well-being of families. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/CCHEORCARES25. 

2025 Annual Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference 

April 11 

The 42nd Annual Dwight A. Powell Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference in conjunction with the 40th Annual Pediatric Infectious Diseases Nursing Conference, will present material covering a variety of infectious diseases affecting neonates, infants, and children that are frequently encountered by the primary care medical professional with pediatric patients. Our goal is to assist the attendees in utilizing the most up-to-date diagnostic techniques and therapeutic options to improve the management of these conditions. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/ID2025.  

2025 Otolaryngology Research Symposium (ENT)  

April 23 

The 2025 Otolaryngology Research Symposium is directed to presenting clinical updates and research discoveries for the otolaryngologic care of children. This one-day meeting will include expert panels, multidisciplinary discussions and strategies to improve the quality of care of children. The intended audience includes medical professionals, including otolaryngology physicians, pulmonary physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, registration and administrative staff, and audiology and speech staff. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/ENT25.  

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 for the participant 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  

Additional Conferences  

To learn more about 2025 conferences, visit NationwideChildrens.org/conferences. For information on event and conference planning support, email IPEoffice@NationwideChildrens.org.   

  • August 4-8, Annual Scientific Meeting for the Society for Research in Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida
  • August 20-22, 3rd Annual Robotic Surgery for Pediatric Surgeons: Program Development and Beyond
  • August 25-29, Myology Course
  • September 12, Ohio Neuropsychology Group Conference
  • September 18-19, 2025 IMPAACT Summit
  • September 26, 2025 Dermatology Conference
  • October 3-4, 2025 PULC Course
  • October 17, School Health Update Conference
  • October 21, Virtual Reality Conference (XR)
  • October 23, The Heart Center Research Day
  • October 28-29, Neonatal Simulation Conference
  • November 18-19, Research Retreat
  • November 21-22, Sports Medicine Conference  

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
 3/13  Evaluating the Child with Recurrent Fevers   

Shoghik Akoghlanian, MD, and Guliz Erdem, MD 

Nationwide Children’s Hospital 
 3/20  TBD  Eaton Lecture
 3/27  Making the Diagnosis When It Counts: Recognizing Treatable Leukodystrophies   

Johnson Lecture

Florian Eichler, MD 

Massachusetts General Hospital 
 4/3  Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation: Appreciating our Heroic Patients and Donors   

Stephen Kirkby, MD, Alexander Weymann, MD, Hiren Patel, MD, and Deipanjan Nandi, MD, MSc

Nationwide Children’s 

Upcoming Project ECHOs: Obesity, Rumination and Family ECHO

Project ECHO creates virtual practice communities with experts and community providers, to foster collaborative learning and tackle health care disparities head-on. You can access these educational presentations and participate in discussions at no cost! Save your spot for the upcoming sessions about obesity, rumination and Family ECHO. Register Now!

MOC Part 4 Credit

Do you have an MOC cycle ending this year? If you actively participated in a Nationwide Children’s approved MOC Part 4 QI project, be sure to submit your credit claim no later than November 30, 2025.

If you need to get your QI project approved for MOC Part 4 credit, submit application materials no later than October 17, 2025.

For more information, visit the ANCHOR MOC page or email MOC@NationwideChildrens.org.

Pam and Jack Beeler Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Grand Rounds

Make plans to join the upcoming session from noon to 1 p.m.

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Sarah Hamilton, MD

Cannabis: Clinical Implications and Treatment Considerations Within First Episode Psychosis Care

Virtual: https://zoom.us/j/97184654697

Thursday, April, 17, 2025

Mitch Prinstein, PhD, ABPP

Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health

Nationwide Children’s Conference Center – Allen Auditorium (Lunch Provided)

Hybrid: https://zoom.us/j/94432412729

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Emily Becker-Haimes, Ph.D.

How Decades of Research on Anxiety Management can Help Clinicians Improve Evidence-Based Practice Delivery

Nationwide Children’s Conference Center – Allen Auditorium (Lunch Provided)

Hybrid: https://zoom.us/j/94565824763

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:

March 14 – Stephen Cook, MD, Caring for Patients With Obesity: It Takes a Village (Healthy Weight Nutrition Update)

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)