Caring for pediatric patients is a uniquely demanding calling.
From ensuring safe prescriptions, preventing injury, and collaborating with parents — you have a special role in your young patient's lives… one that requires a combination of highly specialized expertise and a broad skill set.
That's why we created Advances in Pediatric Healthcare — our most comprehensive pediatric online course yet. Join us in this incredible program, taught by a faculty team of 13 Pediatric Experts, as they share today's most cutting-edge, evidence-based interventions to treat all children of all ages.
Enroll today, and you'll get…
From ensuring safe prescriptions, preventing injury, and collaborating with parents — you have a special role in your young patient's lives… one that requires a combination of highly specialized expertise and a broad skill set.
That's why we created Advances in Pediatric Healthcare — our most comprehensive pediatric online course yet. Join us in this incredible program, taught by a faculty team of 13 Pediatric Experts, as they share today's most cutting-edge, evidence-based interventions to treat all children of all ages.
Enroll today, and you'll get…
- Latest evidence-based guidelines from AAP, CDC, and other pediatric organizations!
- Medication updates so you can prescribe and manage medications safely and confidently.
- Powerful management plans for even the most complex conditions including asthma, sepsis, seizures, headaches, and more.
- Latest insights on emerging topics including diagnosing and prescribing for ADHD, differentiating rashes, nutrition guidelines, and managing pain.
Advances in Pediatric Healthcare
$1,439.86 Value
Just $791.92 Today — Stunning Savings!
$1,439.86 Value
Just $791.92 Today — Stunning Savings!
Earn up to 22.0 CE Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for Credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline
Click here for Credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline
Why This Training Stands Out From Others!
- Developed to meet the real-world needs of pediatric nurses and clinicians
- Led by pediatric healthcare experts who are caring for children every day
- Evidence-based guidelines from the AAP, CDC, American Psychiatric Association, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine, Global Initiative for Asthma, and more!
- Information that you can immediately apply in your practice
- The latest pharmacology guidelines and updates and the opportunity to earn up to 6.0 pharmacology CE Hours
Course Outline
![Stephen Jones, MS, RN, PNP, ET](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/jixwbgsngkiqqllppzx6bw.png)
Pediatric Respiratory Conditions: Challenges in Managing Upper versus Lower Airways
Stephen Jones, MS, RN, PNP, ET | Click here for information about Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones, MS, RN, PNP, ET | Click here for information about Stephen Jones
- History taking and physical assessment
Developmentally and age-appropriate techniques, cause versus symptom and the "inflammatory response", upper versus lower respiratory conditions, "5 Fingered assessment" - Non-pharmacological
Airway/ENT medications, airway clearance, pulse oximeter, oxygen therapy, mist/humidification, asthma meds and devices used, chest physiotherapy - Pharmacological Choices: OTC versus prescription
Antimicrobials (anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal), reactive airways: rescue versus controller medications, "cold and cough" medications - Laboratory Values: significance of numbers, CBC, RAST testing, Immunoglobins
- Underlying Triggers: environmental, infectious, anatomical, hygiene hypothesis
- Apnea: central and obstructive aly
- Upper respiratory conditions
- Pathophysiology of airways
- Infectious ENT related: sinusitis, tonsillitis
- Croup and laryngomalacia
- Evidence-based management
- Lower respiratory conditions
- Pathophysiology of airways
- Infectious: bronchiolitis/RSV and HMV; pneumonia
- Anatomical: asthma
- Evidence based management; "step management" for asthma
![Maria Broadstreet, RN, MSN, APN](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/tee02jt3_0qvmiiwxcce1a.png)
Advanced Pediatric Lab and X-ray Interpretation
Maria Broadstreet, RN, MSN, APN | Click here for information about Maria Broadstreet
Maria Broadstreet, RN, MSN, APN | Click here for information about Maria Broadstreet
Why do we obtain X-rays?
- Limitations/Indications
- Anatomy considerations
- Evaluating landmarks/views
- Inspiration vs Expiration
- Normal anatomy
- Red flags
- Most common labs ordered
- What is normal?
- How interpretation is different than adults
- Normal values
Pediatric Labs by System
- CBC w/ differential
- Newborn screening
- Endocrine panels
- Hematology
- Cystic fibrosis/sweat testing
- Kidney
- Liver enzymes
- Lipid profile
- Allergy panels
![Theresa Pye, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPEN](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/h_1hffa4ousbydx8klmyvg.png)
Emergency Care: Common Pediatric Patient Presentations
Theresa Pye, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPEN | Click here for information about Theresa Pye
Theresa Pye, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPEN | Click here for information about Theresa Pye
Emergency Care vs. Primary Care Assessment
- PAT / Initial impression
- Primary
- Secondary
- o Focused
- Vital signs
- Returns / Bounce Backs / Frequent Flyers
- Pain
- o Suspicious Circumstances / Injuries
- Ten-4-Faces P
- Child with minor injuries
- Fractures
- Soft Tissue
- Burns
- Pictures
- Xray vs US
Common Medical Conditions:
- Child with a respiratory complaint
- Distress vs Failure
- URI
- Croup
- Asthma
- Bronchiolitis
- Pneumonia
- Child with a Neuro complaint
- Seizure
- Concussive Head Injury
- Child with a GI complaint
- Gastro
- Appendicitis
- Dehydration
- Ingestion
- Other
- Submersion injuries
![Jean Waitneight, MSN, PMHNP-BC, PNP-BC](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/pii1rudj20g08fa2jjnszq.png)
Exploring the Autism Spectrum: Screening, Diagnosis, & Management in Children and Adolescents
Jean Waitneight, MSN, PMHNP-BC, PNP-BC | Click here for information about Jean Waitneight
Jean Waitneight, MSN, PMHNP-BC, PNP-BC | Click here for information about Jean Waitneight
Autism Spectrum
- What is autism?
- Epidemiology
- Etiology
- Screening in the primary care office
- Developmental Milestones
- When and where to refer for further evaluation
- Diagnostic Criteria
Comorbidities Frequently Associated with Autism
- Psychiatric/Behavioral
- Gastrointestinal
- Neurological
- Sleep Disorders
- Behavioral interventions
- Educational interventions
- Psychiatric/Medical Interventions
- Common medications
- Indications for use
![Lisa Keeler, MS, RN, CPNP-AC](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/wznxhj8_yewenwpdz6cpvg.png)
Neurological Challenges in the Pediatric Population
Lisa Keeler, MS, RN, CPNP-AC | Click here for information about Lisa Keeler
Neurological Disorders
Lisa Keeler, MS, RN, CPNP-AC | Click here for information about Lisa Keeler
Neurological Disorders
- Congenital: genetic, chromosomal, metabolic, perinatal
- Acquired: immune, infectious, trauma, neoplasm, cerebrovascular
- Symptoms: poor muscle coordination, spasms, seizures, muscle tone issues, concentration issues — Delayed physical milestones, gait
- Management Approaches
- Febrile
- Infantile Spasm
- Epilepsy
- Meningitis, encephalitis, encephalopathy
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)
- Spinal Muscular Dystrophy
- Cerebral Palsy
- Arteriovenous Malformation, Stroke, Aneurysm, Moya Moya
- Brian Injury, bleeds
- Brain Tumor
- Myasthenia
- Headache/Concussion, ASD
![Ashley Smith Fraser, MSN, CPNP-PC](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/l0pjsq8g8uin6lgjdv0vrw.png)
Making Rash Decision in Pediatrics: The Common and Not So Common
Ashley Smith Fraser, MSN, CPNP-PC | Click here for information about Ashley Smith Fraser
Ashley Smith Fraser, MSN, CPNP-PC | Click here for information about Ashley Smith Fraser
Dermatologic History and Exam
- Basic Anatomy of the skin
- How to describe a rash
- Important questions
- Cultural considerations
- How to design a treatment plan
- Scarring vs PIH and considerations for darker skinned patients
- Types of eczema- based on age and variations (nummular, dyshidrotic, pityriasis alba, etc)
- The overlap with irritant and contact dermatitis — common irritants
- Everyday skin care
- Topical steroids — myths and facts about side effects — how to use
- Other treatment options and when to refer- dupilumab, topical JAKs, oral JAKs
- Tinea
- Impetigo
- Warts and Molluscum
- HFM
- Eczema herpeticum
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa vs Folliculitis
- Viral exanthems
Newborn Rashes
- Toxic erythema of newborn
- Transient neonatal pustular melanosis
- Miliaria vs Milia
- Neonatal cephalic pustulosis
- Diaper dermatitis
- Cradle cap
- Hemangiomas
- Port Wine Stains
- Café au Lait Macules and NF1
- Ash Leaf Macules and TS
- Nevus simplex
- Nevus sebaceous
- Acne
- Eczema
- Tinea
- Hemangioma
![Christie Strawley, DNP, CPNP-AC, FNP-C](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/1pojnmffle63cj8oonnlzw.png)
Pediatric Pain: A Comprehensive Primer for Interprofessional Healthcare Providers
Christie Strawley, DNP, CPNP-AC, FNP-C | Click here for information about Christi Strawley
The Importance of Understanding Pain in Infants and Children
Christie Strawley, DNP, CPNP-AC, FNP-C | Click here for information about Christi Strawley
The Importance of Understanding Pain in Infants and Children
- Historical context, inequities, and consequences of undermanaged pain
- Pain physiology basics
- Classifications of pain
- Common painful conditions in children
- Pain and child development
- Tools for pain assessment
- Scales and limitations of scales
- Joint Commission and pain assessment
- Focus on function
- Nonpharmacologic pain management
- Analgesics: opioids and non-opioids
- Adjuvants
- Perioperative pain management: PCAs and regional anesthetics
- Barriers to appropriate pain assessment
- Prescribing and Dosing considerations
- Managing medication side effects
![Tommy Martin, MD](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/hjrvj2mq9esxr6sgcq3inq.png)
Maximize Your Message: Using Social Media to Influence Pediatric Health Care
Tommy Martin, MD | Click here for information about Tommy Martin
Tommy Martin, MD | Click here for information about Tommy Martin
Social Media Platforms...where do parents go for information?
- TikTok
- YouTube
- Number of users of social media
- Percentage of patients who look to the internet
- Misinformation spreads faster than truth
- Covid 19
- Immunizations
- BORG
- TikTok Challenges
- Personal Stories... shared experiences
Harms/Pitfalls of using Social Media
- Making mistakes in a 15-second clip
- Under a microscope
- Perfect Physician Syndromep
- Which platform is right for you
- How to encourage your patients/families to follow you
- Making connections
- Next steps
Advances in Pediatric Healthcare
$1,439.86 Value
Just $791.92 Today — Stunning Savings!
$1,439.86 Value
Just $791.92 Today — Stunning Savings!
Earn up to 22.0 CE Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for Credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline
Click here for Credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline
Plus, 6 FREE Bonus Sessions!
…a $519.94 value!
…a $519.94 value!
![Alexandra Ginos, MBA, RD, CSP](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/nw7qhn2uot4itkcqmieg.png)
Pediatric Nutrition: Supporting Healthy Growth through the Early Life Stages
Alexandra Ginos, MBA, RD, CSP | Click here for information about Alexandra Ginos
Evaluating Growth of Infants through Teenagers Nutrition Needs and Considerations for Different Life Stages
Alexandra Ginos, MBA, RD, CSP | Click here for information about Alexandra Ginos
Evaluating Growth of Infants through Teenagers Nutrition Needs and Considerations for Different Life Stages
- Infant feeding
- Breastfeeding versus formula feeding
- Formula types
- Introducing complementary foods
- BLW versus conventional
- Nutrition concerns for toddler years
- Adequate portion sizes
- Selectiveness
- Grade school
- Teenagers
- Common Childhood Nutrient Deficiencies
- Pediatric malnutrition
- Obesity
- Food allergies
- Picky eating
- Constipation
- Infant with poor growth
- Toddler with picky eating
- Teenager with weight loss due to anxiety/depression
![Jena Quinn, PharmD, BCPPS](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/dfuwhgysqkwj46ky4npga.png)
Pediatric Pharmacology: ADHD Management
Jena Quinn, PharmD, BCPPS | Click here for information about Jena Quinn
Jena Quinn, PharmD, BCPPS | Click here for information about Jena Quinn
ADHD Epidemiology
- Prevalence
- Risk Factors
- DSM-5 Criteria
- Inattention
- Hyperactivity and Impulsivity
Treatment Recommendations
- Behavior Management — Parent
- Classroom Interventions
- Medications
- Treatment Plan
- Stimulants
- First line... methylphenidate and amphetamine
- Second line
- Medication Trials
- Non-Stimulants
![Sean G. Smith](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/1_ebqcgoaecwkl0aq7qrdq.png)
Pediatric Sepsis: Bad Things Come in Small Packages!
Sean G. Smith, MSc, FP-C, CEN, CFRN, CPEN, CCRN-CMC (Adult), CCRN-K (Neonatal), CCRN-K (Pediatric) | Click here for information about Sean G. Smith
High Performance Resuscitation Teams in Pediatric Sepsis
Sean G. Smith, MSc, FP-C, CEN, CFRN, CPEN, CCRN-CMC (Adult), CCRN-K (Neonatal), CCRN-K (Pediatric) | Click here for information about Sean G. Smith
High Performance Resuscitation Teams in Pediatric Sepsis
- Physical and Psychological Components
- Skills Maintenance Strategies
- Real World Application
- Identify Determinants of Cardiac Output and End Organ Perfusion
- Identify Reversible Causes and Their Effects on Cardiac Output and End Organ Perfusion
- Rapidly Assess and Treat Concomitant Reversible Causes Contributing to Decreased Cardiac Output
- Identify evidence-based practices which prevent sepsis
- Differentiate between systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock
- Rapidly Assess and Treat Septic Distributive Shock
![Thomas Kidd, Jr., PA-C](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/2hvpctdiseghnazxgyxxgq.png)
Pediatric Toxicology
Thomas Kidd, Jr., PA-C | Click here for information about Thomas Ali Kidd
Thomas Kidd, Jr., PA-C | Click here for information about Thomas Ali Kidd
Poisoning Overview Statistics
- Emergency Room Visits
- Hotline Reports
- Most Common Ages
- Leading Cause of Home Injury
- Most Dangerous
- Commercial Influence
Peer Pressure
- Cannabis
- E-Cigs
- Opioids
- Ivermectin
- Toxidromes
- Summary/Take Home
![Stephen Jones, MS, RN, PNP, ET](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/jixwbgsngkiqqllppzx6bw.png)
Medication Selection to Manage Children's Symptoms
Stephen Jones, MS, RN, PNP, ET | Click here for information about Stephen Jones
History Taking and Physical Assessment
Stephen Jones, MS, RN, PNP, ET | Click here for information about Stephen Jones
History Taking and Physical Assessment
- Developmentally and age-appropriate techniques
- Determining cause versus symptom and underlying triggers
- Non-pharmacological and pharmacological choices
- Symptoms: shiners under eyes, tearing and redness from sclera/eyes, ear pain and/or cannot hear, nasal congestion and rhinorrhea, croupy sounding cough, stridor
- Non-pharmacological management
- Pharmacological and technology options
- Allergy and cold and cough medications
- Anti-microbial
- Nasal sprays, nasal rinses, eye drops, ear drops
- Symptoms: cough, wheezing, dyspnea, difficulty breathing
- Non-pharmacological management: chest physiotherapy
- Pharmacological (OTC and RX), and technology options
- Asthma medications: Controllers and relievers
- Anti-microbial
- Cold and cough medications
- Analgesic
- Spacers, nebulizers, DPI, oral pills. Mist/humidification. Pulse oximeter.
- Symptoms: abdominal discomfort, reflux/heartburn, colic, loose stools/diarrhea, constipation, dehydration, and not taking fluids
- Non-pharmacological management
- Based on GI tract “zone,” CAM, alternative therapies
- Concepts of dehydration and diarrhea, with appropriate evidence-based fluids
- Pharmacological options
- Antacids and analgesics
- Anti-diarrheal
- Constipation: Acute and chronic medications
- Current evidence-based guidelines for appropriate fever management
- Symptoms: pain, throbbing, nausea, lights bothering
- Best practice treatment guidance
- Symptoms: challenging time falling asleep; not able to stay asleep; sleeps "all night" but still tired
- Pharmacological treatments: OTC vs. R
![Angela Mansolillo, MA/CCC-SLP, BCS-S](https://cdn.pesi23.com/images/qsskvpgbr0ea8pwbw2kiq.png)
Adapting Pediatric Feeding Therapy for the Clinic, Home, School, and Online — Not Just the Kitchen Table
Angela Mansolillo, MA/CCC-SLP, BCS-S | Click here for information about Angela Mansolillo
Feeding Environments
Angela Mansolillo, MA/CCC-SLP, BCS-S | Click here for information about Angela Mansolillo
Feeding Environments
- Where, what, and with whom?
- Challenges and environments
- Early Feeding Intervention at the kitchen table
- Yes, it is educationally relevant
- The challenge of carryover
- We are all Zooming now!
How You'll Feel the Next Day in Your Practice Setting
- CONFIDENT to safely prescribe and manage medications for ADHD, pain, asthma, infections, and more
- EQUIPPED to initiate treatment for and manage pediatric illness across the lifespan
- PREPARED to develop management plans for complex pediatric conditions
- ENERGIZED to provide quality care for children of all ages!
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Advances in Pediatric Healthcare
$1,439.86 Value
Just $791.92 Today — Stunning Savings!
$1,439.86 Value
Just $791.92 Today — Stunning Savings!
Earn up to 22.0 CE Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for Credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline
Click here for Credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline