NEEDS STATEMENT

The Child Death Review process reviews all non-natural deaths in their area and identifies gaps in health care or poor social conditions that offer opportunities for change. Reviewing all deaths that qualify can identify trends or rising rates by cause of death or age. Pediatricians are vital members of the CDR teams as they are the experts on child development, age-appropriate behavior and normal physical findings. Pediatricians may not be aware of the Child Death Review process, may not understand their importance in the process, and may not know how to become involved. The purpose of this session is to inform pediatricians of the valuable contributions to individual community health as well as influence important national initiatives to prevent unnecessary childhood deaths they can make by being a member of a Child Death Review team. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the significance of the child death review (CDR) process and the pediatrician’s vital role in the process.
• Explain how CDR teams collect data and its application to enhance pediatric practice.
• Analyze local CDR data to understand the impact of suddent unexpected infant death in the community.
• Evaluate how CDR data can be used to influence policy changes and support community and national initiatives in pediatric practice.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Primary Care Physicians, Internal Medicine Physicians, Advanced Practice Provider and Other Healthcare Professionals.

EDUCATIONAL METHODS

Lecture, case study, and longitudinal case-based learning.

ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Evaluation by questionnaire will address program content, presentation, and possible bias.

ACCREDITATION AND CREDIT DESIGNATION

Physician

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 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.