Activity Description:

This is a virtual CME-certified educational intervention designed to address the identified gaps of pediatric respiratory conditions. The online format will allow for convenient access and thus reach a broad audience of medical professionals. This time of year tends to produce an increase of pediatric respiratory and airway calls for EMS. A review of fundamental pediatric airway anatomy and commonly encountered conditions prepares clinicians to develop evidence-based treatment plans for the management of these various pediatric airway conditions and situations.

Target Audience: 

Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistance, Residents, Medical Students, Emergency Medical Services

Learning Objectives:

• Identify and explain the unique differences of pediatric airways
• Plan and perform an assessment strategy for pediatric airway evaluation
• Review pre-hospital management and considerations for airway conditions including infections, anaphylaxis and FBAOs.
• Discuss the use of various airway interventions and equipment for managing a pediatric airway

Moderator:

Neil Cella, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support:  

This Activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.*The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: 

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidenced-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties involved in content development are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. The HCA Healthcare Continental Division has identified, reviewed, and mitigated all conflicts of interest that speakers, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, or relevant staff disclose prior to the delivery of any educational activity. The CME planning committee who are in a position to control the content of this CME Activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.