Synopsis
The East Tennessee Childrens Hospital has been resurveyed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and awarded Accreditation with Commendation for 6 years as a provider of continuing medical education for physicians.ACCME accreditation seeks to assure the medical community and the public that East Tennessee Childrens Hospital provides physicians with relevant, effective, practice-based continuing medical education that that supports US health care quality improvement.The ACCME employs a rigorous, multilevel process for evaluating institutions' continuing medical education programs according to the high accreditation standards adopted by all seven ACCME member organizations. These organizations of medicine in the US are the American Board of Medical Specialties, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, the Association for Hospital Medical Education, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Council of Medical Specialty Societies, and the Federation of State Medical Boards of the US, Inc.For more information or suggestions regarding CME activities at Children's Hospital, contact: The Organizational Development and Learning Department at 865-541-8618 or CME@etch.com.
Episodes
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HUS (Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome): Diagnostic and Therapeutic Changes
14/08/2018 Duration: 47minCME credit will not be given for listening to this recording. Title: HUS (Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome): Diagnostic and Therapeutic Changes Faculty: Mihail Subtirelu, MD Target Audience: The intended target audience for Children’s Hospital’s CME programs are pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, family practice physicians, emergency room physicians, and allied health professionals who see children in their clinical practice. The CME programs will result in improved professionalism and ultimately improved quality in children’s health care. Objectives: After this session, participants should be able to: 1.Recognize early HUS signs and symptoms 2.Recognize long term complications 3.Have a working knowledge of management options Disclosure: There are no relevant financial relationships that would create a conflict of interest/bias with today’s program content on behalf of those with control over CME content, or their spouse/partner (if applicable), including faculty, any addi
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CME Grand Rounds: Controlled Substance Laws and Chronic Pain Guidelines: A Pathway to Quality and Safety
16/05/2018 Duration: 56minCME credit will not be given for listening to this recording. Title: Controlled Substance Laws and Chronic Pain Guidelines: A Pathway to Quality and Safety *this activity includes TN Chronic Pain Guideline content and will provide one 1 hour of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiner’s 2 CME hour requirement in prescribing. Faculty: Walter Fitzgerald, Jr., BPharm, MS, JD Target Audience: The intended target audience for Children’s Hospital’s CME programs are pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, family practice physicians, emergency room physicians, and allied health professionals who see children in their clinical practice. The CME programs will result in improved professionalism and ultimately improved quality in children’s health care. Objectives: After this session, participants should be able to: 1. Adhere to federal and state mandates for prescribing controlled substances. 2. Adopt federal and state practice guidelines for prescribing opioids. 3. Implement
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ETCH CME Grand Rounds: Encephalitis Update: Epidemiology of Vectorborne Illness and Infectious/Noninfectious Clinical Presentations
01/05/2018 Duration: 53minCME credit will not be given for listening to this recording. Faculty: Becky Meyer, MPH, CIC and Karsten Gammeltoft, MD Target Audience: The intended target audience for Children’s Hospital’s CME programs are pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, family practice physicians, emergency room physicians, and allied health professionals who see children in their clinical practice. The CME programs will result in improved professionalism and ultimately improved quality in children’s health care. Objectives: After this session, participants should be able to: 1. Describe basic epidemiology of vectorborne disease in Tennessee. 2. Explain public health case definitions of vectorborne disease. 3. Improve confidence in making a decision regarding testing practice of suspected vectorborne illness. 4. Recognize typical presentations of infectious and noninfectious encephalitis. Disclosure: There are no relevant financial relationships that would create a conflict of interest/bias with today&
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A Primer on Pediatric Pain: Clinical Implications, Management and Prescriptive Practices
19/04/2018 Duration: 01h10minCME credit will not be given for listening to this recording. Title: A Primer on Pediatric Pain: Clinical Implications, Management and Prescriptive Practices *this activity includes TN Chronic Pain Guideline content and will provide one 1 hour of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiner’s 2 CME hour requirement in prescribing. Faculty: Oliver Hoig, MD & Lorna Keeton, MSN, CPNP-AC Target Audience: The intended target audience for Children’s Hospital’s CME programs are pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, family practice physicians, emergency room physicians, and allied health professionals who see children in their clinical practice. The CME programs will result in improved professionalism and ultimately improved quality in children’s health care. Objectives: After this session, participants should be able to: 1. Recognize the differences in acute vs. chronic pain. 2. Identify and utilize appropriate prescriptive and pain treatment strategies for the pedia
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Vaccine Hesitancy: Communicating with Families
28/03/2018 Duration: 53minCME credit will not be given for viewing this recording. Title: Vaccine Hesitancy: Communicating with Families Faculty: Lisa E. Leggio, MD Target Audience: The intended target audience for Children’s Hospital’s CME programs are pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, family practice physicians, emergency room physicians, and allied health professionals who see children in their clinical practice. The CME programs will result in improved professionalism and ultimately improved quality in children’s health care. Objectives: After this session, participants should be able to: 1. Describe parental factors that contribute to vaccine hesitancy. 2. Avoid unhelpful communication strategies to address vaccine hesitancy. 3. Implement effective communication strategies to encourage vaccine acceptance. Disclosure: There are no relevant financial relationships that would create a conflict of interest/bias with today’s program content on behalf of those with control over CME content,
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Clinical Documentation Integrity: How clinical documentation impacts providers and the hospital
06/03/2018 Duration: 01h27minCME credit will not be given for listening to this recording. Faculty: Larry M. Faust, MD, FAAP Target Audience: The intended target audience for Children’s Hospital’s CME programs are pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, family practice physicians, emergency room physicians, and allied health professionals who see children in their clinical practice. The CME programs will result in improved professionalism and ultimately improved quality in children’s health care. Objectives: After this session, participants should be able to: 1. Discuss the interaction between ICD-10 diagnoses and the inpatient DRG classification system. 2. Describe how the interaction governs patient assignment. 3. Describe how the interaction has implications for both hospital and physician profiles. Disclosure: There are no relevant financial relationships that would create a conflict of interest/bias with today’s program content on behalf of those with control over CME content, or the
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ETCH CME Grand Rounds: Cannabidiol (CBD) for the Treatment of Epilepsy: Seeing Through the Haze
20/02/2018 Duration: 43minCME credit will not be given for viewing this recording. Title: Cannabidiol (CBD) for the Treatment of Epilepsy: Seeing Through the Haze Faculty: James W. Wheless, MD, FAAP, FACP, FAAN, FAES Target Audience: The intended target audience for Children’s Hospital’s CME programs are pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, family practice physicians, emergency room physicians, and allied health professionals who see children in their clinical practice. The CME programs will result in improved professionalism and ultimately improved quality in children’s health care. Objectives: After this session, participants should be able to: 1. Recognize the terminology used when referring to medical marijuana products. 2. Describe the efficacy of cannabidiol for pediatric epilepsy. 3. Relate the history of marijuana use in medicine. Disclosure: Related to his work with Cannabidiol, Dr. Wheless has the following information to disclose: He has received a grant and serves as a consultant for GW