Common Issues in Pediatric Travel Medicine

This course for the interdisciplinary health care team (RN, MD, EMS, APP) provides a review of the clinical pathways and treatment for infectious disease issues with pediatric travel medicine. The course also includes case study presentations and discussion on travel vaccines and treatment considerations.

Estimated time for completion: 1 hour

Target Audience

Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses, Physicians, EMS

Learner Outcomes

As a result of this activity, learners will be able to report new knowledge related to common infectious disease travel issues in order to provide current, evidence-based care to pediatric patients.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe major components of pre-travel care for children traveling internationally
  • Identify travel vaccine recommendations and contraindications
  • Discuss can't miss infectious disease diagnoses in the returning traveler

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Colorado State EMS
  • 1.00 NCPD
Course opens: 
08/23/2023
Course expires: 
08/31/2025
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
4
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO
United States

Faculty Presenter:
Jessica Cataldi, MD, MSCS
Assistant Professor; Pediatrics-Infectious Disease
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Infectious Disease
Children's Hospital Colorado

Peer Reviewer:
Justin Searns, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Hospital Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Children's Hospital Colorado

 

Planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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 Enduring Material for a maximum of 1 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 activity for 1 nursing contact hour(s) is provided by Children’s Hospital Colorado.

EMS
Children’s Hospital Colorado is a State of Colorado recognized EMS Training Group (CO-049) and will provide 1 continuing education credit(s) for all pre-hospital providers.

Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided upon completion of this course.

Criteria to Obtain Continuing Education Certificate
Complete this course and the evaluation.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Colorado State EMS
  • 1.00 NCPD

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Required Hardware/software

You will need access to the internet, speakers or a headset to participate in this course.