Online Education | Pediatric Drug Therapy 2019

This online lecture series is designed as a pediatric pharmacology update at the advanced practice level. Sessions focus on current recommendations and controversies in drug therapy for common pediatric and adolescent health concerns. Teaching methods include lecture, discussion and case analysis.

Target Audience

For pediatric nurse practitioners, family nurse practitioners, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and other interested healthcare professionals.

Objectives for Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this conference, participants will be better able to:

Discuss common acute and chronic pediatric pain conditions.
Discuss the indications for when Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) should be prescribed, evaluating the risks and benefits in specific pediatric clinical scenarios.
Distinguish staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome from mimics including Stevens Johnson syndrome.
Improve provider comfort in diagnosing and managing pediatric anxiety.
Recognize the typical patterns for different animal bites.
Recognize health needs and disparities of transgender youth.

Additional Information

Format:

Online

Video

Course summary

Maximum credit available:

6.90 Contact hours
6.90 Pharmacology hours at the advanced practice level

Available:

06/20/2019

Expires:

06/20/2022

Cost:

$100.00

Treatment of Pediatric Pain in the Outpatient Setting	See Wan Tham, MBBS
Proton Pump Inhibitors in Pediatrics: To Use or Not to Use...That is the Question!	Uma Pisharody, MD, FAAP
Pustular Eruptions in the Pediatric Population: From Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome to Acne and Beyond!	Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH
Psychiatric Management of Child and Adolescent Anxiety	Erin Dillon-Naftolin, MD
Chomp: Animal Bites and Their Treatment	Megan Spangler, BSN, MS, ARNP, CPNP
Medical Care of Transgender Youth	Katie Sumerwell, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC

Erin Dillon-Naftolin, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Pediatric Access Line Consultant, UW Dept of Psychiatry, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA

Uma Pisharody, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Swedish Medical Group/Pediatric Specialty Care, Seattle, WA

Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, , Seattle, WA

Megan Spangler, BSN, MS, ARNP, CPNP
PNP, Seattle Childrens ER Dept., Seattle Childrens Hospital, Seattle, WA

Katie Sumerwell, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC
Adolescent Medicine, Seattle Children's, Seattle, WA

See Wan Tham, MBBS
Pediatric Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Physician, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA

Disclosure link:

Speakers & planning committee members have no disclosures unless indicated above.