The following programs may be viewed for continuing medical education (CME) credit. The following CME Committee/Planning Committee members have the following commercial/financial relationships to disclose:
- Sihe Wang, PhD: Consultant, Tellgen Corporation; Kingmed Diagnostics; Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital; Stock shareholder, Kingmed Diagnostics.
All remaining CME and planning committee members have returned their disclosure forms, indicating that they have no relevant financial or commercial interest to disclose.
Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Hospitalized Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery
Elizabeth Stephens, DOHematology/Oncology Fellow, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
07-16-2021
Non-Epileptic Seizures
Laura Strom, MDDirector, NES Clinic, UC Health Neurosciences Center – Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
07-09-2021
The heat is on: Modern Trends in Burn Care
Anjay Khandelwal, MDDirector, Paul and Carol David Foundation Burn Institute, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
05-21-2021
Psychoeducational Disparities: Minding the Gaps
Cody A. Hostutler, PhDPediatric Primary Care Psychologist, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
05-14-2021
Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders
Carrie Costin, MDDirector, Genetic Center, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
05-07-2021
Sickle Cell Disease: A Model for Health Equity
Prasad Bodas, MDDirector, Sickle Cell Program, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
04-30-2021
Our Informatics Journey – Exploring Our Past and Mapping Future Directions
Sarah Rush, MD; David Karas, MD; Joel Davidson, MD and Pamela Baker, RNAkron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
04-16-2021
Research Visiting Professor Grand Rounds: Adolescent Substance Use: Secondary Prevention
Sharon Levy, MD, MPHDirector, Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program, Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
04-09-2021
Improving Communication Skills in a Relationship-Centered Care Model
Brian Schroer, MD and Emily Scott, MDAllergy and Immunology; and Emergency Medicine
04-02-2021
Perioperative Pain Management Minimizing Opioids
Tarun Bhalla, MDChair of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
03-19-2021
Pediatric Trauma
Rami Edward Karroum, MDPediatric Anesthesiologist, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
03-16-2021
Updated Guidelines on Group B Strep in the Newborn: An Evidence-Based Approach
Bianca Leonardi MDNeonatologist, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
03-05-2021
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19: A newly defined syndrome distinct from Kawasaki Disease
Scott Pangonis, MDAssociate Director, Infectious Disease, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
02-19-2021
Suicide Prevention, Screening/Assessment, Treatment and Referral
Sumru Bilge-Johnson, MDChild and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
02-12-2021
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS): New Name, New Approaches
Linda Cooper, MDNeonatologist, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
02-05-2021
Taking our Histories: Honoring Stories Through Narrative Medicine
Cassandra Hirsh, DO and Nicole Robinson, MFAPalliative Care, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
01-29-2021
Child Health Improvement Through Computer Automation
Stephen M. Downs, MD, MSProfessor of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
01-15-2021
Nephrology in the COVID Era
Rupesh Raina, MDPediatric Nephrologist, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
01-08-2021
Cardiac Clearance After COVID-19 Infection: An Approach for the Pediatric Patient
Ira Taub, MDPediatric Cardiologist, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
12-18-2020
Pediatric and Adolescent Spinal Deformity
Lorena Floccari, MDPediatric Orthopedic Surgeon; Research Director, Spine Research, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
12-11-2020
Pain in the Brain: Psychology’s Role in Fostering Positive Outcomes in Pain Management
Janelle M. Mentrikoski, PhDChild Psychologist; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
12-04-2020
Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System
James Fitzgibbon, MD, Adolescent Medicine Specialist, Akron Children's Hospital, and Judge Linda T. Teodosio, Summit County Juvenile Court11-13-2020
Protecting Children, Families and Learners form Bias, Discrimination and Racism
Benard P. Dreyer, MD, FAAPDirector of Pediatrics, Bellevue Hospital Center
11-06-2020
Global Sepsis in Children: An Affliction of Disadvantaged Populations
Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon, MDVice President, Medical Affairs at BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
10-30-2020
Clinician Wellbeing in the Face of COVID-19
Darrell G. Kirch, MDPresident Emeritus, American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC)
10-16-2020
Adherence and Self-Management in Pediatric Epilepsy
Avani Modi, PhDPediatric Psychologist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
10-09-2020
Neurofibromatosis: A Multisystem Disorder Requiring a Comprehensive Clinical Approach
Erin Wright, MD; Jacqueline Branch, MD; Matthew Ginsberg, MD; Jason Laufman, MD; and Kara VitaloneAkron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
10-02-2020
When We Can’t Save Everyone: The Ethics of Scarce Resource Allocation During a Pandemic
Richard McCandless, MS, DMin, and John Pope, MDChaplaincy Services and Global Health (respectively), Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
09-11-2020
Computed Tomography use in Understanding Cardiac Defects: A journey from neonate to adulthood
Wasim Khan, MDDirector, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
09-04-2020
Trauma-Multidisciplinary-Update-on-Imaging-in-Pediatric
Barbara Gaines, MDDirector, Benedum Pediatric Trauma Program
08-21-2020
Stay cool when things get hot: An Approach to Recurrent Fevers
Steven Spalding, MDDirector, Division of Rheumatology, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
08-14-2020
Collaborative Care for Children and Teens with ADHD
Alison Schonwald, MDDevelopmental Behavioral Pediatrician, Touchstone Neurodevelopmental Center, LLC; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
08-07-2020
Newborn Screening for Inborn Error of Metabolism, Your Office or the Emergency Room?
Abdulrazak Alali, MDClinical and Biochemical Geneticist, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH
07-31-2020
Lessons Learned in the Time of COVID-19: Challenge, Change and Innovation
Wendy Van Ittersum, MD, Megan Knowles, MD, Katrina Lindsay, PhD, Sarah Rush, MD, Daniel Grossoehme, DMin, MS, William Ott, BSN, RNAkron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
07-17-2020
Minds Matter: Seeing Concussion Through New Eyes
Christina Master, MDDivision of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
07-10-2020
Acute Stress Disorder in Trauma Patients
Avraham Schlager, MD, and Sergeant Dale M. DornTrauma director, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
06-23-2020
Pediatric Hearing Loss
Anita Jeyakumar, MD, MS, FAS, FAAPDirector, Otolaryngology, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH
05-29-2020
