Continuing Medical Education
Postgraduate Medical Programs in New Orleans
Manning Family Children’s is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Regularly scheduled series
- Pediatric Grand Rounds – Wednesdays from 12-1 pm (In-person in Large Conference Rooms and virtual)
- Pediatric Saturday Symposium Series
- Child Neurology Case Conference – 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 2-3 pm in ACC Room 3302
- Tumor Board/ Cancer Conference – Wednesdays from 4-5 pm in the Large Conference Rooms
- Neonatology Conference – Thursdays from 12:30-1:30 pm in the NICU Conference Room
- Cardiology Case Management - Thursdays from 4-5 pm in CICI Conference Room
Physician outreach programs/CME
As part of the physician outreach program, Manning Family Children's offers several events throughout the state of Louisiana. Each program offers CME credit for physicians. If you are a medical professional and would like to be included on our mailing list for these events, please send an email to Gretchen Dondis at Gretchen.Dondis@lcmchealth.org.
CME applications
If you are a physician that would like to propose a CME activity for consideration, please contact the CME office (contact information below) with more details and for an application. Please allow at least 4-6 weeks in advance of the proposed date. Proposed CME activities should increase medical knowledge, provide patient care, enhance professionalism, facility quality improvement, coordinate work in interdisciplinary teams, employ evidence-based practices and/or provide evidence of evaluation of performance in practice.
2026 -2027 Pediatric Grand Rounds Schedule
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Series resumes for the 2026-2027 academic year on Wednesday, September 2 with an in-person and virtual platform. The time for the weekly CME program is Wednesdays from 12-1 pm. Please see the schedule and topics below:
Important Registration Information - Registration for CME/CEU credit for Manning Family Children's Pediatric Grand Rounds is required. If you register in advance, you will receive automatic emails with the Zoom link and reminders to claim your credit after the conclusion of the activity. You may register for Grand Rounds up until 9 pm on the day of the activity - this allows you time to register and to complete the evaluation after the session.
NOTE - CME credit will be added to CE Broker accounts but it may take a few weeks for the credit to be added. Providers can also print the CME credit from the CE Center and add the credit to their CE Broker accounts.
To join Grand Rounds each week - Zoom Link
You must login to the CE Center to claim your credit at the conclusion of the activity.
Click here for an instruction guide to walk you through creating an account and registering for a session.
September 2, 2026 - Dr. Jennifer Griggs - Wellness
September 9, 2026 - Drs. Adele Williams and ElyseBevier-Rawls - "Transition to Adult Surgical Care"
September 16, 2026 - Dr. Susan Glass - TBA
September 23, 2026 - Dr. Kimiyo Harris-Williams - "All of Us - NIH Research Project"
September 30, 2026 - Dr. Stephanie Waldrop - "Nutritional Deficiencies in US Children"
October 7, 2026 - Dr. Felicia Lemoine - "Fetal Surgery"
October 14, 2026 - Dr. Luke Wall - "Hansen's Disease"
October 21, 2026 - Dr. Hayes Robert Aguilar and Dr. Emily Masoumy - TBA
October 28, 2026 - Dr. Sebastian Del Corral Winder and Dr. Amy Clomburg - TBA
November 4, 2026 - Dr. Shauna Levy and Dr. Mary Rossi - "Overview and Update on Bariatric Surgery in Pediatric"
November 11, 2026 - Dr. Russell Zwiener - "Advanced Endoscopy"
November 18, 2026 - Dr. Amanda Glinky - "Integrative Medicine and Hypnosis"
November 25, 2026 - Thanksgiving Break
December 2, 2026 - Dr. Donna Maria Cortezzo - "Perinatal Palliative Care"
December 9, 2026 - Drs. Hailey Silverii, Lindsay Elliott, Elizabeth McDonough, Chelsey Hundley, William Accousti - "Multidisciplinary Care for the Child with Spina Bifida"
December 16 - December 30 - Winter Break
CME Coordinators
Hannah O'Kelley, Tulane School of Medicine
Emilie Gauthier, LSU Health New Orleans