Continuing Education

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters is a teaching hospital and strongly supports continuing education and professional development. We sponsor various conferences, seminars and lectures throughout the year to provide health professionals with information on the latest research and techniques. Download the latest pamphlet on upcoming seminars.

Educational Events for Health Care Professionals

Every Thursday
Pediatric Grand Rounds at CHKD

Grand Rounds is telecast at the following locations: CHKD’s Health Center at Oyster Point, Eastern Shore, Peninsula Institute for Community Health, Inc., Portsmouth Community Health, Main Street Physicians and Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. For more information, contact the EVMS Office of CME at (757) 446-6140 or visit www.evms.edu/cme. Sponsored by EVMS Office of CME. View the Grand Rounds schedule.

Time: 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Location: Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Brickhouse Auditorium, 601 Children's Lane, Norfolk
Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


Recurring (call for times)
Maternal / Newborn Transport Reviews
Edward H. Karotkin, MD, FAAP, neonatologist, CHKD and EVMS perinatologist

The participant will be able to:
  • State current diagnostic measures and treatment modalities for the high-risk mother, fetus and neonate.
  • Recall outcome data on selected cases of patients referred from regional hospitals and identify opportunities to improve patient outcomes.
  • Describe care and stabilization of the maternal and neonatal transport process to ensure safe and orderly transport of patients.

MNTRs are open to physicians and staff with privileges at each respective hospital. The MNTR schedule is subject to change. Hospitals at which MNTRs are held are listed below for general reference. Please contact Catherine Peterson, neonatal/perinatal outreach at (757) 668-9140 to confirm specific dates.

Locations: Albemarle, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, DePaul, Maryview, Sentara Obici, Outer Banks, Roanoke Chowan, Sentara Virginia Beach General, Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, Riverside Shore Memorial, Southampton

Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


March 19, 2010
Congenital Urological Disorders in Children
Jyoti Upadhyay, MD, pediatric urologist, CHKD

Identify the common congenital urological disorders in children. Know appropriate testing needed for work-up. Management of congenital urological disorders.

Location: CHKD Health Center at Oyster Point
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


April 13, 2010
Congenital Urological Disorders in Children
Jyoti Upadhyay, MD, pediatric urologist, CHKD

Identify the common congenital urological disorders in children. Know appropriate testing needed for work-up. Management of congenital urological disorders.

Location: CHKD Health Center at Oakbrooke
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


April 16, 2010
Pediatric Hospital Medicine: Then, Now and Future
Bryan Fine, MD, pediatric hospitalist, CHKD

Discuss the push and incentives that existed to create hospitalist medicine services. Discuss the state of hospital medicine at CHKD and the progress made in the past year. Review the direction of the CHKD hospitalist medicine services growth plans for the program. Through interactive discussion, list the needs of the Hampton Roads primary care provider community for hospitalized children.

Location: CHKD Health Center at Oyster Point
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


April 18-19, 2010
DIR/Floortime Treatment and the Science that Supports the Theory
Rosemary White, OTR/L

Registration:www.therapeuticservicesinc.com
Location: CHKD, Brickhouse Auditorium


April 22, 2010
The Twelfth Annual Pediatric Emergency Medicine Update
Ofer Zur, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, Bill Gibbs, FBI Task Force, Roopam Sood-Khandpur, M.D., Medical Director, St. Brendan’s Harbor

This professional educational conference is designed to provide emergency physicians, pediatricians, family practitioner and other healthcare providers with state-of-the-art evidence-based information in pediatric emergency medicine. The morning session will begin with the 15th Annual Forrest White Visiting Lectureship presented by Joseph Wright, MD, MPH. Dr. Wright will discuss the last 25 years of emergency medical services for children as well as visual diagnosis in pediatric emergency medicine.

Emergency medicine staff from Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters Emergency Center will present a variety of topics pertinent to pediatric emergency care through lectures and case presentations. Topics include pediatric resuscitation strategies, fever of unknown origin, conversion disorders, bedside ultrasound and oromaxillofacial issues in the emergency department.

Location: Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Brickhouse Auditorium
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Register: Online or download the brochure.
Credits:7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)


May 6-7, 2010
Pediatric Gait Course - Multiple Intervention Strategies
Patricia Martin, PT

This course includes a basic review of trunk and lower extremity biomechanics in the child, as well as components required for normal gait.

Location: CHKD Health Center at Oyster Point
Register: www.motivationsceu.com
Credits: 1.6 CEU Credits


May 7, 2010
Scoliosis and the Pediatric Patient
John Birknes, MD, pediatric neurosurgeon, CHKD

Define the three major categories of scoliosis. Review the appropriate treatment options available.

Location: Maryview Medical Center
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


May 11, 2010
Scoliosis and the Pediatric Patient
John Birknes, MD, pediatric neurosurgeon, CHKD

Define the three major categories of scoliosis. Review the appropriate treatment options available.

Location: Chesapeake Regional Medical Center
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


May 13, 2010

Addicted Kids: from Internet and technology to alcohol and drugs
Ofer Zur, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, Bill Gibbs, FBI Task Force, Roopam Sood-Khandpur, M.D., Medical Director, St. Brendan’s Harbor

Discuss how the internet and digital technologies impact young people and their families and social institutions. Review the various scams to which children and adolescents are exposed, how to prevent our youth from becoming victims, and sentencing guidelines for sexual predators. Discuss the implications and interventions for substance abuse. For conference information please download our brochure

Location: The Double Tree Hotel, Virginia Beach
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Credits: Continuing education certificate 5.75 hours
Registration Fee: $55.00
Registration: Register online



May 19, 2010
Forensic Services In Child Maltreatment: An Attorney's Guide

Local judges and attorneys, special guest speaker Rami Badawy from the NDAA’s National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse, and CHKD Medical, Mental Health, and Forensic Interviewing Staff will present an array of Child Maltreatment topics geared specifically for a GAL audience.

For conference information please download our brochure

Refund information: Participants who register on or before April 30, 2010 will receive a full refund. After April 30, 2010, no refunds will be administered. Thank you.

If you should have any questions or concerns, or problems with registration, please contact Dina Blythe or Jasmine Bond at 757-668-6100.

Location: CHKD Brickhouse Auditorium, 2nd Floor, 601 Children's Lane, Norfolk, VA. 23507
Time: 8am to 5pm.
Cost: $165.00 plus an $8 parking fee. Lunch aud supplies iucluded.
Registration: Register online



May 21, 2010
Can You Prevent Child Abuse in Your Office in 10 Minutes?
Michelle Clayton, MD, MPH

Recall ways to quickly identify social situations and family dynamics that place a child at risk for abuse.

Location: CHKD Health Center at Oyster Point
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


June 3, 2010
Scoliosis and the Pediatric Patient
John Birknes, MD, pediatric neurosurgeon, CHKD

Define the three major categories of scoliosis. Review the appropriate treatment options available.

Location: Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


June 8, 2010
Sudden Cardiac Death in the Athlete
Lopa Hartke, MD, pediatric cardiologist, CHKD

Review the definition, incidences and etiology of sudden cardiac death.

Location: CHKD Health Center at Oakbrooke
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


June 18, 2010
EPSDT and the Provider’s Role
Sandra Hermann, Community Resource Coordinator, Care Connection for Children

Increase knowledge of EPSDT program and services; the provider’s role in obtaining specialized services through the EPSDT program for children; the provider’s role in the referral process for the Infant Toddler program (early intervention services); the Care Connection for Children program and services provided.

Location: CHKD Health Center at Oyster Point
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™