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DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS

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

December 1, 2016 What’s Wrong with Tiny Tim?

Rupa Kapoor, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, EVMS/CHKD

Division of Emergency Medicine

Objectives: Diagnose a fictitious character from Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Analyze the life and times of 18th century London to decipher what illness Tiny Tim had and how it would have been treated.

Competencies:    Medical Knowledge

December 8, 2016 New Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment in Pediatric Neuromuscular Medicine

Crystal Proud, MD

Division of Neurology, CHKD

Objectives: Interpret features prompting assessment for neuromuscular disease. Determine approaches to the neuromuscular assessment, both clinical and procedural. Interpret changes in treatment strategy for specific neuromuscular diagnoses and assess the evolution of prognosis with changes in standards of care and new treatments.

Competencies: Medical Knowledge, Evidence-based Practice

December 15, 2016 Is DNA your destiny? Understanding epigenetics and its potential clinical use

Susan M. Braid, DrPH, MPH, MSN, NNP-BC, RN

Assistant Professor, Director of the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program,

Old Dominion University, College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Norfolk, VA

Objectives:      Determine the basics of epigenetics. Analyze epigenetics and the fetal origins of adult diseases hypothesis.  Evaluate potential uses of epigenetics in clinical care.

Competencies:   Medical Knowledge

December 22, 2016 NO GRAND ROUNDS – HOLIDAYS

December 28, 2016 NO GRAND ROUNDS – HOLIDAYS

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.

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Sponsored by the Office of Continuing Medical Education, Eastern Virginia Medical School

Target Audience: Pediatricians and interested healthcare professionals including medical residents and students

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