ED Affiliation Lecture: Tips & Tricks to Improve Orthopaedic Trauma Care in Children

Pittsburgh, PA US
June 15, 2023

This course was designed because pediatric patients offer unique challenges when seen in an Emergency Department. Often, pediatric patients will seek care at the closest community ED, who are not as familiar with caring for pediatric patients. This lecture will specifically cover the topic of pediatric patients who present to community EDs with isolated limb trauma.

Target Audience

Registered Nurse

Nurse Practitioner

Physician Assistant 

Physician  

Learning Objectives

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

  • identify initial management of pediatric patients with isolated limb trauma.
  • identify appropriate referral mechanisms to urgent cares, orthopedic offices, ortho urgent care and the emergency department.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 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.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/15/2023
Course expires: 
06/29/2023
Event starts: 
06/15/2023 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
06/15/2023 - 7:30am EDT
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States

Dr. Z. Deniz Olgun

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 1.0 contact hours.

The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0AMA 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

  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 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.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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