Current Recommendations for the Care of Patients with Bronchiolitis: What’s the Evidence & Why Does it Matter?
This course for the interdisciplinary health care team (RN, MD, EMS, APP) provides a review of the clinical pathways for the evaluation, treatment, and management of bronchiolitis. The course also includes case study presentations and discussions for management of bronchiolitis.
Estimated time for completion: 1 hour
Target Audience
Nurses, Physicians, EMS, APPs
Learner Outcomes
As a result of this activity, learners will be able to report new knowledge related to bronchiolitis in order to provide current, evidence-based care to pediatric patients.
Learning Objectives
- Define bronchiolitis and review of scope, clinical features, etiology, pathophysiology and epidemiology of bronchiolitis
- Describe a step-wise approach to management of bronchiolitis
- Discuss several cases of children with bronchiolitis
Faculty Presenter:
Julia Freeman, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Director of Home Oxygen for Bronchiolitis
Section of Emergency Medicine
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Peer Reviewer:
Irina Topoz, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Director of Quality Improvement
Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
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