CHRU Class Day 7.30.2024

Pittsburgh, PA US
July 30, 2024

This course was designed to encourage interdisciplinary care of patients in the rehabilitation setting. It will encourage team building and hands-on learning for each of the attendees. This activity will help to increase patient safety and staff competence.

Target Audience

Registered Nurses

Physician Assistants

Physicians

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, the learner will be able to:

  • demonstrate correct body mechanics while transferring a patient via squat/pivot and stand/pivot transfers
  • correctly list 3 common causes of skin breakdown in patients with a SCI
  • list the common signs and symptoms of autonomic dysreflexia and demonstrate appropriate steps to alleviate autonomic dysreflexia
  • list 3 components of a therapeutic environment for a patient with a TBI
  • list components of FND and explain the significance of Goal Mountain
  • list items to go in a “Go-Bag” for a patient with a tracheostomy.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 2.00 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.
  • 2.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 2.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/30/2024
Course expires: 
08/13/2024
Event starts: 
07/30/2024 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
07/30/2024 - 10:00am EDT
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States

Conflict of Interest Disclosure:

No planners, 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 to disclose.

Accreditation Statement:

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.

 The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 2.0 contact hours.

The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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

  • 2.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 2.00 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.
  • 2.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 2.00 Attendance
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