Schwartz Rounds® at Kentucky Children's Hospital

Mark your calendar for our Spring 2024 season!

February 2: "A Patient Retrospective:  Where are they now?" with panelists Dee Verdecchia, RN; Christie Young, RN; Sandy Roberts, NCT; Stacy Carter, RN

April 12: "I know I have a disease, but I'm fine" with panelists Ashwin Krishna, MD; Joanna Whitis, RN; Sherry Bayliff, MD; and Tanesha Johnson, PhD 

June 7:  Topic TBD

Mark your calendar for our Fall 2024 season!

August 2: Topic TBD

October 11: Topic TBD

December 6: Topic TBD

Planning Committee

If you have a case you would like to suggest for Schwartz Rounds® at Kentucky Children's Hospital, please feel free to speak with a member of the planning committee.

• Elie Abu Jawdeh
• Anna Bullard
• Joey Burke
• Janell Hacker
• Sarah Hall
• Sarah Jennings
• Ashwin Krishna
• Taylor Kulik
• T.J. Lile
• Sarah McAlister
• Leah Mountain
• Kaylen Nique
• Margaret Pisacano
• Saundra Roberts
• Christine Ross
• Stacie Trent
• Christie Young

2023-2024

Fall 2023

August 4: "Breakfast Rounds: Because Interesting Things Happen on Night Shift" with panelists Candice Everidge, RN; Eric Rellinger, MD, Jayme Farris, MSW, CSW, Mary Wethington, DNP, RN and Wes Dingman, M.Div., BCC.  New Time for this event only 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

October 13: "Help: I Need Somebody" with panelists Ana Villalobos, MD; Garrett Payne, RN; Melissa Flinchum, RN; and Stacie Trent, RN.  

December 1:  "The Gift of KCH" with panelists Gloria Andrade, CMI; Henrietta Bada, MD; Jennifer Guilliams, CCLS; Lisa Wright, RT; and Sarah Hall, MD

2022-2023

Fall 2022

• August 5: "The View from the Other Side of the Glass: Perspective from Provider to Parent" with panelists Julia B. Gibson, PharmD, BCPPS; Juan-Carlos Aycinena, MD; Andrea Doud, MD; Jennifer Malchaski, APRN; and Erin Short, PT, DPT
• October 7: "Celebration of 10 Years of Schwartz Rounds Conversations: How I Got Here... and Why I Stay" with panelists John D'Orazio, MD; Richard Broaddus, RT; Nirmala Desai, MD; Douglas Cunningham, MD; Aftab Chishti, MD; Jennifer Grow, RN; and Kathy Bascom, RN
• December 2: "Informed Consent in the Setting of Pediatric Uncertainty" with panelists Ricki Goldstein, MD; Megan Good, RN; Emily Padgett, RN; and Scott Studeny, MD

Spring 2023

• February 3: "Communication:  The Heart of the Matter" with panelists Jack Wallen, MD; Joanna Whitis, RN; Katie Adams, CSW; and Paige Jenkins, APP
• April 7: "What We Can't Change, We Manage" with panelists Kaylee Ernest, RN; Taylor Chadwell, MD, Mark Wurth, MD; and Greta Rankin, RN
• June 2: "Familiar & New: When Family History Influences Our Care" with panelists Anna Bullard, LCSW; Ashlee Olson, CCLS, CIMI; Hubbard Ballard, MD; Kaylee Gouge, MD; and Megan Good, RN

2021-2022

Fall 2021

• August 16: "Compassionate Care Crosses Multiple Disciplines" (This is a combined KCH-GSH Schwartz Rounds) with panelists Caleigh Osborne, CCLS; Taylor Slone, CTRS; Brian Taylor, BSN, RN; and Spencer Black, MD
• October 1: "COVID: Expect the Unexpected" with panelists: Janell Hacker, APRN; Lizbeth Whipple, RN, BSN; Jason Bowman, MD; Rupin Sharma, MD; and Lindsey Hastings, MD
• December 3: "Family Ties: Genetic Connections and Chosen Family" with panelists Natalie Halstead, RN; Jacob Meece, MD; Rebecca Hayden, MOT, OTR/L; and Terra Lucas, MS, LGC

Spring 2022

• February 4: "Tale of Two Christmases: A year in the life of a NICU Graduate" with panelists Kimberly S. Brinker, RN; Lauren Jackson-Belcher, PA; John McDowell, RRT; Eryn Presler-Arnold, OT; and Tiffany Roland, PT
• April 1: "Finding the Child Inside a Complex Medical and Social Situation" with panelists Melissa Boggio, APP; Adrienne Johnston, APP; and Amelia Ehmling, MM, MT-BC
• June 3: "Am I Practicing Outside my Comfort Zone or Outside my Scope?" with panelists Rachel Beech, APP; Paula Holbrook, JD, RN; Conor J. Malloy, MD; and Isabelle Milburn, RN

2020-2021

Fall 2020

• August 7: "When the Going Gets Tough, We Keep Going!" with panelists Anna Bullard, LCSW; Amy Gadd, BSN, RN; Sarah McAlister, BS, CCLS; and Brittany Parrish, BSN, RN
• October 2: "Where Are the Answers in Suffering?" with panelists Alyssa Waltz, BSN, RN; Lindsay Ragsdale, MD, FAAP, FAAHPM; Rachel O'Farrell, LCSW, MPH, CCLS; and Joey Burke, MSN, MFA, RN
• December 4: "From Grimaces to Smiles - Overcoming Obstacles to Recovery" with panelists Rebecca Dowling, BSN, RN; Mary Ellen Lilly, CCLS; Caryn Sorge, MD; and Emily McKinney, BSN, RN, CPN, CPHON

Spring 2021

• February 5: "Caring for Young Adults in the Children's Hospital" with panelists Erin McAnallen, Child Life Expressive Arts; Jordan Heflin, BSN, RN; and David Nelson, MD, PhD
• April 2: "There's Something Wrong Here: Unraveling a Medical Ruse" with panelists Rebecca Whisenant, NCT; Melissa Jo Wilson, MSW, CSW; Alexis Little, BSN, RN; and Katherine Wimberly, MD

2019-2020

Fall 2019

• August 7: "You Still Have to Go on with your Day" with panelists Carol Wright, RN, BSN, CNML; Ana Ruzic Do, MD; Hinali Patel, RN, BSN; and Abby Bailey, PharmD
• October 4: "The Cost of Playing by the Rules" with panelists Sarah Jennings, RN, BSN; Johanne Dillon, MD; Pam Ryan, RN, BSN; and Noah King, MD
• December 6: "She Changed the Way I Thought" with panelists Karen Playforth, MD; Kendra Murray, RN, BSN; Louis Bezold, MD; and Vicki Stringfellow, MSN, APRN

Spring 2020

• February 7: "When There's Another Doctor in the Room" with panelists Priya Srivastava, MD; Tracy Meiers, MS, OTR/L; and Matthew Bacon, MD
• April and June events in Spring 2020 were cancelled due to COVID-19.

2018-2019

Fall 2018

• August 3: "E Pluribus Unum: Diverse Voices in Healthcare" with panelists Alan Ruiz, RN, BSN; Isra Froukh; Sylvia Ofei, MD, MPH; Nancy Hernandez; and Mark Dunn, M.Div.
• October 5: "New Space - Old Challenges" with panelists Alice Carpenter, RN, BSN; Ashlee Olson, CCLS; Kathryn Perry, M.Div.; Tim Roark, MHA, RRT-NPS; and Rucha Shukla, MD
• December 7: "Medicine and the Answer to a Family's Prayers" with panelists Karen Harris, RN; Jan Coyle, RN; and Krishna Pancham, MD

Spring 2019

• February 1: "Coming Home" with panelists Caryn Sorge, MD; Dianna Holtzhauer, RN; Wayne Robicheau and Tucker; and Kristina Richetts, CCLS
• April 5: "The Onus Is on Stopping the Myoclonus: Neurology Perspectives on a Complex Patient" with panelists Allison Buskey, RN; Jennifer Mashni; Sharoon Qaiser, MD; and Amanda Moore, RN
• June 7: "Between a Rock and a New Place: Home Is Where the Vent Is" with panelists Jennifer Grow, RN; Ashlee Olson, CCLS; Anna Bynum, RN; and Ricki Goldstein, MD

2017-2018

Fall 2017

• August 4: "It's Always Darkest before It Goes Pitch Black" with panelists Kaylon Walton, RN; Gretchen McDowell, RRT; Christy Mingey, RN; and Lindsay Ragsdale, MD
• October 6: "Turning Heartbreak into Hope: The Reality of Organ Donation" with panelists Carrie Ayers, RN; Samantha Cappetto, MD; Zaki Hassan, MD; and David Dyer, RN
• December 1: "Hanging on Together: New Twists in Orthopedics" with panelists Ryan Muchow, MD; Sarah McAlister, CCLS; Sandy Roberts, NCT; and Anna Gayle Parke, DNP, RN

Spring 2018

• February 2: "Growing Up ICU" with panelists Jennifer Donselman, RN: Katherine Neal, RN; Trudi Tolle, RN; and Alison Slone, MD
• April 6: "They Grow Up so Fast: Transitions to Adult Care" with panelists Kayla Boggs, PT; Sammie Cappetto, MD; and Krishna Pancham, MD
• June 1: "A Whole New World: How Do We Protect from Something We Don't Know?" with panelists Michael Wittkamp, MD; Anna Bullard, MSW, CSW; Bailee Oliver, RN, BSN; and Shawn Sorrell, MD

2016-2017

Fall 2016

• August 5: "The Story of Art in Unexpected Loss" with panelists Megan Thompson, DO; Courtney Emery, M.Ed.; Tom Badgett, MD, PhD; and Cambo the Clown
• October 7: "When Treating Feels more like Parenting: The Consequences of Non-compliance" with panelists Bailee Oliver, RN; Ashley Rapske, CCLS; Jamshed Kanga, MD; and Richard Broaddus, RRT
• December 2: "Leap of Faith off the ECMO Bridge to Nowhere" with panelists Jessy Rushing, MM, MT-BC; Asha Shenoi, MD; Tiffany Roland, PT, DPT; and Katie Dornbusch, RN, BSN

Spring 2017

• February 3: "This Is Not Why I Went into Medicine: A Case of Compassion Fatigue" with panelists Carol Castle, RN, BSN; Vlad Radulescu, MD; and Kara Gore, LCSW
• April 7: "What If...? x 5" with panelists Sarah Moore, RD, LD; Kelsey Montgomery, DO, MHA; Sharon Wilham, RN, BSN; Brendan Richardson, PA-C; and Augustine Chapin, RN, BSN
• June 2: "Meeting Kids Where They Are" with panelists Erich Maul, DO, MPH; Brad Gee; Bridgett Hagan, RD, LD; and Terrance Langford

2015-2016

Fall 2015

• August 7: "If I Knew Then, What I Know Now..." with panelists Alice Carpenter, RN; T.J. Lile, MD; Dianna Holtzhauer, RN; and Ana Ruzic, MD
• October 2: "Persistent Hope Translates in Every Culture" with panelists Alex Huffman, RN; Alba Morales, MD; and Aftab Chishti, MD
• December 4: "Is This New to You?: Transgender Identity and Drug Use in Adolescence" with panelists Jessy Rushing, MM, MT-BC; Alan Hall, MD; Jordyn Griffin, MD; and Cori Morgan, RN

Spring 2016

• February 5: "When Is Enough, Enough?" with panelists Matt Bacon, MD; Dianna Holtzhauer, RN; and Emily McKinney, RN
• April 1: "When We Can't Give Meaning to Loss" with panelists Enrique Gomez Pomar, MD; Annamaria Gregory, PA-C; Carli Holtzhauer; and David Dyer, RN
• June 3: "When Indulgence Becomes Neglect" with panelists Leslie Aslam, MD; Meg Halstead, MS, CCLS; Nicki Mundell, RN, BSN; and Michael Wittkamp, MD

2014-2015

Fall 2014 

• August 1: "When It's Not Just Work" with panelists Tom Young, MD; Nina Farhoudi, PharmD; Kevin Pinto, RN; Barbara Waldmann-Ward, RN; and Melissa Horn, RN
• October 3: "At the Crossroads of Faith and Medicine" with panelists Akshay Sharma, MBBS; Dianna Holtzhauer, RN; and M. Sara Rosenthal, PhD
• December 5: "Behind the Scenes Connections: Valuable Contributions" with panelists Rose Moreland, CPC; Angel Tur, CMI; Melissa Kesler, MD; Barbara Thies, Ed Richer, MD; and Latoya Hill

Spring 2015

• February 6: "Breathing in the Fresh Air: Expanding your Comfort Zone" with panelists Angie Henning, PT; Michael Wittkamp, MD; and Kathleen Yoder, RN
• April 3: "A Sore Subject: Complexity, Intensity and the Emotional Toll on the Provider" with panelists Joelle Paulozzi, DO; Kevin Pinto, RN; Lauren Vincent, RN; and Julie Elder, RN
• June 5: "Fighting Despite Adversity: A Brief Life that Made a Deep Impression" with panelists Nima Desai, MD; Katie Adams, MSW; Anna Bullard, MSW; Whitney Hammond, PA-C; and Audrey Karbon, RN

2013-2014

Fall 2013 

• August 2: “Raising a Patient: Caring for Extended-Stay Babies” with panelists Mary Smith, Sean Skinner and Tria Kinnard
• October 4: “Live, Love, Laugh and Carry On” with panelists Jamshed Kanga, MD; Lisa Butcher, RN, BSN; and Karen Howard, RN
• December 6: “An Adult Dying in a Children’s Hospital” with panelists Andrea Nichols, RN; Lars Wagner, MD; Rachel O’Farrell, LCSW; and Renee Rainey, RN

Spring 2014 

• February 7: "How Did You Get Here and Why Do You Stay?" with panelists Sean McTigue, MD; Trinaye Pierson, RN; Meg Halstead, CCLS; Anil George, MD; and Gloria Samaan, NCT
• April 4: "When Kidneys + Care ≠ Hope" with panelists Aftab Chishti, MD; Jane Anne Smith, APRN; and Leighnia Nance, RN
• June 6: "Food Fight: When It Feels Like There Is No Way to Win" with panelists Lindsay Ragsdale, MD; Megan White, MD; and Amy Parrish, RD

2012-2013

Fall 2012 

• September 12: “One in a Million (White Cells): A Medically and Socially Challenging Patient” with panelists Amy Brin, Holly Chitwood and Sherry Bayliff
• December 7: “Mirror, Mirror: Intravenous Drug Use in Adolescents” with panelists Goutham Hebbalmath, Jason Joy, Karen Lommel and Madeline Ray

Spring 2013 

• February 1: “A Patient's Anger, A Family's Struggle: Diving Accident Leads to Disability” with panelists Jordan Heflin, Kristin Dawson and Tiffany Roland
• April 10: “Caring in the Setting of Tragedy” with panelists Jay Fulton, Jessica Lawrence and Joe Locono, MD
• June 7: “How Could They Do That? Responding to a Case of Severe Neglect “with panelists Jaime Pittenger, Meg Gampher, and Stephanie Durbin