All Conferences Are Held 8:00 9:00 AM in the Brickhouse Auditorium

DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS

All conferences are held 8:00 – 9:00 AM in the Brickhouse Auditorium

November 2, 2017MD-RN Grand Rounds

Safe Sleep

Wendy M. Gunther, MD

Assistant Chief Medical Examiner

Tidewater Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME)

Objectives: Explain the definition of SUIDs/ SIDs. Report the rates of these in tidewater area. Identify the role we (RN, MD, health system) can play in prevention.

Competencies: Medical Knowledge; Patient Care

November 9, 2017Inpatient, Observation, Day Surgery - What is my patient's status....and who cares?

Eric Werner, MD

Professor of Pediatrics, EVMS/CHKD

Objectives: Explain the health care payment systems that cover hospital care, decision factors that affect placement and impact on reimbursement. Identify resources available to clinical providers to make decisions regarding placement status.Describe how clinical documentation is used for assessing placement status

Competencies: Medical Knowledge; Patient Care

November 16, 2017BIOETHICS DAY

Gender Identity Development

Charles Zimbrick-Rogers, MD, MSEd, LCDR MC USN

Head of Adolescent Medicine, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University School of the Health Sciences

Objectives: Explain the difference between Gender, Sex, and Sexuality. Describe Gender and Gender Identity Development through the lenses of biology, psychology, and the critical social sciences. Draw on a more expansive understanding of gender for further ethical reflection on Caring for the Transgender Patient.

Competencies: Medical Knowledge; Patient Care

November 23, 2017No Grand Rounds- Thanksgiving Holiday

November 30, 2017OB/GYN-Peds Joint Grand Rounds

Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Spina Bifida: An Update

Elena Sinkovskaya, MD, PhD, RDMS,RDCS

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, EVMS

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Objectives: Discuss the use of ultrasound in evaluation of the fetal central nervous system andapproach to prenatal screening for spina bifida in the first and second trimester.Increase awareness of new diagnostic and treatment methods such as fetal MRI and un-utero surgery.

Competency: Medical Knowledge

ACCREDITATION

Eastern Virginia Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION

Eastern Virginia Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of one (1.0) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.