CME Information
Date of Original Release: September 1, 2023. Date of most recent review: August 10, 2023. Termination date: September 1, 2026.
Accreditation: EB Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation: EB Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Specialty CME: Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Trauma and .25 Pharmacology CME credits, subject to your state and institutional approval.
AOA Accreditation: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice is eligible for 4 Category 2-B credit hours per issue by the American Osteopathic Association.
Needs Assessment: The need for this educational activity was determined by a practice gap analysis; a survey of medical staff; review of morbidity and mortality data from the CDC, AHA, NCHS, and ACEP; and evaluation responses from prior educational activities for urgent care and emergency medicine physicians.
Target Audience: This enduring material is designed for emergency medicine physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and residents.
Goals: Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to: (1) identify areas in practice that require modification to be consistent with current evidence in order to improve competence and performance; (2) develop strategies to accurately diagnose and treat both common and critical ED presentations; and (3) demonstrate informed medical decision-making based on the strongest clinical evidence.
CME Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to: (1) identify complications associated with mammalian bites in pediatric patients; (2) recognize the indications for antibiotic prophylaxis in bite wounds; and (3) determine when to suture wounds primarily and when to delay closure.
Discussion of Investigational Information: As part of the activity, faculty may be presenting investigational information about pharmaceutical products that is outside Food and Drug Administration approved labeling. Information presented as part of this activity is intended solely as continuing medical education and is not intended to promote off-label use of any pharmaceutical product.
Disclosure: It is the policy of EB Medicine to ensure objectivity, balance, independence, transparency, and scientific rigor in all CME activities. All individuals in a position to control content have disclosed all financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies. EB Medicine has assessed all relationships with ineligible companies disclosed, identified those financial relationships deemed relevant, and appropriately mitigated all relevant financial relationships based on each individual’s role(s). Please find disclosure information for this activity below:
Planners
- Lara Zibners, MD (Editor-in-Chief): Nothing to Disclose
Faculty
- Mara Aloi, MD (Author): Nothing to Disclose
- Tarrell Coley, MD (Author): Nothing to Disclose
- Kara Iskyan Geren, MD (Author): Nothing to Disclose
- Melanie Hartenian, MD (Author): Nothing to Disclose
- Brian Rempe, MD (Author): Nothing to Disclose
- Troy Turner, MD (Peer Reviewer): Nothing to Disclose
- Angie Wallace (Content Editor): Nothing to Disclose
Commercial Support: This issue of
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice did not receive any commercial support.
Earning Credit: (1) Go online to
www.ebmedicine.net/CME and click on the title of the test you wish to take. When completed, a CME certificate will be emailed to you.
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