Connecticut Children's Grand Rounds

Event Objectives:

• Review the frequency and factors contributing to “burnout” amongst physicians and all professionals.
• Explore the burden created by the explosions of frictionless communication (via text EHR inbox or email etc..) and the paradoxical reduction in productivity and efficiency.
• Advocate for the adoption of a work environment that respects focus reduces interruptions shrinks in-box off hours burden and sets appropriate expectations for patient/staff communications.

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Event Objectives:

• Distinguish thyroid function patterns that require immediate action.
• Discuss slight alterations in thyroid function that can occur in states of altered physiology in children and adolescents, that do not require immediate treatment.

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Event Objectives:

• Understand the Role of Advocacy in Health Care: Identify the various forms of advocacy including patient professional and policy advocacy and understand their importance in driving systemic improvements in health care delivery and outcomes.
• Analyze the Impact of Advocacy on Health Policy: Examine how health care advocacy can influence policy changes at local state and national levels and explore case studies of advocacy efforts that have successfully led to significant health policy reforms.
• Develop Skills for Effective Advocacy: Learn practical strategies and communication skills necessary for effective advocacy including how to engage stakeholders build coalitions and present compelling arguments to policymakers and the public.

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Event Objectives:

• Review definitions and classification schemes for psychological maltreatment.
• Identify possible red flags for psychological maltreatment in a patient or caregiver history.

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Event Objectives:

• Identify three propositions for what pain is a communicative phenomenon.
• Describe pathways through which communication can influence health outcomes.
• Apply recommendations for improving pain communication by avoiding discrediting silencing and stereotyping.

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Event Objectives:

• Understand the environmental processes changing as result of climate change and how they impact the prevalence incidence and distribution of vector-borne disease
• Describe how climate change is influencing the distribution of specific VBDs
• Explore what actions health professionals can take to protect patients vulnerable to these diseases

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Event Objectives:

• Compare rates of syphilis over time and between demographic factors and understand features associated with higher rates
• Review specific missed opportunities for the prevention of congenital syphilis
• Describe future directions to improve screening and treatment of syphilis

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Event Objectives:

• Review the pathophysiology of pain in XLH.
• Identify the physical and psychosocial impact of chronic pain in XLH patients.
• Evaluate current pain management approaches in adults with XLH.
• Explore the development of digital tools for pain self-management in XLH.

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Event Objectives:

• Discuss diagnosis and treatment of IBS

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Event Objectives:

• Describe engagement failures of digital mental health tools to date.
• List specific needs minoritized youth and their caregivers express as crucial to their digital experiences.
• Detail the importance of lived expertise from community members through interdisciplinary colleagues in improving access to care.

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