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CHP APP Spring Into Learning Conference
Target Audience
Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Physician, Physician Assistant, CRNA, all APPs.
Learning Objectives
Title of Presentation: Headaches
1. Review key elements in the evaluation of children and adolescents presenting with headaches.
2. Review diagnostic criteria for primary headache disorders.
3. Understand treatment options available
Title of Presentation: Not So Common Cardiology
Learning objectives:
1. Review the incidence of congenital heart disease
2. Identify the most common congenital heart defects
3. Review the common defects/interventions a: ASD, VSD, PDA, COA, TOF, TGA
4. Discuss long term outcomes
Title of Presentation: Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn: What’s all the jaundice about?
Presenters:
Learning objectives:
1. Describe the pathophysiology of hyperbilirubinemia in the neonate
2. Distinguish between physiologic and pathologic findings that heighten concern for hyperbilirubinemia
3. Identify common pathologic causes of hyperbilirubinemia
4. Recognize the pathophysiology of hemolytic disease as a cause for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
5. Identify clinical management strategies for treating hyperbilirubinemia
6. Describe the indications for exchange transfusion in the neonatal population
7. Discuss long term effects and outcomes of bilirubin induced encephalopathy (BIE)
Title: Microbial Madness: Treatment slam dunk or empiric airball?
Learning objectives:
1. Review clinically important Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and what infections they cause
2. Discuss empiric therapy for common infections
3. Evaluate pathogen or disease targeted, IV to PO transition, and durations for common infections
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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 CHP524087_APPSpringConfrnceFlier_FNL.pdf | 2.57 MB |
8am-9am:
Headaches
Title: Headaches
Presenter: Katherine Cobb-Pitstick, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology Division of Child Neurology
Learning objectives:
1. Review key elements in the evaluation of children and adolescents presenting with headaches.
2. Review diagnostic criteria for primary headache disorders.
3. Understand treatment options available.
9am-10am
Pediatric Cardiology
Title: Not So Common Cardiology
Presenter: Joanne Cottle, PA-C
The Heart Institute: Division of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery
Learning objectives:
1. Review the incidence of congenital heart disease
2. Identify the most common congenital heart defects
3. Review the common defects/interventions: ASD, VSD, PDA, COA, TOF, TGA
4. Discuss long term outcomes
10am-11am
Hyperbilirubinemia
Title: Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn: What’s all the jaundice about?
Presenters:
Breanne Gray, CRNP
Lead APP, Education
Alexandra Mastro, PA-C
Lead APP, Advanced Practice Provider Neonatology Fellowship Program
Division of Newborn Medicine
Learning objectives:
1. Describe the pathophysiology of hyperbilirubinemia in the neonate
2. Distinguish between physiologic and pathologic findings that heighten concern for hyperbilirubinemia
3. Identify common pathologic causes of hyperbilirubinemia
4. Recognize the pathophysiology of hemolytic disease as a cause for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
5. Identify clinical management strategies for treating hyperbilirubinemia
6. Describe the indications for exchange transfusion in the neonatal population
7. Discuss long term effects and outcomes of bilirubin induced encephalopathy (BIE)
Infectious Disease
11am-12pm
Title: Microbial Madness: Treatment slam dunk or empiric airball?
Presenters:
Holly Thomas, PA-C
Infectious Diseases Senior Physician Assistant.
Erin Weslander, PharmD, BCIDP
Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist
Learning objectives:
1. Review clinically important Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and what infections they cause.
2. Discuss empiric therapy for common infections.
3. Evaluate pathogen or disease targeted, IV to PO transition, and durations for common infections.
12:00pm Adjournment
Katherine Cobb-Pitstick, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology Division of Child Neurology
Joanne Cottle, PA-C
The Heart Institute: Division of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery
Breanne Gray, CRNP
Lead APP, Education
Alexandra Mastro, PA-C
Lead APP, Advanced Practice Provider Neonatology Fellowship Program
Division of Newborn Medicine
Holly Thomas, PA-C
Infectious Diseases Senior Physician Assistant
Erin Weslander, PharmD, BCIDP
Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist
Faculty Disclosure:
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4.0 contact hours.
Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 4.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 4.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 4.00 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
- 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 4.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 4.00 Attendance
To register or learn more, email mastroa2@upmc.edu
Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by emailing mastroa2@upmc.edu.
For more information, contact Alexandra Mastro at mastroa2@upmc.edu. or 724-766-9481.