Interprofessional Education and Grand Rounds Update

(From the May 2025 issue of MedStat)  

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/SCD25.

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
5/15 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 
 6/5  GME Pediatric Medical Fellowship Recognition Celebration  
 6/12  GME Pediatric Residency Recognition Celebration  
 6/19  Antibiotic Stewardship  Jason Newland, MD, MEd