Location
Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.
Frequency
Monthly
Series Director
Target Audience and Needs
Faculty, fellows, residents, and other healthcare professionals and trainees in pediatric emergency medicine need to receive regular updates on recent advances in the emergency care of children. Complex cases will be used as an impetus for discussion, particularly with regard to morbidity and mortality. The series aims to expand the knowledge of learners, promote the implementation of evidence-based guidelines in clinical practice, enhance the quality of pediatric emergency care, and improve 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:
- Improve case-based medical knowledge applicable to patient care, such as abnormal anatomic structures, unusual presentations of common conditions, and typical and novel complications of treatment.
- Analyze the systemic issues contributing to medical errors or treatment complications.
- Contribute to the institutional quality improvement effort to reduce complications and preventable adverse events.
- Apply expanded knowledge and skills to improve interprofessional collaborative care and patient outcomes.
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
pamela.arceneaux@bcm.edu
832-824-3435