2021
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Updates Regarding COVID-19 Advisory
In light of the University’s guidance around social distancing, we have reviewed our upcoming Pediatric Grand Rounds sessions and have decided to move forward with virtual sessions for the immediate future.
*Please note that all Pediatric Grands Rounds sessions will be online only. Please do not go to LPCH Auditorium.
Pediatric Grand Rounds (CME): The Clinical Challenges of Kawasaki Disease (With Some Thoughts on COVID-19)
Brian McCrindle, MD, MPH - University of Toronto
This session will cover historical aspects of Kawasaki disease, and the ongoing enigma related to its etiology.
Speaker
Brian McCrindle, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto
Section Head, Preventive Cardiology
Staff Cardiologist and Senior Scientist
Labatt Family Heart Centre
The Hospital for Sick Children
Session Description
This session will cover historical aspects of Kawasaki disease, and the ongoing enigma related to its etiology. A complex clinical case will be presented with guidance as to clinical management, including diagnosis, acute treatment and long-term management of coronary artery complications. Further, the relationship of Kawasaki disease to the delayed multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with SAR-CoV-2 infection will be discussed.
Education Goals
- To understand the complex etiological working model of Kawasaki disease
- To be able to diagnose Kawasaki disease, even in the presence of incomplete clinical criteria
- To be able to acutely manage Kawasaki disease, including patients resistant to initial treatment
- To understand the pathology driving long-term outcomes, and strategies to prevent them
Zoom Information
Join the event via Zoom:
https://stanford.zoom.us/j/99533580397?pwd=NDhHcDZhYTJicmdPYXZzdVM5bmRWdz09
You can also call in at: (650) 724 9799
Zoom ID: 995 3358 0397
Password: 132789
CME Text Attendance
CME Text Attendance
Attendees who join us may confirm attendance and receive CME credit by texting the code provided at the start of the session to phone number (844) 560-1904
Please note: there will be a new code each session.
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