Pediatric Pearls Emergency Medicine

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 8:00 AM - 3:15 PM, Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center, Oak Brook, IL


One day virtual meeting designed by pediatric trained emergency medicine specialists specifically for primary care providers who are interested in gaining more knowledge in common conditions, problems and urgent situations that present in the ER. This meeting offers in-person attendance format only and will not be recorded.

1. Define the burden of pediatric community-acquired pneumonia.
2. Review current guidelines for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia and examine current challenges
3. Discuss physical exam findings associated with child sexual abuse and ways that healthcare providers can help protect evidence in cases of child sexual abuse
4. Formulate strategies for managing behavioral health emergencies and develop an approach to the evaluation of youth expressing suicidal thoughts or behaviors
5. Review management of pediatric patients with minor trauma during in person or remote encounters and escalation of care options
6. Describe the injury equity framework as a tool to examine current and historical contributors to inequities
7. Describe the epidemiology of drowning and crash-related injuries among children and youth in the US
8. List the top 3 exam findings that help differentiate abuse from accidental trauma
9. Describe the top 3 presentations of abuse and how they differ from accidental injury presentations
10. Describe recommended treatment options and benefits for acute asthma exacerbations
11. Discuss recent updates to national and international treatment guidelines for pediatric asthma
12. Formulate a broad differential for common causes of pediatric red eye complaints and differentiate which conditions are more urgent
13. Summarize the appropriate management options for various pediatric ‘red eye’ conditions
14. Implement actions that will allow you and your practice to function and survive following a disaster
15. edness that will allow your practice to keep employees safe and operationalize infections emergency preparedness
16. Practice talking points to help children and youth with special health care needs safely navigate a disaster
17. Integrate key recommendations to ensure primary care office preparedness for a medical emergency
18. Describe the epidemiologic trends in pediatric firearm injury and violence in the United States and screen children for firearm access and violence
19. Critically analyze the implementation and effectiveness of current policies and laws related to firearm injury prevention
20. Identify the rashes commonly seen in the emergency department and discuss management recommendations

ONLINE (preferred method): For registration and payment, please visit luriechildrens.org/pearls.

CALL-IN: For registration and payment, please call Stephanie Cardona at 312.227.7411 or Claudia Cooper at 312.505.1736. 

Please retain a copy of your registration for your records. Mailing and faxing registration have been discontinued..

MDs, DOs, PhDs, and APRNs - $175

CIN and CCPA Members, Fellows, RNs, Other Healthcare Professionals, and Hospital Employees - $150

Residents and Medical Students - $100

*Registration is due approximately 10 days prior to each course and is non-refundable unless cancellation is received seven days prior to the event. If registering for the discount package will all five events (Pediatric Pearls Fall, ENT, Winter, Spring, and Emergency Medicine), registration is due October 23, 2023.


**NEW REFUND POLICY FOR 2023**

  There is a new, strict no-refund policy unless request is received seven days prior to the event. Consideration will be given to emergency situations and a credit for a future event will be offered.

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

For questions or more information, please call 312.227.7411, or email [email protected] or [email protected].

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.25 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.

Wednesday, May 15, 2024