Presenter: Tina L. Cheng, MD, MPH
Overview:
The Arc of Progress in Child Health Post-Pandemic Pediatrics
Objectives:
To increase awareness and education for pediatric providers
Tina L. Cheng, MD, MPH is the B.K. Rachford Professor and Chair of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Director of the Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation, and Chief Medical Officer at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). She was previously Chair of Pediatrics and Pediatrician-In-Chief at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Cheng’s clinical work, teaching, research, and advocacy focus on child, adolescent, and family perspectives on improving health, community-integrated models to interrupt the intergenerational cycle of disadvantage, and innovation to achieve excellent and equitable health outcomes. An author of over 200 publications, Cheng has been the principal investigator on numerous federal and foundation grants, including grants from the National Institute of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. An elected member of the National Academy of Medicine she also serves on the Forum for Children’s Well-Being. She was on the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine committee on “Addressing the Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families” and is co-leading the study on “Improving the Health and Wellbeing of Children and Youth through Health Care System Transformation.” A past president of the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) and Chair of the AAP Committee on Pediatric Research, Cheng has held numerous leadership roles in organizations including the AAP, APA, Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs, and Children’s Hospital Association. She has been recognized with the AAP Education Award, Job Lewis Smith Award for Community Pediatrics, and the APA Public Policy and Advocacy Award.
Financial Disclosures:
Tina L. Cheng, MD, MPH has disclosed she is a consultant for Elsevier Publications, Editor of Pediatrics Clinics of North America. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Cheng have been mitigated.
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Steven Seidner, MD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Credits:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hour)
Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hour)
MOC-2 credit (1.00 hour)
Target Audience:
Pediatric Doctors and Providers
Faculty, residents, health care providers; medical students and trainees.
Accreditation:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.