Main Calendar

Pediatric Resident Retreat

mkeawe@hawaii.edu (Customer Administrative Account) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00 -1000

MNC (Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery: What can be done and why we do it-Devin Puapong, MD)

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:30 -1000

Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery: What can be done and why we do it

Devin Puapong, MD

Objectives:

Review the history of minimally invasive surgery
Understand the advantages and disadvantages of minimally invasive techniques
Discuss the use of minimally invasive techniques in some common pediatric surgical problems
Briefly review emerging technologies

Dr. Puapong has been on the surgical staff at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children and clinical assistant professor of surgery at the University of Hawai‘i, John A. Burns School of Medicine since 2009. He is originally from Oahu and a graduate of Iolani school. Dr. Puapong completed medical school at UCLA and did his general surgery training at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. He went on to do a pediatric surgical fellowship at the University of Oklahoma prior to moving back to Hawai‘i. Dr. Puapong's interests include pediatric and neonatal minimally invasive surgery, congenital anomalies, surgical oncology and pediatric trauma. Additionally, he is actively involved in the Hawai‘i Trauma Advisory Council and various clinical research projects.

Hospt--

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:30 -1000

Detection of visual defects in an infant--Malcolm Ing, MD

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:30 -1000

GR (Suicide Risk Assessment-Ruby Agoha, MD and Tony Guerrero, MD)

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:00 -1000

Suicide Risk Assessment

Ruby Agoha, MD and Tony Guerrero, MD

Objectives:

1. Develop a strategy addressing important points in taking the history of a suicidal patient

2. Identify risk factors in the assessment of suicidality

3. Articulate indications for higher level of care

Dr. Ruby Agoha is s 4th year resident in the Triple Board Program. She hails from the Midwest, originally, but has transplanted roots in New York where her family currently resides. She is a graduate of the SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. Her broad academic interests range from trauma informed care of victims of sex trafficking to the effects of maternal substance use on developing brains. On completion of her program, she plans to practice both pediatrics and child psychiatry in an inpatient setting.

Dr. Guerrero is Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at UH-JABSOM. He practices child and adolescent psychiatry within the Kapi'olani Behavioral Health Service of Kapi'olani Medical Specialists. He is a graduate of the UH-JABSOM combined pediatric, general psychiatric, child and adolescent psychiatric residency training program.

PICU--

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:30 -1000

Prince Kuhio Day

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00 -1000

Journal Club--Riola, Agoha, Aplasca

tallison@hawaii.edu (Tina Allison) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:30 -1000

MNC (Risky Business? Reducing imaging radiation exposure-Paul Eakin, MD)

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:30 -1000

Risky Business? Reducing imaging radiation exposure

Paul Eakin, MD

Objectives:

Review literature of radiation risk from radiology studies
Choosing the right imaging study
Reducing radiation exposure

Paul grew up in Oregon, where he attended Oregon State University. He received his M.D. from the University Of Iowa College Of Medicine and then came to Honolulu to complete his Pediatric Residency here. He completed his Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas Texas, where he did research on Pediatric Cerebrospinal fluid shunt malfunction. He then returned "home" to Hawaii to join the Pediatric Emergency Medicine faculty as an Assistant Professor. He has participated in several medical missions to Nepal and enjoys playing basketball with the pediatric resident team.

Research Presentations

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:30 -1000

Ped Bd Rev.

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:30 -1000

GR (Feb wards-Brian Park, MD and Brenda Nishikawa, MD)

Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:00 -1000

Speaker:

Objectives: At the end of conference, participant will be able to:

Bios: