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
September 29, 2016
The Foods We Eat and Autoimmune Disease: A Daily Problem
David Suskind, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Director, Quality Improvement; Co-chair, Nutrition Subcommittee, Seattle Children’s
2015–2016 Archives
Provider Grand Rounds videos are archived for only one year after their original presentation.
October 1, 2015
An Ethical and Policy Evaluation of Newborn Screening (NBS) for Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSD)
Katz Ethics Lecture
Lainie Friedman Ross, MD, PhD
Carolyn and Matthew Bucksbaum Professor of Clinical Ethics; Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Surgery; Associate Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics; University of Chicago
Planners and speaker disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
October 8, 2015
Managing Adolescent Obesity/Overweight: What Works
Yolanda Evans, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Adolescent Behavioral Health, Seattle Children’s
Erik Schlocker, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Instructor, School of Social Work, UW; Social Work Lead, Adolescent Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Alicia Dixon Docter, MS, RDN, CD
Manager, Clinical Nutrition Ambulatory and Regional Services and Wellness, UW; Director, Adolescent Nutrition Program, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
October 15, 2015
Dramatic Healing: How Dramatic Play and Storytelling Can Play a Part in Achieving Overall Health
Klavano Lecture
Charity Parenzini
Actor; Teaching Artist, Taproot Theater; Producer, Creator, Writer, Paper Boats Media; Founder, America Unchained; Creator/Teacher, Shine Creative Arts
Planners and speaker disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
October 22, 2015
Errors in Medical Decision-Making: Is It the System or the Thinking That We Need to Attack?
Emily Ruedinger, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Adolescent Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
October 29, 2015
Everything You Wanted to Know About the Medical Quality Assurance Commission But Were Afraid to Ask
Michelle Terry, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Hospital Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Micah Matthews, MPH, CPM
Melanie de Leon, JD, MPA
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
November 5, 2015
So You Want to Do Global Health? What Does That Mean; What Might That Look Like?
Ronald Chard Lecture
Cyril M. Engmann, MD, FAAP
Professor, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dept, of Pediatrics UW; Neonatology, Seattle Children’s; Global Program Leader/Director, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health Nutrition, PATH, Seattle
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
November 12, 2015
Pain and Health Outcomes After Surgery
Jennifer Rabbitts, MB ChB
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, UW; Anesthesiologist, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
November 19, 2015
Translating Rare Disorder and Genomic Research into Clinical Practice
Lemire Neurodevelopment Lecture
Ian Krantz, MD
Professor of Pediatrics; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Division of Genetics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and co-director of the Individualized Medical Genetics Center
Planners and speaker disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
November 26, 2015 – Thanksgiving
December 3, 2015
Integrating Spirituality into Medical Care: A Whole-Person Model of Care
Alhadeff Lecture
Christina Puchalski, MD, MS
Founder and Director of the George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish) at The George Washington University
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
December 10, 2015
Mental Health Across the Medical Education Continuum: Challenges and Opportunities
Lana Staheli Lecture
Stuart Jonathan Slavin, MD, MEd
Associate Dean for Curriculum and Professor of Pediatrics, St. Louis University School of Medicine
Planners and speaker disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
December 17, 2015
Rotavirus: Preventing Another Enteritis
Janet Englund, MD
Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, UW; Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children’s
Eileen Klein, MD, MPH
Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Emergency Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
January 7, 2016
G-Tubes and You: Implementing Standard Work and Improving Outcomes
Adam Goldin, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery, UW; Medical Director of Surgical Outcomes, Seattle Children's
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
January 14, 2016
Addressing Inequities in the Healthcare System
King/Lavizzo Lecture
Stephen C. Nelson, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Minnesota; Director, Hemoglobinopathy Program, Co-Director, Vascular Anomalies Clinic, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
January 21, 2016
From Expectations to Surprise: Reaching Towards Better Communication with Families When “Things Go Wrong” in the Delivery Room
David Loren, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Associate Medical Director, UWMC NICU, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
January 28, 2016
Do Physicians Exert Undue Influence When Recruiting for Clinical Trials in the NICU?
Sconyers/Godfrey Lecture
Renee Boss, MD, MHS
Associate Professor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
February 4, 2016
Hardwired for Hope: How Parents Estimate Their Child’s Risk for Future Obesity and Chronic Disease
Davene R. Wright, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Investigator, Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
February 11, 2016
Biofeedback: Updates on Research, Application and Efficacy
Klavano Holistic Care Lecture
Cora Breuner, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Adolescent Medicine and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Ria Abelon, MS
Biofeedback Therapist, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
February 18, 2016
Caring for Children with Robin Sequence: Updates and Opportunities
Kelly N. Evans, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UW; Craniofacial, Pediatrics-Inpatient, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
February 25, 2016
Automated Adverse Event Detection: A Real Benefit of the EHR
Troy McGuire, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
March 3, 2016
Real-Time Dashboards for Clinicians: Is This Our Future?
Lalit Bajaj, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Colorado; Emergency Care, Children’s Hospital Colorado
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
March 10, 2016
Antibiotic Usage in the 21st Century: How Low Can We Go?
Warmington/Community Pediatrics Lecture
Scott Weissman, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
March 17, 2016
Children and Tobacco 2016: Who Is Winning?
Jonathan D. Klein, MD, MPH, FAAP
Associate Executive Director, American Academy of Pediatrics
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
March 24, 2016
Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases – Approaching the Paradigm of Precision Medicine
Troy Torgerson, MD, PhD
Associate Professor Pediatrics, UW; Director, Immunology Diagnostic Lab; Co-Director, Non-Malignant Transplant Program, Seattle Children’s
Planners have no commercial relationships.
Speaker disclosed:
- Grant/Research Support: Biosciences, CSL Behring
- Consultant: Baxalta Biosciences, CSL Berhing, ADMA Biologics
Review by CME program manager concluded that this presentation does not include content relevant to this disclosure.
March 31, 2016
Pediatric Lymphedema: Managing a Difficult Problem
Thomas M. Jinguji, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Shannon Wilcox, DPT, CLT
Physical Therapy, Seattle Children’s
Giridhar M.Shivaram, MD
Assistant Professor, Radiology, UW; Radiology, Seattle Children’s
Jennifer Fernandez, MSOTR/L, CLT
Occupational Therapy, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers disclose that they have no commercial relationships.
April 7, 2016
The Science of Support Groups
Christopher M. Traudt, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Neonatology, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers have no relevant financial relationships.
April 14, 2016
A Fine Balance: Protecting Abused Children
Holt Webster Child Abuse Medicine Lecture
Cindy W. Christian, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Endowed Chair in Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
April 21, 2016
So What Do You Tell the Family? Lessons Learned From Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Resident/Fellow Research Day
Ann M. Reed, MD
William Cleland Professor of Pediatrics; Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Physician-in-Chief, Duke Children's, Duke University Medical Center
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
April 28, 2016
Mast Cell Disorders in Children
William E. Pierson Allergy Lecture
Dean Metcalfe, MD
Chief, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases and Chief, Mast Cell Biology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
May 5, 2016
Prenatal Pediatrics?!? I Never Learned About That During Residency…
Daniel A. Doherty, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Developmental Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
May 12, 2016
Advances in Neuroblastoma: Bench to Bedside
Tapper Surgery Lecture
Dai Chung, MD
Chairman and Professor of Surgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vanderbilt University
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
May 19, 2016
Challenging Decision-Making in High-Risk Surgical Infants: A Tool to Help Families and Providers
Sconyers/Godfrey Ethics Lecture
Margaret (Gretchen) Schwarze, MD, MPP
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Medical History & Bioethics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Patrick Javid, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery, UW; General and Thoracic Surgery, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
May 26, 2016
Craniosynostosis: The Current State of Care and Standardized Assessment of Perioperative Outcomes
Carrie Heike, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Craniofacial, Seattle Children’s
Craig Birgfeld, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery, UW; Plastic Surgery, Craniofacial, Vascular Anomalies, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
June 2, 2016
Down Syndrome: Developmental, Medical, and Neuroanatomic Determinants of Behavior
Lisa D. Herzig, MD
Developmental Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
June 9, 2016
Dystonia in Childhood: Recent Advances and Ongoing Challenges
Sarkowsky Neurology Lecture
Jonathan Mink, MD, PhD
Frederick A. Horner, MD, Endowed Professor in Pediatric Neurology; Professor, Child Neurology, University of Rochester
Planners and speaker have no relevant financial relationships.
June 16, 2016
Susceptibility to HIV-1: Insights at the Convergence of Genetics and Epidemiology
Jairam Lingappa, MD, PhD
Professor, Global Health and Medicine; Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Infectious Disease, Seattle Children’s
Planners have no relevant financial relationships. Speaker is on Scientific Board of Directors for Prosetta Biosciences, Inc. Disclosure review by CME program manager concludes that this presentation does not include content relevant to this disclosure.
June 23, 2016
Global WACh Presents: New Horizons in Global Pediatrics and How You Can Get Involved
Rachel Katzenellenbogen, MD
Maneesh Batra, MD, MPH
Lisa Frenkel, MD
Planners and speakers have no relevant financial relationships.
June 30, 2016
Physical Activity and Outdoor Play in Early Childhood: Benefits for Health and Learning
Pooja Tandon, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UW; Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers have no relevant financial relationships.
July 7, 2016
Healthcare QI: A Practical Approach That You Can Use to Improve Patient Care
Russ Migita, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Clinical Director, Emergency Services, Seattle Children’s
Lori Rutman, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Emergency Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Planners and speakers have no relevant financial relationships.
July 14, 2016 – No video available
Targeting Epigenetic Mechanisms in Leukemia
Abelson Hematology–Oncology Lecture
Scott A. Armstrong, MD, PhD
David G. Nathan Professor of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Chair, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Associate Chief, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children’s Hospital
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 speakers 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 speakers 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 speakers 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 speakers 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 speakers have no relevant financial relationships.
August 25, 2016
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 speakers 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 speakers 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 speakers 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