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 Lot 1 (PDF). For more information, call 206-987-5379.
CME credit
Seattle Children’s is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Seattle Children’s designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity meets the criteria for up to 1 hour of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.
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Provider Grand Rounds Schedule and Topics
July 20, 2017
Cerebral Palsy Management
Ted Sousa, MD
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Seattle Children’s
July 27, 2017
Prenatal Diagnosis of CHD
Arya Bhawna, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Cardiology, Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment, Seattle Children’s
August 3, 2017
Surgery, Transfusion Practices
Muhammad A. Khalid Nuri, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UW; Chief, Regional Cardiac Surgery Program at Mary Bridge MultiCare
August 10, 2017
Saving Lives: Issues in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
Blanche Chavers, MD
Professor and Clinical Research Medical Director. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, University of Minnesota
August 17, 2017
Addressing Barriers to Care for Transgender Youth: The Multidisciplinary Seattle Children’s Gender Clinic
David Breland, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Division of Adolescent Medicine, Seattle Children’s
August 24, 2017
Pediatric Epilepsy: Five New Things
Edward Novotny, MD
Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, Radiology (Adj.) and Neurosurgery (Adj.), UW; Director, Epilepsy Program, Seattle Children’s Hospital Alvord, Gerlich and Rhodes Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Epilepsy
August 31, 2017
What’s New in ECMO
Thomas Brogan, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Associate Clinical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; Clinical Co-Director, Patient Transport; Associate Director, ECMO Services, Seattle Children’s
September 7, 2017
Start Time Optimization of Biologics in Polyarticular JIA: Towards Comparative Effectiveness in Pediatric Rheumatology
Sarah Ringold, MD
Acting Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Rheumatology, Seattle Children’s
September 14, 2017
Healthcare Rights for Adolescents: What Are They? Where Did They Come From? Where Are They Going?
Robert Deisher Adolescent Medicine Lecture
Abigail English, JD
Director, Center for Adolescent Health and the Law
September 21, 2017 – No session (Rosh Hashanah)
September 28, 2017
Gene Therapy for Pediatric Genetic Blindness
Roger Johnson Ophthalmology Lecture
Arlene V. Drack, MD
Ronald V. Keech, MD, Associate Professor in Ophthalmic Genetics Director, Pediatric Electroretinogram Service; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Associate Professor of Pediatrics; University of Iowa
2016–2017 Archives
Provider Grand Rounds videos are archived for only one year after their original presentation.
July 21, 2016
Discharge Once, Discharge Right, No Readmission Another Night: Improving Care for Our Patients and Families
Jeffrey Foti, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington; Associate Medical Director/Consultant, Clinical Effectiveness/Hospitalist, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
July 28, 2016
Health Impacts of Climate Change: What Clinicians Need to Know
Ken Lans, MD
Retired physician; Climate Leader, Climate Reality Project; Member, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility Climate Change Task Force
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
August 4, 2016
Autism and the Molecular Biology of the Social Brain
Stephen Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Research Affiliate, Center for Human Development and Disease, UW; Center for Integrated Brain Research, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
August 11, 2016
Kids These Days… Novel Ways to Get High
Alexander Garrard, PharmD, DABAT
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, UW; Clinical Managing Director, Washington Poison Center
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
August 18, 2016
Enhancing Patient Safety Through Simulation-Based Teamwork Training
Rachel Umoren, MB ChB, MS
Assistant Professor, Division of Neonatology, UW; Neonatology, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
August 25, 2016 – No video available
Pediatric Pancreatitis
Matthew Giefer, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Director, Therapeutic Endoscopy; Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, Seattle Children’s
September 1, 2016
Novel Treatments for Infant Leukemia: Challenge and Promise
Ron Chard Clinical Oncology Lecture
Patrick A. Brown, MD
Associate Professor of Oncology, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Pediatric Leukemia Program; John Hopkins
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
September 8, 2016
The Adolescent Brain: Unique Opportunities for Health, Education and Positive Youth Development
Robert Deischer Adolescent Medicine Lecture
Ronald E. Dahl, MD
Professor, Community Health and Human Development, Joint Medical Program, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
September 15, 2016
Management of Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUEs): Re-Thinking Apparent Life-Threatening Events (ALTEs)
Joel Tieder, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Hospital Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
September 22, 2016
The Eye: A Window to the Brain and Systemic Disease
Roger Johnson Ophthalmology Lecture
Avery Weiss, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology, UW Program Director, Ophthalmology Education, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
September 29, 2016
Diet and Disease: The IBD (Irritable Bowel Disease) Paradigm
David Suskind, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Director, Quality Improvement; Co-chair, Nutrition Subcommittee, Seattle Children’s
Planners have no relevant financial relationships. Speaker discloses: Consultant for Merck. Review by CME program manager concludes that this presentation does not include content relevant to this disclosure.
October 6, 2016
Trach Safe: Improving the Safety of Every Child with a Tracheotomy Tube
Jennifer Soares, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Thida Ong, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Associate Director, Seattle Children’s Cystic Fibrosis Center
Planners and speakers have no relevant financial relationships.
October 13, 2016
HPV and Cancer: What You Need to Know to Save a Child’s Life
Rachel Katzenellenbogen, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine and Adjunct Professor, Global Health, UW; Center for Global Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children’s
Ana Brown, MSW
Connie Mao, MD
Associate Professor, OB/GYN, UW; Director, Harborview Women’s Colposcopy Clinic
Eduardo Méndez, MD, MS
Co-Director, Head and Neck Oncology, UW; Director, Head and Neck Translational Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Planners and speakers have no relevant financial relationships.
October 20, 2016
What's New With 22q: Advances in Detection, Management and Pathophysiology of 22q11.2-Related Disorders
Tara Wenger, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Craniofacial, Vascular Anomalies, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
October 27, 2016
Small Babies Born in Places With Small Resources: What Does Their Survival Require?
Anna Hedstrom, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Neonatology, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
November 3, 2016
Broad Consent for Research With Biospecimens and Data: Ethical and Practical Considerations
Treuman Katz Ethics Lecture
Christine Grady, RN, PhD
Chief, Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
November 10, 2016
Water Wise: Research Implications for Ways to Use Your Influence
Jenny Blitvich, PhD
Deputy Head, School of Health Sciences and Psychology, Federation University of Australia
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
November 17, 2016
The Brain in Autism: Neurodevelopment and Neuropathology
Ron Lemire Embryology Lecture
Robert Hevner, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, UW; Pathology investigator, Seattle Children’s Research Institute
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
December 1, 2016
Caring for Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Learning from the Past, Predicting the Future
Eric Chow, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UW; member of the Clinical Research and Public Health Sciences Divisions, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Hematology/Oncology, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
December 8, 2016
The Science of Mindfulness: A Path to Well-Being for Healthcare Providers
Lana Staheli Life Choices Lecture
David Kearney, MD
Staff Physician, VA Puget Sound
Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology Section, UW
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
December 15, 2016
The Department of Pediatrics: Twenty Years Later
State of the Department Lecture
F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, UW; Senior Vice President, Chief Academic Officer, Director of Department of Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
January 5, 2017 – No video available
Curious George Goes to the Bedside: Storytelling for Children, Families and Providers
Emily Myers, MD
Assistant Professor, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, UW; Seattle Children’s
January 12, 2017
Clear and Present Danger: Recognizing Youth Violence
King/Lavizzo Lecture
Shaquita Bell, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Resident
Coordinator, Foster and Kinship Care Coordinator, Odessa Brown
Children’s Clinic
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
January 19, 2017
Ethical Dilemmas About Discharging Patients When There Are Disagreements Concerning Safety
Sconyers/Godfrey Ethics Lecture
Armand H. Antommaria, MD, PhD, FAAP
Director, Ethics Center, Cincinnati Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
January 26, 2017
Cardiac Imaging and 3D Printing: Current Applications and Future Perspectives
Sujatha Buddhe, MB BS, MS
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiology, UW; Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
February 2, 2017
What’s New in Retinopathy of Prematurity?
Michelle Cabrera, MD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, UW; Ophthalmology, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
February 9, 2017
Writing Our Way Toward Wholeness and Awareness: Poetry and Guided Journaling for Patients and Providers
Klavano Holistic Care Lecture
Elizabeth Austen
Washington State Poet Laureate, 2014–2016; Teacher, Radio Commentator;
Senior Content Strategist, Marketing and Communications, Seattle Children’s
Julie Arguez, MSW
Lead PACT Consultant, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers have no relevant financial relationships.
February 16, 2017
QI Scholars Program
Rita Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH
Professor and Chief, General Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine, UW; Director, Quality of Care Research Fellowship, UW/Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
February 23, 2017
Growing Up Digital: Parenting Connected Toddlers Through Teens
Donald Shifrin, MD
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Allegro Pediatrics, Bellevue
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
March 2, 2017
Radiation Disaster Event Management
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Lecture
Loren Yamamoto, MD, MPH, MBA Professor of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii; Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
March 9, 2017
Face Time: The Continuing Utility of Understanding Facial Dysmorphology
Warmington-Community Pediatrics Lecture
Sterling Clarren, MD
Robert A. Aldrich Professor of Pediatrics (retired), University of Washington School of Medicine; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (retired), University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
March 16, 2017
Dravet Syndrome: Where Do We Come From? Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going To?
Sarkowsky Neurology Lecture
Charlotte Dravet, MD
Psychiatrist, Consultant, Department of Infantile Neuropsychiatry (Pr. E. Mercuri), Ospedale A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy; Scientific Consultant, IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, Pisa, Italy
Consultant for Biocodex Pharmaceutical Company. Review by CME program manager concludes that this presentation does not include content relevant to this disclosure.
March 23, 2017
Allergies, Anaphylaxis, Epinephrine and Auto-Injectors
Julie Brown, MDCM, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Co-Director, Emergency Medicine Research, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
March 30, 2017
Infantile Hemangiomas: Past, Present, and Future
Deepti Gupta, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics; Adjunct, Dermatology Division, Department of Medicine, UW; Dermatology and Vascular Anomalies Research, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
April 6, 2017
Neonatal Dialysis: Futile, Foolhardy, or Fantastic?
Aviva Goldberg, MD
Professor of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine; Chair of the Canadian Society of Transplantation Ethics Committee
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
April 13, 2017
Success Through Failure: Embracing and Learning From Errors in Healthcare
Kristina Toncray, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Hospital Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
April 20, 2017
Can We Eliminate Otitis Media?
Resident/Fellow Research Day
Terrance Stull, MD
Sr. Vice President, Chief Research Officer, Phoenix Children’s Research Institute
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
April 27, 2017
Abusive Head Trauma: Where We Were, Where We Are and Where We’re Going
Holt Webster Child Abuse Medicine Lecture
Sandeep K. Narang, MD, JD
Fulbright-Nehru Scholar, Division Head, Child Abuse Pediatrics; Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; Associate Professor, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
May 4, 2017
Help Not Hype: Technology and Lab Services to Enhance Renal Transplant Care
Jane Dickerson, PhD
Clinical Assist. Professor Laboratory Medicine, UW; Co-Director, Clinical Chemistry, Assoc. Director, Ref Lab Services, Seattle Children’s
Jodi Smith, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics; Adj. Assist. Prof., Epidemiology, UW; Nephrology, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
May 11, 2017
Dermatologic Manifestations of Immunodeficiencies
William E. Pierson Allergy Lecture
Markus Boos, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UW, Dermatologist, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
May 18, 2017
Progress in Treatment of Neuroblastoma: Past, Present and Future
Tapper Surgery Lecture
Jed Nuchtem, MD
Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
May 25, 2017
Responding to a Parental Request to Not Tell an Adolescent That She Has Cancer
Sconyers/Godfrey Ethics Lecture
Yoram Unguru, MD, MS, MA
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The Herman and Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai; Chairman, Sinai Hospital Ethics Committee and Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University
Michael Cunningham, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Medical Director, Craniofacial Center, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
June 1, 2017
Socioeconomic Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease
Jason Deen, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, UW; Cardiology, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
June 8, 2017
Adolescent Medicine Transitions
Laura Richardson, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics; Adolescent Medicine; UW; Adolescent Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Raina Vachhani Voss, MD
Fellow, Adolescent Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Kym Ahrens, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Adolescent Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers have no relevant financial relationships.
June 15, 2017 – No video available
Disaster Management
Vicki Sakata, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, UW; Sr. Medical Advisor, Northwest Healthcare Response Network; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Mary Bridge Hospital
June 22, 2017
Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation, a Sweet Branch of Biochemical Genetics
Christine Lam, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Biochemical Genetics, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
June 29, 2017
Beginning With The End in Mind: Cardiotoxicity After Childhood Cancer
Steven E. Lipshultz, MD, FAAP, FAHA
Pediatrician-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Planners have no relevant financial relationships. Speaker discloses: grant support from Pfizer, he is a consultant for Clinigen and member of DSMB for AXIO Research. Review by CME Program Manager concludes that this presentation does not include content relevant to this disclosure.
July 6, 2017
Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Concussions: A New Guideline and Update for Pediatric and Primary Care
Celeste Quitiquit, MD
Acting Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Director, Pediatrics, UW; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
July 13, 2017
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Scott Weissman, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease, UW Infectious Disease, Seattle Children’s
Adam Brothers, PharmD
Pharmacist, Seattle Children’s
Kathryn Bridger, PharmD
Pharmacist, Seattle Children’s