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.
2025 -2026 Pediatric Grand Rounds Schedule
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Series resumes for the 2025-2026 academic year on Wednesday, September 3 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 3, 2025 - Dr. Jacqueline Urbine - "Pediatric Radiology"
September 10, 2025 - Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell - "Advancing Maternal Health Equity and Improving Birth Outcomes"
September 17, 2025 - Dr. Colleen LeBlanc - "Eosiniphilic Gastroenteritis"
September 24, 2025 - Dr. Regina Zambrano - "Genethics: Ethics and Discrimination in Genetics"
October 1, 2025 - Dr. Ernesto Mejia - "Advancements in Interventional Cardiology"
October 8, 2025 - Dr. William Sveen - "Ethics"
October 15, 2025 - Dr. Raquel Gutierrez and Dr. Hailey Blanchard - "Autism Spectrum Disorder: Updates"
October 22, 2025 - Dr. Caroline Straatman and Dr. Aaron Martin - "CAKUT for the General Pediatrician"
October 29, 2025 - Dr. Bruce Horwitz, Boston Children's - Topic TBA
November 5, 2025 - Dr. Davida Finger - "Medical-Legal Partnerships"
November 12, 2025 - Dr. Julie Kaplow - "The Management of Children Following a Natural Disaster"
November 19, 2025 - Dr. Jennifer Hoffman - Behavioral Health Topic TBA
November 26, 2025 - Thanksgiving Break
December 3, 2025 - Dr. Pinki Prasad - "Late-Term Effects of Cancer"
December 10. 2025 - Dr. Naomi Laventhal, University of Michigan - "Ethics of Prolonged Hospitalizations"
December 17 - December 31 - Winter Break
January 7, 2026 - Dr. Isa Ashoor - "The Cost of Survival: Financial Toxicity in Pediatric Kidney Care"
January 14 - Dr. Gabriella Tuttrup - Pediatric Neurology
January 21 - Dr. Lisa Costello - Tulane Wasserman Lecture
January 28 - Dr. Hermine Brunner - Tulane James Mann Lecture
February 4 - Dr. Rashmi Rao - Pediatric Neurology
February 11 - Dr. Stephanie Wallace
February 18 - Mardi Gras Break
February 25 - Dr. Amanda Winters - “Optimizing Therapy for Pediatric AML: Past, Present, and Future Directions”
March 4 - Maureen McQuillan, PhD - “Addressing Pediatric Sleep: Behavioral Sleep Intervention and Beyond”
March 11 - Myriam Huet, PhD - "Developing Effective mentoring Relationships in Research- For Mentors and Mentees”
March 18 - Dr. Patrice Evers, Dr. Sarah Hinshaw and Dr. Liz Watkins - "More than Milestones: Developmental and Behavioral Health Screening in Pediatric Primary Care"
March 25 - Dr. Katie Queen and Dr. Joseph Bocchini - "From the Clinic to the Capital: Pediatric Advocacy and the Role of the Louisiana AAP"
April 1 - Dr. Timothy Skalak - "Scoliosis: Diagnosis, Management, and Innovation"
April 8 - Dr. Caitlin Creel- "Evidence-Based Strategies from VitalTalk"
April 15 - Dr. Julie Gallois - "What’s New for Newborns? AAP Policy Updates from the Last 3 Years"
April 22 - Dr. Lisa Meeks - "Enhancing Disability Inclusion in Medicine: The Why, the What, and The How"
April 29 - Dr. Neha Mehta, Dr. Paige Culotta and Mishelle Roberts - "Medical Child Abuse"
May 6 - HOLD - Tulane TIPS
May 13 - Madison Puzdrakiewicz, Jonathan Whipple, and Dr. Gine Lagarde
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Catherine Mooney, CPCS
Credentialing Supervisor & CME Coordinator
Manning Family Children's
200 Henry Clay Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
O: 504.896.9431
F: 504.896.9707
Catherine.mooney@lcmchealth.org