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ForwardPediatric Emergency and Trauma Outreach Symposium | Bozeman, MT
Overview
LIVE OUTREACH IN-PERSON ACTIVITY
This symposium is for interdisciplinary healthcare team members caring for pediatric patients in an emergency and pre-hospital setting. Current clinical issues and implications for children's health and clinician care delivery are presented and discussed.
This symposium will be held at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT with an in person only attendance option. No virtual links are provided for this event.
Target Audience
This symposium is for interdisciplinary healthcare team members including nursing, providers and pre-hospital providers.
Learner Outcomes
After attending this education, learners will report new knowledge and intent to change practice to provide current, evidence-based care to pediatric patients in an emergent setting.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss initial management of pediatric patients presenting with respiratory distress and failure.
- Plan for common pitfalls encountered during pediatric airway management.
- Recognize the unique pathophysiology, acute management, and surgical considerations of crush injuries in pediatric patients.
- Identify "normal" vs. concerning injuries in infants and young children.
- Identify the most common neonatal emergencies and treatment that present within the first 28 days of life
- Discuss management and evaluation for common environmental emergencies.
- Outline steps in medical evaluation, documentation and management plan.
- Outline steps to prepare for pediatric transfer.
- Describe how to evaluate complex pediatric orthopedic trauma and stabilize for the next level of care.
- Discuss presentation, evaluation, and management of pediatric sepsis.
- Outline comfort holds and communication with patients and families during care.
- Discuss common errors and mitigation strategies for pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Apply pediatric emergency and trauma knowledge in a game.
- Review pediatric trauma cases evaluation and management.
- Discuss current trends in pediatric prehospital care and answer questions regarding EMS topics.
- Discuss management and treatment for toxicological emergencies.
- Review approaches and techniques to limit pain/trauma for your pediatric patients during procedures.
- Describe management interventions in caring for pediatric trauma patients after the initial assessment and resuscitation phase.
- Review the initial stabilization, medical, and surgical management of pediatric brain injury.
- Discuss care and management of pediatric patient presenting with neurologic changes.
- Discuss approach, workup, treatment of interesting pediatric emergency medicine cases.
- Discuss current trends in pediatric emergency care and answer questions regarding ED topics.
- Describe initial evaluation and management for pediatric burn patients of varying severities and locations.
- Review the initial stabilization, medical, and surgical management of pediatric spine injury.
In collaboration with
Billings Clinic | Bozeman Health | Logan Health
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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Program
Agenda
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Check-in |
| 8:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 8:15 | Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies and Stabilization |
| Kelley Roswell, MD | |
| 9:00 | How to Stay in the Saddle During a Rodeo: Pediatric Airway Pearls |
| Maria Mandt, MD | |
| 9:45 | Break |
| 10:00 | Crush Injuries for Trauma Junkies: Pediatric Orthopedic Injuries |
| Erika L. Valentine, MD | |
| 10:45 | Recognizing Non-Accidental Trauma/Child Abuse in Trauma and ED Settings |
| Kathi Wells, MD | |
| 11:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. | Neonatal Emergencies |
| Callie Searley, RN | |
| 1:15 | Environmental Emergencies Case Studies |
| Sam Wang, MD | |
| 2:00 | Break |
| Breakout Sessions - pick one lecture per session | |
| 2:15 | Breakout Session #1 |
| Alumni Legacy Lounge: Orthopedic Case Studies - Erika L. Valentine, MD | |
| Room 233: I Think It's Abuse - Now What Do I Do!? Updates on Evaluation of Child Abuse - Kathi Wells, MD | |
| Room 235: Preparation for Pediatric Transfer - Maria Mandt, MD and Callie Searley, RN | |
| 2:45 | Breakout Session #2 |
| Alumni Legacy Lounge: Pediatric Resuscitation - Maria Mandt, MD | |
| Room 233: Sepsis Case Studies - Patrick Mahar, MD | |
| Room 235: Comfort Holds and Communication with Kids and Families - Kelly Reichert, RN | |
| 3:15 | Breakout Session #3 |
| Alumni Legacy Lounge: EMS Hot Topics and Roundtable - *lecture repeat - Claire Gahm, MD and Jason Kotas, NREMT | |
| Room 233: Pediatric Jeopardy Game – *lecture repeat – Nicki Shonka, RN | |
| Room 235: Trauma Cases – *lecture repeat – Shannon Becker, RN | |
| 3:45 | Evaluation and Wrap-Up |
| 4:00 | Adjourn |
| *lecture repeat – These lectures will be offered again during Thursday’s breakout sessions, giving you a flexible schedule while ensuring you can attend those most relevant to your practice. | |
Thursday, June 26, 2025 | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Check-in |
| 8:00 | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:15 | Common Toxicological Emergencies |
| Sam Wang, MD | |
| 9:00 | How Not to be a Pain in the Butt: Pediatric Procedures and Sedation |
| Patrick Mahar, MD | |
| 9:45 | Break |
| 10:00 | Stranded! Extended Management of the Pediatric Trauma Patient |
| John Wiersch, MD | |
| 10:45 | Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Head Trauma |
| Mohammed Alshareef, MD | |
| 11:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. | Pediatric Seizure and Stroke |
| Kelley Roswell, MD | |
| 1:15 | A Night in the ED: Case Studies in Pediatric Emergency Medicine |
| Patrick Mahar, MD | |
| 2:00 | Break |
| 2:15 | Breakout Session #4 |
| Alumni Legacy Lounge: Case Based Review of Pediatric Burn Care – John Wiersch, MD | |
| Room 233: Hot Topic with Pediatric Emergency Medicine – Kelley Roswell, MD and Sam Wang, MD | |
| Room 235: Trauma Cases – *lecture repeat – Shannon Becker, RN | |
| 2:45 | Breakout Session #5 |
| Alumni Legacy Lounge: Spine Trauma Case Studies – Mohammed Alshareef, MD | |
| Room 233: Pediatric Jeopardy Game – *lecture repeat – Nicki Shonka, RN | |
| Room 235: EMS Hot Topic / Roundtable – *lecture repeat – Claire Gahm, MD, and Jason Kotas, NREMT | |
| 3:15 | Evaluation and Wrap-Up |
| 3:30 | Adjourn |
| *lecture repeat – These lectures are a repeat from Wednesday’s breakout sessions, giving you a flexible schedule while ensuring you can attend those most relevant to your practice. | |
*Children’s Hospital Colorado reserves the right to modify the agenda or cancel this conference in the event of an unforeseen circumstances.
Venue
The symposium will be held at Montana State University in the Strand Union Building in Alumni Legacy Lounge on the 2nd floor.
Faculty
Faculty and Planning Committee
Mohammed Alshareef, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatric Neurosurgery Attending Physician
Children's Hospital Colorado
Shannon Becker, BSN, RN, CPN
Trauma Program Manager
Children's Hospital Colorado
Ray Cuellar
Operations Coordinator
Professional Development
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Alyssa Davies, BSN, RN, CCRN
Pediatric Nurse Coordinator
Bozeman Health
Carrie Fanning, BSN, RN, CEN
Supervisor, Emergency Department
Department of Emergency Medicine
Bozeman Health
Claire Gahm, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatric Medical Director, Aurora Fire and Rescue
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, EMS and Global Health Attending Physician
Associate Medical Director of EMS
Children's Hospital Colorado
Tamara Grewell, RN
Clinical Coordinator
Billings Clinic
Chris Grimes, RN, BSN, CEN, CCEMT-P, FP-C
Manager, Emergency Department
Department of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness
Bozeman Health
Kimberly Guis, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN
Performance Improvement Coordinator of Trauma Services
Bozeman Health
Allison Hugus, MSN, BSN, RN
Injury Prevention Coordinator of Trauma Services
Bozeman Health
Jason Kotas, NREMT
EMS Outreach and Education Manager
Children's Hospital Colorado
Meg Letavay, BSN, RN
Trauma Program Manager
Logan Health
Lanny C. Orr RN, CEN, TCRN
Trauma Program Manager
Billings Clinic
Patrick Mahar, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Attending Physician
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Maria J. Mandt, MD
Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Director of EMS and Critical Care Transport
Children's Hospital Colorado
Kelly Reichert, MS, RN, CCRN, NPD-BC
Professional Development Specialist
Outreach Education
Children's Hospital Colorado
Kelley Roswell, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Attending Physician
Children's Hospital Colorado
Callie Searley, BSN, RN, C-NPT
Clinical Education Specialist
Children’s One Flight Team
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Nicki Shonka, MS, RN, NPD-BC, CPN
Clinical Education Outreach Program Director
Children's Hospital Colorado
George Sam Wang, MD, FAAP, FAACT, FACMT
Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Attending Physician
Children's Hospital Colorado
John Wiersch, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Burn Medical Director
Associate Trauma Medical Director
Children's Hospital Colorado
Kathryn (Kathi) Wells, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
Section Head, Child Abuse and Neglect
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Executive Director, Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of
Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse Pediatrician
Children's Hospital Colorado
Heather Wicks, BSN, RN, TCRN, CEN
Trauma System Manager of Trauma Services
Bozeman Health
Erika L. Valentine, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopedics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma and Hips, Attending Physician
Children's Hospital Colorado
Financial Disclosure
Planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Accreditation
Continuing Education Credits
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.
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 12 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 the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This educational activity for 12nursing contact hours 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 12continuing education credits for all pre-hospital providers.
Other
A general certificate of attendance will be available.
Available Credit
- 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 12.00 Approved Trauma Education
- 12.00 Attendance
- 12.00 Approved Trauma Education
- 12.00 Colorado State EMS
- 12.00 NCPD
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Price
Cancelation Policy
No refunds will be granted for non-attendance, although you may send a substitute. The Planning Committee reserves the right to alter the agenda or cancel the conference in the event of an unforeseen circumstance, or if the minimum registration is not attained by June 4, 2025.
with a full refund to participants.