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The 2024 6th Annual Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Regional meeting is a collaborative effort of the five Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Wisconsin. This year the theme of the conference is Pediatric Neurocritical Care. The educational conference is multidisciplinary in nature, designed to provide up-to-date information and research on the care of children with injury or illness affecting the neurologic system. The conference is intended for medical personnel who care for children including pre-hospital, transport, emergency department, intensive care and hospital medical providers. The content of the conference is designed to provide continuing education credit for nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists and physicians.
A virtual option is available for this event.
Intended Audience
This activity is designed for physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers (NP/PA), pharmacists, and respiratory therapists in the Wisconsin area who see pediatric critical care patients as part of their practice.
Elements of Competence
This CE activity has been designed to improve learner competence and focuses on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and American Association of Colleges of Nursing areas of employing evidence-based practice and medical knowledge.
This activity also focuses on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion competencies of addressing healthcare disparities and engaging in self reflection.
Learning Objectives
As a result of participating in this educational activity, members of the healthcare team will be able to...
- Formulate plans to incorporate best approaches into their practice by identifying and discussing trends in critical care with interdisciplinary care teams.
- Increase interprofessional collaboration across Midwest regional intensive care units through reviewing latest innovations and best practice principles in pediatric critical care.
- Review latest quality improvement initiatives through interdisciplinary discussion on current QI projects and research.
Conference Pricing
$120 Practicing Physicians (MD/DO)
$60 APPs, RNs, RTs, Physicians in Training, Pharmacy, Students, and other healthcare professionals.
All times listed are Central Daylight Time (CDT)
| Time | Session |
| 7:30 am - 8:00 am | Registration |
| 8:00 am - 8:15 am | Welcome & Introduction |
| 8:15 am - 8:45 am | Tik Tok: How FAST should I go? Susan Rebsamen, MD |
| 8:45 am - 9:15 am | Advances in Multimodality Neuromonitoring in the PICU Neil Munjal, MD |
| 9:15 am - 10:00 am | Five times EEG changed management in the ICU Raquel Farias-Moeller, MD |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Break & Exhibits |
| 10:15 am - 11:15 am | Keynote Lecture: Code Brain! Recognizing and Treating Pediatric Stroke |
| 11:15 am - 11:45 am | Neurocritical care research using large databases Binod Balakrishnan, MD |
| 11:45 am - 12:45 pm | Lunch & Exhibits |
| 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm | Oral Presentations/QI Abstract Presentations |
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Pediatric Spinal Cord Injuries Andrew Stadler, MD & Vincent Faris, RRT-NPS |
| 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm | Break & Exhibits |
| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Traumatic Brain Injury Update Elizabeth Newell, MD |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Update Ashton Nell, RN |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Clinical Management of Status Epilepticus Varun Sampat, MD |
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Pediatric Brain Death: Updates from the 2023 Guidelines Adam Wallace, MD |
| 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks & Adjourn |
Parking Information: 
Discovery Building Parking Map - updated 9.29.23.docx
Faculty & Planners
Planning Committee:
Course Faculty:
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.
For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
| Role | Financial Relationship Disclosures | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved uses of drugs/devices in presentation? |
Scott Hagen, MD | Course Director | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Peter Ferrazzano, MD | Course Director | Invenra (Stock) | No |
Pelin Cengiz, MD | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | Yes |
Neil Munjal, MD | Planner | Via Nova Therapeutics, Inc. (Independent Contractor - Consultant), MeissaVaccines Inc. (Independent Contractor - Consultant), Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Independent Contractor - Consultant) | No |
Ashton Nell, RN | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Vincent Faris, RT | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Monica Bogenschutz, PharmD | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Casey Blumer, MPA | Course Coordinator | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Susan Rebsamen, MD | Faculty | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Neil Munjal, MD | Faculty | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Raquel Farias-Moeller, MD | Faculty | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Kristin Guilliams, MD | Faculty | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | Yes |
Binod Balakrishnan, MD | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Andrew Stadler, MD | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Vincent Faris, RT | Faculty | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Ashton Nell, RN | Faculty | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Adam Wallace, MD | Faculty | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Varun Sampat, MD | Faculty | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Elizabeth Newell, MD | Faculty | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
 | Accreditation StatementIn support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
Credit Designation StatementsAmerican Medical Association (AMA) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this virtual live activity for a maximum of 7.25 ANCC contact hours. This course is approved for ANCC Pharmacotherapy Contact Hours, this total will be announced closer to the conference date. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 7.25 hours/7.25 CEUs of CPE credit. Credit will be provided to NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion. Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA0000358-0000-24-053-L01-P Respiratory Therapy Credit (CRCE) This program has been approved for 7.25 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425, N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irving TX 75063. Course #192097000 Continuing Education Credit (CEU) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.725 continuing education units (CEUs) or 7.25 hours. | |
Maintenance of CertificationAmerican Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 7.25 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit. | |
Available Credit
- 7.25 MOC: ABP Lifelong Learning Points (Part II)
- 7.25 ACPE Contact Hours - Pharmacist
- 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 7.25 ANCC Contact Hours
- 7.25 CRCE® Contact Hours
- 7.25 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
- 7.25 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Check back periodically for an up-to-date list of exhibitors.
Exhibitors |
Sobi Pharmaceuticals |
CONFERENCE FEES
$120 Practicing Physicians (MD/DO)
$60 APPs, RNs, RTs, Physicians in Training, Pharmacy, Students, and other healthcare professionals.
The conference fee includes the cost of tuition and a nonrefundable processing fee of $35. In-person attendee fees also include a continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks. Virtual attendee fees also include access to the virtual platform.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, May 20, 2024
Registration for this activity can only be completed through the ICEP Learning Portal. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. UW-Madison ICEP is not able to refund fees paid through unaffiliated registration sites, such as eMedEvents.com, MedConfWorld.com, EventEgg.com, and 10times.com. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to [email protected].
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
Requests for cancellation must be submitted in writing to [email protected]. Cancellation requests received at least 96 hours prior to the conference will allow a full refund except for the $35 nonrefundable processing fee. No refunds will be made for cancellations received less than 96 hours prior to the activity start date.
QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION
Email [email protected]
PROGRAM CHANGES
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserves the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
CONFERENCE MATERIALS
Conference materials will be posted on Monday, May 20, 2024.
ACCESSIBILITY
The University of Wisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements. The University of Wisconsin fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please notify us at [email protected]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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Required Hardware/software
For virtual attendees: computer, tablet, or smartphone with audio sharing capabilities.