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CME

Pediatric Grand Rounds: How Media & Narratives Shape Substance Use

Location: Hybrid: Dell Children’s Medical Center Signe Auditorium & Zoom

Address: 4900 Mueller Blvd, Austin, Texas 78723 | View Map »

Date: Friday, December 12, 2025

Time: 7:30–8:30 a.m.

About the Event

In this installment of Pediatric Grand Rounds, Scott Hadland, M.D., MPH, M.S., presents “Mixed Messages: How Media and Narratives Shape Adolescent Substance Use.” Hadland is the chief of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine. He is also an associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

Email Pam Knight for the Zoom link.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:

  1. Analyze the role of media and public narratives in shaping our understanding of adolescent substance use, and how these narratives may improve or worsen public health.
  2. Identify and address common myths about adolescent drug and alcohol use using current epidemiologic data.
  3. Apply evidence-based communication strategies to effectively counsel teens and parents about substance use in pediatric practice and the community.

Target Audience

  • Primary: Pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, family medicine physicians and pediatric residents
  • Secondary: Nursing and hospital Staff

Attributes/Competencies

This activity has been designed to promote some of the following desired physician attributes and competencies:

  • ACGME: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement; Interpersonal and Communications Skills. Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
  • IOM: Provide Patient-centered Care, Work in Interdisciplinary Teams, Employ Evidence-based Practice, Apply Quality Improvement, Utilize Informatics
  • IECC: Interprofessional Teamwork & Team-based Practice

Disclosures

The speaker and planners for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

The CME Advisory Committee, reviewers of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Accreditation Statement

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this live course for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.