Description

This course provides clinicians with the latest evidence-based recommendations and innovations in pediatric healthcare needed to care for the critically ill child during inter-facility transport and throughout hospitalization. Presented by highly skilled practitioners and content experts in Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Transport. The course is formatted to engage learners through virtual instructor led lectures and Q&A with presenters.

Course Format 

This course will be fully virtual and presented via Zoom.

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:

1. Discuss pre-hospital care and traumatic arrest of the pediatric trauma patient
2. Describe presentation and management of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
3. Discuss the complexities of airway management in the patient with a new mediastinal mass
4. Outline key points of post-cardiac arrest care in pediatrics
5. Review the pathophysiology and treatment of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS)
6. Differentiate between respiratory distress and heart failure in the pediatric population
7. Describe the history, challenges, and major innovations of military critical care air transport
8. Identify key points in the care of critically ill pediatric/neonatal patients during inter-facility transport

To register, please click on the register tab above. If this is your first time registering for a conference at Boston Children’s Hospital, you will need to create an account. Returning users can log in to their account to complete the registration process.   

All Healthcare Providers: $75.00

Students and BCH Staff: $50.00

Course Cancellation, Transfer & Refund Policy

Online/Virtual Course Registrations: Due to the propriety materials and content of each course, online virtual courses orders are NOT eligible for refund, cancellation or transfer. Online training courses may NOT be transferred to another Participant. Participants have 6 weeks to access any virtual online course content. Participants have until the expiration date to access and complete any enduring material courses. Boston Children’s Hospital CE is not responsible for user technical difficulties including loss of internet, power outages, etc.

In-Person Course Registrations: For in person course registrations, refunds are available on the following schedule: 100% refund up to 8 weeks before the first day of the course; 50% refund up to 2 weeks before the first day of the course; No refunds will be processed for cancellations within 2 weeks of the first day of the course

Boston Children’s offers the opportunity to change your attendance preference: Should your circumstances change after you have registered for either the ONLINE or IN-PERSON program, you have the ability to change from one attendance option to the other up until two weeks before the program begins. Please contact us via email if you would like to make a change.

“No shows” for both in person and virtual courses are subject to the full course fee and no refunds will be issued once the course has started.

Refunds will be made in the following ways: For payments received by credit or debit cards, the same credit/debit card will be refunded.

*If you have extenuating circumstances, please contact us at continuingeducation@childrens.harvard.edu

Cancellation of Services

Although highly unlikely, in case an event is canceled or postponed, Boson Children’s can provide a full refund or offer a credit towards future events to those who have already registered.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 

Nurse

Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 7.5 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Emergency Service

Approved for 7.5 continuing education hours (Basic, Advanced, Paramedic levels) by Region IV of the Metropolitan Boston Emergency Medical Services Council. In accordance with the Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) requirements, all levels of EMT are required to complete and end-of-course examination.

Disclosure Policy 
Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CE activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children’s may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

Disclosure Statement

The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients:

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Boston Children’s Hospital 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.