Fall Back on Your Pediatric Fundamentals 2022
This activity will provide knowledge to all CHP AAPs regarding general pediatric medicine with relation to common causes and management of noisy breathing in children, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, identification and management of common eating disorders, and knowledge of pediatric palliative care services and four pediatric disease trajectories which prompt referral to PPC.
This course will be offered virtually. A Teams invite will be sent, to the email that you used to register, prior to the event.
Target Audience
Nurse Practitioner
Physician
Physician Assistant
Learning Objectives
upon completion of this course the learner will be able to:
- Identify causes of noisy breathing in children
- Identify diagnostic studies used to evaluate noisy breathing in children
- Discuss medical and surgical management options of noisy breathing in children
- Discuss pathophysiology of celiac disease
- Describe risk factors of development of celiac disease
- Diagnosing celiac disease
- Discuss treatment of celiac disease
- Discuss GF diets/label reading
- Discuss non-celiac gluten sensitivity
- List 3 different eating disorder diagnoses
- List the 3 assessments of this multi-organ system illness
- Discuss the treatment Team approach management
- Define prematurity
- Describe the role of prematurity on the healthcare system
- Identify signs and symptoms of premature birth
- Review common pathologies that impact premature babies
- Discuss the impact of healthcare disparities in relation to fetal mortality, infant health and infant mortality
8am-9am:
Pediatric ENT
Title: To snore or not to snore, that is the question. Identification and management of noisy breathing in children.
Presenter: Kathryn Williams, CRNP
Associate Director Advanced Practice Quality & Education
Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Learning objectives:
- Identify causes of noisy breathing in children
- Identify diagnostic studies used to evaluate noisy breathing in children
- Discuss medical and surgical management options of noisy breathing in children
9am-10am
Pediatric GI
Title: "Against The Grain" - Celiac Disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity
Presenter: Sarah Whoric, PA-C
Associate Director of Advanced Practice Recruitment, Retention, and Clinical Affairs
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Learning objectives:
- Discuss pathophysiology of celiac disease
- Describe risk factors of development of celiac disease
- Diagnosing celiac disease
- Treatment of celiac disease
- Discuss GF diets/label reading
- Discuss non-celiac gluten sensitivity
10am-11am
Adolescent Medicine
Title: Eating Disorders 101
Presenters: Elissa B Gittes, MD
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine
Learning objectives:
- Brief overview of the different eating disorder diagnoses
- Medical, nutritional and emotional assessment of this multi-organ system illness
- Treatment Team approach management
NICU
11am-12pm:
Title: Prematurity: Born Too Soon, Small But Mighty
Presenter: Alexandra Mastro, PA-C, MPAS *(She/Her)
Lead APP, Advanced Practice Provider Neonatology Fellowship Program
Division of Newborn Medicine
Learning Objectives:
- Define prematurity
- Describe the role of prematurity on the healthcare system
- Identify signs and symptoms of premature birth
- Review common pathologies that impact premature babies
- Discuss the impact of healthcare disparities in relation to fetal mortality, infant health and infant mortality
Kathryn Williams, CRNP
Sarah Whoric, PA-C
Elissa B Gittes, MD
Alexandra Mastro, PA-C MPAS
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 4.0 contact hours.
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 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