Interprofessional Education and Grand Rounds Update

(From the November 2025 issue of MedStat)

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.

2026 Pediatric Gastroenterology Conference for Primary Care Clinicians 

March 27 

This one-day, hybrid conference is designed to provide primary care and general pediatric clinicians with up-to-date information on the identification, diagnosis and management of common gastrointestinal conditions. Attendees will receive practical resources to help care for their patients and the opportunity to build community with the pediatric gastroenterology team at Nationwide Children’s. Register at NationwideChildrens.cloud-cme.com/GI2026.   

Upcoming Conferences in 2026  

  • January 30, 11th Annual Pediatric Update for Advanced Practice Providers 
  • March 6, Ohio EMSC Update on Pediatric Readiness 
  • March 19-20, Kidney and Urinary Tract Symposium 
  • April 1, Otolaryngology Research Symposium 
  • April 10, Pediatric Infection Diseases Conference 
  • May 7-8, Pediatric Asthma Conference 
  • May 11-14, Neonatal/Fetal Conference 
  • May 29, Ohio Integrated Primary Care 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 ANCHOR calendar.

Upcoming sessions include:  

Date                      

Topic                      

Speaker and Institution                      

11/6

The Paradoxical Relationship between Infection and Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke 

Johnson Lecture 

Heather Fullerton, MD, MAS 

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital 

11/13

Not Living to Wait, Not Waiting to Live – Thriving With Muscular Dystrophy 

Pat Moeschen 

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy 

11/20 

Improving Care for Children With Severe Neurological Impairment and Their Families 

The Humphrey Family Hospice and Palliative Medicine Lectureship 

Jori Bogetz, MD 

Seattle Children’s Hospital 

11/27

No Pediatric Grand Rounds –

Thanksgiving Day 

12/4

Monitoring and Treating Mental Health in Subspecialty Pediatrics 

Tamar Rubinstein, MD, MS 

Children’s Hospital at Montefiore 

12/11

Care of Children With Neuromuscular Disease and Chronic Critical Illness 

Robert Graham, MD 

Boston Children’s Hospital 

12/18 and 12/25

No Pediatric Grand Rounds –

Winter Break 

Claim Your MOC Part 4 Credit

Be sure to check your board MOC cycle dates and claim your credit in time. It’s easy and free. If you actively participated in a Nationwide Children’s approved MOC Part 4 QI project, claim credit no later than November 30. For more information or questions, visit the ANCHOR MOC page or email MOC@NationwideChildrens.org. New projects were due by October 17.

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:

November 14 – Kevin Flanigan, MD, Update on Gene Therapies

December 12 – Maryam Fouladi, MD, Updates on Therapies for Brain Tumors