Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Monthly

Series Director

Jonathan Lewis, MD

Target Audience and Needs

Faculty, fellows, and other healthcare professionals in the section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine need to be regularly updated with evidence-based strategies for managing patients, particularly those who present with challenging characteristics.  The series aims to increase knowledge of the learners, and to improve their clinical decision-making skills and their ability to overcome health system barriers to enhance patient outcomes.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures and case presentations.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

• Identify cognitive biases in physicians that affect clinical decision-making.
• Identify system barriers that must be overcome to achieve acceptable patient outcomes.
• Recognize and disseminate resilient provider behaviors to promote desirable patient outcomes.
• Develop strategies to optimize first-attempt intubation success and effective resuscitation.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Series Coordinator 

Felicia Smith
fasmith@bcm.edu
832-824-5399