Grand Rounds Presentations

Continuing Education credits/contact hours are no longer available for these presentations.
Please email grandrounds@dshs.texas.gov with questions.

Spring 2018	Fall 2018	Spring 2019
First, Do No Harm: Talking with Children and Families about Making Healthy Changes Things You May Not Know About Rabies, but Should! Utilizing Community Health Workers to Combat Hypertension in Northeast Texas Evidence-based Approaches to Treating Opioid Use Disorders Tuberculosis - The Challenges to Outsmarting this Disease Why the Death Certificate Really is a Vital Statistic - Part 1	Wealth is Health: Improving Access to Antipoverty Programs in Pediatric Clinics Ten Things to Know About Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Are We Ready for the Next Influenza Pandemic? Opioids: Perspectives on Medication Assisted Recovery Support Why the Death Certificate Really is a Vital Statistic - Part II Hope, Opportunity and Equity Measures: A Texas Perspective Confessions of a Topophiliac	Health Communication: Designing Effective Messages to Promote Behavior Change Partnering for Research, Policy and Equity: Collaboration between State Public Health and Academia Leveraging Technology to Reduce Health Inequities in Pediatric Chronic Disease Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) in Texas: Old World Disease, New World Resources Operation Naloxone: A Harm Reduction First Model for Addressing the Opioid Crisis Superbugs and How to Prevent Their Spread
Spring 2017	Summer 2017	Fall 2017
Maternal and Child Health Surveillance in Texas: Recent Trends The Prescription Opioid Abuse Epidemic: How It Happened and Solutions Human Trafficking and the Healthcare Community 101 Food Access and Insecurity Type 2 Diabetes Research	Zika Testing and Clinical Management in Maternal and Infant Populations	Population Health: Successes and Challenges Foodborne Illness Investigations in Texas: Keeping Food “Safe for Our Plates” Preventing Opioid Misuse: A Public Health Approach Public Health and the Texas-Mexico Border Ethical Issues in Public Health Surveillance: Understanding and Applying the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines Understanding Childhood Traumatic Stress in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey
Spring 2016	Summer 2016	Fall 2016
Postpartum Depression Screening and Management Chagas Disease in Texas Case Studies Examining the Impact of Community Health Workers/Promotores Emerging Vaccine Issues Zero Suicide: Not Another Life to Lose in Texas Zika Virus E-Cigarette Epidemic among Youth and Young Adults: Surveillance, Risk Factors, and Consequences	Intimate Partner Violence Youth Violence in Texas	Down Syndrome Today: New Information and New Obligations for Clinicians Obesity and Distress: The "Second Brain" Connection Obesity: A Public Health Approach Recent Findings from Epidemiologic Research on Birth Defects in Texas and Beyond Caring for Our Most Vulnerable: Levels of Neonatal Care Zika: Looking Ahead
Spring 2015	Fall 2015	Spring 2014
The Texas Ebola Experience Ethical Issues in New Medical Technologies and Emerging Infectious Diseases Monitoring of Psychotropic Medications: Initiatives in Texas Foster Care, State Supported Living Centers, and Nursing Facilities Health Information Technology for Hypertension and Diabetes The Importance of Breast Milk Use in the NICU	Data Matching to Realign Resources: Strategic Planning to Reduce Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Cancer Survivorship Management Assessing Emerging Depression Treatments Case Studies in Communications: An Insider’s Guide for Tackling Topics, From Routine to Difficult Eastern Perspectives on Death and Dying and Concept of “Self”	Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and the Importance of Infection Prevention Telepsychiatry: Breaking Barriers Friends, Followers and Retweets: The Impact of Social Media on Patients and Providers Pain Management: Evidence Based Strategies Allergies and Asthma: Epidemiology, Causes and Treatments Child Abuse and Neglect: The Science, Myths, and Reality Healthy Texas Babies: Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review
Fall 2014	Fall 2013
Texting Bans and Roadway Safety Child Sexual Abuse: Are We Looking the Wrong Way? Mystery Shopping in Healthcare Yields "Aha Moments" Using Modern Genetic Tools to Understand Clinical Unknowns The Community Guide: An Evidence-Based Public Health Resource Preventing the First Cesarean Delivery: Practical Application of the Evidence	Ethical Issues in Giving Bad News Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Quality Improvement Person Centered Recovery Planning Healthy Texas Babies: Antenatal Glucocorticoid Therapy, Past, Present, and Future Best Practices in Local Public Health: The West Explosion Health Data and Transforming our Approaches to Improving Population Health
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Spring 2013	Fall 2012	Spring 2012
Healthy Texas Babies: SIDS, SUID and Safe Sleep Health Needs a Hero: A Story of Transformation Advancing Equity in Working to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: How Far Have We Come and Where Do We Need to Go? Promoting Health Literacy through Easy-to-Read Materials Best Practices in Community Public Health: Preparing for the 2013 Mosquito Season and West Nile Virus Youth Violence: Implications for Inpatient Services West Nile Virus: An Update for Clinicians	Motivational Interviewing Deep in the Heart of Texas: Integration of Public Health Research and Congenital Heart Disease Trauma Informed Care Healthy Texas Babies: Prevention of Subsequent Preterm Delivery in High Risk OB Patients - 17P What Is Causing the Increasing Rate of Mood Disorder in Youth Redesigning Public Health Systems in Texas Poisonings in Texas Lessons Learned from The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks	The Impaired Health Professiona Health Informatics: Case Studies from the Digital World A Perfect Storm: How Resistant Gonorrhea Will Exploit Our Patient Care Practices and the STD System Violence in Texas School Reducing Non-Medically Necessary Deliveries before 39 Week Sexual Predators: Implications for State Hospital Service Patient Safety: Reducing Danger in Healthcare
Fall 2011	Spring 2011	Fall 2010
Performance Improvement: The Story of St. John's County, Florida Healthy Texas Babies Initiative: An Evidence-Based Approach to Reduce Infant Mortality in Texas Illegal Pain Clinics: Implications for Public Health The Science and Study of Suicide Prevention Managing Life’s Transitions: Evidence-based Practices for Healthy Aging Utilizing Computational Tools for the Design and Analysis of Bio-Emergency Response Plans	How Do You Evaluate the Evidence in Evidence-based Practices? Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Prevention, Diagnosis and the Clinical Encounter Autism Spectrum Disorders: Neurobiology, Current Concepts and Its Impact on Public Health Using Network Models and Super Computers to Improve Surveillance and Intervention The Interaction between Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), Substance Abuse, and Other Mental Health Disorders Cardiovascular Disease: An Equal Opportunity Killer	Developmental Influences in Early Childhood Mental Health Ethical Dilemmas in Practice Preterm Birth in Kentucky: A Public Health Challenge The Forensic Patient Does Prevention Pay Off? Assessing Benefits and Costs The Intersection between Quality Improvement and Epidemiology
Spring 2010	Spring 2009	Fall 2008
Integrated Behavioral Health and Physical Health: The E-Merge Model Pandemic Flu Preparedness: Lessons Learned The Breaking Point: Dealing with Traumatic Events Quarantine: Historical and Futuristic Perspectives Health Information Exchange Neurobiology of Addiction: The Implications for Research and Treatment Public Health Ethics and Conflict Resolution	Dazed and Confused: Is It Dementia, Depression, or Life-threatening Delirium? Post Military Service: Physical and Mental Health Implications Human Trafficking: Public Health Impact Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Occupational Genetic Screening A Tool from the Performance Improvement Tool Kit: Using Root Cause Analysis to Guide Systemic Improvement in Services Occupational Medicine: The Gap in Public Health Caring for Sheltered Populations: A Public Health Perspective Maternal Filicide: The Challenge of Providing Forensic Mental Health Services When the Unthinkable Happens	HIV and Mental Health Issues Virtue Ethics in Health Care and Public Health: Who Should Be a Doctor Today? Maternal and Child Health on the Border: Findings from the Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project Emerging Issues in Immunizations The Value Added by Child Fatality Review Where It All Starts: Breastfeeding Promotion in the Hospital Environment Gathering Data to Inform Action: The Implementation and Findings from Basic Screening Survey Integrated Care: A Body and Mind Approach to Health It Takes Two: Involving Males in Family Planning Services Data Linkage: A Model Process for Improving, Integrating, and Maximizing Public Health Data Collection and Use

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