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2020 - 2021 Brain Tumor Board
Occurs monthly on the 2nd Monday starting on 9/14/2020 at 3:30 PM

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Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

This monthly clinical case conference will review and discuss in detail all patients' cases followed by the Brain Tumor Board team.  Faculty members will bring their own field of expertise, and after detailed case presentation by the Hematology/Oncology attending on service, a group discussion will follow.

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2020 - 2021 Neurology Case Conference
Occurs weekly every Friday starting on 9/11/2020 at 12:15 PM

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Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

This weekly clinical case conference will review and discuss in detail all patients' cases followed by the Neurological team.  Faculty members will bring their own field of expertise, and after detailed case presentation by the neurology attending on service, a group discussion will fellow.

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2020 - 2021 Pediatric Endocrinology
Occurs weekly every Thursday starting on 8/13/2020 at 11:00 AM

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Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Pediatric Endocrinology is an area that is continually changing and growing. It is essential to stay up-to-date on the methods of diagnosis, the most appropriate and latest therapies and treatment guidelines for pediatric endocrinology diseases.

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2020 - 2021 Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Occurs weekly every Tuesday starting on 5/26/2020 at 12:00 PM

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Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Our sessions are a detailed presentation of a clinical case, followed by a robust discussion among the faculty and fellows present about what is an appropriate clinical approach and why. This is a time-tested approach and we therefore have structured our activity to provide this sort of experience.

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2020 - 2021 Pediatric Tumor Board
Occurs weekly every Wednesday starting on 9/16/2020 at 12:00 PM

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Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

This conference series will focus on education of current treatment practices and controversies in the care of children, adolescents, and young adults with diseases of the blood and cancers. This conference will review current literature and background for treatment which will improve the care of children with the disorders discussed.

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2020 - 2021 Sleep Medicine Journal Club
Occurs monthly on the 3rd Friday starting on 8/21/2020 at 1:00 PM

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Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Sleep is an activity that everyone is familiar with, but few have up-to-date education about pediatric sleep problems, diagnostics, therapies and the latest sleep research. There are fewer than 400 board certified pediatric sleep physicians in the US (personal communication with ABP). Pediatric residents receive a mean of 4.8 hours of instruction about sleep topics during residency training with a median of pediatric residents receiving 0 hours of formal instruction. Additionally, sleep problems are widespread with an incidence of up to 50% in infants, 25-30% in toddlers, 30% among preschoolers, 37% in school-aged patients and 20% in adolescents 

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2021 Pediatric GI Seminar
Occurs weekly every Wednesday starting on 11/17/2020 at 4:00 PM

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Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Weekly seminars will be used to review literature as a division then discuss best diagnostic and treatment options.  Treatment strategies are essential to conducting clinical research within our division.  Harmonization of practice is also essential for the provision of consistent care to patients seen by multiple providers in different settings (inpatient, clinic).  These seminars will also provide our fellows with up to date education and improve their teaching skills.

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2021 Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds
Occurs weekly every Thursday starting on 1/7/2021 at 12:00 PM

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Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Grand Rounds seeks to provide the most up-to-date continuing medical education to our target audience* in order to facilitate adoption and use of the best practice guidelines with current evidence based medicine for every patient and diagnosis. Additionally, Grand Rounds will provide the most current instruction to the residents in our teaching institution.

*The audience is the Children’s of Alabama & UAB medical and clinical staff in all pediatric sub-specialties, as well as local, state, regional and national pediatric practitioners who seek continuing education on pertinent subject material.

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2021 Pediatric Nephrology Conference
Occurs weekly every Tuesday starting on 4/20/2021 at 12:00 PM

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Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Currently there is no group Nephrology activity where experts inside/outside the division can regularly distill and disseminate updated evidence on a variety of topics.  This activity will use updates in evidence-based practice to educate pediatric Nephrology faculty, fellows and nurses/staff.

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Behavioral Health ECHO Series Five - Fall 2021
Occurs weekly every Wednesday and Thursday starting on 9/16/2021 at 12:15 PM

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Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

The goal is to increase access to behavioral health services to children living in AL's rural, under served communities by equipping physicians to better care for patients with behavioral health conditions and to provide diagnosis and treatment earlier promoting better outcomes for those patients.