6th Annual Conference in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Add to Calendar 6th Annual Conference in Pediatric Emergency Medicine 3/8/2024 7:00:00 AM 3/8/2024 5:15:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://northwestern.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=103702 Description: This activity will advance the knowledge and skills of providers caring for pediatric patients in acute care situations. Presentations will include topics of evidence -based clinical practice guidelines for treating children in the emergency department and primary care settings with varying emergent medical conditions. Topics include toxicology, urological emergencies, judicious use of antibiot... NM Central DuPage Hospital false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, March 8, 2024, 7:00 AM - 5:15 PM, NM Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL

Target Audience
Specialties - Academic/Research, Administrative, Allergy, Anesthesiology, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Dermatology, Diagnostic Radiology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Family Practice, Gastroenterology, General Practice, General Surgery, Genetic Counseling, Geriatric Medicine, Gynecology, Hematology, Hepatology, Hospitalist, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Mental Health, Multiple Specialties, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurocritical Care, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nuclear Radiology, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Nutrition, Ob/Gyn, Obstetrics, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pain Medicine, Pathology, Patient or Family Member, Pediatrics, Pharmacist, Physical Medicine & Rehab, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Health, Pulmonary Disease, Radiologic Tech, Radiology, Respiratory Therapy, Rheumatology, Social Work, Speech Pathology, Thoracic Surgery, Urology, Vascular Surgery
Professions - Non-Physician, Nurse, Physician, Physician Assistant

Overview
This activity will advance the knowledge and skills of providers caring for pediatric patients in acute care situations. Presentations will include topics of evidence -based clinical practice guidelines for treating children in the emergency department and primary care settings with varying emergent medical conditions. Topics include toxicology, urological emergencies, judicious use of antibiotics in PED, endocrine emergencies, opiate use and abuse in adolescents, and pediatric gynecological emergencies. Also included are Breakout Simulation Sessions on point of care ultrasound (POCUS), focusing on the impact of POCUS in optimizing the care provided in real pediatric patient cases, Simulation for high acuity pediatric events focusing on effective teamwork & communication with clarified team roles within the ED and an opportunity to meet the experts in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Nursing.

Objectives
  1. Identify, evaluate and appropriately manage urgent penile issues that are likely to present to the Emergency Department.
  2. Explain the national initiatives of antimicrobial stewardships
  3. Implement evidence-based strategies in clinical practice that contribute to the prevention of youth overdoses.
  4. Recognize signs of pediatric intoxications that are associated with significant morbidity or fatality.
  5. Identify underlying endocrine causes of common presenting symptoms to the emergency room.
  6. Describe the approach to work-up and initial treatment for pediatric gynecologic cases in the ER.
  7. Illustrate the impact of Point of Care Ultrasound in optimizing the care provided in real pediatric patient cases.
  8. Demonstrate effective teamwork & communication with clarified team roles within the ED.
  9. Review nurse-patient-family dialogue in times of hardship and loss in the ED with ongoing support from the PCP.

Registration

Registration deadline is March 1. Please note enrollment is limited. You may register by phone at 630.933.4234 (TTY: 711) or online at
https://northwesternmedicine.nm.org/pem/. 


Accreditation

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 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABP MOC Part 2 Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 6.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of
granting ABP MOC credit.

American Board of Surgery Continuous Certification and Self-Assessment Programs

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (8.00 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (8.00 hours), ABS CC (8.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (8.00 hours)