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by David C. Brousseau, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.P. - Medical College of Wisconsin; Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine; Milwaukee, WI; Stephen C. Eppes, M.D., F.A.A.P. - Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Professor of Pediatrics; Chief of Infectious Diseases, Alfred I.
duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE; Marc H. Gorelick, M.D., M.S.C.E., F.A.A.P. - Medical College of Wisconsin; Professor of Pediatrics; Jon E. Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Mark D. Joffe, M.D., F.A.A.P. - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Community Pediatric Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; John M. Loiselle, M.D., F.A.A.P. - Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Department of Emergency Medicine and the Urgent Care Center, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Muszynski, M.D., F.A.A.P. - Florida State University College of Medicine; Regional Campus Dean and Professor of Clinical Sciences; Staff Physician, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL and Richard J. Scarfone, M.D., F.A.A.P. - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Medical Director, Emergency Preparedness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA. |
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PURPOSE: The purpose of the American Medical Seminars, Inc. CME Program is to develop and deliver clinically relevant, evidence-based CME activities in an effort to align physician behavior with current clinical guidelines and the evidence to improve their competence and the care they provide their patients.
OVERALL OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this CME activity, through the use of clinical vignettes emphasizing Guidelines and Evidence-Based Medicine, the physician or healthcare provider should be able to formulate a differential, make a diagnosis and develop a plan for the prevention and/or therapeutic management of the various disorders presented.
| SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR EACH TOPIC
| | TOPIC 1 | No Time To Waste - Surgical Emergencies in Children - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Recognize signs and symptoms of various acute surgical emergencies in children.
| | 2. | Describe the appropriate diagnostic studies to obtain in the evaluation of children with surgical emergencies.
| | 3. | Appreciate the consequences of delayed diagnosis in children with surgical emergencies.
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| | TOPIC 2 | Acute Management of Asthma - Upon completion of this session, using NHLBI Guidelines and Cochrane EBM sources, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Describe the pathophysiology of asthma and rationale for therapeutic interventions.
| | 2. | Summarize recent data on steroids, theophylline, ipratropium bromide, and magnesium sulfate in the treatment of acute asthma in childhood.
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| | TOPIC 3 | The Febrile Young Toddler - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Stratify the young child with high fevers into risk categories of occult infections.
| | 2. | Appraise the current literature regarding occult bacteremia.
| | 3. | Apply data from vaccine studies to clinical practice.
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| | TOPIC 4 | Pediatric EKG Workshop - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Identify important pediatric EKG abnormalities.
| | 2. | Describe the treatment plan, based on American Heart Association guidelines, for pediatric arrhythmias.
| | 3. | Differentiate concerning from non-concerning abnormalities seen on pediatric EKGs.
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| | TOPIC 5 | Pediatric Poisonings - Upon completion of this session, using AAP guidelines and evidence-based medicine, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Review data on pediatric poisonings including recent trends.
| | 2. | Describe and explain various options for gastrointestinal decontamination.
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| | TOPIC 6 | The Red Hot Eye - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Describe the eight-point eye examination and explain what clinical conditions may be identified by each step in the examination.
| | 2. | Recognize and treat eye pathology resulting from infection or trauma and give examples of when to refer a child to an ophthalmologist.
| | 3. | Explain the difference between sinusitis with inflammatory edema, peri-orbital cellulitis and orbital cellulitis.
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| | TOPIC 7 | Interesting Cases in Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Organize a straightforward approach to the acutely ill child with a confusing presentation.
| | 2. | Generate a differential diagnosis for the acutely ill or injured child.
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| | TOPIC 8 | Medical Errors in Pediatrics - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Explain root cause analysis and perform it on cases of medical errors that involved children.
| | 2. | Describe specific risks for medication errors and strategies to reduce their occurrence.
| | 3. | Review issues in sleep physiology that relate to medical error risks.
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| | TOPIC 9 | Pediatric Meningitis Revisited - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Discuss common presenting features of bacterial and viral meningitis.
| | 2. | Identify the pathogens and treatment concerning bacterial meningitis in children.
| | 3. | Recognize the management priorities and potential complications of bacterial meningitis.
| | 4. | Explain the effects of immunizations practices on bacterial meningitis.
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| | TOPIC 10 | Pearls You Should Know - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Interpret diagnostic test results.
| | 2. | Grasp essential facts about common conditions encountered in a Pediatric ED.
| | 3. | Expand personal knowledge about appropriate diagnostic evaluations.
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| | TOPIC 11 | Influenza: What’s New and What You Can Do - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Identify recent changes in influenza epidemiology.
| | 2. | Enumerate recommendations for immunization.
| | 3. | Describe options for antiviral prophylaxis and treatment.
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| | TOPIC 12 | Pediatric Emergency Case Studies - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Apply basic principles of emergency medicine in the stabilization and evaluation of interesting pediatric emergency cases.
| | 2. | Describe the etiology and pathogenesis of pediatric emergency cases.
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| | TOPIC 13 | : Pediatric Status Epilepticus and Febrile Seizures - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Explain the management of Status Epilepticus in the pediatric patient.
| | 2. | Define appropriate laboratory and imaging studies in the acute care setting.
| | 3. | List the typical features of a simple and complex febrile seizure.
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| | TOPIC 14 | Accidents Will Happen? Evaluation of Suspected Physical Abuse in Children - Upon completion of this session, using AAP guidelines as well as EBM publications, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Recognize common presentations of non-accidental trauma.
| | 2. | Plan the evaluation of the child with suspected non-accidental trauma.
| | 3. | Know the principles of correct documentation for forensic purposes.
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| | TOPIC 15 | Serious Infections of the Head and Neck - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Recognize differences and similarities in the clinical appearance, diagnosis and treatment of peritonsillar, retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal space infections.
| | 2. | Outline the approach to the child with red, swollen eye or cheek.
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| | TOPIC 16 | Pediatric Head Trauma - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Describe the use of decision rules in the management of head injured children, including those from the NEXUS study.
| | 2. | Recognize and manage children who have sustained concussions and discuss guidelines from the International Conference on Concussions.
| | 3. | Identify those children who require imaging studies as part of their medical evaluation.
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