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Provider Grand Rounds

Every Thursday, Wright Auditorium, 8 to 9 a.m. A continental breakfast is available from 7:30 a.m. Visiting physicians may use Giraffe parking (PDF). For more information, call 206-987-5701.

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Provider Grand Rounds Schedule and Topics

2012

May 17, 2012

Creating a Wider Circle Both Locally and Nationally: A Pediatric Department Committed to Inclusiveness 

Bruder Stapleton, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, UW; Associate Dean, UW School of Medicine; Seattle Children’s

May 24, 2012

Prenatal Diagnosis and Parental Requests to Limit Postnatal Intervention 

Sconyers/Godfrey Ethics Lecture
Edith Y. Cheng, MD, MS
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, UW; Medical Director, Prenatal Genetic and Fetal Therapy Program and Maternal Infant Care Center, UW 

Daniel Doherty, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Developmental and Genetic Medicine, Seattle Children's.

Patrick J. Javid MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, UW; General and Thoracic Surgery, Seattle Children's.

Meg Vernon, MD
Assistant Professor Pediatrics Division of Cardiology, UW; Cardiology; Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment Program, Seattle Children's

Lani Wolfe, ARNP
Prenatal Center, Seattle Children’s Perinatal Program

David E. Woodrum, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, UW; Clinical Director, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Seattle Children's

May 31, 2012

The Rise of Attention Disorders in Children: A Perspective from the Trenches 

Warmington-Community Pediatrics Lecture
Harlan Gephart, MD
Clinical Professor , Pediatrics, UW; Medical Director, Center for Attention Deficit Disorders, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound

June 7, 2012

Patient Navigators: Helping Patients in a Complex Medical Environment 

Doug Jackson, DMD, MS, PhD
Chief, Center for Diversity and Health Equity, Seattle Children's

June 14, 2012

Mucopolysaccharidoses: Challenges for Patients, Physicians and Families 

Klane White, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, UW. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Seattle Children's Hospital

June 21, 2012

Sleep: The Missing Link 

Maida Chen, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, UW. Associate Director, Pediatric Sleep Disorders Program, Seattle Children’s

June 28, 2012

Birthmarks: When to Raise Concern or to Reassure 

Heather Brandling-Bennett, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Adjunct Assistant Professor, UW; Dermatology, Seattle Children’s

2012 Archives

January 5, 2012

 Aiming Higher: Ethical Challenges in the Care of Children Without Parents 

Maureen Kelley, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Bioethics; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Bioethics, Humanities and Philosophy, UW; consultant, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Medicine

January 12, 2012

 Serving Low-Income Families During an Economic Downturn 

Martin Luther King/Lavizzo Lecture
Benjamin Danielson, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Clinic Chief, Odessa Brown Medical Clinic; Clinical Director, Odessa Brown Children's Clinic

January 19, 2012 – Postponed due to inclement weather

Supersized Ethics: Obesity and Child Protective Services 

Sconyers/Godfrey Ethics Lecture
Kyle Brothers, MD
Instructor of Pediatrics, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

January 26, 2012

Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents 

Gary A. Walco, PhD, ABPP
Professor, Anesthesiology; Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Director, Pain Medicine, Seattle Children’s

February 2, 2012

What's New in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Herpes  

Lisa Frenkel, MD
Professor, Pediatrics and Laboratory Medicine, UW; Pediatrics-Inpatient, Infectious Disease, Seattle Children’s

February 9, 2012

Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants: Adolescent Health, Developmental Outcomes and Implications for Adult Healthcare  

Doug Picha Lectureship
Maureen Hack, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University; Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Cleveland

February 16, 2012

Appendicitis: Building a Standard Approach 

Adam Goldin, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACS
Assistant Professor, Surgery, UW; Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Seattle Children’s Hospital

Daniel Ledbetter, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery, UW, Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at Seattle Children’s Hospital

February 23, 2012

Hepatocyte Transplantation – An Alternative for Orthotopic Liver Replacement 

Ron Scott Lecture
Markus Grompe, MD
Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics and Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health and Science University; Director of the Pape Family Pediatric Institute; Director, Oregon Stem Cell Center

March 1, 2012

Management of Fever in Young Infants 

M. Douglas Baker, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Vice Chairman for Community Outreach, The Johns Hopkins University

March 8, 2012

Choosing a Site for a Special Pediatric Surgery: Helping Families Make Informed Decisions When Comparing Hospitals and Programs 

Karl Welke, MD
Acting Associate Professor, Surgery, UW; Cardiac Surgery, Seattle Children’s

March 15, 2012

Mast Cells: From Anaphylaxis to Mastocytosis and Beyond 

Adrian Piliponsky, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children’s

March 22, 2012

Propranolol and Vascular Anomaly Treatment 

Jonathan Perkins, DO
Professor, Otolaryngology, UW; Pediatric Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chief of Vascular Anomalies Program, Seattle Children’s

March 29, 2012

Imaging and Pediatric Epilepsy: Lessons Learned and Future Direction 

Sarkowsky Lecture
James Barkovich, MD
Professor in Residence, Radiology, Pediatrics, Neurology, and Neurological Surgery, UCSF

April 5, 2012

Adverse Childhood Experiences: Connecting a Developmental Lens to the Health of Society 

Holt Webster Lecture
Robert Anda, MD, MS
Senior Scientific Consultant to the CDC; Carter Consulting

April 12, 2012

Hope, Emotions and the Provision of Pediatric Palliative Care 

Resident/Fellow Research Day
Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Director of Research for Pediatric Advanced Care Team and Integrated Care Service; Co-Scientific Director of PolicyLab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

April 19, 2012

Addressing an Unmet Health Need: Integrating Oral Health Into Primary Care 

Russell Maier, MD
Clinical Professor, Family Medicine, UW; Program Director, Central Washington Family Medicine Residency

April 26, 2012

Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders 

William E. Pierson Lecture
Seema Aceves, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Medical Director, Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Clinic, University of California, San Diego

May 3, 2012

Menstrual Issues in Adolescents: When to Reassure and When to Evaluate 

Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager, MD
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, UW; Reconstructive Pelvic Medicine, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Seattle Children’s

May 10, 2012

Anesthetic Neurotoxicity Update: Defining Safe Use of Anesthesia in Children 

Iskra Ivanova, MD
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, UW; Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Seattle Children’s

2011 Archives

January 6, 2011

 Improving Neonatal Resuscitation: New Approaches and Outcomes   

Thomas P. Strandjord, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Neonatologist, Seattle Children's

January 13, 2011

 The Structural and Cultural Determinants of Health: How Tomorrow's Healthcare System Will Impact Inequities  

King/Lavizzo Lecture
Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD
Research Director, Social Determinants of Health, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC

January 20, 2011

Parental Requests for Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation in Children with Overwhelming Neurological Injury 

Sconyers/Godfrey Ethics Lecture 
Walter Robinson, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University; Div. of Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital; The Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, Nashville, TN

Margaret Hood, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Inpatient Attending, Seattle Children’s

Sidney Gospe, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology and Pediatrics, UW; Chief, Division of Neurology, Seattle Children’s

January 27, 2011

Naughty or Nice: Media's Impact on Preschool Children's Behavior 

Adkins Lecture 
Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
George Adkins Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Director, Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children’s

February 3, 2011

Legal Solutions to Medical Problems: Medical-Legal Partnerships in Pediatric Settings 

Ben Danielson, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Clinic Chief and Clinical Director, Odessa Brown Children's Clinic

Brian Johnston, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Chief of Service, Pediatrics, Harborview

Scott Crain, Esq.
Attorney for Medical Legal Partnership for Children (MLPC) in Seattle

February 10, 2011

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Are We There Yet?   

Blythe Thomson, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, UW; Hematology-Oncology Outpatient Clinical Director, Seattle Children’s

February 17, 2011

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Diagnosis, Management and Insights   

Susan Apkon, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Rehabilitation Dept. and Program Director, Rehab Medicine, Seattle Children’s

February 24, 2011

Travels Around the Urea Cycle 

Ronald Scott Lecture 
Mark Batshaw, MD
Professor and Chairman, Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Services; Chief Academic Officer, Children’s Research Institute, Children’s National Medical Center

March 3, 2011

Disaster Preparedness: Are We Ready for Children?   

Steven Krug, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Head, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children’s Memorial Hospital

March 10, 2011

 The Future of Food: Childhood Malnutrition in Malawi, a Rescue and a Fix  

Warmington–Community Pediatrics Lecture 
Mark Manary, MD
Helene B. Robertson Professor of Pediatrics, Washington University in St. Louis; Director, Global Harvest Alliance, Joint Venture between St. Louis University and Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

March 17, 2011

Taking the Fun Out of Functional: An Update on Functional Abdominal Pain in Children 

Tyler Burpee, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Gastroenterologist, Seattle Children’s

March 24, 2011

The Biology of Misfortune: How Biology, Behavior and Environment Create the Social Partitioning of Health 

W. Thomas Boyce, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia; Sunny Hill Health Centre BC Leadership Chair in Child Development in the Human Early Learning Partnership

March 31, 2011

When Your Guts Have Left You: Improving the Quality of Care for Gastroschisis   

Linda Wallen, MD
Associate Division Head for Clinical Operations, Neonatology, Seattle Children’s

April 7, 2011

 Medical-Legal Investigation of Deaths of Infants and Young Children  

Holt Webster Lecture
Richard Harruff, MD
King County Medical Examiner

April 14, 2011

Addressing Medical Errors and Transparency in Pediatrics: Pushing the Envelope for Disclosure  

David Loren, MD
Assistant Professor of Neonatology, UW; Neonatologist, Seattle Children's

April 21, 2011

 Tongue Tie and Frenotomy  

Isabella Knox, MD, EdM

April 28, 2011

Managing Asthma with Onset in Young Children  

William E. Pierson Lecture
Stanley J. Szefler, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, University of Colorado Denver; Director of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health

May 5, 2011

Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension   

Delphine Yung, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Cardiology, Seattle Children’s

May 12, 2011

 Research Involving Benefit to Others: When “Others” May Be Hard to Appreciate   

Sconyers/Godfrey Ethics Lecture
Dave Wendler, PhD
Head, Unit on Vulnerable Populations, Department of Bioethics, NIH Clinical Center

Bryan H. King, MD
Professor and Vice Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UW; Director, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Seattle Children's

May 19, 2011

 The Ongoing Challenge of Pediatric Neurology 

Sarkowsky Lecture
Kenneth F. Swaiman, MD
Professor Emeritus, Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School; Senior Editor, Pediatric Neurology Principles and Practices 

May 26, 2011

 The Department of Pediatrics: Serving Our Community  

F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
Chair and Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UW; Associate Dean, UW School of Medicine; Seattle Children's

June 2, 2011

Candidates for AAP President and National AAP Update   

F. Curt Bennett, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Coordinator, Medical Student Education, Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s

June 9, 2011

Bullying: What Is the Pediatrician's Role?  

Henry Berman, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Adolescent Medicine, Seattle Children's

June 16, 2011

The Power of Registered Therapy Dogs in Medical Settings  

Klavano Lecture
Christi Dudzik, MC, LMHC
President, Healing Paws 

June 23, 2011

 Juvenile Myositis: From Seattle's Bedside to Bethesda 

Lisa Rider, MD
Deputy Unit Chief, Environmental Autoimmunity Group, Office of Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Services, National Institute of Health 

June 30, 2011

 DKA: A Continuous Infusion of Improvement 

Joel Tieder, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Pediatric Hospitalist, Seattle Children’s

Ildiko Koves, MD, FRACP

Elaine Beardsley, RN

July 7, 2011

 Transforming Healthcare Through Application of a New Science 

Uma Kotagal, MB BS, MSc
Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Senior VP, Quality and Transformation; Director, Health Policy and Clinical Effectiveness, Cincinnati Children’s

July 14, 2011

 Immunotherapy of Neuroblastoma: The End of the Beginning 

Abelson Lecture
Paul Sondel, MD, PhD
Reed and Carolee Walker Professor, Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison

July 21, 2011

 CTA Versus MRA: A Primer for Pediatricians 

Rajesh Krishnamurthy, MB BS
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital

July 28, 2011

Evolving Knowledge of the Teratogenicity of Medications in Human Pregnancy 

Margaret Adam, MD, FAAP, FACMG
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Seattle Children’s

August 4, 2011

Pediatric Transfusion Medicine: Accessing Safe and Effective Blood Products   

Meghan Delaney, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine, UW; Assistant Medical Director, Puget Sound Blood Center; Transfusion Specialist, Seattle Children’s

August 11, 2011

The SCH Strategic Plan: Setting a Path to the Future in Difficult Times 

Sanford M. Melzer, MD, MBA
Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, Seattle Children's

August 18, 2011

Operating Rooms of the Future: Simulation and Changes in Surgery Richard M. Satava, MD
Professor, Surgery, Division of General Surgery, UW

August 25, 2011

Translational Research in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury 

Monica S. Vavilala, MD
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Pediatrics; Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, UW; Pediatric-Primary Care, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia, Seattle Children’s

September 1, 2011

Surgical, Cellular and Molecular Perspectives on the Fetus as a Patient 

Tapper Lecture
Alan Flake, MD
Professor of Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Director, Children’s Institute for Surgical Science, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

September 8, 2011

Optimizing Cancer Care for Adolescents and Young Adults 

Rebecca H. Johnson, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Hematology-Oncology, Pediatrics, UW; Hematology-Oncology, Seattle Children’s

September 15, 2011

 Neural Gain Control and Ocular Motor Plasticity: Rethinking Therapy for Childhood Strabismus 

Roger Johnson Lecture
Stephen P. Christiansen, MD
President of Boston University Eye Associates; Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine

September 22, 2011

Adolescent Health: Can the Delivery of Preventive Services Be Improved? 

Robert Deischer Lecture
Charles Irwin, MD
Professor, Pediatrics; Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine; Vice Chairman, Academic General Pediatrics; UCSF

October 6, 2011

 The Baby Will Tell Us 

Treuman Katz Ethics Lecture
Albert Jonsen, PhD
Emeritus Professor of Ethics in Medicine, UW

October 13, 2011

 Meeting Joint Commission Standards for Effective Communication: Implications and Strategies for Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care 

Ira SenGupta, MA
Executive Director, Cross Cultural Health Care Program, Seattle, WA

October 20, 2011

Childhood Cancer Survivors: Clinical Care and Research Challenges 

Ronald Chard Lecture
Lisa R. Diller, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Chief Medical Officer and Clinical Director of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber/Children’s Hospital Cancer Center

October 27, 2011

RU Blue? Improving Care for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care Settings 

Laura Richardson, MD
Associate Professor, UW; Adolescent Medicine Specialist, Seattle Children’s

November 3, 2011

Elevating the Quality of Care for the Highest Risk Children in Foster Care 

David Rubin, MD
Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania; Director, PolicyLab: Center to Bridge Research, Practice, and Policy; Director of Research and Policy for Safe Place: The Center for Child Protection and Health at CHOP

Kathleen Noonan, JD
Clinical Associate Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin

November 10, 2011

Paging God: The Experiences of Pediatric Physicians with Religion and Spirituality 

Alhadeff Spirituality Lecture
Wendy Cadge, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociology, Brandeis University

November 17, 2011

Preventing Alcohol Brain Damage: The Pediatrician’s Role 

Ronald Lemire Lecture
Sterling Clarren, MD
Clinical Professor, Division of Developmental Pediatrics, University of British Columbia; CEO and Scientific Director, Canada Northwest Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Network

December 1, 2011

Cerebral Palsy: Prevalence, Predictability and Prevention  

Ryan McAdams, MD
Assistant Professor, Neonatology, UW; Seattle Children’s

December 8, 2011

The Hypocritical Oath  

Lana Staheli Lecture
Laura Kastner, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UW

December 15, 2011

Use of Donor Human Milk in High-Risk Infants   

Moll Lecture
Isabella Knox, MD, EdM
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Co-Director, Pediatric Fellows College, Seattle Children’s