2023 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Conference

Friday, October 6, 2023, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Fairbanks Hall - Conference Center Floor 1 and Simulation Center Floor 4, Indianapolis, IN


A one-day conference with workshops and lectures along with an optional hands-on simulation. This conference will be held in Fairbanks Hall. The group will be split up into different rooms for different live activities. Target audience: Emergency Medicine providers from IU Health and around the state of Indiana.

1. Describe epidemiology and rising incidence of pediatric mass casualty and trauma.
2. Prepare your ED for pediatric mass casualties.
3. Discuss how to prepare your team for pediatric mass casualties.
4. Identify new drug ingestions that may show up in your ED.
5. Describe how to initially manage pediatric patients in whom you suspect overdose.
6. Determine key indications for toxicology consultation.
7. Review new publications impacting pediatric EM.
8. Use new evidence to update your care of pediatric patients in the ED.
9. Describe strategies for troubleshooting the unique physiologies associated with certain complex congenital heart lesions.
10. Discuss common indications for midazolam in pediatric patients.
11. Review pharmacology of midazolam dosing for anxiolysis in pediatric patients.
12. Identify ways to overcome barriers to use in your ED.
13. Review recent guideline changes in maintenance fluid therapy for children.
14. Compare balanced fluids with normal saline in the resuscitation of pediatric patients.
15. Select appropriate dextrose concentration and volume for pediatric patients.
16. Review the newest recommendations antimicrobial use for common pediatric infections including: UTIs, Pneumonia, Otitis Media and Strep Pharyngitis.
17. Review the current standards for diagnosis and treatment of bronchioltis.
18. Describe current epidemiology of E. coli 0157:H7 and other shiga toxin producing serotypes of E. coli.
19. Define diagnostic criteria for HUS.

$189.00 Physicians and Advanced Providers  (Full day with Simulation Session)

$149.00 Physicians and Advanced Providers  (Partial day without Simulation Session)

$149.00 Physicians and Advanced Providers (Virtual Option)

$25.00 Students (Partial day without simulation)

*Registration is limited to 20 for simulation portion 8am-10am and 50 total for the days event.

 

For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations please contact the IUSM CME office at 317-274-0104 or [email protected]. One week advance notice will allow us to provide seamless access. Please ensure to specify the accommodations you need in order to participate.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.50 hours), ABS CC (7.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.50 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

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

Friday, October 6, 2023