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Colorado Pediatric Emergency and Trauma Conference 2024
Overview
The Colorado Pediatric Emergency and Trauma conference provides education for state-of-the-art care of the pediatric trauma patient in both the pre-hospital setting and through the continuum of inpatient care.
Target Audience
This program will be of interest to physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, EMS providers, aeromedical personnel and ancillary staff.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the nuance and scope of the coroner and medicolegal death investigations as it relates to the statutory requirements of reporting deaths.
- Examine how a whole blood rotation system can provide prehospital whole blood with minimum waste and work for any trauma center.
- Identify life-threatening bleeding situations and apply appropriate techniques to control bleeding effectively, potentially saving lives in emergency situations.
- Review principles and approaches to pediatric facial trauma and reconstruction.
- Identify the concept of ‘Missed Opportunities’ to detect child abuse and learn strategies to mitigate the missed opportunity.
- Analyze early management of complex orthopedic traumatic injuries.
- Formulate an approach to the use of intravenous fluids, antibiotics, and vasopressors in pediatric sepsis resuscitation.
- Enhance EMS providers' ability to recognize and effectively manage pediatric pain through evidence-based assessment and treatment strategies.
- Analyze the impact of socioeconomic disparities on pediatric trauma outcomes and apply strategies to mitigate these disparities in clinical practice.
- Describe the challenges and strategies for supporting pediatric trauma survivors in their transition from recovery to long-term well-being and thriving.
Learner Outcome
Learners will self-report expanded knowledge of care of traumatized patients and identify available resources for pediatric trauma care to be brought back to their areas of practice.
Additional Information
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 Colorado Pediatric Emergency and Trauma Conference 2024 Brochure.pdf | 1.38 MB |
Hybrid conference. You may attend virtually, or in-person at Children's Hospital Colorado.
Virtual registrants will receive a ZOOM link via email to join the conference.
Medical: Children’s Hospital Colorado is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Children’s Hospital Colorado designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing: Children’s Hospital Colorado is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This educational offering for 13.25 nursing contact hours is provided by Children’s Hospital Colorado.
EMS: Children's Hospital Colorado is an approved provider of EMS continuing education through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division. Children's Hospital Colorado is EMS Training Group #EO49. This education offering is good for 13.25 hours.
General Attendance: A general certificate of attendance will be available for all other care providers.
Criteria for Successful Completion:
Registration, attendance, sign-in and submission of the evaluation, including a written response to questions related to any change in practice that you may make as a result of learning that took place at this activity, are required for successful completion and receipt of the certificate of attendance. Claim only those hours you attend.
Available Credit
- 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 13.25 Attendance
- 13.25 Colorado State EMS
- 13.25 NCPD
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