Forward Pediatric Alliance Grand Rounds & Research Forum

Forward Pediatric Alliance Grand Rounds – First/fifth Tuesday of each month at 7 a.m.

A grand rounds presentation designed to foster engagement and provide a space for learning, dialogue, and collaboration via open conversation.

Forward Pediatric Alliance Research Forum – First Friday of each month at 9 a.m.

This event is a shared forum for discussing research with participation of clinical faculty, APPs, research faculty, and trainees from Madison and Milwaukee.

Interested parties are invited to attend either series.

The Forward Pediatric Alliance is a collaborative venture between UW Health Kids in Madison and Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee that aims to expand patient access through shared pediatric cardiac and adult congenital heart care services.

Event Schedule

Forward Pediatric Alliance Grand Rounds	Forward Pediatric Alliance Research Forum
Tuesday, December 2, 7-8 a.m.	Friday, December 5, 9-10 a.m.
Tuesday, January 6, 7-8 a.m.	Friday, January 9, 9-10 a.m.
Tuesday, February 3, 7-8 a.m.	Friday, February 6, 9-10 a.m.
Tuesday, March 3, 7-8 a.m.	Friday, March 6, 9-10 a.m.

Upcoming Forward Pediatrics Alliance Research Forum Sessions

Session date: December 5

Session title: Preterm Birth Is a Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor: Building Translational Models

Speaker: Jingshing Wu, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Previous Forward Pediatrics Alliance Research Forum Sessions

September 5, 2025 - Research Forum

Session title: Is Pre-Phenotype Treatment of HCM a Reasonable Goal?

Speaker: J. Carter Ralphe, MD, professor and chief, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Session title: Postnatal Heart Valve Cell Heterogeneity and Fate

Speaker: Theresa Bluemn, PhD, research scientist, Medical College of Wisconsin, Laboratory of Joy Lincoln

October 3, 2025 - Research Forum

Session title: Mechanisms of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations in a Single Ventricle Circulation

Speaker: Andrew Spearman, MD, associate professor of pediatric cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Herma Heart Institute, Children’s Wisconsin

Session title: Accessible Congenital Heart Disease Patient Transition Readiness for Long-Term Health (ACHD STRONG)

Speaker: Krisjon Olson, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

November 14, 2025 - Research Forum

Session title: 18 Years of Pulse Oximetry Screening for Congenital Heart Disease in Newborns

Speaker: John Hokanson, MD, professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Session title: Advances in Fetal Magnetocardiography

Speaker: Janette Strasburger, MD, director, Strasburger Lab, Medical College of Wisconsin

View past Congenital Cardiovascular Grand Rounds

The Congenital Cardiovascular Grand Rounds offered monthly educational sessions for health care professionals via presentations from guest speakers. As of June 2025, the Congenital Cardiovascular Grand Rounds have been sunset, with new FPA-wide series taking their place. An archive of Congenital Cardiovascular Grand Rounds recordings can be viewed in the playlist below.