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| Information Only - Autism Spectrum Disorders | Learners will increase knowledge of the conditions that commonly co-occur with autism along with their impact on functional outcomes, follow-up assessments for non-core symptoms of autism, the roles/responsibilities of different disciplines whi |
| Information Only - Benign Biliary Disease: Can we do better? | Learning Objectives:
Discuss common indications for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children
Review literature regarding timely management of gallstone pancreatitis
Discuss surgical management of biliary dyskinesia
Discuss laparoscopic rese |
| Information Only - Child Abuse Awareness Month: Drug Endangered Children | Attendees will increase knowledge of abuse and neglect and the rate of positive drug tests in drug exposed children, and ethical considerations of drug exposure as a form of child abuse. |
| Information Only - Complex Esophageal Reconstruction | After attending/viewing this activity, RNs, physicians, and other healthcare providers will increase knowledge of characteristics and benefits of a multidisciplinary approach to complex esophageal disorders, options for esophageal reconstruction in c |
| Information Only - Cystic Fibrosis | Learners will increase knowledge of the diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis, the pathophysiology of Cystic Fibrosis, conventional therapies in Cystic Fibrosis care, and new therapies in Cystic Fibrosis. |
| Information Only - Empowering the NINJAs Among Us to Reduce Nephrotoxic Medication Associated AKI | Attendees will increase knowledge of acute kidney injury (AKI) including the rates of AKI in children receiving nephrotoxic medications, the NINJA program, and improvements in AKI outcomes. |
| Information Only - Evaluation for Cardiovascular Abnormalities in the Young Athlete: Current Controversies | Learning Objectives:
Define the incidence and outcomes of sudden cardiac death in children
Describe the most common causes of sudden cardiac death in children
Highlight the current US recommendations for preparticipation screening
Evaluate |
| Information Only - Genetic Predisposition of Childhood Cancer | Learning Objectives:
Review the role of genetic susceptibility in various childhood cancers
Identify benefits and limitations of genetic testing for children and adolescents with cancer
Explore ethical issues of testing minors for cancer pred |
| Information Only - Introduction to Robotic Surgery in Pediatric Patients and Pediatric Urology | Learning Objectives:
Identify differences in surgical techniques.
Define the role of robotics for pediatric patients for surgeons and non-surgeons.
Describe potential benefits of robotics surgery for pediatric urology patients. |
| Information Only - Management of Intestine Failure, Including Transplantation | Attendees will increase knowledge of therapies for hemophilia including new extended half-life factor preparations, alternative hemostatic agents, and progress in gene therapy in order to improve patient outcomes. |
| Information Only - Managing the Demands of Professional Life | Learning Objectives:
Discuss the dynamic balance between self and others
Recognize the context and how overvaluing any self or others on a consistent basis can lead to problems with intra and interpersonal relationships
Identify techniques ai |
| Information Only - Medical Complications in Eating Disorders | Learners will increase knowledge of Anorexia Nervosa (AN), Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), and Bulimia Nervosa (BN) including medical and psychiatric issues, common presentations, medical complications and treatment, and recognitio |
| Information Only - Meeting the oncofertility needs of children and adolescents with cancer | Learners will increase knowledge of infertility risks with children and adolescents with cancer, recognition that infertility risks differ among cancer treatments, and examples of fertility preservation methods. |
| Information Only - Overview of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension | Learners will increase knowledge of pulmonary hypertension including definiiton, symptoms, work up of the patient,current treatment, a multi-disciplinary approach to management, and indications for referral to centers that provide comprehensive care. |
| Information Only - Portraiture as a Method for Exploring the Lived Experience of Children with Epilepsy and their Caregivers | Learners will increase knowledge of how portraiture can be used to humanize individuals and communities, increase understanding of the lived experience of children with epilepsy and their families, and how visual art could be used to educate learners |
| Information Only - Pressure Injuries | Learners will increase knowledge of presuure injury wounds in the pediatric patient including common risk factors, historical data, quality improvements, and process implementation to achieve zero harm. |
| Information Only - The Development of a Gun Safety Program to Reduce Firearm Injuries in Children | Learners will increase knowledge of the the most common causes of firearm fatalities in children under the age of 17 years old, barriers to accurate reporting of firearm arm related injuries in children, what children are at risk for fire |
| Information Only - The Ophthalmic Evaluation of the Autistic Patient | Learners will increase knowledge of the common behaviors of autistic patients that make assessing vision difficult, how to overcome these in basic vision screening, when to refer autistic patients for evaluation by a pediatric ophthalmologist, |
| Information Only - The physical and mental health of the President of the United States may have a significant impact on the health of the nation | Learning Objectives:
Discuss the health challenges faced by former U.S. |
| Information Only -Diagnosis and Management of Anaphylaxis | Learners will increase knowledge of the epidemiology of anaphylaxis in pediatric patients, the symptomatology of anaphylaxis as well as challenges of recognizing anaphylaxis among infants, toddlers and children, classification and mechani |
| Information Only -Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Chronic Pain Syndrome: What are we talking about? | Attendees will increase knowledge of of pediatric fibromyalgia including the epidemiology and impact of the disease, diagnostic criteria, and treatment options.
Learning Objectives:
Define the science of pediatric fibromyalgia. |
| Information Only- My patient has single ventricle congenital heart disease: What to expect in the first 6 months | Learners will increase knowledge of the initial medical and surgical management of an infant with ductal dependent, single ventricle congenital heart disease, challenges and risks to infants with shunt palliated single ventricle physiolog |
| Information Only- Neurological Perspective of Yoga Therapy for Pain Reduction | Learners will increase knowledge of how yoga therapy is a drug free pain modality that assists physicians in their ethical responsibility to provide optimal pain management for patients, the interprofessional collaborative practice between yoga thera |
| Information Only- Pediatric Abusive Injury Analysis: Bruises and Broken Bones | Learners will increase knowledge of pediatric abusive injury including sentinel injuries, key elements obtained in the patient history, accidental injury patterns, and ethical considerations in child abuse reporting. |
| Information Only- The Impact of Project ADAM in Texas and on a national level | Attendees will increase knowledge of the impact of project ADAM, national prevention efforts and statistics of sudden cardiac death, and advances and opportunities in sudden cardias arrest education. |
| Information Only-Research Grand Rounds | Topics and Speakers:
Bleeding diathesis in a patient with a novel mutation in SERPINF2: A case study of alpha-2 antiplasmin deficiency by Marcela Torres, MD & Elissa Dunlap, Medical Student
Pediatric Midstream Urine Collection Methods in t |
| Information Only-The Opioid Epidemic: Impact on Pediatric Patients | Attendees will increase knowledge of the impact of the opioid epidemic nationally and locally, recent changes for prescribing opioids within the state of Texas, and examples of the effort to curb opioid use within a health care system. |
