Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to

1. Discuss the rational for the development of the new AAP febrile infant guidelines.
2. Describe the 2021 AAP febrile infant guidelines.
3. Compare the major changes in practice recommended by the new guidelines to the prior guidelines.
4. Discuss the practical implications of the new guidelines on the care of febrile infants.
 

Faculty

Harry Hoar, MD*
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
UMass Chan - Baystate

Jacquie Fable, MD, MS*
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
UMass Chan - Baystate

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options.  Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.