Pediatric Grand Rounds Schedule

May

May 3: Hydrocephalus in Africa: Causes, Burden of Disease, Management, and a Strategy for the Future

MARION L WALKER, MD HONORARY LECTURE

Benjamin C. Warf, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery
Affiliate Faculty, Global Surgery and Social Change
Harvard Medical School
Director, Neonatal and Congenital Anomaly Neurosurgery
Children’s Hospital Boston

It is estimated that hydrocephalus affects from 100,000 to 300,000 new infants each year in sub-Saharan Africa with an annual economic burden in the billions of dollars. The single most common cause appears to be neonatal ventriculitis, the origins of which are currently under investigation. This presentation will discuss the investigation and development of combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and bilateral choroid plexus cauterization (ETV/CPC) as a successful alternative to shunt placement for infant hydrocephalus in Uganda.

May 10: Promoting Humanism and Professionalism: Hitting the Mark and Missing the Point

THE CHIEF RESIDENT’S CHOICE LECTURE

Ken Roberts, MD
Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics
University of North Carolina Medical School

The presentation is dedicated to two pediatricians who promoted humanism in medicine, Rich Sarkin and Steve Miller, and suffered untimely deaths in a plane crash in 2004. Most medical schools have programs to promote humanism and professionalism, but evidence for effectiveness is lacking. This presentation will be identify barriers to promoting humanism and professionalism and suggest ways to address these barriers.

May 17: Mentored Program in Pediatric Research

Body Image Perception in Medical Students
— Kimberly Butler, MSIV

The Use and Pharmacokinetics of Vancomycin in Pediatric Patients
— Benjamin Dowse, MSIV

Does Limiting Feeding Change the Brain of Preterm Lambs Supported by Nasal High Flow Ventilation?
— Jenifer Michelle Nelson Jewell, MSIV

Standards of Beauty in a Mass Culture Society and Its Implication on Body Image Formation in Pediatrics
— Grace Lin, MSIV

Clinical Scoring for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS): Is There a Simpler Way?
— Katharine Anne Osborn, MSIV

Comparing Rotterdam CT Scores in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
— Henry Tran, MSIV

Predicting Weekly Inpatient Census at a Tertiary Care Specialty Children’s Hospital using Machine Learning
— Nephi Walton, MSIV

Graduating medical students who participated in the Mentored Program in Pediatric Research will present the results of their 2011-2012 investigations. Attendees will benefit by learning about current departmental research activities.

May24: Practicing Pulmonology in a New Era: Reflections on the Modern Development of Pediatric Subspecialties and the Future of Pediatrics

M. EUGENE LAHEY, MD MEMORIAL LECTURE

Philip M. Farrell, MD, PhD
Emeritus Dean and Professor
Departments of Pediatrics and Population Health Sciences
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

This presentation will describe the evolution of the 18 pediatric subspecialties, including pediatric pulmonology. It will discuss the discovery and value of the stethoscope, and show how CF newborn screening illustrates the era of preventive pulmonology.

May 31: Teaching Pediatrics in Ghana

Tom Metcalf, MD, FAAP
Professor, Pediatrics (retired)
University of Utah School of Medicine

 

Nadia Miniclier, MS, PA-C
Director, Clinical Evaluation
Director, Friday Clinic Program
DFPM/Physician Assistant Program
University of Utah School of Medicine

 

DeVon Hale, MD
Professor, Pediatrics
Medical Director, International Travel Clinic
Assistant Dean, International Medical Education
Co-Director, Geosentinel Surveillance Program
University of Utah School of Medicine

 

Physician Assistant students in Ghana have had only limited pediatric teaching in the past. This presentation will discuss the development and utilization of a pediatric teaching program at the College of Health.

 

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Primary Children's Medical Center and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Primary Children's Medical Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit

Primary Children's Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Unless otherwise indicated, neither Pediatric Education Services nor the presenters at Pediatric Grand Rounds have any relationship with commercial products or services discussed.

Jointly sponsored by Pediatric Education Services at Primary Children's Medical Center and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine.