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Welcome to the first in a series of podcasts on pediatric hospital medicine. This series was created to keep the busy physician of today informed and up to date on some of the most important diagnoses and issues we face every day in the care of hospitalized children. There is free CME associated with this via the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). After you have listened to the podcast just go to the link below, sign in and follow the directions, take the short quiz and get your free CME credit.
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Hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn 35 weeks or more – Updated Guidelines! 0
Dec 18, 2022

This episode was made in partnership with the Newborn Medicine subcommitee of the American Academy of Pediatrics - Section on Hospital Medicine. 

 

Course: Hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn 35 weeks or more – Updated Guidelines! 

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi MD  - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Course Director: Alison Volpe Holmes, MD, MS, MPH. - Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of the Dartmouth Institute, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth 

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children. 

This episode is Hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn 35 weeks or more – Updated Guidelines! As always there is free CME credit of up to 1.25 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below. 

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Review the treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn 35 weeks or more.
  2. Review the definition of Kernicterus.
  3. Review the management and when to escalate care in infants more than 35 weeks old who have hyperbilirubinemia.
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Released:  12/18/2022, Reviewed 12/18/2022, Expire: 12/18/2023

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=23974&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  (1.25)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Discussing the SCOUT-CAP Trial 0
Nov 17, 2022

Course: Discussing the SCOUT-CAP Trial

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi MD  - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Course Director: Derek Williams M.D. - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children. 

This episode is Discussing the SCOUT-CAP Trial. As always there is free CME credit of up to 1 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below. 

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Discuss the methodology used for the SCOUT-CAP Trial.
  2. Discuss the results and their transmissibility to inpatient pediatrics.
  3. Discuss the background information for the trial and the benefits of safely treating community acquired pneumonia for less time.
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Released:  11/17/2022, Reviewed 11/17/2022, Expire: 11/17/2023

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

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Accreditation Statement:

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  (1)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Enterovirus D68 and Acute Flaccid Myelitis in 2022 0
Sep 19, 2022

Course: Enterovirus D68 and Acute Flaccid Myelitis in 2022

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi MD  - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Course Director: Megan Culler Freeman MD, PhD - Clinical Instructor in the Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children. 

This episode is Enterovirus D68 and Acute Flaccid Myelitis in 2022. As always there is free CME credit of up to 0.5 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below. 

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Review the epidemiology and virology of Enterovirus D68.
  2. Review the presentation, diagnosis and potential treatment of Acute Flaccid Myelitis.
  3. Review the link between Enterovirus D68 and Acute Flaccid Myelitis.
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Released:  9/19/2022, Reviewed 9/19/2022, Expire: 9/19/2023

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=23754&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  (0.5)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Procalcitonin Talk from PHM 2022 Conference 0
Jul 31, 2022

This is our last episode from the PHM 2022 National Conference in Orlando, Florida. For this episode we are recapping and summarizing one of the most attended lectures at the conference, "Procalcitonin: What is it Good For?" We were fortunate enough to be joined by all three presenters of this talk, Drs. Brittany Slagle, Rebecca Cantu and Sara Sanders from Arkansas Children's Hospital and the University of Arkansas. This episode does not have CME associated with it.  

We hope you enjoyed these sessions from the PHM National Conference!

What I Learned at PHM 2022 0
Jul 30, 2022

This is part of our annual series at the Pediatric Hospital Medicine National Conference where we ask some of the conference attendees to join us to discuss which sessions of the conference they went to and learned. Today we are lucky enough to be joined by Dr. Maia Taft and Dr. Bradford Nguyen. This episode is not associated with CME, we apologize for any inconvienence associated with that. 

PHM22 is here! 0
Jul 23, 2022

Welcome everyone to our annual coverage of the Pediatric Hospital Medicine National Conference.

PHM2022 is going to be in Lake Buena Vista, Florida at the Disney resort and it's starting next week! This is our first episode with the chairs of the conference planning committee, Drs. Michelle Marks, Jorge Ganem and Francisco Javier Alvarez. They will walk us through what's special about this year's conference and what we should expect. 

PHM from Pittsburgh will be podcasting from the conference this year, so stay tuned for more content! 

There is no CME associated with this podcast episode. 

Neonatal Early Onset Sepsis - A Discussion of the Clinical Report 0
Jun 24, 2022

This episode was made in partnership with the Newborn Medicine subcommitee of the American Academy of Pediatrics - Section on Hospital Medicine. 

 

Course: Neonatal Early Onset Sepsis - A Discussion of the Clinical Report

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi MD  - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Course Director: Karen M. Puopolo, M.D., Ph.D. - Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children. 

This episode is Neonatal Early Onset Sepsis - A Discussion of the Clinical Report. As always there is free CME credit of up to 1 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below. 

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Review the Clinical report on management of neonates born at 35 weeks or greater with suspected or proven early onset bacterial sepsis.
  2. Review the three assessment strategies for these infants and their strengths and weaknesses.
  3. Review lab testing and how to use it for this risk stratification
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Released:  6/24/2022, Reviewed 6/24/2022, Expire: 6/24/2023

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=23635&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  (1)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Monkeypox...Yes....Monkeypox 0
Jun 21, 2022

Course: Monkeypox....Yes.....Monkeypox

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi MD  - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Course Director: Anita McElroy M.D., Ph.D, Assistant Professor in the Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children. 

This episode is Monkeypox....Yes.....Monkeypox. As always there is free CME credit of up to 0.5 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below. 

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Review the virology of the Monkeypox virus.
  2. Review the current international outbreak of Monkeypox.
  3. Review diagnosis, testing and treatment of Monkeypox.
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Released:  6/22/2022, Reviewed 6/22/2022, Expire: 6/23/2023

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=23634&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  (0.5)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pediatric Eating Disorders - A Good Review 0
Jun 20, 2022

Course: Pediatric Eating Disorders - A Good Review

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi MD  - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Course Director: Amanda Downey M.D.-  Assistant Professor in Dept of Pediatrics & Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children. 

This episode is Pediatric Eating Disorders - A Good Review. As always there is free CME credit of up to 1 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below. 

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Review epidemiology of eating disorders in Pediatrics.
  2. Review the Pathophysiology of eating disorders in pediatrics.
  3. Review admission criteria, inpatient treatment options, rate of complications and what those complications are and long term prognosis of pediatric eating disorders.
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Released:  6/21/2022, Reviewed 6/21/2022, Expire: 6/22/2023

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=23633&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  (1)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Review of Updated Asthma Guidelines 0
Jun 16, 2022

Course: Review of Updated Asthma Guidelines

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi MD  - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Course Director: Allyson Larkin M.D.-  Assistant Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children. 

This episode is Review of Updated Asthma Guidelines. As always there is free CME credit of up to 0.5 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below. 

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Review entire updated Asthma guidelines with a focus on inpatient pediatric care for the patient.
  2. Review when and for whom to use Inhaled corticosteroids as needed for asthma exacerbations.
  3. Review SMART therapy for asthma management.
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Released:  6/1/2022, Reviewed 6/16/2022, Expire: 6/16/2023

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=23613&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  (0.5)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Severe Hepatits due to Adenovirus? -What do we know? 0
May 19, 2022

Course: Outbreak of Severe Hepatitis Due to Adenovirus? - What do we know?

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi MD  - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Course Director: Michael Green MD, MPH -  Professor, Pediatrics, Surgery, and Clinical and Translational Science, at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Course Director:James E Squires MD, MS- Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (james.squires2@chp.edu)

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children. 

This episode is Outbreak of Severe Hepatitis Due to Adenovirus? - What do we know?. As always there is free CME credit of up to 0.75 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below. 

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the epidemiology of the outbreak of severe hepatitis in children.
  2. Define and describe the relationship with Adenovirus.
  3. Review workup and management of hepatitis.
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Released:  5/19/2022, Reviewed 5/19/2022, Expire: 5/19/2023

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=23554&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  (0.75)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MIS-C and the Heart 0
Feb 4, 2022

Course: MIS-C and the Heart

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi MD  - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Course Director: Margalit Rosenkranz MD - Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology

Course Director: Tyler Harris MD- Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology

Disclosures: None

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children. 

This episode is MIS-C and the Heart. As always there is free CME credit of up to 1 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below. 

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Review the epidemiology of Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C).
  2. Review the similarities and differences of MIS-C and Kawasaki disease.
  3. Review the evolution of treatment and current treatment of MIS-C.
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Released:  2/4/2022, Reviewed 2/4/2022, Expire: 2/4/2023

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=23215&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  (1)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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