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Grand Rounds

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Department of Pediatrics ~ Pediatric Grand Rounds
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
St. John’s Hospital Bunn Auditorium
August - May





MARCH 2010


March 4th          “High Fructose Corn Syrup – the good and the BAD”
Presenters:       Terry Hatch, MD                                                     Sibyl Cox, RD
                             Professor of Pediatrics                                          Registered Dietician
                             Director, Division of Gastroenterology                 Department of Pediatrics
                             Department of Pediatrics                                      SIU School of Medicine
                             SIU School of Medicine                                         
Learning objectives:
1.     Identify dietary sources of HFCS
2.     Describe key elements in the metabolism of fructose/HFCS
3.     Link current knowledge of HFCS to detrimental health issues
4.     Understand the marketing of HFCS
Both speakers state they have nothing to disclose.

March 11th           “The Barber of Springfield – Iron Physiology & Iron Overload Syndromes”
Presenter:           Gregory Brandt, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Division of Hematology and Oncology
SIU School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Learning objectives:
1.   To gain an understanding of iron physiology
2.   To introduce the pediatrician to iron overload syndromes & increase awareness of these disorders
Dr Brandt states he has nothing to disclose.

March 18th         “Updates in Pediatric Bronchoscopy”
Presenter:           Anwar Shafi, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pulmonology
SIU School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Learning objectives:
1.     Know the difference between rigid and flexible bronchoscopy
Dr Shafi states he has nothing to disclose.

March 25th         “Television: The medium parents hate to love”
Presenter:           Craig Batterman, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics
SIU School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Learning objectives:
1.     Understand the relationship between television viewing and academic performance/cognition
2.     Understand the reasoning behind AAP recommendations for TV viewing time
3.     Understand the relationship between television viewing and behavior
Dr Batterman states she has nothing to disclose.

APRIL 2010

April 1st               NO GRAND ROUNDS – Perinatal Conference

April 8th               “Congenital Foregut Lesions”
Presenter:         Andreas H Meier
Associate Professor in Surgery and Pediatrics
Chair, Division of Pediatric Surgery
SIU School of Medicine, Department of Surgery
By the end of this activity, the learners will be able to:
1.   Describe the etiology and presentation of pediatric congenital foregut lesions
2.   Be familiar with the principles of treatment for pediatric congenital foregut lesions
Dr Meier states he has nothing to disclose.

April 15th           “Gastroesophageal reflux in the preterm neonate: A Neonatologist View”
Presenter:         Magali Jean-Louis, MD
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
SIU School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Learning objectives:
1.   Describe the controversy surrounding Gastroesophageal reflux in the premature infant
2.   Review the evidence linking symptomatology to GERD in the preterm infant
3.   Discuss safety and efficacy of some treatments"
Dr Jean-Louis states she has nothing to disclose.

April 22nd          “Child Death Review: from Case Review to Data to Prevention”
Presenter:         Tracy Lower, MD
Director of Undergraduate Pediatric Medical Education
Inpatient Medical Director and Director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
SIU School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Chair, Springfield Area Child Death Review
Learning objectives:
1.   Understand the membership, purpose and history of child death review teams in the United
      States.
2.   Review statistics regarding child deaths.
3.   Understand specific ways that the process of child death review can impact services and prevention efforts.
Dr Lower states she has nothing to disclose.

April 29th           NO GRAND ROUNDS – Developmental/Behavioral Conference
                             For details… http://www.siumed.edu/cme/pdf/Peds2010brochure.pdf



    MAY 2010
    6        Speaker To Be Announced
    13      Kathy Lake, MD, General Pediatrician, SIU School of Medicine
    20      Jason French, MD, Pediatric Hospitalist, SIU School of Medicine
    27      NO GRAND ROUNDS - RESIDENT RESEARCH DAY



  • Faculty Disclosures: All disclosures and intent to discuss off-label use of drugs/devices are posted for review by attendees.
  • Accreditation: SIU School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
  • CME Credit: The SIU School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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