Pediatric Procedural Sedation - Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Dec 01, 2008

Target Audience:

This activity is intended for emergency and pediatric physicians.

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

CME Question Reviewer
Brian S. Skrainka, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Medical Director
Pediatric Inpatient Services
Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
President
Pediatric Hospital Physicians of North Texas, PA
Plano, Texas

Authors
Mark D. Lopez, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
 Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta

Gerald Beltran, DO
Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta.

Peer Reviewer
George Foltin, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Director of Pediatric Emergency Service
Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY

Subjects:

  • Pediatric Procedural Sedation

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

Financial Disclosure:

In order 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, FACEP, editor-in-chief, Brian S. Skrainka, MD, FAAP, FACEP (CME question reviewer), Mark D. Lopez, MD, FACEP, FAAEM (author), Gerald Beltran, DO (author), and George Foltin, MD (peer reviewer) report no consultant, stockholder, speaker’s bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study.

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