Schedule 2024
January 3
"No Grand Rounds- Happy Holidays!"
January 10
"Resident Education Update"
January 17
"Improving Child Maltreatment Identification and Evaluation"
Amy Gavril, MD
Associate Professor, Child Safety and Advocacy
WVU School of Medicine
Patrick Bonasso, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery
WVU School of Medicine
January 24
"WVU Pediatrics Residency Rural Scholars Program: Improving Physician Retention and Decreasing Deb"
Emily K. Nease, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Director, Pediatrics Residency Rural Scholars Program
Linda S. Nield, MD
Associate Dean for Admissions
Professor of Medical Education and Pediatrics
Co-Director, Pediatrics Residency Rural Scholars Program
January 31
"RSV PROPHYLAXIS: Where We've Been, and Where We're Going"
Holly Chiles, DO
PGY-3 Resident, Peds
WVU School of Medicine
February 7
"2024 Update: Race-Conscious Care in OB/GYN and Pediatrics"
Linda S. Nield, MD
Associate Dean for Admissions
Professor of Medical Education and Pediatrics
Co-Director, Pediatrics Residency Rural Scholars Program
February 14
"A Review of Abusive Head Trauma in West Virginia"
Taylor Cunningham, MD
PGY-3 Resident, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
February 21
"Morbidity, Mortality & Improvement"
Arin Jennings, MD
PGY-2 Resident, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
John Dugas, MD
PGY-2 Resident, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
February 28
"Schwartz Rounds: Why I Do What I Do"
Laura Petras, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Supportive Care
WVU School of Medicine
Michael Schwalm, RN
Supporting YOU Program Coordinator
WVU School of Medicine
March 6
"Error Prevention Training"
Regina Scott, MPT
Project Manager, Safety Culture
WVU Medicine Children’s
March 13
"Creating a Sense of Belonging For All"
Courtney (Court) Lanham, MSW
Director of Diversity
WVU Health Science Center
Chancellor and Executive Deans Office
March 20
"Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity: Review of the Latest Clinical Practice Guidelines"
Kassie Johnson, DO
PGY-3 Resident, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
March 27
"Project WATCH: An intersection of public health surveillance, research, and policy."
Collin John, MD
Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Med/Peds Residency Associate Program Director
Division Chief of General Pediatrics
Medical Director, Project WATCH/West Virginia Birth Score Program
Amna Umer, PhD
Research Associate Professor,
Department of Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
April 3
"Morbidity, Mortality & Improvement"
Caroline Cwalina, MD
PGY-2 Resident, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
Emily Kepfer, MD
PGY-2 Resident, Pediatrics
WVU School of Medicine
April 10
"Pediatric ARS: Diagnosis, Management and Complications"
Helene Dabbous, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Otolaryngology
WVU School of Medicine
April 17
"Weeding Through the Facts: An Update on Cannabinoid Use in Pediatrics"
Morgan Decker, MD
PGY-3, Pediatric Resident
WVU School of Medicine
April 24
"Preemies: NICU Discharge is Just the Beginning"
Bianca LoVerde, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital
Division of Neonatology
May 1
"Hepatitis C Updates"
Audra Rouster, MD
Associate Professor and Division Chief
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
WVU School of Medicine
Michael Sweetman, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
WVU School of Medicine
May 8
Combined OB/Peds Grand Rounds
"Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome (FIRS) and Risk of Psychiatric Disease"
Blake Gibson, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
WVU School of Medicine
May 15
"The Legacy of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on Maternal & Infant Health"
Mark Polak, MD Professor, Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
WVU School of Medicine
May 22
"TBA"
May 29
"What (or Who?!) Is ChatGPT and How Can an Academic Ethically Leverage Its Tools"
Michael Pitt, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Associate Residency Program Director
Associate Chair of Faculty Development and Strategic Planning
Fellowship Director for Hospital Medicine
June 5
"TBA"
June 12
"TBA"
June 19
"TBA"
June 26
"TBA"
July 3
"TBA"
July 10
"TBA"
July 17
"TBA"
July 24
"TBA"
July 31
"TBA"
August 7
"TBA"
August 14
"TBA"
August 21
"TBA"
August 28
"TBA"
September 4
"TBA"
September 11
"TBA"
September 18
"TBA"
September 25
"TBA"
October 2
"TBA"
October 9
"TBA"
October 16
"TBA"
October 23
"TBA"
October 30
"TBA"
November 6
"TBA"
November 13
"TBA"
November 20
"TBA"
November 27
"TBA"
December 4
"TBA"
December 11
"TBA"
December 18
"TBA"
December 25
"TBA"
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