Virtual Lunch and Learns

Topic: How to identify risky behaviors and approach communication with teen patients
Presenter: Anisha Abraham, M.D.
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 12 p.m. Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada)

Topic: Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) 101 for the Primary Care Physician
Presenter: Sharyn Malcolm, M.D.
Date/Time: Jan 25, 2023 12 p.m. Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada)
Related Documents: Contraceptive Choices (PDF) | Bleeding Management During Contraception (PDF) | LARC 101 (PDF)

Topic: When Aunt Flo Comes to Town: Typical Versus Atypical Menstruation and the Approach to Adolescents with Menstrual Concerns
Presenter: Allison Mayhew, M.D. 
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at noon
Related Documents: Presentation Slides (PDF) | Fact Sheet (PDF)

Topic: Penicillin Allergy Evaluation and Management
Presenters: 
Joel Brooks, D.O., M.P.H.
Anna Sprunger, PA-C
Date/Time: May 26, 2021, at noon
Additional Resources:
Education for Parents
Diagnosis Codes
Good Antibiotic Cross Reactivity (PDF)

Topic: Food Allergies: Prevention, Diagnosis and Management
Presenter: Suzanne Kochis, M.D. and Ammara Ahmed, D.O.
Date/Time: November 4, 2020, at Noon

Psychology

Topic: Psychosocial Determinants of Health in Children with Chronic Illnesses
Presenter: Kaushal Amatya, Ph.D.
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Topic: Role of the Pediatrician in Identifying Congenital Heart Disease
Presenter: Suma Goudar, M.D.
Date/Time: April 19, 2023, 12 p.m. Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada)

Topic: Bridging the Transition to Adulthood in Congenital Cardiac Care
Presenters: Michael Bykhovsky, M.D., and Marguerite Wevers, Clinical Program Coordinator
Date/Time: February 17, 2023, at noon

Topic: Don't Stress Out: Using Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing for Diagnosis, Risk Stratification and Promotion of Exercise
Presenter: Jared Hershenson, M.D.
Date/Time: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 at noon
Related Documents: Presentation slides (PDF)

Topic: Developmental issues associated with congenital heart defects
Presenter: Michael Mintz, Psy.D.
Date/Time: Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 at Noon

Topic: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): Diagnosis Treatment and Cardiac Manifestations; Return to Sports after COVID-19
Hosted by: Mary Washington Hospital
Presenter: Ashraf Harahsheh, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.A.P.
Date/Time: Friday, Aug. 27, 2021 at Noon
Event Flyer (PDF)

Topic: Chest Pain Made Simple: Let’s Relieve the Angina
Presenter: Ian Hovis, M.D.
Date/Time: February 19, 2021, at noon

Topic: Cardiac Complications of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
Presenter: Ashraf Harahsheh, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.A.P
Date: February 8, 2021, at Noon
Related Documents:

• Return to Play After COVID-19 Infection (PDF)
• Ambulatory Evaluation for MIS-C, Chart I (PDF)
• Ambulatory Evaluation for MIS-C, Chart II (PDF)
• MIS-C Information for Primary Care Providers and email the MIS-C Task Force

Topic: Reducing Low Probability Cardiology Referrals for Chest Pain from Primary Care
Provider: Ashraf Harahsheh, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.A.P. 
Date/Time: Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 at Noon

Topic: Updates in Preventative Cardiology 
Provider: Sarah Clauss, M.D.
Date/Time: Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 at Noon
Complementary Resources:

• Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017)
• Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in High-Risk Pediatric Patients (Circulation, 2019)
• Integrated Cardiovascular Health Promotion in Childhood (AHA Medical/Scientific Statement, 2020)

**Related documents from presentations will be posted after the live webinars.

Topic: CME Lunch and Learn Webinar - A review of the most common pediatric malignancies, short and long-term side effects of treatment. What should we be looking for and how do we support our patients?
Presenter: Christina Wiedl, D.O.
Date/Time: Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 at 12 p.m., EST
Related Documents: Presentations Slides

Topic: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology: What's New in the Last Ten Years? 
A review of the newer therapies in pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplant; CAR-T, gene therapy, sickle cell treatment and "personalized medicine"
Presenter: Christina Wiedl, D.O.
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at Noon

Topic: Proton Therapy for Pediatric Cancers
Provider: Matthew Ladra, M.D., M.P.H.
Date/Time: Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at Noon

Topic: Congenital Colorectal Problems in Pediatrics
Presenter: Marc Levitt, M.D.
Date/Time: December 11, 2020, at Noon

Topic: Chronic Constipation and Incontinence in the Primary Care Setting: Management and When to Refer
Presenter: Marc Levitt, M.D.
Date/Time: October 16, 2020, at Noon

Children's National Hospital offers multiple opportunities to stay up-to-date on the latest with care during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the Pediatric Health Network, we invite you to join a series of town hall meetings which include COVID-19 updates, specialist presentations and a Q&A portion.

*Please note, CME credits are not available for these webinars.

Topic: Port Wine Birthmarks: Diagnosis, Referral and Treatment for the Primary Care Physician
Presenter: Anna Kirkorian, M.D.
Date/Time: Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, at 12 p.m., EST
To request a copy of the presentation slide deck, please email us.

Topic: Vulvar Dermatoses for the Pediatrician
Presenters: Kaiane Habeshian, M.D.; and Tazim Dowlut-McElroy, M.D., M.S. 
Date/Time: Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Noon
Due to the sensitive nature of this presentation, please request a copy of this presentation and/or recording link.

Topic: Acne and Eczema: How to Treat and When to Refer
Presenter: Kaiane Habeshian, M.D.
Date/Time: Thursday, April 15, 2021, at noon

Topic: Stridor in the Infant Patient
Presenter: Habib Zalzal, M.D.
Date/Time: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at 12 p.m., EST
Related Documents: Presentation slides (PDF)

Topic: Otitis Media in 2022: What's new?
Presenter: Diego Preciado, M.D., Ph.D.
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at noon
Related Documents: Presentation slides (PDF)

Topic: The Endocrinologist’s Approach to a Child with Short Stature and the Diagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency
Presenter: Andrew Dauber, M.D.
Date/Time: May 3, 2023
Related Documents: Presentation Slides (PDF)

Topic: Approach to Thyroid Disorders in the Primary Care Office 
Presenter: Priya Vaidyanathan, M.D.
Date/Time: Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022
Related Documents: Thyroid for Primary Care Doctors (PDF)

Topic: Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Onset of Type 1 Diabetes: Prevalence and Prevention
Presenter: Amanda Perkins, M.S.N., M.P.H., C.P.N.P., C.D.E., and Fran Cogen, M.D.
Date/Time: Friday, March 19, 2021
Related Documents: Type 1 Diabetes Referral Guidelines (PDF)

Topic: Celiac Disease for the Primary Healthcare Provider
Presenter: Vahe Badalyan, M.D.
Date/Time: December 7, 2022, 12 p.m.

Topic: Screening for Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Pediatricians
Presenter: Diana Moya, M.D.
Date/Time: November 16, 2022, 12 p.m. 

Topic: Constipation: When the Going Gets Tough
Presenter: Christopher Hayes, M.D.
Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Topic: Diagnosis and monitoring of Celiac disease in the time of COVID-19
Presenter: Benny Kerzner, M.D.
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Topic: How can we diagnose and treat patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) during COVID-19?;
Presenter: Otto Louis-Jacques, M.D.
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Topic: It is (Might Be) an (Umbilical/Inguinal/Epigastric) Hernia: What’s Next?
Presenter: Randall Burd, M.D., Ph.D. 
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at noon
Related Documents: Presentation Slides (PDF)

Topic: Vestibular Dysfunction in the Pediatric Patient: Who Should be Referred?
Presenter: Tommie Robinson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and Tracey Ambrose, Au.D., CCC-A
Date/Time: December 4, 2020, at Noon

Topic: Chronic Kidney Disease in Children and Adolescents
Presenter: Denver Brown, M.D.
Date/Time: December 1, 2021

Topic: Urine the Know: General Pediatricians' Approach to Nephrotic Syndrome and Proteinuria
Presenter: Melissa Meyers, M.D.
Date: November 18, 2021

Topic: The General Pediatrics Approach to Hypertension
Presenter: Celina Brunson, M.D.
Date: March 29, 2021
Resources: Helpful sites for validated blood pressure devices by the AMA and the International Society and European Society of Hypertension

• www.validatebp.org
• www.stridebp.org

 

Topic: What to Do When Concussion Gets Complicated
Presenter: Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., and Chelsey Bowman, Ph.D.
Date/Time: December 12, 2022, 12 p.m.
Additional Resources: SCORE Concussion Referral Guide

Topic: The Role of Pediatricians in Treating Depression
Presenters: Erin Sadler, Psy.D, PMH-C 
Date/Time: Friday, January 7, 2022 at Noon

Topic: Advances in Pediatric Headache Medicine
Presenter: Raquel Langdon, M.D., and Jeffrey Strelzik, M.D.
Date/Time: Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 at Noon

Topic: Tics and Tourette's
Presenters: Laura Tochen, M.D., and Alonso G. Zea Vera, M.D.
Date/Time: Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021 at Noon

Topic: Stroke in Children: A Review and Update
Presenter: Dana B. Harrar, M.D., Ph.D.
Date/Time: Thursday, February 25, 2021, at noon

Topic: Promoting Treatment Engagement and Adherence in Adolescents with ADHD
Presenter: Melissa Dvorsky, Ph.D., M.S.
Date/Time: February 3, 2021, at Noon
Related Documents: Engaging Adolescents with ADHD in Treatment (PDF)

Topic: Early Childhood Assessment: When to Refer Your Patient to the Child Development Program
Presenter: Cristiano Santostefano, Psy.D.
Date/Time: Dec. 18, 2020, at Noon
Related Documents: Presentation slides (PDF)

Topic: Is it Craniosynostosis or Plagiocephaly? What Pediatricians Need to Know
Presenters: Daniel Donoho, M.D., and Hasan Syed, M.D.
Date/Time: January 18, 2023, 12 p.m. Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada)
Related Documents: Presentation Slides (PDF)
Additional Resources (PDF)

Topic: Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity
Presenter: Nazrat Mirza, M.D., and Susma Vaidya, M.D., M.P.H.
Date/Time: May 24, 2023, 12 p.m. Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada)

Topic: Overuse Syndromes and Injury Prevention
Presenter: Keyur Desai, M.D.
Date/Time: August 9, 2023 at Noon
Additional Resources: Overuse Syndromes and Injury Prevention Slides (PDF), Anterior Knee Physical Therapy Prescription Form (PDF), Knee Rehab Exercises (PDF)

Topic: Hip Surveillance and Cerebral Palsy
Presenter: Sean Tabaie, M.D.
Date/Time: Mar 22, 2023 at Noon
Additional Resources: Hip Surveillance and Cerebral Palsy (PDF)

Topic: Orthopaedic Concerns Facing Pediatric Athletes During Mid-Pandemic Return to Play
Presenters: Kaleb Friend, M.D., and Keyur Desai, M.D.
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at Noon
Additional Resources (PDFs): 
Dr. Friend Presentation - Mid-Pandemic Return to Play
Dr. Desai Presentation - Concussion Management
Sport Concussion Assessment Tool
Return to School After a Concussion - Fact Sheet

Topic: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH): a Review from Birth through Adolescence
Presenter: Jeffrey Peck, M.D.
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at noon

Topic: Pediatric Chronic Pain
Presenter: Elisha Peterson, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.S.A.
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Noon
Additional Resource: About Pediatric Pain Medicine (PDF)

Topic: Clinical Interventions for Vaping of Nicotine and Cannabis
Presenter: Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy, M.D.
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at noon
Related Documents: Presentation Slides (PDF)

Topic: Pediatric Lung Transplantation 2020 for the Frontline Providers
Provider: Michael Tsifansky, M.D., F.A.A.P. 
Date/Time: Friday, March 13, 2020 at Noon