Updates in Pediatrics: Common Overdoses in Pediatrics 

Enduring Activity: Updates in Pediatrics: Common Overdoses in Pediatrics
Target Audience
This activity is relevant for all specialties and is targeted toward all general pediatric physicians and pediatric subspecialists in the community.
Statement of Need
Our learners need the knowledge and strategies to assist in recognizing, evaluating and treating common and not so common problems presenting in a primary care setting, including when it is appropriate to refer.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
1. Recognize the most common pediatric drug overdoses, their applicable toxidrome and initial steps in management.
2. Identify drugs that can be fatal to children in small or therapeutic adult doses.
3. Identify common substances used by adolescents.
4. Describe how to prevent and address the use of common substances by adolescents.
Faculty
Robin M. Lund, MD, MSc
Emergency Medicine
Norton Children's
Tracie VanHorn, PharmD
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident
Norton Children’s
Faculty Disclosure
The speakers, Robin M. Lund, MD, MSc, and Tracie Vanhorn, PharmD, have no relevant relationships to disclose.
Planner Disclosure
Planners for this course have no potential or actual conflicts of interest to disclose.
Commercial Support
This activity has not received commercial support.
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 1.0 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance. For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or sally.sturgeon@nortonhealthcare.org.
Date of Original Release | July 20, 2022
Course Termination Date | July 2024
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org
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