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Forward6th Annual Children's Hospital Colorado Virtual Pediatric Care Symposium
This virtual symposium focuses on the assessment and management of common pediatric conditions in hospital and community settings. Current clinical issues and implications for children's health and clinician care delivery are presented and discussed.
Target Audience
This symposium is for interdisciplinary healthcare team members including nursing, advanced practice providers, physicians and pre-hospital providers.
Learner Outcome
As a result of this symposium, learners will be able to report new knowledge related to pediatric specialty practice in order to provide current, evidence-based care to pediatric populations.
Objectives
- Describe the dangers of button battery ingestions and the treatment strategies to minimize tissue injury.
- Identify common causes of and treatment options for pediatric respiratory distress.
- Discuss best practices for communicating about vaccines with hesitant parents.
- Describe the current usage trends of youth and digital technology and correlations with mental health.
- Recognize pediatric cardiogenic shock and identify initial management strategies.
- Review pediatric septic shock with emphasis on essential diagnostics and clinical interventions.
Contact
If you need additional information, please contact Nicki Shonka at [email protected].
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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 Brochure | 375.53 KB |
Agenda
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
| 7:30 a.m. | Check-in |
| 7:45 | Welcome |
| 8:00 | Button Battery Ingestions |
| John Bealer, MD | |
| 9:00 | Pediatric Respiratory Distress: Recognition, Stabilization and Initial Management |
| Georgia Griffin, MD | |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:15 | Give it Your Best Shot! Communicating with Vaccine Hesitant Parents |
| David Higgins, MD, MPH | |
| 11:15 | Digital Media and Mental Health Trends |
| Sandra Fritsch, MD, MSEd, DFAACAP | |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 | Pediatric Cardiac Emergency Case Studies |
| Jessica Persson, MD | |
| 2:15 | Septic Shock in Children: See it. Say it. Act on it. |
| Michael Wittkamp, MD | |
| 3:15 | Wrap-up and Evaluation |
| 3:30 | Adjourn |
*Children’s Hospital Colorado reserves the right to modify the agenda or cancel this conference in the event of an unforeseen circumstance.
Virtual Course
This conference will be hosted virtually on Zoom.
Zoom URL:
This information will be sent 2 days before the conference via email to learners that are registered.
Faculty and Planning Committee
† Denotes planning committee
John F. Bealer, MD
Professor, Surgery
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Trauma Medical Director
Children's Hospital Colorado - Colorado Springs
Ray Cuellar †
Operations Coordinator
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Georgia Griffin, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Director of IPERCS
Children's Hospital Colorado
David Higgins, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
General Pediatrician and Health Services Researcher
Children's Hospital Colorado
Sandra L. Fritsch, MD, MSEd, DFAACAP
Professor, Psychiatry
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Director, Pediatric Mental Health Institute
Children's Hospital Colorado
Medical Director, Colorado Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation and Access Program
Jessica Persson, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiology
and Critical Care Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist
Children's Hospital Colorado
Kelly Reichert, MS, RN, CCRN, NPD-BC †
Professional Development Specialist
Outreach Education
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Maribel Sandoval †
Partnership Program Manager
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Nicki Shonka, MS, RN, NPD-BC, CPN †
Clinical Education Outreach Program Director
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Ben Thompson †
Senior Physician Relations Representative
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Michael Wittkamp, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Executive Director of Faculty, CU Department of Pediatrics, Southern Region Attending Physician
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Children's Hospital Colorado - Colorado Springs
Financial Disclosures
Planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
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 Other activity (Internet Live Course) for a maximum of 6.25 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 the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This educational activity for 6.25 nursing 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 6.25 continuing education credits for all pre-hospital providers.
Other
A general certificate of attendance will be available.
Available Credit
- 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 6.25 Attendance
- 6.25 Colorado State EMS
- 6.25 NCPD
Price
The registration deadline is October 26, 2025.
- Register for the conference
- To capture your attendance at the conference, you must enter the attendance code via text or desktop . The attendance code will be shared at the start of the conference.
*The mobile number feature is not enabled for international guests. International guests, please complete the registration process.
Required Hardware/software
This conference will be held online. You will need access to the internet and speakers or a headset to participate.