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September 2024


Please note that in order to receive CME credit, you MUST fill out an evaluation after viewing Grand Rounds on our website.

Upcoming Grand Rounds

Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024

“Firearm Injury Prevention: What’s Known, What’s New, What’s Needed”

Kiesha Fraser Doh, MD
Pediatric Emergency Physician at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Emory University


Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024

“Updates on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973”

Larry Canada, JD
Seasoned Trial Attorney; Senior Trial Counsel, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP)


Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024

“How to Communicate with Children with Autism in Clinic”

Michele Kong, MD, MBA
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Critical Care Physician Scientist and NIH Funded Investigator

Tony Fargason, MD, MBA
Medical Director and Vice President for Clinical Affairs for Children’s of Alabama; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Sarah Ryan, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, UAB Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham


 Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024

“Pressure Injuries in Patients Who Use Wheelchairs”

Cathy Carver, PT, DPT, ATP/SMS
Physical Therapist -Wheelchair and Seating Clinic; Outpatient Physical Therapy, UAB; University of Alabama at Birmingham


Follow the login instructions on the Cloud CME page and then clicking on the Online tab located at the top of the screen. This provides a menu of prior Grand Rounds in reverse chronological order. 

You can also visit the CME Extras page for additional login instructions.


To view Live or On Demand Pediatric Grand Rounds for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ go to: www.childrensal.org/cme

Grand Rounds are held each Thursday at noon in the Bradley Lecture Center, 4th Floor of the Children's Center for Research & Innovation

Children's of Alabama designates these live activities for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Children's of Alabama is accredited by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  

The Alabama Board of Nursing will acknowledge programs of continuing medical education designated as category 1 as acceptable activities for the renewal of license to practice nursing.

Children's of Alabama Continuing Medical Education relies upon its faculty to provide information in a manner that is objective and as free from bias as possible.  All activity faculty are asked to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation.

Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds is considered a Regularly Scheduled Series; therefore our educational objectives are global in scope.  

Grand Rounds Regularly Scheduled Series Objectives:
Upon completion of the 2022 Grand Rounds series, participants will be able to:

  1. Recognize and review diagnosis and current management options for a variety of illnesses related to the field of pediatrics.

  2. Discuss research related to pediatric illnesses.

  3. Recognize and utilize new advances in technology and physician practice for the diagnosis, care, and treatment of the pediatric patient.

  4. Use a multidisciplinary approach to provide optimal outcomes for the pediatric patient.

  5. Discuss improvement methodology to provide quality care for the pediatric patient.

  6. Discuss the role of pediatric practice in education and advocacy.

CME Contact

CME Office | 205.638.9898 | bria.means@childrensal.org

Live Webcast Technical Support | 205.638.9533 | curt.posey@childrensal.org

On Demand Lectures | 205.638.6059 | Bria.Samuels@childrensal.org 

Technical Support for On Demand Lectures | 1.866.702.3278 | support@peachnewmedia.com