The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma | Trauma Services at Cincinnati Children's Hospital |
Experts from around the country will be discussing three important pediatric trauma issues. Topics covered include: evaluation of the pediatric abdomen following blunt trauma, pediatric gun violence and standardized screening for non-accidental trauma. The symposium will be broadcast live to a virtual audience from Cincinnati, OH. Each of the 1 hour symposia will be based on speaker presentations and a faculty discussion.
The order of these events and speakers is subject to change. All times are EST.
1st Event – Evaluation of the pediatric abdomen- Completed but register to claim CME and view the recording
7:00 – 7:05 Introduction by Richard Falcone, MD
7:05 – 7:25 Christian Streck, MD – Pediatric surgeon perspective
7:25 – 7:45 Roberto Iglesias, MD - Adult surgeon perspective
7:45 – 8:00 Discussion/Conclusion
2nd Event – Pediatric gun violence- Completed but register to claim CME and view the recording
7:00 – 7:05 Introduction by Richard Falcone, MD
7:05 – 7:25 Victor Garcia, MD – Community-based prevention strategies
7:25 – 7:45 Michael Nance, MD – Epidemiology, stats, hurdles
7:45 – 8:00 Discussion/Conclusion
3rd Event – Standardized screening for NAT Register to view live on Januarry 22nd, 2018
7:00 – 7:05 Introduction by Richard Falcone, MD
7:05 – 7:25 Tony Escobar, MD – Pediatric surgeon perspective
7:25 – 7:45 Berkeley Bennett, MD – Emergency room physician perspective
7:45 – 8:00 Discussion/Conclusion
Dr. Kristin Crichton is a child abuse pediatrician at Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) in Columbus, Ohio. She is board certified in general pediatrics and child abuse pediatrics. Her clinical interests include child sexual abuse, child physical abuse, and caring for children in foster care; her research interests include improving early detection of physical abuse. Dr. Crichton has master’s degrees in both public health and experimental psychology. She serves on the NCH Biomedical Ethics Committee. Additionally, Dr. Crichton is a member of the Ray Helfer Society and an active member of the AAP Ohio Chapter Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Dr. Escobar is a Pediatric Surgeon at Mary Bridge Children’s in Tacoma, WA, and Medical Director of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Trauma. He is Chief of Staff at Mary Bridge Children’s. He graduated from Baylor School of Medicine in Houston, Texas, after completing his undergraduate studies at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas. He completed his Surgical Residency at Indiana University where he served as the Chief Resident his final year. He then completed his Pediatric Surgical Residency at Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo, once again serving as Chief Resident his final year. He has numerous academic and professional honors. Dr. Escobar has published 27 peer-reviewed articles, seven clinical textbook chapters, and presented at multiple national and international surgical meetings. He is board certified in General Surgery with added qualifications in Pediatric Surgery.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Cincinnati Children's designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ per session for a possible total of 3.0AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for the series. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABP MOC 2: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. 1.0 points are available per session with a possible total of 3.0 for the whole series. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to the ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
Cincinnati Children's will upload all points earned January 1 – November 15 in the calendar year in which they were earned. Points earned on or after November 16th will be uploaded to the ABP the following calendar year.
ABS MOC 2: Each session in this activity series includes a self-assessment component as required for the fulfillment of Part 2 of the American Board of Surgery Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program to Physicians.
