Connecticut Children's Grand Rounds

Activity ObjectivesRecognize the signs and symptoms of post concussive syndrome.Differentiate the overlap of post concussive symptoms with signs and symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder.Formulate a "Return to play" decision tree across military and sports.Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity ObjectivesDescribe the purpose, scope, and components of a pediatric neuropsychological evaluation and distinguish it from other assessments.Identify clinical concerns that may warrant referral for a pediatric neuropsychological evaluation and describe how neuropsychological findings can inform diagnosis, treatment planning, and recommendations for school.Understand how to help families navigate the neuropsychological evaluation process.Claim CME Here!

Activity ObjectivesDifferentiate between common forms of adolescent sextortion, including financially motivated exploitation and coercion involving peers or known individuals, and recognize how perpetrator tactics influence victim disclosure and help-seeking.Analyze the relationship between sextortion, acute psychological distress, and suicide risk in adolescents, including the roles of shame, fear, perceived entrapment, and threats of image distribution.Apply an informed, nonjudgmental approach to identifying and responding to suspected sextortion in pediatric primary care, including assessing immediate safety, preserving potential evidence, and connecting patients with appropriate clinical and investigative resources.Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity Objectives:Define CMV and cCMV: Understand the epidemiology and transmission pathways of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and congenital CMV (cCMV).Evaluate DBS Assay Development: Examine how the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) laboratory developed and validated the dried blood spot (DBS) CMV PCR assay.Apply Management Guidelines: Use current guidelines to outline initial diagnostic evaluations, subspecialty referrals, and long-term follow-up care.Compare Screening Strategies: Understand universal screening outcomes for CT, what we know so far.Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity ObjectivesRelate neuroembryological and developmental neuroanatomical data with clinical neurological examination.Apply updates to the Sarnat grading scale of neonatal encephalopathy.Understand the importance of proteoglycans in cerebral development and malformations as the most recently recognized major factor in morphogenesis of the CNS.Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity ObjectivesASSESS Characterize cannabis use quickly: frequency, product, potency, timing, function, and consequences.INTERPRET Distinguish possible cannabis effects or withdrawal from depression, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and psychosis.PRESCRIBE Incorporate cannabis use into decisions about starting, changing and monitoring psychiatric medications.ACT Use brief intervention, harm reduction, follow-up, and referral based on risk and clinical need.Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity ObjectivesEmpower increased understanding and awareness of the role of palliative care in addressing suffering in pediatrics.Explore grief as it relates to pediatric palliative care.Inspire all of us to recognize the best way to provide pediatric palliative care guided by compassion, curiosity, and presence.Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity Objective:Describe the role of pharmacotherapy in pediatric obesity care using the new CLASP tool guidelines.Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity ObjectivesDescribe how storytelling can engage children and caregivers in healthy eating and behavior change.Identify strategies to support families facing barriers to healthy food access and nutrition resources.Explore how storytelling can strengthen nutrition education and behavioral support across diverse families, settings, and practice contexts.Claim CME Credit Here!

Activity Objectives:Compare the nature of genomic alterations that define clinically important subsets of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Give examples of how genomic insights inform risk stratification and management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Claim CME Credit Here!