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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2008
5th Biannual Review for Board Preparation, Recertification, and Comprehensive Update
The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner
McLean, Virginia
April 12-15, 2008
UNIQUE FEATURES THAT MAKE PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 2008 YOUR MEETING FOR BOARD REVIEW
Practice Review Questions and Answers Practice questions will be posed at the board review sessions and throughout lectures, and audience participation will be encouraged through the use of an audience response system. The correct answers will be discussed and a booklet will be provided for later study, which will include detailed responses to each question.
Audience Response System Allows you to anonymously respond to practice questions while tracking your progress and comparing answers with those of the experts and your peers.
Valuable Textbook Giveaways Daily prizes will be awarded for the highest Audience Response System PIN number.
ABOUT THE COURSE
This course has been organized to provide preparation for the Pediatric Critical Care Subspecialty Examination of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) and to provide a comprehensive update in the diagnosis, monitoring, and management of the critically ill pediatric patient. In recent years, the potential of pediatric intensive care has been enhanced by a number of factors: developments in pediatric anesthesia, medicine, and surgery; technological and therapeutic advances in both neonatal and adult intensive care medicine; and improved understanding of pediatric physiology and mechanisms of severe illness in children. As such, this course includes timely discussions of shock, analgesia, cardiologic and cardiovascular concerns (including heart failure, waveform analysis, hemodynamic monitoring, cardiac malformations, cardiac surgery, arrhythmia, and CPR), respiratory and cardiopulmonary issues, and mechanical ventilation. Also covered are pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics in pediatric patients; management of the poisoned child; evaluation and management of pediatric trauma; immunological, metabolic, nutritional, fluid, electrolyte, and pH issues; radiology and imaging; renal, hepatic, and endocrine emergencies; anti-infectives; and an overview of biostatistics.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, participants will be better able to:
Excel in the Pediatric Critical Care Subspecialty Examination of the ABP
List current and newly accepted procedures in the diagnosis and management of the critically ill pediatric patient
Describe the latest technologic developments and assess their roles in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of the critically ill pediatric patient
Interpret information gained from this multidisciplinary exchange of information into clinical practice
Who Should Attend
Pediatric Intensive Care Physician
Trauma Specialist
Critical Care Physician
Cardiologist
Critical Care Nurse
Infectious Disease Specialist
Emergency Medicine Physician
Family Practitioner
Pulmonologist
Neurologist
Anesthesiologist
Pharmacist
Surgeon
Internist
CME Credit
CBC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 31 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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