Innovative Pediatric Education for Emergency Providers

PEPNETWORK is a grass-roots movement by emergency physicians to improve emergency pediatric care in the U.S. and worldwide.

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PEPNETWORK Is Led By Some Of The Biggest Names In Emergency Pediatrics From Renowned Academic Centers Of Excellence

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FREE Online CME, tailored for emergency physicians currently seeing children in their practice, that can be done at home, at your own pace.

Courses that demystify pediatrics for non-pediatricians and emphasize a straightforward and practical approach to everyday pediatric challenges faced in the ED.

Expert speakers and seminars available for community emergency departments who want to raise overall staff proficiency and confidence in the area of emergency pediatrics.

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PEPNETWORK utilizes innovative technology to produce online courses tailor-made to meet the unique pediatric educational needs of emergency physicians. Our courses are evidence-based, brief, interactive, and fun! They are full of clinical ‘pearls’ you can put to immediate use on your next shift in the ED.

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The Steven Z. Miller Community Hospital Emergency Pediatrics Leadership Academy

LET US HELP YOU DEVELOP PEDIATRIC LEADERSHIP FOR YOUR ED!

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How Comfortable Are Community-Hospital Emergency Physicians And Nurses With Emergency Pediatrics?

Physicians surveyed frequently commented that “symptoms displayed by children are so subtle that sepsis and septic shock are often missed. Source: iMedPub Journals

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Cardiac Arrest Survival in Pediatric and General Emergency Departments

Analysis of the difference in survival rate of pediatric patients suffering from out of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) reveals a higher survival rate for children suffering from nontraumatic OHCA at pediatric emergency departments than at general emergency departments. Source: AAP

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Pediatric Myocarditis: The Great Masquerader! Clinical Presentations and Early Predictors for Poor Outcomes.

Diagnosis different from myocarditis was made in 52% of cases. 31% were categorized as respiratory infection (bronchiolitis, pneumonia, and upper respiratory tract infection), 17% as gastrointestinal infection, 2%as urinary tract infection, and 2% as infantile colic. Source: WJCC

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Pediatric Sepsis: A Challenging Diagnosis for Community-Hospital Emergency Physicians!

Due to the physiological differences between children and adults, it is now evident that pediatric sepsis is an entity distinct from adult sepsis. This article describes the challenges community hospital emergency providers face with diagnosis. Source: HHS Public Access

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How Well Do Vital Signs Identify Children With Serious Infections In Pediatric Emergency Care?

This UK study demonstrates that pediatric vital signs can be used to help identify children with serious infections in pediatric emergency departments and offer similar diagnostic performance to more complicated triage tools. Source: BMJ Journals

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