Pediatric Emergency Medicine: 10 Medical Pearls

ONLINEENDURING MATERIALAMA



Date & Location
Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 12:00 AM - Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 12:00 PM

Overview

This online lecture provides physicians and other healthcare practitioners updates on current issues related to healthcare. The lecture will be maximum of one hour in length, followed by post test. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about pediatric emergency medicine.

  • Release Date: June 28, 2022
  • End Date: June 28, 2023

Target Audience
Specialties - Allied Health Professionals, Dentists, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physicians, Researchers, Students

Overall Learning Objective
  1. 1- Discuss IV access vs IO in critically unwell child
  2. 2- Discuss peripheral vasopressors best choice
  3. 3- Discuss RSI vs DSI!

Registration
FREE of charge

Accreditation

The Ministry of Public Health's Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP) considers Asynchronous activities under Category 2 as self-directed learning.  

 
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Relationships/Content Validity

It is the policy of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar to the Ministry of Public Health's Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP) and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Criteria, Policies, and Standards for Commercial Support and content validation in order to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs are expected to disclose relevant financial relationships pertaining to their contribution to the activity, and any discussions of off-label or investigational uses of approved commercial products or devices, or of any products or devices not yet approved in the United States and elsewhere. WCM-Q CME/CPD activities are intended to be evidence-based and free of commercial bias. 

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