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At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Describe the health risks faced by individuals with congenital heart disease as they enter adulthood.
• Describe the goal of behavioral lifestyle interventions.
• Identify at least two risk factors for lower physical activity engagement among adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease.

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Define dysphagia and feeding problems related to esophageal inflammation
• Describe the epidemiology and demographics of children with EoE
• Outline the pathophysiology and clinical features of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
• Analyze the pathophysiology and diagnosis of reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and the long-term complications of GERD; clues to an inter-relationship with EoE
• Evaluate the biological plausibility underlying the intersect between GERD and EoE
  • True-True and unrelated
  • Cause and effect; reflux first then EoE…
  • Briefly review treatment approaches and future directions

MEET THE PRESENTER

Dr. Benjamin D. Gold is a pediatric gastroenterologist in Atlanta, Georgia and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Northside Hospital Forsyth. He received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

Presenter: Dr. Shagun Kaur

Phoenix Children's Grand Rounds 2024 - Newborn Screening and Inborn Errors in Metabolism

January 16, 2024 – 7:30 AM

Phoenix

Overall Activity Objectives:

1 Implement appropriate strategies for diagnosing pediatric conditions.

2 Evaluate and implement appropriate, current treatment options vis a vis emerging therapeutics.

3 Implement in practice developing areas of research and evidence-based recommendations within a diverse range of pediatric specialties.                                                                                                                                                              

Session Objectives:

1 Discuss the history and principles of newborn screening

2 Identify resources to use in the event of an abnormal newborn screen

3 Recognize ethical challenges in newborn screening 

Recorded session is for internal use only. Please email apeoples@phoenixchildrens.com to receive access information. 

Presenter: Jared Gilliland, DDS, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Phoenix Children's

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to: 

• Know the available surgical procedures for patients with skeletal malocclusion and temporomandibular joint disorders 
• Understand indications and benefits of orthognathic surgery (also known as corrective jaw surgery) 
• Learn the diagnosis and management of temporomandibular joint pathology and disorders

Outcomes of Hearing Rehabilitation in Congenital CMV - Dr. Punam Patel

Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

PCH Grand Rounds - Podiatry for the General Pediatrician - Sophia Stocks, DPM

Quality Day Grand Rounds

Keynote speaker to be announced.

Presentation details will be provided at a later date.

Presented by: Dr. Damon Dixon, Pediatric Cardiolgy, Phoenix Children's

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Explain Pediatric Dyslipidemia Subclinical State
• Apply Lipid Biomarkers for Pediatric Dyslipidemia Management 
• Differentiate “Genetic Dyslipidemia” and “Atherogenic Dyslipidemia”

Presentation details will be provided at a later date.

Meet the presenters:

Barry Markovitz, MD, MPH, has served as Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles since 2018, providing administrative and clinical leadership in alignment with the institution’s mission, vision, values and goals.

Dr. Markovitz joined Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in 2006 to head the hospital’s Division of Critical Care Medicine and  serve as Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. He is also a professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Anesthesiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dr. Markovitz is Board-certified in anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology, as well as pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. He has been involved in numerous research studies related to intensive care throughout his career, including transfusions, relationships between Pediatric ICU volume and outcomes, and the treatment of sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Dr. Markovitz is a member of the Pediatric Section of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, and he has served on the Executive Committee of the critical care section of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He serves on several editorial boards and was Chair of the Research Committee of VPS, LLC (Virtual Pediatric Systems), an international pediatric ICU quality and research collaborative. He also recently completed a term as Chair of the Scientific Committee of PALISI (Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators), the largest pediatric critical care research network in North America.

Dr. Markovitz earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and received a master’s in public health from St. Louis University. He did his pediatric internship and residency at Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical Center, and an anesthesiology residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Markovitz completed his fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. 

Ann F. Schrooten

Ann is the mother of four children. Her third child, Jack, was born with a rare congenital muscular dystrophy that affected his muscles, eyes and brain. Jack had a trach and required the support of a ventilator; he was non-verbal, non-mobile and required around the clock care. Jack died eight years ago at the age of 15 from complications of his disease. Ann has experienced hundreds of encounters with doctors and other medical professionals, beginning with Jack’s premature birth and complicated first year where he spent many months in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, through his diagnosis odyssey, the many procedures, surgeries and hospitalizations he endured, his transition to palliative care and, finally, to hospice care at the end of his life.

She co-authored a chapter titled “Parent Perspectives on Neuromuscular Disorders: From Diagnosis, to Parenting and Living With, to Advance Care Planning and Preparing for Death” in Neuromuscular Disorders in Children: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Management (Mac Keith Press 2019). She was a parent advisor for the development of videos portraying family experiences with decisions about home mechanical ventilation (Johns Hopkins) and the related article, “Family Experiences Deciding for and Against Pediatric Home Ventilation” published in The Journal of Pediatrics (2021) and she is the parent co-editor with Dr. Barry Markovitz of Shared Struggles – Stories from Parents and Pediatricians Caring for Children with Serious Illnesses (Springer 2021).

Ann has a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University and a Juris Doctorate from University of Arizona. She is an estate planning and probate attorney. She is the founder of The Willow Tree Foundation, an Arizona non-profit organization that funds respite for parents of medically fragile children. She lives in Chandler, Arizona with her husband and their three adult children, and she enjoys hiking the many beautiful trails in Arizona.

The Critical Role of Quality Improvement in Improved Clinical Outcomes: Two Real-life Examples at Phoenix Children’s Making a Big Impact

Guest presenter: Blyth Lord, EdM, Courageous Parents Network

Learning objectives will be provided at a later date.

This recording will not be available until early November

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1. Understand the concept of Sentinel Injuries in Child Physical Abuse and be familiar with how to recognize them.
2. Know how to use the Ten 4 FACES-P Bruising Clinical Decision Rule in distinguishing abusive from non-abusive injuries in young children.
3. Recognize common radiologic indicators of child physical abuse.

Presenters:

John Curran,  MD, Pediatric Neuroradioly, Phoenix Children's

Lisa Kirsch, MD, Division Chief, Child Protection Team, Phoenix Children's

Cory Pfeifer, MD, Pediatric Neuroradiology, Phoenix Children's

Pediatric Venous Access Devices Presenter: Scott D. Willard, MD Pediatric Interventional Radiologist, Phoenix Children's

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Choose a venous access device best suited to the indicated use and duration.

• Understand the unique challenges and approaches to our smallest patients, premature infants and neonates.

• Watch for and help avoid venous access device-related complications.

For privacy purposes this session was not recorded. 

Shaanan Meyerstein, MD, MPH, FAAP
CDR, US Public Health Service
Team Lead - Medical Services
Division of Health for Unaccompanied Children (DHUC) Office of Refugee Resettlement Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Precision Medicine for IBD

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Describe prognostic risk factors in pediatric IBD
• Integrate precision medicine to treatment choice
• Apply tight control and treat to target principles to pediatric IBD

Presented by: Marla Dubinsky, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine Chief, Pediatric GI and Nutrition Co-Director Susan and Leonard Feinstein IBD Center Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai New York

Speaker panel:

Dr. Michael Henry - Lymphoma

Dr. Jennifer Hess - Leukemia

Dr. Alexandria Walsh - Survivorship

Objective:

To increase awareness among general pediatricians about childhood cancer.

Detailed presentation information will be provided at a later date.

Speaker panel:

Dr. Hoffman, Brain Tumors

Dr. Kothari, Solid Tumors

Patti Luttrell, Community Resources and Support

Objective: To increase awareness among general pediatricians about childhood cancer. 

Presenters:  Dr. Mark Molitor

Presenters:  Dr. Michael Nguyen & Dr. Ramin Jamshidi

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1) Outline the history of robotics in surgery

2) Describe the advantages and disadvantages of robotic surgery

3) Understand the finances of surgical robots

Details will be provided at a later date.

Phoenix Children's Surgical Grand Rounds

Exhaustion & Empowerment: The Challenges of Professional Success and Personal Fulfillment for Female Leaders

Invited Speaker: Leah Brown, MD, FAAOS

Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery  University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Team Orthopedic Surgeon, Phoenix Mercury

Assistant Team Orthopedic Surgeon, Phoenix Suns

Learn more about this presenter

Presentation learning objectives:

1. Highlight the dual struggle faced by female leaders: achieving professional success while maintaining personal fulfillment.

2. Discuss the societal expectations and stereotypes that often hinder female leaders' progress.

3. Encourage advocacy for systemic change and better mentorship of the next generation of female leaders.

Guest presenter: Kamlesh B Patel, MD, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, St. Louis Children's Hospital

Learning objectives will be provided at a later date.

Necrotizing Pneumonias, Empyema’s, Pulmonary Abscesses, Chest Tube Management and Bronchopleural Fistulas- A Surgeon's Approach to Complex Infectious Lung Pathology

Presentation recording will be provided at a later date.

CME Credit will not be available for watching the recorded session.

PCH Grand Rounds - Treatment of OSA after Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy - Dr. Patrick Scheffler

Presentation details will be provided at a later date.

** Surgery Grand Rounds

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Understand the complexity of developing new therapies
• Know the options and outcomes for patients of spina bifida
• Know about advanced options for care of fetal patients

Presenter: Thomas Inge, MD, PhD, Surgeon in Chief and Chair of Surgery, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• List the indications for use of metabolic bariatric surgery in pediatric patients
• Discuss benefits, risks, and outcomes of surgery
• Review technical aspects of vertical sleeve gastrectomy

Meet the presenter:

Dr. Thomas (Tom) Inge is a Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics with tenure at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine (November 15, 2021-current). He also holds the Lydia J. Fredrickson Board Designated Professorship in Pediatric Surgery and is the Surgeon-in-Chief and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. His clinical practice has focused on advanced minimally invasive surgery and in particular, his clinical and academic interest over the last 20 years has been in the surgical care of adolescents with severe obesity. Dr. Inge has been continuously funded by the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) since 2005 and has been the principal investigator of the Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study since 2006. He and his team have produced over 150 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He has also provided over 150 invited lectures for national and international professional groups. His leadership experience includes prior roles as Chief of Pediatric Surgery and Associate Surgeon-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Tom has also served as a member of the FDA’s Gastrointestinal and Urological Devices Committee, as a consultant to the NIH and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He has also served in leadership positions on numerous committees and task forces for surgical and pediatric professional organizations including American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, The Obesity Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Pediatric Surgical Association.

Presenter: Dr. Cristine Velazco the Chief Peds Surgery Fellow

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Define bowel movement

• Provide details on how to manage bowel movement

• Explain the process of a bowel movement program

Meet the presenter:

Dr. Velazco, is a board-certified General Surgeon. She is currently the Chief Pediatric Surgery Fellow at Phoenix Children’s Hospital/Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medical Education. She completed a master’s degree in Anatomy and Neurobiology at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and earned her MD at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Cristine completed her residency at Mayo Clinic Arizona in General Surgery. During her residency she was an Instructor of Surgery and completed a Research Fellowship at Harvard University/Boston Children’s Hospital, working in the Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation on short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure, as well as working with the Vermont Oxford Network. She also was a member of the Mayo Clinic Education Committee for both Arizona and Mayo Clinic’s tri-site committee. After residency, she completed a fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Pediatric Colorectal Surgery prior to returning to Phoenix to start her fellowship in Pediatric Surgery. Cristine has written numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.

Behavioral Problems in the Toddler: How to manage in limited time.

Nilam Khurana, MD

DMG/ Valleywise Health

Session Objectives:

• Utilize screeners to guide parents on behavioral problems in toddlers.
• When to refer and who to refer to for social, developmental, trauma or parenting concerns.
• Understand the consequence of not recognizing or not referring.

Creating a Culture of Inclusive Excellence

Cammy Bellis, MEd and Francisco Lucio

DMG/ Valleywise Health

                                          September 12th, 2023

7:30am to 8:30am

General pediatric staff, Inpatient Pediatric Staff, Outpatient Clinical Staff, Community Clinical Experts

• Define and examine what constitutes a culture of inclusive excellence.
• Understand structural competency and structural racism as frameworks to understand health inequities in Pediatrics.
• Identify current research related to the importance of a diverse workforce and inclusive practices and identify action steps towards inclusive excellence at your clinic.

Pediatric Grand Rounds *Via Zoom*

https://dmgaz.zoom.us/j/95025222368?pwd=cjVHU00vMXYySjFZVDFPOFRRTVRzZz09

Meeting ID: 950 2522 2368
Passcode: 146939

Contact Stephanie Perkins to claim CME credit for this session:

Office: 602.344.5418 | Cell: 775.846.5924; Email: Stephanie_Perkins@dmgaz.org

Pediatric Grand Rounds Presenting live from Cohen Conference Center Dr. Who, Me? Professional Identity Formation in Physicians At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to: Explain the theoretical basis behind professional identity formation. Recognize the challenges physicians-in-training face in developing a professional persona. Identify steps medical educators can take to support professionalization in trainees. Zoom details below:

https://dmgaz.zoom.us/j/96336555388?pwd=S3pMcmg2ZkFQN0xrSkpwVktBT1VHdz09

Meeting ID: 963 3655 5388
Passcode: 762046

Contact Megan Jehlicka to claim CME credit for this session:

Office: 602.344.5418 | Cell: 775.846.5924; Email: megan_jehlicka@dmgaz.org

High Flow: When should we use it? Nellie Farrington, MD DMG/ Valleywise Health October 10th, 2023 7:30am to 8:30am

https://dmgaz.zoom.us/j/96336555388?pwd=S3pMcmg2ZkFQN0xrSkpwVktBT1VHdz09

Meeting ID: 963 3655 5388
Passcode: 762046

Contact Megan Jehlicka to claim CME credit for this session:

Office: 602.344.5418 | Cell: 775.846.5924; Email: megan_jehlicka@dmgaz.org

https://dmgaz.zoom.us/j/96336555388?pwd=S3pMcmg2ZkFQN0xrSkpwVktBT1VHdz09

Meeting ID: 963 3655 5388
Passcode: 762046

Contact Megan Jehlicka to claim CME credit for this session:

Office: 602.344.5418 | Cell: 775.846.5924; Email: megan_jehlicka@dmgaz.org