Interprofessional Education and Grand Rounds Update

(From the November 2024 issue of MedStat)  

40th Annual School Health Update Conference

December 13, 2024

This in-person conference will highlight dynamic speakers on topics such as sleep equity, substance misuse, mental health in school-aged children and more. Participants will have access to hands-on skills sessions in the simulation center. The event objectives include identifying new evidence-based practices in pediatric care that support student health. Register today!

10th Annual Pediatric Update for Advanced Practice Providers 

January 31, 2025

The Annual Pediatric Update for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) is the continuing education conference hosted by the Nationwide Children's APP Council. A variety of topics will be covered that will provide all APPs with information that can improve their care of pediatric patients. Additionally, there will be opportunities for networking and gathering with other nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Kidney and Urinary Tract Symposium: State-of-the-Art in Pediatric UTI 

February 20-21, 2025 

The symposium provides a high-level summary of the latest in pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) mechanisms and management. Experts will highlight knowledge gaps, research recommendations, host-pathogen interactions, host defense mechanisms, urologic evaluations, antibiotic prophylaxis and the impact of recurrent UTIs on the kidney. Discussions will also gather patient and caregiver perspectives to identify future research priorities for improving care for children with UTIs.
Click here to register.

Additional Conferences  

Click here to learn more about 2025 conferences. For information on event and conference planning support, email the IPE team.   

  • February 28, Therapeutic Recreation Conference 
  • March 7, Ohio EMS for Children Conference 
  • March 14, CapABLE Conference: A Piece of the Pi – Sweetening the Pediatric to Adult Transition Journey
  • March 19-20, Strengthening & Transforming Partnerships of Social Work in Health Care
  • April 8-9, Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research’s Communities Aiming to Reach Equity Summit (CCHEOR C.A.R.E.S) 
  • April 11, Infectious Diseases Conference 
  • April 23, Otolaryngology Research Symposium 
  • May 9, Asthma Conference 
  • May 13-15, Neonatal/Fetal Conference 
  • July 11, Sickle Cell Trait and Disease in 2025: Primer for the Primary Care Provider

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
 11/7  The Changing Face of Bronchiolitis     

Todd Karsies, MD   

Nationwide Children’s Hospital 
 11/14  Preparing the Next Generation of Pediatricians: Continuing the Transition to Competency-Based Education and Assessment     

David Turner, MD 

American Board of Pediatrics 
 11/21  The Humphrey Family Hospice and Palliative Medicine Lectureship      

 

Lindsay Ragsdale, MD 

Kentucky Children’s Hospital   
 11/28  No Grand Rounds – Thanksgiving Day   
 12/5  

The Power of Clinical Data 

(This presentation is virtual only)

Jennifer Muszynski, MD, MPH, FCCM 

Nationwide Children’s Hospital 

2025 Medical Leadership Program    

The Medical Leadership Program (MLP) is a 12-month leadership program that consists of two monthly in-person sessions of 60 minutes each and includes quarterly peer coaching sessions with an assigned coach. Prior to each class, participants will complete short online assignments to prepare them for each interactive, experiential session.

Program goals:

  • Develop early and mid-career physicians (approximately 5 to 8 years in practice) with demonstrated leadership strengths, identified by their leader as high potential
  • Cultivate leaders to effectively navigate challenges and opportunities while building and supporting Nationwide Children’s culture and values
  • Develop leadership competencies for future career advancement within the organization
  • Engage participants with a physician mentor and peer coach to provide guidance and support
  • Prepare physician leaders with leadership competencies to be successful in future leadership roles (e.g., Medical Director, Section Chief)

Applications are open now through November 30, 2024. For more information, search “Medical Leadership Program” on ANCHOR.

Revolutionizing Pediatric Care: Join Project ECHO’s New Series in 2025

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is launching a new series lineup for the first quarter of 2025, focusing on innovative pediatric care. This tele-mentoring program connects experts and community providers through videoconferencing, short presentations and case-based learning.

Upcoming programming includes:

  • Behavioral Health in Primary Care: Foundations Series
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Complex Constipation and Bowel Management
  • Feeding
  • Obesity: Continuity - Neurology (Pseudo Tumors)
  • Obesity: Continuity - Orthopedics (SCFE)
  • RUBI Integrated Care

These sessions foster collaboration, share best practices, reduce health disparities, improve patient outcomes and provide specialty care within communities. “Family ECHO: Autism” is also available for your patients’ families.

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 or Rhonda Burk or call our office to leave a message at (614) 722-4550.

Upcoming virtual sessions:

November 8 – Patricia Witman, MD, Warts, Molluscum and Things That go Bump in the Night

December 13 – Laura Rust, MD, Future use of Artificial Intelligence for Practicing Clinicians

January 10 – Cynthia Zimm, MD, Update on Urgent Care and how Winter Coverage (Urgent Care offices) is Doing