Pediatric Sim and Skills Education

Worcester, MA US
January 21, 2025

Overview

Pediatric simulation educational activity combines didactic and simulation-based activities to teach various skills in caring for pediatric patients, including resuscitation and trauma management, procedural skills, behavioral health management, special populations and chronic patients, and team training. It is also a valuable tool for health care educators, allowing learners to achieve competence without putting patients at risk.

 

Target Audience

EMTS, Paramedics, and ED nurses who care for Pediatric patients

Learning Objectives

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

1. Assess auto-vs-pedestrian injuries for specific pediatric vulnerabilities.
2. Determine appropriate interventions for pediatric vulnerabilities in auto-vs-pedestrian injuries. (Waddell’s triad: intrabdominal injury, head injury, LE injury)
3. Describe pediatric trauma assessment, including pedi GCS.
4. Provide de-escalating/comforting techniques to a scared/injured child and/or family.
5. Recognize signs and symptoms of pediatric shock.
6. Determine appropriate interventions for pediatric shock.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 6.00 OEMS Credit Hours
Course opens: 
01/21/2024
Course expires: 
02/28/2025
Event starts: 
01/21/2025 - 8:00am EST
Event ends: 
01/21/2025 - 4:30pm EST
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Venue

UMASS Simulation Center
368 Plantation St
Worcester, MA 01605
United States

Faculty

FACULTY

Individual

Individual's Role in Activity

Financial Relationship Disclosure

Discussion of
Unlabeled/Unapproved
Uses of Drugs/Devices
in Presentation?

Jennifer Gold, RNCourse Director, Planner, InstructorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Kathryn Vear, RNCommittee member, InstructorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Brendan Patrick MurphyCommittee member, InstructorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Derek LoftusCommittee memberNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Katie FairfieldCommittee memberNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Tehnaz Boyle, MDCommittee member, InstructorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Barbara Walsh No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
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. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Accreditation

imageIn support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


 

Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 contact hour(s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

EMTs and Paramedics
The Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) has approved this continuing education program for 6.0 hours.  Approval Number 2425-R0-00191-T1 

Available Credit

  • 6.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 6.00 OEMS Credit Hours

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