Pediatric Grand Rounds

Pediatric Grand Rounds are held Thursdays at 8:00 a.m. in the Doernbecher Children's Hospital, 11th Floor Joseph Vey Conference Center - Marion Miller Auditorium (location subject to change). Light breakfast is available.

Department of Pediatrics and School of Medicine faculty, community pediatricians, residents and students are welcome to attend this weekly lecture to learn about pediatric topics, research and challenging clinical cases. This activity is open to the public.

Pediatric Grand Rounds are designed to discuss and evaluate evolving diagnostics and therapeutics as they relate to general and sub-specialty pediatrics, and describe community and academic resources relevant to contemporary pediatric practice. At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to discuss, assess, and manage care of children with either normal or complex care requirements.

Accreditation

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit

OHSU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Schedule

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Annie Terry Lecture- Improving Outcomes for Pregnant Women and Infants Affected by the Opioid Crisis

Presented by Stephen Patrick, M.D., Director, Center for Child Health Policy, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy, Division of Neonatology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Learning Objectives:

Identify causes and clinical features of neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Describe challenges faced by infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome and those experienced by their families.
Describe care processes that optimize outcomes for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Identify treatment disparities that exist for pregnant women with opioid use disorder.

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Gene Therapy: Curing the Uncurable

Presented by Markus Grompe, M.D., Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Molecular & Medical Genetics, OHSU

Learning Objectives:

Be able to name the main gene delivery systems used in the clinic today.
To understand the difference of gene addition vs. gene replacement.
Be able to name one major side effect of gene therapy.

Thursday, March 12, 2020

TBD

Presented by Dawn Nolt, M.D.

Learning Objectives:

Thursday, March 19, 2020

TBD

Presented by Sharon Lewis

Rosenfeld Lecture- A Burning House: Children's Health in the Warming Worl

Presented by Debra Hendrickson, M.D., F.A.A.P., Northern Nevada Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Simon and Schuster

Learning Objectives:

List reasons children are uniquely vulnerable to environmental hazards.
Identify major health threats children face due to climate change.
Describe steps that pediatricians and parents can take to reduce their own contribution to the problem, and influence public policy.