Pediatric Grand Rounds (RECORDING) Treatment of Infants with Robin Sequence and Other Craniofacial Malformations

This presentation is a recording of a Stanford Pediatric Grand Rounds Session.  World-renowned experts will present the latest research, practice guidelines, and treatment protocols to advance best practices in the care of pediatric patients. These online recordings will provide pediatricians and family physicians with up-to-date clinical information on a wide range of clinical issues encountered in daily pediatric practice.  This session will familiarize  the  audience  with  current  treatment  approaches  for upper airway obstruction and feeding problems. We also present recent evidence on the effectiveness of afunctional treatment approach centered around a modified palatal plate that opens the airway and allows infants to breathe freely and gain weight normally while fed by mouth.

  Release Date: December 16, 2022
  Expiration Date: December 15, 2023
  Estimated Time to Complete: 1.0 hour
  Registration Fee: FREE
 *Originally recorded 09/23/2022.

1. Identify ways medical education harms learners.
2. Discuss ideas to mitigate these harms.
3. Gain knowledge on a new, functional treatment paradigm to RS and its advantages over traditional. approaches
4. To sensitize the audience for the importance of mandibular catch-up growth in RS.

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Alan R. Schroeder, MD
Clinical Professor
Stanford University

Co-Course Director and Reviewer

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Olivera Marsenic Couloures, MD
LPCH

Course Director and Reviewer

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Christian F. Poets, MD
Prof.
Tuebingen University Hospital
Germany

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Honoraria-Chiesi Farmaceutici (Relationship has ended)|Honoraria-Sanofi-Pasteur (Relationship has ended)|Honoraria-Masimo Inc. (Relationship has ended)

Debra Babcock, MD
Stanford Childrens (PCHA)

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Lisa Jo Chamberlain, MD
Professor of Pediatrics – General Pediatrics
Stanford Children's Health

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Baraka Dechelle Floyd, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Stanford University School of Medicine

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Associate Professor
Stanford

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Allison Guerin, EdD
Stanford

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Mary Beth Leonard, MD, MSCE
Arline and Pete Harman Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Stanford University

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Ryan Lion, MD, MS
Stanford University

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Lauren E O'Brien, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
LPCH

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Stephen J Roth, MPH, MD
Attending, Cardiovascular ICU
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

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Stephanie Squires, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow
Stanford Health Care/ Stanford Children's Hospital

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Stanford University

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