21st Annual Update in Acute & Emergency Care Pediatrics Conference

• Identify the immediate priorities of stabilization of a thermal injury
• Describe the different mechanisms of thermal injuries and burn depth

Use the following link to view Breakout Session selections: Breakout Session Choices.xlsx

 1. Group A (A) : Perception & Perspective - Allen Davis, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P, FP-C, Flight Paramedic

2. Group B (A) : Time of Grief - Mary Palmer, MD

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1. Group C (A) : Pediatric Crush Injuries - David Carter, CCEMT-P IC

2. Group D (A) : The Regional Forensics Center: Accurate, Timely Compassionate & Professional Death Investigation Services -  Lauren Havrilla, DO

3. Group D (A) : My Patient is Contaminated with What?!? Managing the Pediatric Patient in a Radiological Incident - Angie Bowen, MPS, RN, CPEN, NRP IC

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1. Group F (A) : Wilderness Emergencies - Chad Ingle, BS

2. Group G (A) : Sweet Child of Mine - Zach Stutts, MS, NRP, CCEMT

3. Group H (A) : MIS-C: What We Know Now - Nina Lum, MD

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• Understand the definitions and pathophysiology of drowning
• Manage pediatric drowning patients in the pre-hospital and hospital setting
• Educate the community on methods for prevention of pediatric drowning

In person: Room C/D

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• Identify situations when perception and perspective might alter assessment strategy
• Use of tools that can help to prevent a change in assessment due to external factors

In person: Room B

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• Identify which deaths require involvement of the Medical Examiner
• Recognize the roles of community team members involved in a child death
• Recognize the need for privacy and compassion in dealing with child death
• Be familiar with processes of grief in self and others, and signs to seek further care

In person: Room A

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• Recognize potential crush syndrome
• Know pre- and post-extrication treatment of crush syndrome

In person: Room C/D

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• Understand the role and importance of the medical examiner in pediatric death investigations
• Explain how hospital staff and the medical examiner's office can work together to assist families during a difficult time

In person: Room B

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• Identify common radiation illnesses and injuries
• Describe appropriate triage, treatment, and countermeasures available in a radiological incident
• Discuss issues that are unique to the pediatric population in a radiological incident

In person: Room A

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In person: Room B

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• Correctly obtain reliable blood glucose readings
• Understand successful prevention strategies for diabetes

In person: Room C/D

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• Describe how to identify or suspect MISC in children
• Understand current diagnosis and management
• Define what clinicians need to know before and after a diagnosis of MISC

• Build a medical provider/patient relationship with individuals who have experienced trafficking
• Recognize signs of human trafficking while collecting medical history and conducting physical examinations

Use the following link to view Breakout Room selections: Breakout Session Choices.xlsx

1. Group I (M) : Pediatric Fracture Care for Non-surgeons - Andrew Gregory, MD

2. Group J (A) : Ventilator Management in the Transport Setting - Michael Miller, MD, PhD

2. Group K (A) : Children in Crisis: A Child Life Specialist's Guide to Understanding and Responding to Pediatric Distress - Brooks Gaut, CCLS, CHES, CPST, CIMI

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1. Group L (A) : Frequent Issues in Neonate and Deliveries in the Field - Daniel Martinez Barrera, DO

2. Group M (A) : Sports Injury & Heat Strokes - Matthew McCallister, MD

3. Group N (E) : Child Abuse from Report to Prosecution - Greg Faulkner

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1. Group O (E) : Diverse-City - Bennie Hearn, MAR, Paramedic

2. Group P (E & N) : Special Needs 101: An Overview - Jennifer Durham, MSN, RN, CPN, CPEN

3. Group Q (M & N) : Plastic Surgery Emergencies: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff - Justin Daggett, MD

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In person: Room A

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• Identify common pediatric fracture patterns on x-rays
• Discuss treatment principals for pediatric fractures

In person: Room C/D

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• Identify common reasons for pediatric respiratory failure and indications for intubation
• Identify and describe basic ventilator modalities and when to employ them
• Identify the controlled variables on the ventilator and how they relate to ventilation/oxygenation
• Discuss special populations in pediatrics and consideration for ventilatory support of these populations

In person: Room A

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• Develop a clear understanding of the child life profession through examples of interventions
• Understand common developmentally appropriate reactions to healthcare experiences
• Identify and give examples of pediatric friendly medical practices
• Increase collaboration between emergency medicine providers and child life specialist, where available

In person: Room B

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• Identify obstetric emergencies that may be encountered in the prehospital setting
• Understand the management of obstetric emergencies in the prehospital setting

In person: Room A

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• Initiate proper treatment for heat illness and educate patients on management and prevention
• Diagnose and treat multiple nonoperative orthopedic injuries unique to the pediatric population

In person: Room C/D

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• Understand law enforcement objectives during a child abuse investigation
• Understand how a child abuse case goes from disclosure to prosecution

In person: Room B

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• Define "culture" and the need for cultural competence in EMS
• Discuss how cultural differences might affect medical care

In person: Room A

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• Identify strategies to increase safety during care of the special needs child
• Increase knowledge on family-centered care of the special needs child
• Develop knowledge of underlying metabolic illnesses in children that require additional actions

In person: Room C/D

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• Recognize current best practices in the management of common ED presentations related to plastic surgery

• Understand relative urgency of surgical management for various presenting issues