Spinal Cord Injuries

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This Pediatric Emergency Medicine General Conference session will take place on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. and has been approved for MOC Credit. Live attendance for this conference will be available in-person in the PEM Conference Room, A.2210, in the TCH Abercrombie Building; and virtually through Zoom.

Activity Information

Needs Statement

Faculty, fellows, and residents in pediatric emergency medicine need to receive regular updates on recent advances in the emergency care of children. With a unique scope of practice, pediatric emergency medicine encompasses various general and subspecialty disciplines, including pediatrics, surgery, and critical care. Experts in these disciplines will review professional guidelines and research results related to the stabilization, management, and treatment of acutely ill and injured children as an impetus for discussion. The series aims to expand the knowledge of learners, promote the implementation of evidence-based guidelines in clinical practice, enhance the quality of pediatric emergency care, and improve patient outcomes.

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

  • Review the differential diagnosis for upper extremity weakness.
  • Discuss neurological findings associated with spinal cord injuries.
  • Identify various types of cognitive biases that can affect the evaluation of spinal cord injuries.

Target Audience

Professional Categories

  • Physicians
  • Fellows
  • Residents

Specialties

Interest Groups

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Activity Director

  1. Kim Little-Weinert, M.D., M.Ed.

    Kim Little-Weinert, M.D., M.Ed.

    Assistant Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

Disclosure Policy

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. BCM is committed to sponsoring CE activities that are scientifically based, accurate, current, and objectively presented.

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, BCM has implemented a mechanism requiring everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., directors, planning committee members, faculty) to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests (drug/device companies) and manage/resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. Individuals must disclose to participants the existence or non-existence of financial relationships at the time of the activity or within 24 months prior.

In addition, BCM has requested activity faculty/presenters to disclose to participants any unlabeled use or investigational use of pharmaceutical/device products; to use scientific or generic names (not trade names) in referring to products; and, if necessary to use a trade name, to use the names of similar products or those within a class. Faculty/presenters have also been requested to adhere to the ACCME's validation of clinical content statements.

BCM does not view the existence of financial relationships with commercial interests as implying bias or decreasing the value of a presentation. It is up to participants to determine whether the relationships influence the activity faculty with regard to exposition or conclusions. If at any time during this activity you feel that there has been commercial/promotional bias, notify the Activity Director or Activity Coordinator. Please answer the questions about balance and objectivity in the activity evaluation candidly.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Disclosures

The following individual(s) has/have reported financial or other relationship(s) with commercial entities whose products/services may relate to the educational content of this activity:

Presenter

  1. Aya Fanny, M.D. Placeholder Image

    Aya Fanny, M.D.

    Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

Activity Director

  1. Kim Little-Weinert, M.D., M.Ed.

    Kim Little-Weinert, M.D., M.Ed.

    Assistant Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

Planning Committee Members

  1. Katherine Guess, M.D., M.P.H. Placeholder Image

    Katherine Guess, M.D., M.P.H.

    Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

  2. Kim Little-Weinert, M.D., M.Ed.

    Kim Little-Weinert, M.D., M.Ed.

    Assistant Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

  3. Elizabeth Moran, M.D., M.Ed. Placeholder Image

    Elizabeth Moran, M.D., M.Ed.

    Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

  4. Marideth C. Rus, M.D., M.Ed.

    Marideth C. Rus, M.D., M.Ed.

    Assistant Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

  5. Adrienne Smallwood, M.D. Placeholder Image

    Adrienne Smallwood, M.D.

    Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

Presenter:

Aya Fanny, M.D.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow Baylor College of Medicine

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