7th Annual Conference in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Monday, March 3, 2025, 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM, NM Central Dupage Hospital, Winfield, IL


The 7th Annual Conference of Pediatric Emergency Medicine will continue to present highly relevant pediatric topics to provide PEM physicians and staff, pediatricians, primary care providers and ancillary staff with the most up to date information available for routinely addressed topics commonly encountered with the pediatric patient. This year will include presentations focusing on ophthalmology, sepsis, close head injuries, dermatology, disaster management and preparation, trauma and stabalization of the sick neonate.

1. Discuss the presentation, differential diagnosis and treatment of pediatric ocular diseases and trauma presenting in the acute care setting.
2. Discuss the principles of sepsis recognition and treatment in the pediatric population.
3. Apply PECARN rules to determining the need for attaining imaging in pediatric closed head injury.
4. Identify the unique challenges and considerations of pediatric disaster management and preparation
5. Describe a differential diagnosis and systematic approach to the initial management of an undifferentiated, critically ill neonate.
6. Demonstrate the evaluation and management strategies specific to trauma in the pediatric population
7. Identify the common presentation, differential and treatment for dermatological disease presenting in the emergency department.

Registration deadline is February 24.

Please note enrollment is limited. You may register by phone at 877.926.4664 (TTY: 711) or online at https://classes.nm.org/wlp2/classes/info/DWP00A9Y
You are encouraged to bring a laptop or tablet to access the presentations during the event. A limited number of printed
handouts will be available upon request. 

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.

American Board of Pediatrics
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 6 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME and Self-Assessment
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 requirements 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.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (8.00 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (6.00 hours), ABS CC (8.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (8.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Feinberg School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to control the content of a Continuing Education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Monday, March 3, 2025