Past Presentations Continuing Education credits/contact hours are no longer available for these presentations. 2023 Date Title January Spending Time in Nature: A Key Component to a Healthy Childhood February Caring for People Living with Rare Disease 2022 Date Title January The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Immunizations for Children in Medicaid February Pioneering new and timely concepts in the Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Care of Dementia April Beyond Resiliency: Practical Tools to Restore Your Capacity April Rural Healthcare: Telemedicine and Managing Disparities and Challenges May Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning July Trauma Informed Innovation and Leadership August A Review of Emerging and Reemerging Mosquito Transmitted Diseases October How Does the Health System Learn? Case Studies from Immunization Program Optimization November More than a Map: How Geographers Can Help Answer Questions and Solve Problems in Public Health 2021 Date Title June Screening and Early Detection: Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum June Understanding the Human Antibody Response to SARS CoV-2 in Diverse Populations: The Texas Coronavirus Antibody REsponse Survey (CARES) July Perinatal Mood Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment and Referral August Trauma and Maternal Health: Conceptualizing Impact and Providing Evidence-Based Care for PTSD during Peripartum September Improv Skills for Public Health and Beyond October Management of Perinatal Syphilis December Is Intention Enough? Understanding Medication Adherence, When Lifestyle is the Medicine 2020 Date Title October Addressing Substance Use in the Time of COVID-19 November Vaping 2019 Date Title April Health Communication: Designing Effective Messages to Promote Behavior Change April Partnering for Research, Policy and Equity: Collaboration between State Public Health and Academia May Leveraging Technology to Reduce Health Inequities in Pediatric Chronic Disease May Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) in Texas: Old World Disease, New World Resources May Operation Naloxone: A Harm Reduction First Model for Addressing the Opioid Crisis May Superbugs and How to Prevent Their Spread September Public Health and Medical Response in Texas September The Supportive Palliative Care Paradigm: An Evolving Approach to Serious Illness Care September Internet Safety for Children and Families October Four Ways to Help You Feel Good About Your Opioid Prescription October How Maternal Early Warning Systems Can Decrease Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in Texas October It’s Hard to Make A’s with a Toothache: Oral Health Status of Texas Elementary Students 2018 Date Title April First, Do No Harm: Talking with Children and Families about Making Healthy Changes April Things You May Not Know About Rabies but Should! April Utilizing Community Health Workers to Combat Hypertension in Northeast Texas April Evidence-based Approaches to Treating Opioid Use Disorders May Tuberculosis - The Challenges to Outsmarting this Disease May Why the Death Certificate Really is a Vital Statistic July TB in Texas: Application of Molecular Epidemiology in Guiding Cluster Investigations (Research Rounds) August Use of an Enhanced Method to More Accurately Identify Maternal Deaths in Texas (Research Rounds) October Wealth is Health: Improving Access to Antipoverty Programs in Pediatric Clinics October Ten Things to Know About Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) October Are We Ready for the Next Influenza Pandemic? October Opioids: Perspectives on Medication Assisted Recovery Support October Why the Death Certificate Really is a Vital Statistic - Part II November Hope, Opportunity and Equity Measures: A Texas Perspective November Confessions of a Topophiliac 2017 Date Title April Maternal and Child Health Surveillance in Texas: Recent Trends April The Prescription Opioid Abuse Epidemic: How It Happened and Solutions April Human Trafficking and the Healthcare Community 101 April Food Access and Insecurity May Type 2 Diabetes Research June Research Rounds July Zika Testing and Clinical Management in Maternal and Infant Populations July Research Rounds October Population Health: Successes and Challenges October Foodborne Illness Investigations in Texas: Keeping Food “Safe for Our Plates” October Preventing Opioid Misuse: A Public Health Approach October Public Health and the Texas-Mexico Border November Ethical Issues in Public Health Surveillance: Understanding and Applying the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines November Understanding Childhood Traumatic Stress in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey 2016 Date Title March Postpartum Depression Screening and Management (no recording) April Chagas Disease in Texas April Case Studies Examining the Impact of Community Health Workers/Promotores April Emerging Vaccine Issues April Zero Suicide: Not Another Life to Lose in Texas April Zika Virus Disease May E-Cigarette Epidemic among Youth and Young Adults: Surveillance, Risk Factors, and Consequences July Intimate Partner Violence July Youth Violence in Texas October Down Syndrome Today: New Information and New Obligations for Clinicians October Obesity and Distress: The "Second Brain" Connection October Obesity: A Public Health Approach (no recording) October Recent Findings from Epidemiologic Research on Birth Defects in Texas and Beyond November Caring for Our Most Vulnerable: Levels of Neonatal Care November Zika: Looking Ahead 2015 Date Title April The Texas Ebola Experience April Ethical Issues in New Medical Technologies and Emerging Infectious Diseases April Monitoring of Psychotropic Medications: Initiatives in Texas Foster Care, State Supported Living Centers, and Nursing Facilities April Health Information Technology for Hypertension and Diabetes May The Importance of Breast Milk Use in the NICU September Data Matching to Realign Resources: Strategic Planning to Reduce Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities September Cancer Survivorship Management September Assessing Emerging Treatments for Depression September Case Studies in Communications: An Insider’s Guide for Tackling Topics, From Routine to Difficult September Eastern Perspectives on Death and Dying and Concept of “Self” Eastern Perspectives on Death and Dying and Concept of “Self” 2014 Date Title April Creutzfeldt-Jakob (CJD) and the Importance of Infection Prevention April Telepsychiatry: Breaking Barriers April Friends, Followers, and Retweets: The Impact of Social Media on Patients and Providers April Pain Management: Evidence Based Strategies April Allergies and Asthma: Epidemiology, Causes and Treatments May Child Abuse and Neglect: The Science, Myths, and Reality May Healthy Texas Babies: Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review October Texting Bans and Roadway Safety October Child Sexual Abuse: Are We Looking the Wrong Way? October Mystery Shopping in Healthcare Yields "Aha Moments” October Using Modern Genetic Tools to Understand Clinical Unknowns November The Community Guide: An Evidence-Based Public Health Resource November Preventing the First Cesarean Delivery: Practical Application of the Evidence Book traversal links for Past Presentations ‹ FAQs - Grand Rounds Program Up Webinar Instructions - Grand Rounds Program › Office of Practice and Learning Office of Practice and Learning DSHS Grand Rounds Calendar - DSHS Grand Rounds Continuing Education - DSHS Grand Rounds FAQs - Grand Rounds Program Past Presentations Webinar Instructions - Grand Rounds Program Contact Us Contact Us