Pediatric Emergency Medicine, General Pediatrics, Neonatology and Critical Care Medicine: Bedside Ultrasound Course

Saturday, September 25, 2021, 7:00 AM - Sunday, September 26, 2021, 4:30 PM, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

This course is intended as an alternative to adult emergency and critical care ultrasound courses, with a focus on pediatric emergency ultrasound indications. It is designed for neonatal, pediatric emergency and critical care medicine providers with limited or basic knowledge of emergency bedside ultrasound. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on practical sessions using live pediatric models and simulation equipment, course attendees will learn ultrasound fundamentals (physics and principles of scanning) and ultrasound scanning techniques pertinent to pediatric practice, including: basic procedural guidance (line placement, lumbar puncture, etc.); evaluation of abscesses and foreign bodies; bladder scanning; FAST (focused assessment with sonography for trauma); lung evaluation; basic cardiac evaluation; musculoskeletal applications (fracture and joint); bowel scanning (intussusception); fluid and function evaluation; and advanced procedures (nerve blocks, chest tube placement, peritoneal/pleural fluid drainage). The course is being taught by emergency, neonatal and critical care ultrasound experts, and will have a low student-to-teacher ratio of 4/5 to 1. A limited portion of the course will be devoted to a knowledge and skills assessment exam and a brief discussion.

1. Demonstrate core nonprocedural ultrasound skills (basic fluid and cardiac function assessment, FAST exam, pulmonary ultrasounds) using bedside ultrasound
2. Demonstrate core procedural ultrasound skills (intravenous line insertion and fluid drainage)
3. Discuss appropriate indications and limitations of the bedside ultrasound exam in pediatric acute care settings

The course registration fees are as follows:

Physicians: ...........................................................................................................................................$900
Fellows, nurse practitioners and CHOP-affiliated providers: ..................$450

The fee includes continental breakfast, refreshments, lunch, parking and course materials.

IN-PERSON CONFERENCE GUIDELINES RELATED TO COVID

• All learners are required to provide documentation of COVID vaccination by Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 to: [email protected]
• Masks must be worn in the Buerger Center at all times, including the conference room and hands-on stations, except for when eating breakfast or lunch in the cafeteria.
• Individual boxed breakfast and lunch are included both days during the course.
• There will be no food or drink allowed in the conference room or hands-on stations.
• In the conference room, learners will be spaced approximately three to four feet from each other at tables, and rows of tables will be spaced approximately six feet from each other.
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• Hands-on stations will have a vaccinated child/adolescent/young adult as a model, no more than five learners and one faculty member (maximum of seven people) in an approximately 12-foot by 9-foot clinical exam room. We will not have any infants or unvaccinated children as models.
• If the course is cancelled for any reason, registration costs will be fully refunded. We cannot refund any expenses for travel/lodging.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians.

AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (15.75 hours), Non-Physician AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Attendance (includes PA, RT, RDMS) (15.75 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.