ETSU Hosts 36th Annual Pediatrics Conference

From East Tennessee State University:

Aug. 27, 2021

On Aug. 7, the East Tennessee State University Department of Pediatrics hosted the 36th Annual Pediatrics Conference at the Millennium Center in Johnson City. Each year, the conference is designed to share the latest updates and best clinical practices with providers who care for children in East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Western North Carolina and Southeast Kentucky. This year the conference was offered in a hybrid format allowing people to attend both in person and virtually.

Podium presentations discussed prevention, diagnosis and management of important child health conditions, including acute appendicitis, sports participation after COVID-19 infection, seizures, suicide in adolescents, childhood obesity, and bleeding disorders. A full list of topics and presenters may be found on the ETSU Continuing Medical Education website.

Included in the conference was the Annual Student/Resident Poster Competition. The competition included 14 posters ranging from case studies, program evaluations, and original research of topics regarding children and youth in our region. Presenters recorded a poster presentation for judging and for viewing by virtual attendees. Presenters also attended the conference to discuss their work with in person attendees. Conference attendees voted on the poster they felt was most relevant or significant to clinical practice.

Winners

Group 1: Research - Prospective Observational Cohort/Program Evaluation

Monika Jain: Does Integrated Management of Opioid Use Disorder Affect Outcomes of NAS Diagnosis: Results of Preliminary Data
a. Mentor: Dr. Darshan Shah

Divya Agarwal: Postpartum Mental Health in Opioid Use Disorder Women
a. Mentor: Dr. Darshan Shah

Group 2: Research - Survey Research/Literature review

Andersen Estes: A Clinical Differentiation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) & Kawasaki Disease (KD)
a. Mentor: Dr. Demetrio Macariola

Andrea Ramirez: Is Weaning of Buprenorphine Safe for Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder?
a. Mentor: Dr. Darshan Shah

Group 3: Case Study

Kacie Denton: When a Nasogastric Tube Becomes More Than a Foreign Body: A Puzzling Nasogastric Tube
a. Mentors: Drs. Anjali Malkani & Ligia Alfaro-Cruz

Bethany Faust: Development of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Following Adalimumab Treatment in Two Adolescents with Crohn’s Disease
a. Mentors: Drs. Anjali Malkani & Patrick Costello

Most Relevant/Significant to Clinical Practice

Monika Jain: Does Integrated Management of Opioid Use Disorder Affect Outcomes of NAS Diagnosis: Results of Preliminary Data
a. Mentor: Dr. Darshan Shah

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