{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Acute Setting ((Non-Physician Credit))

Activity Steps

1 Activity
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Description

The certificate for this activity is for NON-PHYSICIANS.

Method of Participation in the Learning Process/Evaluation Method

Successful completion of this activity includes reading the entire article and successfully completing the post-quiz and an evaluation form.

Getting the Most out of the Activity

As you prepare to participate in this activity, please reflect on your practice and your patients and identify clinical challenges you hope to have addressed.

While participating in the training, identify ways you can use newly acquired knowledge, strategies, and skills to enhance patient outcomes and your own professional development.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Discuss the pathophysiologic basis for mild traumatic brain injury and the metabolic mismatch that occurs following injury.
  2. Perform a concussion-specific history and physical examination and articulate their use in concussion diagnosis and prognosis.
  3. Describe the evidence base behind cognitive and physical rest after pediatric mild traumatic brain injury and explain appropriate return to activity guidelines to patients and families.

Disclosures

The authors, faculty, and staff in a position to control the content of this CME activity and their spouses/life partners (if any) have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with, or financial interest in, any commercial organizations pertaining to this educational activity.

Price: FREE

Credits:

  • ACCME 1.0 CME

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Planner
Professions: Other Health Professional
Test Code: PECN0917
Published: September 2017
Expires: 1/1/2026
Sources: Pediatric Emergency Care
Required Passing Score: 4/5 (80%)
Authors: Daniel J. Corwin, MD, Matthew F. Grady, MD, Mark D. Joffe,MD, and Mark R. Zonfrillo, MD, MSCE
Categories: Emergency Care , Pediatrics
Specialties: Pediatrics
Topics: Pediatric , Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)