Nebraska AAP Fall Conference 2018

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2018 Fall Conference
Nebraska Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

Friday, October 19, 2018
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Glow Auditorium

AGENDA

7:30 AM - Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM (GRAND ROUNDS)
Advocacy and the American Academy of Pediatrics: Optimal Health for ALL Children

• Presented by: Mark Del Monte, JD - AAP Interim CEO/Executive Vice President & Sr. Vice President, Advocacy & External Affairs

Objectives:

1. Understand the role of pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and surgical specialists in child health policy development.

2. Identify current child advocacy needs at the federal and state level.

3. Consider the role individuals can play in advocacy.

9:00 AM - BREAK

9:10 AM - Welcome

9:20 AM - Nebraska Gun Violence & Kids

• Suzanne Haney, M.D. - Medical Director, Project Harmony & UNMC Associate Professor, Division of Child Abuse Pediatrics

• Trevor Thrasher - COO of Tactical 88 & Gun Safety Expert

Objectives:

1. Explain current Nebraska law regarding gun sales, purchase, possession and carrying

2. Report the statistics in Nebraska regarding gun ownership and firearm associated death and injury among children, youth and young adults

3. Describe strategies to promote firearm safety and reduce the accessibility of guns to children and adolescents including, access prevention and safety technology, safe storage practices, firearm safety and training courses

4. Describe the effects of gun violence on children

5. Discuss strategies for the general pediatrician in counseling families

6. Examine the importance of mental health services in relation to reducing gun violence and the effects of violence on children

10:05 AM - Immigration Issues for Children and Families in Nebraska

• Anna Deal, JD - Senior Managing Attorney, Immigrant Legal Center

• Emily Gala, JD - Immigrant-focused Medical Legal Partnership Legal Assistant, Immigrant Legal Center
  

Objectives:

1. Understand basic demographics of Nebraska’s immigrant communities

2. Identify current policies that present barriers to immigrant children and families’ access to health care, security, and justice

3. Understand the role of medical legal partnerships and other initiatives in addressing these barriers

10:50 AM BREAK – Networking & Exhibits

11:05 AM - Using Advocacy, Message and (Social) Media to Make Change

• Mark Del Monte, JD - AAP Interim CEO/Executive Vice President & Sr. Vice President, Advocacy & External Affairs
  

Objectives:

1. Discuss tactics for crafting an effective advocacy message

2. Illustrate the AAP’s national approach to social media use for member audience, patients and families.

3. Identify opportunities to use social media as individuals and as the Chapter.

4. Demonstrate techniques for effective advocacy using social media

11:50 AM - Presentation of American Academy of Pediatrics Child Advocate Award

Noon - Lunch, Networking & Exhibits

12:45 PM - Achieving Success Through Quality Improvement

• Chris Maloney, M.D., Ph.D. - Chief Medical Officer & Senior Vice President, Children's Hospital & Medical Center & UNMC Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care

Objectives:

1. Define Quality Improvement (QI)

2. Describe key components of QI

3. List tools for QI projects

4. Recite a way for choosing a QI project

5. Provide uses for run charts

6. Detail successful QI projects

1:15 PM - Common Non-Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Pediatric Presentations: When to Refer or Reassure

• Adam Reinhardt, M.D. - Pediatric Rheumatologist, Children's Hospital & Medical Center, UNMC Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology

Objectives:

1. Reinforce your general understanding of common musculoskeletal non-inflammatory pediatric conditions

2. Reassure that a good history and physical exam are the most valuable tools for reaching the correct diagnosis

3. Provide you with the confidence that it is ok to avoid extensive evaluations in many of these conditions

4. Reassure you it is often fine to treat primarily with reassurance, physical therapy, and risk factor modification

1:45 PM - Nebraska Chapter, AAP Business Meeting

2:15 PM - BREAK - Networking & Exhibits

2:30 PM - Using Mobile Devices to Disseminate Evidence-Based Practices: Lessons Learned from a National Pediatric Collaborative

• Rusty McCulloh, M.D. - Division Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Children's Specialty Physicians, UNMC Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Nebraska Pediatric Clinical Trials Unit funded by the National Institutes of Health
  

Objectives:

1. Identify common challenges to integrating evidence-based practices at the bedside

2. Recognize the potential value of delivering evidence-based guidance through mobile devices

3. Review the impact of disseminating evidence-based practices through mobile devices in a national practice standardization project

3:00 PM - A Better, Risk-Based Approach to Neonatal Sepsis Evaluation

• Nathan Gollehon, M.D. - UNMC Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UNMC Director of Undergraduate Education in Pediatrics, UNMC Pediatric Clerkship Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship & CLABSI Champion, Nebraska Medicine & Omaha Children’s Hospital NICUs
  

Objectives:

1. Analyze the epidemiology of early onset sepsis in newborns

2. Describe the current treatment strategy for early onset sepsis in newborns

3. Evaluate the shortfalls of the current strategy

4. Assess the literature supporting the use of the Kaiser Sepsis Calculator

5. Summarize the potential limitations of this strategy

3:30 PM - Closing & Exhibitor Prize Drawing

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Social/Networking Reception at Cedar
Cedar - Countryside Village, 87 & Pacific St.
Network with your peers and enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through joint sponsorship of Children's Hospital & Medical Center and Nebraska Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics.

Children's Hospital & Medical Center is accredited by the Nebraska Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Children's Hospital & Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of five and three quarters (5.75) AMA PRA Category I CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.