Connecticut Children's Grand Rounds

Improve awareness of comprehensive multidisciplinary survivorship care. Understand lifelong implications of pediatric cancer. Define neuro-psychological and psychosocial needs of cancer survivors. Summarize chronic screening and management of endocrine late effects including metabolic co-morbidities.

Gain familiarity with specific infections and vaccinations with increased risk of febrile seizure. Identify 4 risk factors for febrile seizure recurrence. Recognize 2 patterns of febrile seizure associated with genetic syndromes.

Review current COVID-19 & vaccine data. Discuss how COVID-19 effects underserved populations. Discuss resurgence in states across the U.S. and globally. Describe the respiratory viruses that are currently circulating. Discuss possible interventions to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses.

Explain the increasing landscape of pediatric epilepsy surgery. Recommend a new concept of the surgical target: focus within network. Associate a new understanding of outcome: targeted palliation.

Discuss the the evaluation and potential causes of discomfort secondary to an unidentifiable source Review tools utilized to assess pain and irritability among pediatric patients of varying ages and communication strategies Offer options for symptom management and ongoing care

Move at an audience directed pace to empower participants to change their diagnosis and practice of asthma therapy Review use of ICS/LABA therapy including SMART Discuss methods for partnering with patients and families to optimize asthma control

Discuss concussion management updates.

Review the history of newborn screening. Review the process of managing an abnormal newborn screening referral. Discuss how new disorders are added to the RUSP.

Place the screening process in the context of an integrated approach to developmental promotion early detection referral & linkage. Cite at least 2 considerations in screening special populations. Understand the rationale for healthcare institution-based screening of social factors Recognize the need for Universal Suicide screening

Discuss the challenges facing LGBTQ youth and the impact of those challenges on mental health and suicidal ideation. Explain how to create supportive environments particularly in medical care settings for all people that promote resiliency and decreases the risk for suicide.

Discuss common orthopaedic disorders in the pediatric athlete. Recognize when to obtain imaging and make referrals.

Review strategies to incorporate life-long learning in medical practice. Discuss trainee learning and graduated responsibility. Discuss pediatric urology guidelines and application in practice.

Review current COVID-19 & vaccine data. Discuss COVID 19 effects underserved populations. Discuss resurgence in states across the U.S. and globally.

Identify trends in pediatric mental health and the scope of the current crisis. Review the challenges in identifying and managing pediatric patients with mental health care needs. Describe AAP Guidelines for Pediatric Mental Health Screening and best practices. Provide strategies to manage the tension between documentation imperatives - privacy and the CURES Act.

Discuss the impact of a long-term crisis on healthcare worker well-being. Learn the key assumptions and principles of a trauma informed approach. Apply a trauma informed approach to the development of a recovery plan for the healthcare workforce.

Identify rare pediatric priority review vouchers. Recite the RACE for Children Act and Give Kids a Chance Act reforms of the Pediatric Cancer Research Equity Act. Describe pediatric exclusivity. Discuss the relaxed age eligibility requirements for adult cancer studies. Explain the requirements and opportunities of the following regulatory science policies to access novel therapies and funds for pe...

Discuss the types of stridor and the levels of obstruction associated with each type. Review of how to evaluate stridor and its associated symptoms. Describe Differential Diagnosis for noisy breathing/stridor by sound and by age.

Discuss effects of mass/school shootings and other tragic events on children adolescents and families. Review supports that can be implemented within households to help children and adolescents cope with recent tragedies. Summarize approaches caregivers may use to manage distress around their children's experiences.

Review current COVID-19 & vaccine data. Discuss COVID 19 effects underserved populations. Discuss resurgence in states across the U.S. and globally.

Identify the pathways that connect greenhouse gas emissions to child health outcomes. Explain how climate actions can promote child health and health equity. Recognize the unique role that pediatric care providers have in addressing the climate crisis.

Share what quality improvement looks like today in healthcare delivery Describe an organizational excellence framework for studying and evolving culture through improvement Discuss the results of using an organizational excellence framework to study and coach to improvement and sustainment in an ED-Safe grant

Review current COVID-19 & vaccine data Discuss COVID 19 effects underserved populations Discuss resurgence in states across the U.S.

Identify healthy pediatric patients who may benefit from furosemide administration to aid in bladder filling for the purposes of pelvic ultrasound. Define Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Postural Tachycardia Syndrome and Disorders of Hypermobility in Pediatric Patients. Assess the change in resource utilization between the two time periods when considering only the subset of patients who wer...

Discuss sepsis timeliness metrics Identify quality improvement tools