 
| Course: |
The Critical Child in the Community ED
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| Target Audience: |
| This activity is intended for emergency and pediatric physicians. |
| Sponsor: |
| This activity is sponsored by AHC Media |
| Accreditation: |
| AHC Media is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
| Credit Designation: |
AHC Media designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity is approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 2.5 hours of ACEP Category 1 credits.
This continuing medical education activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is acceptable for up to 2.5 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the American Academy of Pediatrics. |
| Faculty |
Editor-in-Chief
Ann Dietrich, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Professor of Pediatrics
Ohio State University;
Attending Physician
Columbus Children's Hospital;
Associate Pediatric Medical Director
MedFlight
Associate Editor
Coles McKagen
AHC Media
Managing Editor
Leslie Coplin
AHC Media
Authors
Alfred Sacchetti, MD, FACEP
Chief Emergency Services
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
Camden, NJ;
Assistant Clinical Professor
Emergency Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Khoshnood Ahmad, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Medical Director
Pediatric Emergency Department
K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Ocean Medical Center
Brick, NJ |
| Subjects: |
- The Critical Child in the Community ED
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| Objectives: |
- quickly recognize or increase index of suspicion for specific conditions
- describe the epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, historical and physical examination findings associated with the entity discussed
- correctly formulate a differential diagnosis and perform necessary diagnostic tests
- apply state-of-the-art therapeutic techniques (including the implications of pharmacologic therapy discussed) to patients with the particular medical problems discussed
- provide patients with any necessary discharge instructions
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| Financial Disclosure: |
To reveal any potential bias in this publication, and in accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education guidelines, we disclose that Ann Dietrich, MD, FAAP, FACE (editor), Brian S. Skrainka, MD, FAAP, FACEP (CME question reviewer), Alfred Sacchetti, MD, FACEP (author), Khoshnood Ahmad, MD, FAAP, FACEP (author), Coles McKagen (executive editor), and Leslie Coplin (managing editor) report no relationships with companies related to the field of study covered by this CME activity.
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