Pediatric Grand Rounds
Pediatric Grand Rounds is the premier OHSU Department of Pediatrics didactic offering for trainees, clinicians, researchers, and community providers.
Our mission is equip attendees to provide the best care for children by fostering curiosity and discussion surrounding complex concepts related to children’s health.
Pediatric Grand Rounds is held in person with a Webex option for those who want to watch virtually.
Time: Wednesdays, 12:00 - 12:50 p.m.
How to attend
In-Person: Vey Conference Center 11th Floor, Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Depending on availability, location can change and will be announced in weekly emailed invites
Virtual: All Pediatric Grand Rounds will continue to be available via Webex or Livestream.
To receive CME credit: Please complete the evaluation sent out after the session. If you are not on our mailing list and would like CME credit for sessions you attend via WebEx or livestream, please email Jessica Willhite.
Recordings of previous sessions: Recordings can be accessed via Echo 360 at: https://echo360.org/section/7571cc8f-2e17-4e57-88a5-d8cfd2b5b316/public (note: please use this exact URL if sharing the link; the URL will change once opened in a web browser).
Upcoming Pediatric Grand Rounds
November 12, 2025 | Annie Terry Visiting Professorship
Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Growth & Culture Change
Nicole R. Washington, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Associate Chair for Inpatient Clinical Pediatrics
Medical Director for Physician Supervisor for Patient Flow Team
Senior Consultant for Pediatric Residency Program
Attending Physician, General Pediatrics, Section of Hospital Medicine
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Learning Objectives
- Understand the difference between technical and adaptive change
- Learn key principles of adult development theory
- Describe the key components of Daniel Goleman's model of emotional intelligence
- Learn a variety of ways to integrate emotional intelligence exercises into curricula to drive growth and culture change
November 19, 2025
Organizational Health Literacy: The Foundation for Achieving Health and Well-Being
Amanda Chiapa, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Psychology
Zachary Wheat, MDiv, Chaplain, Bridges and Doernbecher
Maya Auld, CSW, Fetal Care Social Worker
Erica Kiley, MSN, NP, Instructor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Learning Objectives
- Learn grief-sensitive frameworks and theory
- Apply specific ways to use grief-sensitive practices in patient-facing care
- Gain an understanding of death and loss on children through different perspectives
September 3, 2025
Climate Health & Resilience: A Primer for Pediatric Experts
Alanna Braun, MD & Jaide Farr, DO
September 10, 2025
Federal Changes to Funding for Medical Research and Consideration of Alternative Regulatory Sources of Financial Support
Nancy Goodman, JD
September 24, 2025
Encephalitis in the 21st Century
Xinran Maria Xiang, MD
October 1, 2025 | Lackey Lecture
Strange Bedfellows; Strange Name
Robert D.B. Jaquiss, MD
October 8, 2025
Let's taco 'bout it: Ultra Processed Foods and the Gut Microbiome
Briza York, RD, CSP, LD, CD
October 15, 2025 | OBHC Lecture
Mary Ann Abrams, MD, MPH
October 23, 2025 | Cindy Ferrell Lecture
Eric Crossen, MD, MPH
October 29, 2025
Jevon Cutler, PhD
November 5, 2025
Kate Turnage, PsyD; Jenny Wilson, MD; Jessica Nason, PT, DPT
November 12, 2025 | Annie Terry
Nicole Washington, MD
November 19, 2025
TBD
December 3, 2025
Matthew Hudkins, MD
December 10, 2025 | Schwartz Rounds
TBD
December 17, 2025
Katherine Breithaupt, OTD OTR/L
January 7, 2026
Lisa Madison, MD; Angela-Tu Nguyen, MD; Andrea Stroud, MD, MS
January 14, 2026
Jessica Binkley, PsyD
January 21, 2026
Sean Suib, LCSW
January 28, 2026 | Cazden Lecture
TBD
February 4, 2026
TBD
February 11, 2026 | Global Health Lecture
Mike Frick, Msc
February 18, 2026 | Annie Terry Lecture
Heather Burris, MD, MPH
February 25, 2026
TBD
March 3, 2026
TBD
March 11, 2026 | Institute on Development and Disability
TBD
March 18, 2026
TBD
April 1, 2026
TBD
April 8, 2026
TBD
April 15, 2026
TBD
April 22, 2026
TBD
April 29, 2025 | Russman Lecture
May 6, 2026 | Fellow Research Presentations
May 13, 2026
TBD
May 20, 2026
TBD
May 27, 2026
TBD
June 3, 2026
TBD
June 10, 2026
TBD
June 17, 2026
TBD
June 24, 2026 | Miller Lecture
TBD
2024-2025 Full Schedule
September 11, 2024 | Day Lecture
Successes and Challenges in Pediatric Cancer: The COG Perspective
Douglas Hawkins, MD
September 18, 2024
Navigating Healthcare Landscapes: Where Are We Now? A Reflection on Burnout, Leadership, and Your Own Well-Being
Megan Furnari, MD, MS
September 25, 2024
Bussin Strategies That Slay and Ate With Teens
Michael Harris, PhD
October 2, 2024
The Evening Dispensary for Working Women and Girls: A Brief History of Women in Medicine
Alison Christy, MD, PhD
October 9, 2024 | Wert Lecture
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Very Early Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Maire Conrad MD, MS
October 16, 2024
DOP Grand Rounds: The Lifespan Transition Clinic at the CDRC
Kim Solondz, OT; Katherine Breithaupt, OTD; Dawn Macready-Santos, MSW
October 24, 2024 | Cindy Ferrell Lecture
Advancing Care: Latest Insights on Screening and Managing Congenital Cytomegalovirus in Newborns
Sheevaun Khaki, MD
October 30, 2024
LCHADD Chorioretinopathy: Pathophysiology and Potential Treatments
Melanie Gillingham, PhD
November 6, 2024
Pediatric Sports Medicine Updates
Ryan Petering, MD
November 13, 2024 | Professionalism Week
Professionalism Training for Medical Students: Adventures, Challenges, and Reflections of a Medical Educator
Tracy Bumsted, MD, MPH
November 20, 2024 | Rosenfeld Lecture
SuppoDevelopmental Care for Indigenous Communities through Trauma-Informed, Culturally-Sensitive Practices
Joshuaa Allison-Burbank, PhD
December 4, 2024
Disentangling Medical Symptoms & Identifying Pain in the Nonverbal Patient: Case Based Discussion of GI Pain
Christina Low Kapalu, PhD
December 11, 2024
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: An Unstable Vital Sign in the Menstruating Adolescent
Hannah Canter, MD
December 18, 2024
Navigating Neonatal Kidney Disease
Kelsey Richardson, MD, MS
January 8, 2025 | Global Health Lecture
Melissa Nyendak, MD
January 15, 2025 | Cazden Lecture
Integrating Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Genomics for Precision Medicine in Pediatrics
Martin Tristani-Firouzi, MD
January 29, 2025
Unraveling Bias: Lab-Based Inequities in Hematology
Kylee Martens, MD
February 5, 2025
Healthier Together: Improving QI Processes, QI Culture, & Clinical Care with Learning Health Networks
Mike Powers, MD
February 12, 2025
Going Upstream to Address Oregon’s Pediatric Mental Health Crisis: Policy & Payment Levers Paired With Community-Based Improvement Efforts
Colleen Reuland, MS
February 19, 2025
Understanding the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA): Celebrating Resilience and Sovereignty
Allison Empey, MD
February 26, 2025 | Annie Terry Lecture
Fungal Infections of the CNS in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients: Harnessing Translational Research to Improve Patient Outcomes
Thomas Walsh, MD
March 5, 2025 | Annie Terry Lecture
When 'Why' Matters: The Ethics of Parental Reasons in Pediatric Decision-Making
Erica Salter, PhD
March 12, 2025 | Babson Lecture
Donor Milk in Extremely Preterm Infants – Lessons from the MILK Trial
Tarah Colaizy, MD, MPH
March 19, 2025 | Institute on Development and Disability
We Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends: Harnessing the Power of a National Registry To Improve Spina Bifida Care
Kurt Freeman, PhD
April 2, 2025
The Road Less Traveled: Pioneers and Progress in the Care of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Eric McClellan, MD
April 9, 2025 | Lipman Lecture
Brain Health in Newborns: All The Way Home
Steven Miller, MD
April 23, 2025 | Neerhout Lecture
Curative Therapies for Hemoglobin Disorders
Mark Walters, MD
April 30, 2025 | Russman Lecture
Michael Shevell, MDCM
Cerebral Palsy: Past Successes, Present Observations, Future Horizons
May 7, 2025 | Fellow Research Presentations
Abiezer Disla Cuevas, MD & Brendan Cleary, MD
Addressing the Gap in Pediatric Mental Health Crisis Management: A Novel Multidisciplinary Training for Pediatric and Emergency Medicine Residents
Oregon’s Response to a Surge in RSV-Associated Pediatric Hospitalizations in 2022
May 14, 2025
Shared Stories, Stronger Bonds: Promoting Literacy and Connection in Healthcare Settings
Ellen Stevenson, MD, MPH; Hannah Sanford-Keller, MS; Catherine Caruso, DO, MEd; Erin Cochran, MS, OTR/L
May 21, 2025 | Annie Terry Lecture
Putting Purpose into Practice: Psychosocial and Palliative Care Science in Pediatric Advanced Heart Disease
Melissa Cousino, PhD
May 28, 2025 | Perko Lecture
Bearing Witness on Sacred Ground: Spiritual and Cultural Attunement in Pediatric Palliative Care
Rev. Dr. Pam Washburn
June 4, 2025
Gina Sequiera, MD, MS
June 11, 2025 | Bilderback Lecture
Pediatric/Adolescent Research in 225: Peaks & Valleys
Catherine Gordon, MD, MS
June 18, 2025 | Braner Lecture
Chethan Sathya, MD
June 27, 2024 | Miller Lecture
Jenny Radesky, MD