Connecticut Children's Grand Rounds

6.20.25 Ask The Experts "Measles and Other Vaccine Preventable Infections" by Henry Feder, MD and John Schreiber, MD

Event Objectives:Understand the conditions of immunization and American Public Health circa 1920.Claim CME Credit Here!

6.24.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "A Decade of Transformation at Connecticut Children’s: Advances in Clinical Care, Education and Research", by Juan C Salazar, MD, MPH, FAAP

Event Objectives:To provide a historical perspective for how Connecticut Children’s has influenced pediatric health care in our region.To better understand the trajectory of the Department of Pediatrics within the framework of Connecticut Children’s and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.To summarize key advancements in pediatric research, education and clinical care, over the past 12 years.Claim CME Credit Here!

6.17.25 "Invisible Wounds: Understanding the Needs of Pediatric Sepsis Survivors" by Mallory Perry-Eaddy, PhD, RN

Event Objectives:Describe the long-term impact of pediatric sepsis on survivors and families with a focus on post-intensive care syndrome in children (PICS-p) and unmet needs after discharge.Highlight the role of translational and outcomes research in improving follow-up care with examples from the Persist-PICU study and other related projects.Examine the role of implicit bias in shaping health outcomes including disparities in sepsis recognition treatment and follow-up care among marginalized pediatric populations.Claim CME Credit Here!

6.3.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Resident & Fellow Research Day", by Caroline Figgie, MD Surabhi Khasgiwala, MD Akshaya Sekar, DO Libby Ekman, MD

Event Objectives:Learn about two measures of weight stigma: weight bias internalization and weight-based teasing.Understand the characteristics associated with higher weight bias internalization in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes mellitus.Share findings of three PDSA cycles initiated to improve utilization metrics of medication historians in the inpatient setting.Discuss future goals to help improve metrics further.Identify cost drivers and potential areas for optimizing ADHD pharmacologic treatment under Medicaid with a focus on high-expenditure medications.Explore conditions that promote growth and toxin production by the Klebsiella oxytoca species complex.Review experimental model to explore link between endogenous glycan availability to Klebsiella toxin production and intestinal injury.Claim CME Credit Here!

5.27.25 Pediatric Grand Rounds, "An Update on Outpatient Spinal Disorders", by Brian G. Smith, MD

Event Objectives:Increase knowledge and awareness of Outpatient Spinal Disorders.Identify when to refer spine patients.Discuss what is new in outpatient care of spine disorders.Claim CME Credit Here!