Series Description: 

Pediatric medicine is a rapidly evolving field. In light of this there will often be a gap between physicians’ current knowledge on how to handle difficult cases and thus it will impact their competence and may adversely affect patient outcome. The goal of this conference is to close the gap between physicians' current knowledge with discussion of current pediatric and pediatric intensive care journal articles to generate discussions about how to manage patients and diseases so all physicians and healthcare professionals caring for the children in Sutter Children's Center have the most updated knowledge.

Target Audience: 

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Students of Health Professions

Learning Objectives: 

• Describe a scientific research article pertaining to pediatric care that identifies care and treatment options for optimal treatment of complex and unusual pediatric illnesses.

• Discuss direct application of reviewed study results with pediatric sub specialists that pertain to our pediatric population which will increase knowledge.

• Address cultural, social, and implicit bias factors which affect pediatric patient care.

Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases (AB 1195 & 241):

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

1. Whitman, A., De Lew, N., Chappel, A., Aysola, V., Zuckerman, R. & Sommers, B. (2022). Addressing social determinants of health: Examples of successful evidence-based strategies and current federal efforts. HHS.gov; Assistant Secretary for Planning and Education Office of Health Policy. https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/e2b650cd64cf84aae8ff0fae7474af82/SDOH-Evidence-Review.pdf
2. Raphael, J., Oyeku, S. (2020). Implicit bias in pediatrics: An emerging focus in health equity research. Pediatrics; 145(5). doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-0512. https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/145/5/e20200512/36778/Implicit-Bias-in-Pediatrics-An-Emerging-Focus-in?autologincheck=redirected
3. Schnierle, J., Christian-Brathwaite, N., & Louisias, M. (2019). Implicit bias: What every pediatrician should know about the effect of bias on health and future directions. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care; 49(2): 34-44. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2019.01.003. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6652181/

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification:  Kerri Maya, MSL, RN