Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children announce the Annual John M. Templeton Jr. Pediatric Trauma Symposium.

Trauma is the leading cause of childhood death and disability. However, pediatric trauma care continues to provide significant and unique challenges. This two-day national symposium will provide the healthcare practitioner with up-to-date clinical information for the management of injured children and their families. Current issues will be addressed across the continuum of trauma care.

Since its inception in 2001, the John M. Templeton Jr. Pediatric Trauma Symposium has grown to be a nationally recognized resource for cutting-edge as well as basic multidisciplinary pediatric trauma education — a one-of-a-kind conference.

Target Audience

This national multidisciplinary conference is designed for all healthcare professionals involved with the care of injured children, including:

• Pediatric and adult trauma surgeons
• Emergency medicine physicians
• Trauma medical directors
• Trauma program managers

FULL CONFERENCE Registration fee

                                   (on or before 2/1/19)               Late fee (after 2/1/19)

Physicians                                   $500                                   $525

Nurses, Other Healthcare Professionals, Residents, Trainees and Students

                                                 $400                              $425

ONE-DAY ONLY

Physicians                              $300                                   $325

Nurses, Other Healthcare Professionals, Residents, Trainees and Students      

                                            $275                                             $300

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

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Note: The optional lunch sessions held on Friday and Saturday are accredited for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

American Board of Surgery (ABS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC)

11.0 hours of credit qualify for Part 2 of the ABS MOC, Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment.

Continuing Nursing Education Approved Provider Statement

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

EMS Accreditation

Application for Continuing Education credits has been submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of EMS through the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Your CEUs will be applied to your Status Report within two weeks of the conclusion of the symposium. Providers from other states will be provided with a certificate of attendance.

Trauma Outcomes and Performance Improvement Course^®

Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019

Course Overview

Attend a STN TOPIC course designed to meet the unique needs of pediatric providers!

The Society of Trauma Nurses Trauma Outcomes and Performance Improvement Course (TOPIC) is taught to all members of the trauma system team who participate in the assessment, evaluation and improvement of trauma care. This course is taught in a one-day interactive modular format, customized to best meet the needs of the individual trauma care provider participants who have varying levels of experience with trauma performance improvement. The course offers practical application for all levels of trauma centers, from entry level to the mature phase of program development. The modules are taught with a focus on didactic, operational definitions, sample tools, case study examples and take-home points.

The cost is $400. For more information and to register, go to traumanurses.org.

Hotel Accommodations

A block of rooms with reduced rates has been reserved at the Omni William Penn Hotel. The group rate is $185 plus a 14 percent room tax. The special room rate will be available until Monday, Jan. 28, 2019.

You can make your own reservations by calling the hotel at 1-800-THEOMNI (843-6664) and identifying yourself as part of the 2019 Templeton Trauma Symposium.

https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/pittsburgh-william-penn/meetings/2019-templeton-pediatric-trauma-symposium

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