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CME

Pediatric Grand Rounds: Reflections on Parenting

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

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

Date: Friday, April 10, 2026

Time: 7:30–8:30 a.m.

About the Event

In this installment of Pediatric Grand Rounds and the fifth annual George Edwards Lectureship, Andrea G. Asnes, M.D., M.S.W, presents “Reflections on Parenting: Adequacy, Threats to Adequacy, and the Impact of Practice, Programs and Policies.” Asnes is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine. She was also the chief in the section of Child Safety, Advocacy & Healing in the Department of Pediatrics at the Yale New-Haven Hospital.

Email Pam Knight for the Zoom link.

Learning Objectives:

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

  1. Consider the pivotal role of parenting in the health and welfare of children.
  2. Summarize the core elements of adequate parenting.
  3. Identify extrinsic and intrinsic threats to adequate parenting
  4. Highlight practices, programs, and policies and that support and parents and caregivers.
  5. Recognize and be inspired to participate in opportunities to advocate for parents and caregivers.

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.