Course Overview

Kentucky Children’s Hospital Contemporary Pediatrics Conference is designed to provide current information on a variety of medical and surgical conditions affecting infants, children, and adolescents. Outstanding faculty of the Kentucky Children’s Hospital will offer presentations and concurrent sessions on a variety of topics.

Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS) will be offered for an additional charge on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the Marriott Griffin Gate. Although this is designed for physicians, other disciplines are encouraged to attend. The APLS course focuses on the evaluation, diagnosis, and initiation of treatment of many pediatric medical and surgical emergencies during the time the patient’s condition is being stabilized in the clinic or emergency department. Major topics to be addressed include pediatric assessment, pediatric airway, central nervous system, medical emergencies, the cardiovascular system, and trauma. Advanced airway and advanced trauma procedures skill stations will be included. Limited to 25 registrants. Please register as early as possible in order to receive materials by mail prior to the course.

 

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Faculty

Christopher Feddock, MD, FAAP


Assistant Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics Division of General Internal Medicine University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Paul Glaser, MD, PhD


Assistant Professor, Psychiatry University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Grace Maguire, MD


Medical Director Medical Home Clinic Kentucky Children's Hospital
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Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells, MD


Assistant Professor, Pediatrics University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Jonathan McCullers, MD


Associate Member Department of Infectious Diseases St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Hubert Ballard, MD


Assistant Professor, Pediatrics University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Irene Hong-McAtee, MD


Assistant Professor University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Stuart Tobin, MD


Private Practice Richmond, Kentucky
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Harohalli Shashidhar, MD


Associate Professor, Pediatrics University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Lindsay Burns, MD


Chief Resident Department of Pediatrics Kentucky Children's Hospital
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Philip Bernard, MD


Assistant Professor, Pediatrics University of Kentucky College of Medicine Medical Director, Transport & Outreach Kentucky Children's Hospital
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Erich Maul, DO


Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Associate Residency Director Division of General Academic Pediatrics Section of Inpatient Medicine University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Leslie Scott, PhD RN ARNP CDE


Assistant Professor (Clinical) University of Kentucky College of Nursing
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Mark Plunkett, MD


Chief, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Kentucky Children's Hospital
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Kavita Mathu-Muju, DMD MPH


Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry Division of Dental Public Health University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
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Kari Mobley, AuD


Cochlear Implant Coordinator Department of Audiology and Communicative Disorders Kentucky Children's Hospital
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Claire Sanger, DO


Assistant Professor, Surgery University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Robert Hosey, MD


Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine Department of Orthopedics University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Michael Karpf, MD


Executive Vice President for Health Affairs UK HealthCare
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Rebekah Heinrichs, RN, MSN, MSEd


Nurse Coordinator Pediatric High BMI Diagnostic Clinic Department of Pediatrics Kentucky Children's Hospital
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Don Hayes Jr, MD, FAAP, FACP, FCCP


Assistant Professor, Pediatrics & Internal Medicine University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Accreditation

Medicine
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 21.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine presents this activity for educational purposes only. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected for presentations because of recognized expertise in their field.

CME credit per day:
Thursday Preconference – 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Thursday – 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Friday – 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Saturday – 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™


Nursing
The UK College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.

The Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) approves The University of Kentucky College of Nursing as a provider as well. ANCC and KBN approval of a continuing nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content nor commercial sponsors. This activity is offered for a maximum of ANCC (60 minute) 12.25 and 14.5 KBN 50 minute) contact hours for nurses who attend all sessions (4/8/10 = 2.25 ANCC [2.7 KBN], 4/9/10 = 6.25 ANCC [7.3 KBN] 4/10/10 = 3.75 ANCC [4.5 KBN]) contact hours. Provider #: 3-0008-01-13-206-208. In order to receive credit, participants must attend the program and submit a credit application and evaluation form online. Certificates may be printed once the evaluation is completed.