Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Judith E. Brill, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology
Chief, Division of Critical Care
Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Vice Chairman for Clinical Affairs
Department of Pediatrics
Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Kathleen Brown, MD
Associate Professor
Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Medical Director, Emergency Department
Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC

Richard M. Cantor, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Conference Co-Chairman
Associate Professor
Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Medical Director
Central New York Poison Control Center
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York

S. Michael Marcy, MD
Conference Co-Chairman
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
USC and UCLA Schools of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Panorama City, California
Center for Vaccine Research
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California

Bea Files McConnell, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Michael E. McConnell, MD
Sibley Heart Center Cardiology
Co-Director, Emory Sibley Adult
Congenital Cardiac Clinic
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Consistent with ACCME and ANCC policy, faculty for this educational activity are asked to disclose any commercial interests that may create or may be perceived as creating a conflict related to the material they will be presenting, as well as limitations on clinical studies presented, and any "off-label" use suggestions for medical products. This policy is intended to assist you in forming your own judgments about material presented. Disclosure information will be included in your syllabus and/or verbally disclosed at the conference.

Wednesday, October 17

7:00am Registration & Check-in / Continental Breakfast

8:00 Conference Introduction
S. Michael Marcy, MD

8:15 The Best of Pediatric Emergency Literature (Rx = 15 minutes)
Richard Cantor, MD

9:00 Pediatric Sedation for Emergencies (Rx = 45 minutes)
Judith Brill, MD

9:45 Break

10:00 Group Discussion / Questions & Answers
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 Chest Pain In Children and Adolescents: How To Identify Emergencies (Rx = 20 minutes)
Michael E. McConnell, MD

11:15 Evidence Based Management of Acute Asthma and Brochiolitis (Rx = 30 minutes)
Kathleen Brown, MD

Noon I Think It's A Bug... Infectious Disease Problems in the Emergency Room: Part I (Rx = 30 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

12:45pm Group Discussion / Questions & Answers
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30 Adjourn for the Day

5:30pm-6:30pm Group Reception

Thursday, October 18

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 I Think It's A Bug... Infectious Disease Problems in the Emergency Room: Part II (Rx = 30 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

8:45 Life Threatening Rashes in Pediatric Patients(Rx = 20 minutes)
Richard Cantor, MD

9:30 Break

9:45 Group Discussion / Questions & Answers
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:15 Initial Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (Rx = 30 minutes)
Judith Brill, MD

11:00 Papa's Got A Brand New Bag: The New Drugs of Abuse (Rx = 45 minutes)
Richard Cantor, MD

11:45 Sickle Cell Disease - A Disorder of Crises and Deadly Silent Symptoms (Rx = 30 minutes)
Bea Files, MD

12:30pm Group Discussion / Questions & Answers
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:15 Adjourn for the Day

Friday, October 19

3:00pm ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION GROUPS - Session One

Challenging Cases in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Richard Cantor, MD

Teen Troubles: Common Adolescent Complaints
Kathleen Brown, MD

Pediatric Emergency Surgery: Getting the Patient and Family Ready
Judith Brill, MD

Pediatric Heart Murmurs: Audio Video Presentation & Discussion
Michael E. McConnell, MD

4:30 Break (Participants Change Rooms)

4:45 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION GROUPS - Session Two
(Session One Topics Repeated)

6:15 Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, October 20

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Management of Mild & Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury in Infants & Children (Rx = 15 minutes)
Kathleen Brown, MD

8:45 Children with Fever: Current Management (Rx = 45 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

9:30 Break (Hotel Check Out, If Applicable)

10:00 Group Discussion Questions & Answers
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 Arrhythmias: Diagnosis & Treatment of the Pediatric Heart (Rx = 30 minutes)
Michael E. McConnell, MD

11:15 Pediatric Airway Management: What's New (Rx = 15 minutes)
Judith Brill, MD

Noon Common Myths and Dogma in Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Rx = 15 minutes)
Kathleen Brown, MD

12:45 Group Discussion / Questions & Answers
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30 Conference Adjourns

Rx = Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority will be granted for these sessions