Community Conversations and Caregiver Connections

Needs Statement

There is a critical need to address unsafe infant sleep in the state of Texas and Houston, specifically. Infant sleep-related death remains the leading cause of non-natural death under the age of 18 years leading to ~80 deaths each year in Houston alone. Despite annual guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and availability of evidenced-based injury prevention strategies, parents and professionals often underscore the importance of safe sleep practices with children under age 1. This webinar aims to provide healthcare practitioners with the necessary information to make informed recommendations and place the necessary emphasis on safe sleep with their patients.

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should be able to:

• Utilize appropriate examples and prompts to facilitate safe sleep conversations with patient families, engaging parents in discussions about recommended safe sleep practices.
• Explore best practices in partnership development and community involvement by utilizing regional Child Death Review data and advocating for safe sleep education programs within healthcare workplaces and communities.
• Identify community programs and support services to connect patient families with safe sleep education and guidance.

Target Audience

Activity Evaluation

Evaluation by questionnaire will address program content, presentation, and possible bias.

Educational Methods

• Lectures

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 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Term of Approval

October 1, 2024 through October 31, 2026. Original release date: October 1, 2024.

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.