Please join us for the
3rd Annual Conference in Pediatric
Emergency Medicine
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Friday, April 23, 2021 | 8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Virtual Conference via Microsoft Teams
This educational conference is intended for physicians, nurses, and other clinicians who want to learn about the latest interventions and advancements in pediatric emergency medicine. There is no cost to attend this conference.
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Event speakers and topics
Albuterol to Z-pack: Myths and Facts about Commonly Prescribed Medications
Emily Roben, MD, MS*
Baby, It's Cold Outside: Pathophysiology and Management Strategies in Accidental Hypothermia in Children
Arie Habis, MD*
Something's Off: Altered Mental Status in the Pediatric Patient
Kristine Cieslak, MD* and Joy Koopmans, MD*
My Head Hurts: Identifying life-threatening causes of pediatric headaches
Meta Carroll, MD*
Abuse or Accident? Evidence to aid in differentiation
Mary Clyde Pierce, MD*
Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing and Treatment in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population
Lisa Mathey, MSN, APRN-NP, FNP-BC, SANE-A, SANE-P*
The power of WHY in Quality Improvement: How improving care in the Community can begin with a simple question
Jacqueline Corboy, MD*
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Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe the mechanism of action and appropriate uses for several commonly-prescribed pediatric medications.
- Discuss scenarios in which each these commonly-prescribed pediatric medications may be potentially harmful or contraindicated.
- Identify the unique physiological changes that occur with each sequential decrease in core body temperature.
- Discuss the merits and application of passive versus active rewarming strategies.
- Apply important interventions to stabilize patients presenting with altered mental status.
- Differentiate among various toxidromes that can cause altered mental status.
- Discuss the important distinguishing features between common versus life-threatening causes of headache in children, identifying the pertinent signs and symptoms that signal danger.
- Identify key historical features and physical exam findings that inform our diagnostic differential, clinical work-up, and treatment.
- Identify the most common presentations of abuse, and the common false histories provided to cover the abusive.
- List the 5 psychosocial factors that place a child at increased risk for physical abuse.
- Apply current STI testing recommendations for the pediatric and adolescent patient.
- Apply current STI treatment recommendations for the pediatric and adolescent patient.
- Explain the processes involved in building a quality program for pediatrics within the community and how to work within their environment to improve their own processes.
- Identify the importance of culture in establishing and sustaining improvements in the community and beyond.
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Registration
Register deadline is April 16. You may register by phone at 630.933.4576. TTY: 711.
A link to join the conference will be sent to registered participants 5-7 days prior to the event.
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Accreditation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians
Credit Designation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
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MOC Points
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
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*Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital is a collaborative program between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Lurie Children’s and its affiliated physician groups. The providers participating in this program are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital or Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital.
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