Pediatrics Now: Cases Updates and Discussions for the Busy Pediatric Practitioner

Let’s Get Real About Coding

 
CME link for Episode 32
https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10093840
 
FACULTY:
Linda D. Parsi, MD owns a pediatric practice in San Antonio and serves as adjunct faculty in pediatrics at the UT Health Science Center Medical school and the University of Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine.
 
OVERVIEW:Pediatrics Now Host and Producer Holly Wayment interviews Dr. Linda Parsi about how we can get real about coding and her passion for teaching coding, especially to pediatric practices “so together as a team -we can be a voice for our children and serve them with our best as well as keeping the joy of medicine in our own lives”.
 
DISCLOSURES:Linda D. Parsi, MD has disclosed she is a consultant/has ownership interest in the PEDSMD Company; and is on the speakers bureau for Mead Johnson. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Parsi have been mitigated.  
 
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Seidner have been mitigated.  
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and Deepak Kamat, MD course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.
 
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION STATEMENTS:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 0.50 AMAPRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
CREDITS:AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50)Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.50)
 
 
 

Pediatric Plastic Surgery and a Passion for Helping Children: An Interview with Dr. Charles Anton Fries

CME link for Episode 31
https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10093717
 
Pediatric Plastic Surgery and a Passion for Helping Children: An Interview with Dr. Charles Anton Fries
 
FACULTY:
Charles Anton Fries, MD is a plastic surgeon at UT Health San Antonio and University Hospital. For appointments, call the Medical Arts and Research Center (the MARC) 210-450-9220
 
OVERVIEW:Pediatrics Now Host and Producer Holly Wayment interviews plastic surgeon Dr. Charles Anton Fries about the latest in pediatric plastic surgery and his passion for helping children from Oxford, England to UT Health San Antonio, and also the Philippines.
 
DISCLOSURES:Charles Anton Fries, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
 
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Seidner have been mitigated.  
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and Deepak Kamat, MD course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.
 
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION STATEMENTS:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
CREDITS:AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50)Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.50)
 

Messaging, Centering and Coparenting: There’s No Benefit to Being A Jerk - An Interview with a Top Doctor with the AAP

CME link for Episode 30
https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10092971
 
Messaging, Centering and Coparenting: There’s No Benefit to Being A Jerk - An Interview with a Top Doctor with the AAP
 
FACULTY:
David L. Hill, MD is a hospitalist pediatrician, author, podcaster, and speaker. Currently he is Chair of the AAP Council Management Committee, co-host of the Pediatrics on Call podcast, Associate Editor of Patient Education for AAP Pediatric Care Online, Associate Medical Editor of Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5, and an official AAP spokesperson. He works as a hospitalist pediatrician at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro, NC as well as at UNC Children’s Health in Wilmington, NC and as a primary care pediatrician at Wilmington’s MedNorth Community Health Center.
 
OVERVIEW:Pediatrics Now Host and Producer Holly Wayment interviews hospitalist pediatrician David L. Hill, MDabout engaging the media for advocacy, specifically, tools for effective communication for Pediatric advocacy.
 
DISCLOSURES:David L. Hill, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
 
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Seidner have been mitigated.  
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and Deepak Kamat, MD course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.
 
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION STATEMENTS:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
CREDITS:AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50)Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.50)
 

Improving Relational Health: You Have the Power

CME link for Episode 29: Improving Relational Health: You Have the Power
https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10092968
 
Improving Relational Health: You Have the Power
FACULTY:
Alice K. Gong, MD is the William and Rita Head Distinguished Chair in Developmental and Environmental Neonatology, Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Director, PREMIEre Program, at UT Health San Antonio and University Health.
 
OVERVIEW:Pediatrics Now Host and Producer Holly Wayment interviews neonatologist and relational health expert Alice K. Gong , MD about how to improve relational health and why pediatric practitioners have the power.
https://nurturescienceprogram.org/wecs/
 
DISCLOSURES:Alice K. Gong, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
 
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Seidner have been mitigated.  
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and Deepak Kamat, MD course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.
 
CONTINUING EDUCATION STATEMENTS:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 0.50 AMAPRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
CREDITS:AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50)Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.50)

The New Obesity Guidelines by the AAP: Our Pediatric Wellness Expert Doctor Weighs In

CME link for Episode 28: The New Obesity Guidelines by the AAP: Our Pediatric Wellness Doctor Weighs In
https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10092960
 
The New Obesity Guidelines by the AAP: Our Pediatric Wellness Expert Doctor Weighs In
FACULTY:
Luisa M. Rodriguez, MD is a pediatric endocrinologist at UT Health San Antonio.  She sees patients at University Health's Texas Diabetes Institute Wellness Clinic: 210-358-7561.  The referral fax number is: 210-7024228
For prevention or treatment of fatty liver disease, Dr. Amy Issa sees patients at our clinic on Wurzbach and Fredericksburg.  Referral fax: 210-450-2124, Phone: 210-450-7334
OVERVIEW:Pediatrics Now Host and Producer Holly Wayment interviews pediatric endocrinologist and wellness expert Luisa M. Rodriguez, MD about the new obesity guidelines by the American Academy of Pediatrics and what these really mean.
 
DISCLOSURES:Luisa M. Rodriguez, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
 
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Seidner have been mitigated.  
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and Deepak Kamat, MD course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.
 
CONTINUING EDUCATION STATEMENTS:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
CREDITS:AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50)Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.50)

Futility and Moral Distress in Pediatrics; Responding to Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatment

 Episode 27: Futility and Moral Distress in Pediatrics
https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10092951
 
Futility and Moral Distress in Pediatrics
FACULTY:
Caroline Jones, MD is an assistant professor in the division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at UT Health San Antonio. She is currently Medical Director of the PICU and vice chair of the University Health Ethics Committee.
 
OVERVIEW:Pediatrics Now Host and Producer Holly Wayment talks with Caroline Jones, MD about futility and moral distress in pediatrics.
 
DISCLOSURES:Caroline Jones, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
 
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Seidner have been mitigated.  
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and Deepak Kamat, MD course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.
 
CONTINUING EDUCATION STATEMENTS:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Strep Throat That Won’t Go Away or Keeps Coming Back and an Outbreak of Bordetella parapertussis

CME link for Episode 26: Stress About Strep: What to Do When It Won't Go Away
https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10092937Stress About Strep: What to Do When It Won’t Go Away
FACULTY:
Theresa (Tess) Barton, MD is a pediatric infectious disease doctor with UT Health San Antonio and University Hospital.  She is passionate about working with adolescents with HIV, and that interest has evolved. 
 
OVERVIEW:Pediatrics Now Host and Producer Holly Wayment interviews Tess Barton, MD about what to do when strep keeps coming back or won’t go away. Wayment and Dr. Barton also discuss a new pertussis concern.
Doctor/Provider/Clinic Staff to Infectious Disease Doctor Number: 210-890-2699
Referral Info:
OCCAPI Clinic:
Diagnostic testing and treatment of congenital infections including: CMV, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV
Located at UH Rio Tower
Dr. JB Cantey
 
FFACTS Clinic:
Testing and prophylaxis for newborns exposed to HIV infection
Treatment and primary care services for children and adolescents living with HIV infection
Comprehensive care with case management and mental health services
Dr. Tess Barton
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES CLINIC
UH Rio Tower, Drs. Barton and Cantey
 
We see a variety of infections and communicable diseases, as well as follow-up care after hospitalization for severe infections. That includes follow-up after severe COVID infections, or long-term COVID illnesses.
 
DISCLOSURES:Theresa (Tess) Barton, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
 
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Seidner have been mitigated.  
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and Deepak Kamat, MD course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.
 
CONTINUING EDUCATION STATEMENTS:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 0.50 AMAPRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
CREDITS:AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50)Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.50)
 

The New Social Media Guidelines for Parents and Children, A First for the American Psychological Association

CME link:   https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10092929
 
The New Guidelines for Children and Social Media, an Interview with Pediatric Psychologist Krystal Robinson
 
FACULTY:
Krystal Robinson, PsyD has been in practice as a psychologist for ten years.  Her specialty is working with children who have chronic medical conditions.  She’s the Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Department of Pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio.
 
OVERVIEW:Pediatrics Now Host and Producer Holly Wayment interviews UT Health San Antonio pediatric psychologist Krystal Robinson, PsyD.
https://directory.uthscsa.edu/academics/profile/robinsonkd
https://cancer.uthscsa.edu/doctors-and-locations/doctors-and-clinics/krystal-robinson
DISCLOSURES:Krystal Robinson, PsyD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
 
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Seidner have been mitigated.  
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and Deepak Kamat, MD course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.
 
CONTINUING EDUCATION STATEMENTS: The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
CREDITS:AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.75)Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.75)
 

Allergy Update and Your Questions Answered – Part 2

 
CME link for Episode 24: A is for Allergy: Allergy Update and Your Questions Answered - Part 2
https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10092899
Allergy Update and Your Questions Answered – Part 2
 
FACULTY:
Edward G. Brooks, MD has served on the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, Expert Panel 4. He's the chief of UT Health San Antonio's Pediatric Immunology and Infectious Disease Division, and he sees patients at UT Health San Antonio's Adult and Pediatric Allergy Clinic on Medical Drive and at University Hospital.
 
OVERVIEW:Pediatrics Now Host and Producer Holly Wayment talks with Edward G. Brooks, MD about the latest in allergy updates, including cases and your questions answered, plus we discuss food allergies and more.
 
DISCLOSURES:Edward G. Brooks, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
 
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Seidner have been mitigated.  
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and Deepak Kamat, MD course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.
 
CONTINUING EDUCATION STATEMENTS: The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
CREDITS:AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.75)Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.75)
 

Grand Rounds for MOC Credit: The Vaping Epidemic; Learning to Ask, Counsel and Treat

CME link for Episode 23:   https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10092891
The Vaping Epidemic:  Learning to Ask, Counsel and Treat
FACULTY:
Susan Sirota, MD is a pediatrician in independent primary care practice for more than 25 years.
 
OVERVIEW:Pediatrics Now Host and Producer Holly Wayment talks with Susan Sirota, MD about the vapingepidemic, and learning to ask, counsel and treat patients.
 
DISCLOSURES:Susan Sirota, MD has disclosed she is a consultant/an advisor/and has ownership interest with Pediametrix.  The relevant financial relationships noted for Susan Sirota have been mitigated.     
 
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Seidner have been mitigated.  
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and Deepak Kamat, MD course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.
 
CONTINUING EDUCATION STATEMENTS:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.
 
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
CREDITS:AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00)Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00)
MOC 2 credit (1.00)