Professional Education

Shriners Children's Chicago is committed to sharing our expertise with physicians and clinicians. Here you'll find information on professional development webinars and seminars for medical professionals.

Virtual Grand Rounds

Join our physicians for upcoming Virtual Grand Rounds. CMEs are available. More dates coming soon. See information below about previous webinars that are available for viewing.

Past Grand Rounds Webinars

For physicians and clinicians interested in viewing past webinars on the topics listed below, please email lalindsey@shrinenet.org for registration and viewing details.

Previous Topics

Virtual Grand Rounds Topic	Physician Presenter
Addressing Pain using the Biopsychosocial Model	Justine Stewart, Psychologist
Scrolling Screens and Social Media: Promoting Healthy Use for Youth	Lydia R. Barhight, Ph.D., MA
Heads up! Helmets & Ear Wells at Shriners Children's	Patty Engebretson, MSN, CPNP, and Marissa Foss, MSN, CPNP
Addressing Pain Using the Bio Psychosocial Model at Shriner's Children's Chicago	Justine Stewart, Psy.D., Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow
Pectus Excavatum: A Cosmetic or Physiologic	Brian Gulack, M.D., pediatric surgeon
Post-Concussion Syndrome: Identification and Management	Maria G. Martinez, M.D., physical medicine and rehabilitation physician
Patellar Instability in Pediatrics	Kelsey Davidson, M.D., pediatric orthopedic surgeon
Evaluation and Management of Idiopathic Scoliosis	John Ghazi, M.D., pediatric and orthopedic spine surgeon
Medical and Rehab Management of Cerebral Palsy	Shubhra S. Mukherjee, M.D.
Macromastia and Gynecomastia in Adolescents	Julia Corcoran, M.D., plastic surgeon
Skull and Facial Asymmetry	Chad Purnell, M.D., plastic surgeon
Common Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Young Adult	Kelsey Davidson, M.D., pediatric orthopedic surgeon
Common Pediatric Orthopedic Conditions	Terri Cappello, M.D., pediatric orthopedic surgeon
Distraction osteogenesis: A paradigm shift in treatment of craniofacial disorders	Chad Purnell, M.D., plastic surgeon
The Limb Deficient Child	Jeffrey Ackman, M.D., pediatric orthopedic surgeon
Chest Wall Deformities	Srikumar Pillai, M.D., pediatric general surgeon
The Top 10 List - Common Presentations in Pediatric Plastic Surgery	David E. Morris, M.D., chief of plastic surgery
Normal Variations in the Legs of Growing Children	Terri Cappello, M.D., pediatric orthopedic surgeon
Wound Care in the Pediatric Population	Gabi Martinez, M.D., physical medicine and rehabilitation physician
Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric Scoliosis	Purnendu Gupta, M.D., spine orthopedic surgeon and chief of staff
Pediatric Sports Medicine: Osteochondritus Dissecans Lesions in the Knee	Kelsey Davidson, M.D., pediatric orthopedic surgeon

Rehabilitation Professional Development Seminars

Courses are offered at Shriners Children's Chicago through the pediatric rehabilitation department for physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists. Information regarding CEUs is available on the website listed for each specific course. To register, visit the website listed for each seminar.

Using Surface Spinal and Functional Electrical Stimulation – NISE-Stim Certification Part 1

Presented by Gerti Motavalli, MPT

Saturday/Sunday, April 5-6, 2025

Course Description: This 16-hour course is for physical and occupational therapists interested in advanced application of non-invasive electrical spinal stimulation to maximize clinical outcomes in children with spinal bifida, spinal cord injuries, plexus paralysis, cerebral palsy and other neuromotor impairments. This is the first course in the three-part series to achieve certification in NISE-Stim (non-invasive spinal electrical stimulation). No previous knowledge of electrical stimulation is needed, but clinical knowledge is necessary.

Annual Ethics Lecture

The annual lecture takes place late fall 2025. Look for details on the 2025 event in summer 2025.

The Irma and Larry Sturm Memorial Ethics Lecture is an annual lecture series featuring important leaders from the field of medical ethics. The lecture is offered to medical doctors and healthcare specialists who are responsible for the care and well-being of patients and the integrity of medical institutions. The goal of this lectureship is to highlight ethical issues across disciplines and encourage thought and exploration of these issues among residents, students and faculty. The lecture is offered at no cost to participants. Continuing education credit (nursing) may be available. For more information, contact Kathy Zebracki at 773-385-5832.

Seminars Location:

Shriners Children's Chicago
2211 N. Oak Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60707

Free on-site parking is available in our visitor parking lot. There is a hospital cafeteria and vending machines.

Questions or Concerns?

773-622-5400 – For general hospital information
773-385-5574 – To reach our rehabilitation department

Physician offices and clinician practices with referral/professional education questions may call:

773-332-4921 – Laurie Lindsey, Chicago DuPage, Cook County Northwest, South suburbs
813-309-4048 – Trish Pajak, Chicago North Cook County, North Shore
813-217-3118 – Kathy Mangel, Northern Indiana through Fort Wayne, Indiana
813-539-1642 – Jessica Myers, Northern & Central Illinois, Eastern Iowa

Interested in hosting a presentation for healthcare professionals by Shriners Children's specialists?

We value relationships with our referring providers. It is our belief that effective communication and strong partnerships help to provide quality, seamless care to the children we serve. Please contact our physician liaison team if you have questions or would like to schedule an office visit with one of our staff members. Physicians and other pediatric specialists are available for grand rounds, staff in-services or to speak at conferences.

Laurie Lindsey: 773-332-4921

Medical Minute - Cleft Palate | So many surgeries

Parents of children with cleft lip and palate often have concerns about the many surgeries their child may go through. Hear advice from pediatric plastic surgeon Julia Corcoran, M.D. in this Medical Minute from Shriners Hospitals for Children — Chicago. Listen to the full podcast from Dr. Corcoran at http://bit.ly/ShrinersPodcast Visit our cleft palate webpage at shrinerschicago.org

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Speaker 1:
This medical minute brought to you by Shriners Hospitals for Children Chicago. One of parents' main concerns about having a child diagnosed with cleft lip and/or cleft palate is the many surgeries that may be required. Dr. Julia Corcoran, a pediatric plastic surgeon at Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago has some advice in this medical minute.

Dr. Julia Corcoran:
I think that that's probably the scariest thing for a family to consider is a lifetime of serial surgery. The best thing to understand about these particular surgeries, while they're important and they're real surgeries, most of them are outpatient surgeries, where you might come in for a day or maybe a single night. Because they can be timed around a family schedule, can be set up to be minimally disruptive to school and to growing up.

Speaker 1:
Listen to the full podcast with Dr. Julia Corcoran at shrinerschicago.org. That's shrinerschicago.org.

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Sharing our expertise through podcasts

Pediatric Specialty Care Spotlight podcasts from Shriners Children's Chicago offer interviews with our physicians and clinicians in their areas of pediatric specialty care. Intended for parents and clinicians.

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