Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds

All sessions of grand rounds for physicians are held in the Kogut auditorium on the lower level of The Children's Medical Center of Dayton. Continuing medical education (CME) and continuing nursing education (CEs) is provided as part of the medical center's mission of service, education, research and advocacy.

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Upcoming Grand Rounds

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

8:30am: MRSA Skin and Soft Tissue Infections-Latest Guesses on Treatment and Prevention
Jeffrey Bennett, MD, FAAP-Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Section of Inpatient Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Kentucky Children’s Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky

Objectives:

Review the epidemiologic rise of MRSA as a major cause of outpatient skin and soft tissue infections.
Discuss the current “best practice” in treatment of non-invasive MRSA SSTI.
Cite ideas and a home-grown guide to control and prevent recurrent MRSA SSTI.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
8:30am: Taking the Pain out of Abdominal Pain: A GI Perspective
James Rick, MD-Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, GI/Nutrition, WSU BSOM; Department of Gastroenterology, Dayton Children’s Medical Center

Objectives:

Describe pain and understand the physiology of pain perception as it applies to acute and chronic abdominal pain.
Explain the management of acute pain in both the acute pain patient and the acute exacerbation of chronic abdominal pain.
Discuss the causes and the multi-disciplinary approach to chronic abdominal pain.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
8:30am: Chest Pain in the Pediatric Athlete-Finding the Needle in the Haystack
Lora Scott, MD, FAAP-Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, WSU BSOM; Medical Director, Urgent Care Center, Dayton Children’s Medical Center

Objectives:

Recognize all organ systems that can contribute to chest pain in a young athlete.
Identify “red flags” during the pre-participation physical which would require further cardiac work-up.
List the American Heart Association recommendations for cardiac screening in young athletes.
Review the key arguments for and against screening EKGs in young athletes.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
8:30am: Which antibiotic will work?”-Tackling Multidrug-resistant Organisms in Health Care Settings
Sherman Alter, MD-Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, WSU BSOM; Director, Infectious Disease, Dayton Children’s Medical Center

Objectives:

Discuss factors that promote antimicrobial resistance in microorganisms
Review practices to minimize emergence of antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens.
Address judicious use of antibiotics to counter the rise of multidrug-resistant organisms.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012
8:30am: Pick Your Parents Wisely: the social determinants of child health inequities
James Duffee, MD, MPH-Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, WSU BSOM: Chief Medical Officer, Rocking Horse Community Health Center, Springfield, Ohio

Objectives:

Identify major social determinants of child health including poverty, food insecurity and early childhood adverse events.
Apply the perspective of social epidemiology to the practice of community pediatrics.
Explain some strategies to mitigate child health disparities in the United States including prenatal home visiting and literacy promotion efforts.

*Tumor Board — every Thursday, 12:00 noon in PDR A
*Cardiology/Radiology Dispositions — every Wednesday, 12:00 noon in OPC C

*Grand Rounds , Tumor Boards, and Cardiology/Radiology Disposition activities are designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Wright State University (WSU) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide
continuing medical education for physicians. WSU designated this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.