Pediatrics Grand Rounds-Sima Ramratnam, MD, MPH & Mary Ehlenbach, MD
April 10 @ 7:30 am - 8:30 am
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Time: 7:30-8:30 a.m. CST via Zoom
Title: Health Equity Rounds: Race in Clinical Algorithms – Breathing Deeper into Lung Function
Session Overview:
Until recently, standardized tools for clinical decision-making have utilized race-specific algorithms due to the widespread belief in biological differences between races. It is now recognized that many of the so-called biological effects of race are, in fact, the effects of environmental exposures and social and economic deprivation as a result of decades of structural inequities and racism.
Pulmonary function testing (PFT) in children plays an important role in evaluating a child with known or suspected respiratory disease. PFTs are one example of a race-based clinical algorithm. This session will critically appraise the role of race in pulmonary function testing and examine how to interpret spirometry in a race-conscious fashion.
Speakers: Sima Ramratnam, MD, MPH, associate professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Mary Ehlenbach, MD, associate professor, director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Division of Hospital Medicine & Complex Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Please text the 6-letter code provided in the livestream lecture to 608-260-7097 for CME credit.
Series Overview: Pediatric Grand Rounds is a weekly multidisciplinary and interprofessional conference designed to improve a participant’s ability to practice pediatric medicine, including patient care, conducting healthcare research, providing medical education, addressing public health, and implementing innovation.
Target Audience: MD/DO, RN, APRN, Residents, Fellows, and other Trainees.
Global Learning Objectives:
- Identify state of the art, evidence-based practices for prevention, diagnosis and treatment in pediatric medicine
- Analyze issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice relevant to pediatric care
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with other health care professionals, community members and families to advocate for the health care needs of children
- Describe new scientific advances and trends in pediatric medicine that may be translatable and impact future patient care
- Identify roles and responsibilities as part of a healthcare team that functions in value-driven, ethical environments
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Credit Designation Statements
American Medical Association (AMA)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hour.
American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) (for select sessions only — see individual session details)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC points in the American Board of American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
Participant completion information will be shared with the ABP through PARS. By recording your attendance at this event, you are giving UW-ICEP permission to share this information with ABP.
Continuing Education Units
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.1 continuing education units (CEUs) or 1 hour.
