June 2010 - 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.

Questions: 937-641-5128
All grand rounds sessions begin at 8:30 am in the Kogut auditorium (lower level of Taggart Pavilion). Speakers need to arrive by 8:15 am.

June 9, 2010

8:30 am
Topic: Find What You Need:  Tips and Tricks in Searching PubMed/MEDLINE and other NLM Databases

Speaker: Holly Ann Burt - Outreach and Exhibits Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region, Chicago, Illinois

Objectives:

1. Review how PubMed constructs a query, develops and refines effective search strategies.
2. Utilize My NCBI to personalize PubMed for storing searches, creating email alerts, and saving citations for later viewing.
3. Recognize related NLM databases with medical, health and toxicological information.

9:30 am - Core Conference - Zachary Woessner, PsyD - stress management

June 16, 2010

8:30 am
Topic: Brain Tumors in the Pediatric Patient

Speaker: Corey Raffel, MD, PhD - Professor of Neurological Surgery, Department of Neurological Surgery; Vice-Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio

Objectives:

1. Identify children at risk of various brain tumors based upon their presenting symptoms and signs.
2. Summarize key clinical data that a consulting neurosurgeon would find most useful.
3. Review basic questions from patients and families about treatment options and prognoses of different brain tumors.

9:30 am - Core Conference - Sarah Greenwell, PsyD - Federal Guidelines/MR/IEP

June 23, 2010

8:30 am
Topic: The Pediatrician in a War Zone:  An Interactive Experience

Speaker: Christopher Kieling, MD - Major, Medical Corps, Unites States Air Force; Pediatric Clerkship Director, Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland

Objectives:

1. Recognize common medical problems encountered in a deployed setting.
2. Identify specific issues unique to the deployed environment.
3. Discuss common personal and psychosocial stressors.

9:30 am - Core Conference - Susan Meyer, CPNP - Temperament

June 30, 2010

8:30 am
Topic: Tourette Syndrome

Speaker: Kevin J. Black, MD - Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Objectives:

1. Cite the nosological differences and similarities between TS and tic disorders.
2. Discuss the complex symptomology of TS and its associated co-morbid conditions.
3. Review which drugs are currently being used and pharmacological treatment failures in TS.

Can't make it to Grand Rounds? Some sessions have been recorded for you to view at your convenience.  View our grand rounds online