Seminars in Pediatrics 2020 (Virtual Conference, Central Time)
Conference Overview and Format
Seminars in Pediatrics, provided annually by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Pediatrics, the UW Health American Family Children's Hospital, and the University of Wisconsin−Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP), will be a virtual, one-day conference focusing on health equity. The conference will utilize a user-friendly platform called Blackboard Collaborate. This platform allows for high-quality streaming and provides participants with the ability to have meaningful discussion and Q/A sessions following the presentations.
Practice Gaps and Needs
The field of pediatric medicine is continually changing, resulting in knowledge and performance gaps between current practice and best-practice recommendations. For the general pediatrician, family practice physician, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team, access to updates in state-of-the-art pediatric medicine is critical to providing optimal patient care resulting in knowledge and performance gaps between current practice and best practice recommendations. In addition to feedback from past conferences and grand rounds programs, results of a survey of Wisconsin-based physicians indicated great interest in these topics. Furthermore, the members of the conference planning committee, considered experts in this field, identified issues that have seen significant advances in recent years and that will be most applicable to attendees’ clinical work.
Conference Objectives
Provide physicians and other health care providers with up-to-date information on new trends and developments in the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent diseases.
- Participants will be able to independently and consistently identify state-of-the-art, evidence-based practices influencing the prevention, diagnosis and treatment in pediatric medicine.
- Participants will be able to assess their current clinical practices and determine if the research applies to their patient population in order to evaluate the need to make changes to their standard of care.
- Participants will identify and discuss with the interprofessional team trends in pediatric medicine and formulate plans to improve team-based practice.
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care providers including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care providers who participate in the care of pediatric and adolescent patients.
Elements of Competence
This continuing education (CE) activity is designed to change learner competence and focuses on the American Board of Medical Specialties areas of medical knowledge, and patient care and procedural skills. This activity also focuses on the interprofessional competency of values/ethics for interprofessional practice.
Friday, October 16, 2020
7:30 AM | Conference Registration |
7:45 AM | Welcome, Mala Mathur, MD, MPH |
8:00 AM | From Policy Statement to Practice: Integrating Social Needs Assessment and Outreach in Health Care Delivery, Kevin P. Fiori, MD, MSc, MPH In 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement on poverty and child health, which recommended that providers "screen for risk factors within social determinants of health during patient encounters." However, translating this policy recommendation in routine care is challenging especially with limited evidence-based practice guidance to inform providers. This presentation will provide an overview of Montefiore Health System's experience integrating standardized social needs assessments and linkage to resources in over 20 primary practices, share practical lessons learned, and discuss next steps and needed research on how health systems can support families with unmet social needs. |
9:00 AM | Coping With Grief: Supporting Children, Parents, and Providers, Ryan M. McAdams, MD The impact of grief from disease, disparities, and death on children, parents, and providers can be profound. As pediatric providers, we often need to provide guidance and support to children and families who are grieving. We are also susceptible to grief, which may affect our abilities to perform in a sustainable, high-functioning, effective manner. This presentation will describe sources of grief, the effects of grief, and ways to cope with grief. We will discuss the unique challenges facing children in communities characterized by poverty and toxic stress. This presentation will help pediatric providers identify factors that may hinder normal grieving and provide advice on strategies to promote resilience. |
10:00 AM | Break |
10:15 AM | More Than Just Wheezing: Management of Childhood Asthma Begins With Addressing Where our Patients Grow, Live, Learn, and Play, Sima K. Ramratnam, MD, MPH Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood and is one of the main reasons for outpatient and emergency room visits, hospitalizations, high health care costs, and missed school days. There are significant disparities in asthma prevalence and outcomes by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Numerous studies have suggested that social determinants of health, such as the physical environment, neighborhood characteristics, family relationships, education, and access to health services impacts the health of children with asthma. It is vital to identify these social determinants of health in order to address the disparities in asthma outcomes across populations, but doing so can be difficult to integrate into clinical practice. This presentation will review how to identify and address the social determinants of health in the care of children with asthma in a clinical setting. |
11:15 AM | Children's Exposure to Environmental Pollutants . . . What's a Pediatrician's Role, Elizabeth J. Neary, MD, MS Parents often ask their pediatrician questions about the chemicals that their children are being exposed to, from pesticides to contaminants in water. This presentation will prepare you to answer those questions by updating your knowledge of current and emerging environmental issues that impact the health of children. This presentation will also review recent research, offer practical tips for advising parents, and provide resources for your continuing education in environmental health. |
12:15 PM | Lunch/Online Vendor and Community Health Partners Reception |
1:15 PM | Two Minutes, Two Slides, David T. Bernhardt, MD (Moderator) |
2:00 PM | Racism as a Social Determinant of Health: An Interactive Panel Discussion, Jasmine Y. Zapata, MD, MPH Please join us for this thought-provoking discussion facilitated by pediatrician and preventive medicine physician Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH. She will be joined by a panel of community stakeholders to discuss 1) the lived experience of minority patients and families as it relates to racism as a social determinant of health; 2) strategies for dismantling racism both within the health care system and in our communities; and 3) how healing can take place between the health care community and those who have experienced racial trauma. |
3:15 PM | COVID-19 in Pediatrics: Droplets, Disease, and Disparities, Gregory P. DeMuri, MD The current epidemiology and pathogenesis of pandemic coronavirus in children will be discussed. Up-to-date information on diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 will be presented. Disparities in the clinical and social effects of this pandemic on children will be discussed. |
4:15 PM | Closing Remarks, Mala Mathur, MD, MPH |
This is a virtual conference (central time). Please see the Program for further information.
Seminars in Pediatrics Conference Faculty
David T. Bernhardt, MD, Professor, Departments of Pediatrics (Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine), and Orthopedics and Rehabilitation (Division of Sports Medicine), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Gregory P. DeMuri, MD, Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Kevin P. Fiori, MD, MSc, MPH, Attending Physician, Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM); Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York |
Ryan M. McAdams, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Elizabeth J. Neary, MD, MS, Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Sima K. Ramratnam, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Jasmine Y. Zapata, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Planning Committee
Kristin A. Shadman, MD (Co-chair), Associate Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Alisha S. Ching, MD, Resident (PL2), Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Reva L. Finkelman, MA, Continuing Professional Development Specialist, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Jeffrey A. Huebner, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Andrew A. Lewandowski, DO, Pediatrician, Group Health Cooperative, Madison, Wisconsin |
Mala Mathur, MD, MPH, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Ryan M. McAdams, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Kristan M. Sodergren, NP, Nurse Practitioner, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) that the faculty, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this continuing education (CE) activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial interests* in order to allow CE staff to identify and resolve any potential conflicts of interest. Faculty must also disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Detailed disclosures will be made available.
*The ACCME defines a commercial interest as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be commercial interests.
Accreditation Statement
![]() | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
Credit Designation Statements
American Medical Association (AMA)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 ANCC contact hours.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing is Iowa Board of Nursing provider 350. Iowa Board of Nursing accepts ANCC contact hours for nursing continuing education requirements.
Continuing Education Units
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for .7 continuing education units (CEUs) or 7 hours.
Available Credit
- 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 7.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 7.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
Check back periodically for an up-to-date list of exhibitors.
Click on the link to enter their virtual "booth."
Exhibitor "drop in" time: October 16, 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Exhibitors | Community Partners |
Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH) Program | |
Continuing Education for Pediatricians: UW - Madison ICEP |
Registration Rates
$150 - September 1 - October 16, 2020
The conference fee covers the cost of tuition, electronic course materials, and a nonrefundable processing fee of $50.
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
Requests for cancellation must be submitted in writing to help@icep.wisc.edu. Cancellation requests received at least 96 hours prior to the conference will allow a full refund except for the nonrefundable processing fee. No refunds will be made for cancellations received less than 96 hours prior to the activity start date.
QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION
Email help@icep.wisc.edu.
PROGRAM CHANGES
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserve the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
For conference information please contact Reva Finkelman at rfinkelman@wisc.edu.