Healthcare Professionals Events

Seattle Children’s Research Institute will host its second annual Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health Research Summit, focusing on suicide and self-harm prevention.

The summit will highlight Seattle Children’s research presenting new discoveries and proven interventions designed to save youth lives. Through a mix of scientific presentations, panel discussions and professional networking, the summit aims to foster the partnerships necessary to move from evidence to action.

The summit keynote speaker is Jeff Bridge, PhD, an epidemiologist and director of the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. His research focuses on the epidemiology of suicide and suicidal behavior in young people; neurocognitive vulnerability to suicidal behavior; screening for suicide risk in medical and school settings; and improving the quality of care for suicidal youth.

Join us as we translate latest findings into life-saving support for youth and families facing self-harm and suicide. We welcome researchers, healthcare providers, policymakers, students and community members to the conversation.

To learn more and to register, visit www.seattlechildrens.org….

Yasaman Fatemi, MD, MHSP

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, UW
Associate Medical Director, Infection Prevention, Seattle Children’s
Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Accomplished composer, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Brannon Warn-Johnston often takes inspiration for her works from her lived experiences, such as her journey with cancer and the medical system, her love for nature and backpacking/camping trips with her violin. Her music has been performed at Carnegie Hall and by major ensembles such as the Seattle Symphony and International Contemporary Ensemble. She has also been featured on National Public Radio's From the Top show: "Young Pacific Northwest Talent," as well as on Classical KING's Northwest Focus Live.

Warn-Johnston's electroacoustic composition, A Year With Cancer, which she will perform at the Mann Family Grand Rounds, has received recognition from the Tribeca New Music Young Composers Competition (Emerging Composer award) and support from multiple grants which have allowed it to be performed numerous times throughout the region and country. She uses solo violin and sounds that she recorded at Seattle Children's Hospital during her treatment to tell the story, from her perspective as the patient, of the first year after being diagnosed with cancer. 

The Q&A will be facilitated by Ursala Schwenn. Join us for further conversation with Brannon Warn-Johnston immediately following Grand Rounds in the Nadella Event Space from 9 to 11 a.m., located across from the River Starbucks. Light refreshments will be served.

This event will be in person and online via Webex: seattlechildrens.webex.com….

Gregory Valentine, MD, MEd, FAAP

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
Adjunct Associate Professor, Departments of Oral Health Sciences and Mechanical Engineering, UW and Seattle Children's

Katie Strobel, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, UW and Seattle Children’s

Wayne Shreffler, MD, PhD

Chief, Pediatric Allergy & Immunology; Director, Food Allergy Center; Principal Investigator, Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases; Mass General Research Institute
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

CAP Fellows

Meredith Irwin, MD

Paediatrician-in-Chief, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Chair, Department of Paediatrics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Professor, Departments of Paediatrics, Medical Biophysics, and Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto

Presenter: Evan Taniguchi, MD. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1988048710209?aff=oddtdtcreator.

This event begins at 12 p.m. Pacific time, which is 11 a.m. Alaska time and 1 p.m. Mountain time.

David Noyd, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; Medical Director, Cancer Survivor Program, Seattle Children’s
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical, UW; Affiliate Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Lauren Grant, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UW
Attending Physician, Pulmonary Medicine, Seattle Children’s