This pediatric burn lecture teaches participants the difference between pediatric vent concepts versus burn-specific vent considerations and includes the following topics: 

• Ventilator management (escalation and weaning) 
• Endotracheal tube care (routine and emergent)
• Pulmonary toilet 
• Bronchoscopy 

The course was originally presented by Dr. Richard Cartie, director of pediatric critical care for the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital of Augusta, at the Joseph M. Still Burn Symposium. It takes approximately 75 minutes to complete.

ACCREDITATION

CMEs for Physicians/APPs

This activity has been planned an implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Northside Hospital and Burn and Reconstruction Centers of America. Northside Hospital is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Northside Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

CEH for Fire/EMS

This CE activity is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) for 1.25 Basic and 1.25 Advanced CEH.

General Attendance

This activity also offers general attendance continuing education certificates for nurses and other professions for which we we do not currently provide accreditation.  

In this burn care education, Dr. Bounthavy Homsombath discusses the following:

• Assessment of the pediatric burn wound
• Etiology of burn injuries 
• Pediatric physiological considerations for the operating room
• Autografts (full thickness and split thickness)
• Skin substitutes and dermal regeneration

Dr. Homsombath is the burn medical director at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital of Augusta - the largest burn facility in the United States - and has more than 15 years experience as a burn and wound surgeon. 

The course takes 30-45 minutes to complete. 

ACCREDITATION

CMEs for Physicians/APPs

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Northside Hospital and Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America. Northside Hospital is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Northside Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

CEH for Fire/EMS

This CE activity is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) for 0.75 Basic and 0.75 Advanced CEH.

General Attendance
This activity also offers general attendance continuing education certificates for nurses and other professions for which we we do not currently provide accreditation. 

Dr. Sood serves as the Chief of Plastics and Reconstructive Services for the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital of Augusta - the largest burn facility in the country. With more than 30 years experience as a burn and wound plastic surgeon, he is currently an American Burn Association (ABA) Fellow and head of the ABA verification committee. 

The course takes 60 minutes to complete. 

ACCREDITATION

CMEs for Physicians/APPs

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Northside Hospital and Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America. Northside Hospital is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Northside Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

CEH for Fire/EMS

This CE activity is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) for 1.25 Basic and 1.25 Advanced CEH.

General Attendance

This activity also offers general attendance continuing education certificates for nurses and other professions for which we we do not currently provide accredited credits. 

Amanda Cooksy, Fire and EMS burn educator for the Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America, will teach the lecture with a focus on the first 24 hours of treatment after a burn or wound work-related injury. This is a closed Emergency Burn Care lecture for staff at the Lavon (TX) Fire Department.

At the conclusion of this virtual course, attendees will be able to: 

• Identify demographics of flame, chemical and electrical burn injuries
• Determine when patients should be transferred to a verified burn center
• Present an initial evaluation and management of burns and other dermatologic pathologies
• Present emergency protocols for replants of hand and finger work-related injuries

Since this is a closed course, participants must receive an enrollment key from their facility coordinator to self-enroll in this course. 

ACCREDITATION

CAPCE 

This CE activity is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) for 3.0 Basic or 3.0 Advanced CEH.

ACCME

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Northside Hospital and Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America. Northside Hospital is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Northside Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.