Description:This session provides a comprehensive overview of cerebral palsy care, focusing on the identification and management of common co-occurring conditions that impact long-term health and quality of life. It equips clinicians with practical strategies to guide families through diagnosis and ongoing care, highlighting available resources and multidisciplinary supports. Emphasis is placed on partnering with families to navigate complex care needs and optimize outcomes across the continuum ...

Description:This session highlights innovative, patient-centered approaches to complex pediatric care through co-designed interventions and digital tools. It explores how antiracism and community-based research can shape more equitable patient experiences, alongside the development of evidence-informed decision support for anaphylaxis. Presenters also examine the real-world implementation of patient-facing apps and a comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy program, offering practical insights...

Description:This session examines how to translate evolving evidence into meaningful improvements in rheumatic heart disease (RHD) outcomes. It highlights persistent gaps across prevention, diagnosis, and management while exploring practical, equity-focused strategies to strengthen care delivery. Attendees will gain insight into bridging knowledge and practice by applying implementation approaches that support consistent, evidence-based care—particularly in underserved populations—ultimately adv...

Description:This session explores what truly drives effective communication in pediatric care, examining how individual behaviors and team interactions influence patient safety. Through practical insights, it highlights common sources of miscommunication and emphasizes the importance of trust, clarity, and psychological safety within teams. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how strong communication practices and collaborative dynamics can reduce errors, strengthen teamwork, and ul...

Description:This presentation highlights emerging approaches to pediatric acute kidney injury, emphasizing its diverse underlying causes and clinical presentations. Speakers explore how precision medicine can refine risk stratification, enabling more tailored diagnostic and management strategies. By linking early identification with thoughtful follow-up, the session underscores how individualized care pathways can improve outcomes and guide long-term kidney health in children at risk.Financial D...

Description:This session examines the dual role of social media as both a driver of pediatric injury risk and a powerful tool for prevention. Presenters explore how online trends and challenges influence injury patterns among youth, while also highlighting opportunities to leverage social platforms for early identification, education, and targeted prevention efforts. Attendees will gain practical insights into integrating digital awareness into clinical care and community outreach to better prot...

Description:This combined Pediatric and Nursing Grand Rounds explores how cardiac arrest guidelines evolve from evidence synthesis to frontline practice. Faculty highlight Cincinnati Children’s role in shaping national recommendations and illustrate how these guidelines are translated into local care through team training, bedside support, and continuous performance feedback. Emphasizing implementation science and interdisciplinary collaboration, the session demonstrates how structured processes...

Description:This Pratt Lecture highlights innovative research spanning pulmonary, renal, mental health, and nutrition outcomes in pediatrics. Presenters examine how prematurity shapes long-term lung development, including altered growth patterns, and explore experimental evidence linking early dexamethasone exposure to disrupted kidney development and lasting dysfunction. Additional work evaluates streamlined mental health assessment tools in emergency care and practical strategies to preserve n...

Description:Big Feelings: Addressing Disruptive and Challenging Behaviors focuses on practical, developmentally informed approaches to understanding and managing challenging behaviors in children. This Pediatric Grand Rounds session helps clinicians differentiate expected emotional and behavioral responses from patterns that suggest disruptive behavior disorders, while offering evidence-based strategies to support emotional regulation and family coping. Through a clinically grounded lens, the pr...

Description:National Academies Report on Strategies to Enhance Pediatric Health Research Funded by NIH reviews how federal priorities and funding mechanisms influence the pediatric research landscape. This Pediatric Grand Rounds session examines how NIH decision-making, strategic planning, and reporting frameworks guide investments in child health research, and highlights key recommendations from the National Academies aimed at strengthening and sustaining this work. Attendees will gain a cleare...