Fever in the Returning Traveler
Learning Objectives: Determine the work-up needed for a patient who has recently returned from international travel Learn what diagnoses not to miss, and how to…
Course Category: Hospitalist Grand Rounds
Anaphylaxis (Lee 2024)
In this session, the current management of anaphylaxis is discussed, both in the acute ER setting, and upon discharge at home. The use of adjunctive…
Back with a Vengeance: Resurging Infectious Diseases in Pediatrics Post-COVID
In this session, current evidence and local epidemiology is discussed on reemerging infectious diseases in pediatrics, namely measles, pertussis, tuberculosis, and invasive group A Strep.…
Stepping Up Hospital-Based Asthma Care: Evidence and Rationale for Acute and Chronic Care Escalation
In this session, current evidence is reviewed for management of severe asthma on the inpatient pediatric unit, as well as stepping up outpatient asthma care.…
Hypoglycemia: To Fast or Not to Fast
CHOP Endocrinologist Dr. Katherine Lord, Medical Director of Inpatient Endocrine, reviews the differential diagnosis of hypoglycemia, explains which children require an evaluation for an underlying…
RSV Prevention: Putting the Science Into Practice
In Fall 2023, three new products became available to prevent RSV: a monoclonal antibody for infants and high-risk toddlers, a vaccine for pregnant women, and…
To Err is Human, but Our Errors Affect Patients
Learning Objectives: Understand the prevalence and impact of diagnostic error Describe types of cognitive or thinking error and what influences them Discuss the differences between…
Early Management of Pediatric Trauma
This talk is intended for a multi-disciplinary audience of physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists who provide initial care for injured pediatric patients in a non-trauma…
Non-Invasive Ventilation and High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Failure
At the end of this session, learners will be able to understand mechanisms of High-flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), and Bilevel…