General Information

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This 4-day meeting is designed to provide up-to-date practice management, clinical best practices, and quality improvement for healthcare providers. The curriculum includes lectures, interactive workshops, and opportunities to discuss issues with experts.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

•    Urgent Care professionals
•    Pediatricians/Family Physicians
•    Emergency Physicians
•    Fellows, Residents
•    Nurse Practitioners
•    Nurses
•    Nurse Administrators

COURSE LOCATION (GENERAL SESSION)

Nemours Children's Hospital
13535 Nemours Pkwy
Orlando, FL 32827

GENERAL SESSION LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to assess and utilize best practices to:
•   Assess the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients who present with a number of conditions, dermatology radiology, fractures and sprains, suturing, urology, burns, concussions, infectious diseases, nursing, Neurology, disaster preparedness, 
     and cardiology.
•   Incorporate care plans into practice including updates and changes in protocols for diagnosis and treatment
•   Optimize the physician-patient experience

ACCREDITATION - GENERAL SESSION 

Physician Accreditation

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 The Nemours Foundation and The Society for Pediatric Urgent Care.  The Nemours Foundation is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Nemours Foundation designates this live activity for a maximum of 24.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim on the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

MOC (Workshops Only)

“Successful completion of this CME (simulation portion only) activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 2 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s (The Nemours Foundation, ACCME Provider # 0001502) responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.”

Commercial Support

This course may be supported in part by educational grants in accordance with ACCME standards.  Appropriate acknowledgement will be given to all supporters and exhibitors in conference materials as they are available and at the time of the meeting.

Disclosure Policy

As a provider accredited by the ACCME, Nemours must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in its educational activities.  All faculty involved in the development of CME content are required to disclose to Nemours their relevant financial relationships. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he/she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control. Nemours has policies in place to resolve potential financial conflicts of interest. Relevant financial relationships will be disclosed to the activity audience.

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Tiffany Addington, MD, FAAP
Medical Director
East Urgent Care Center Children’s Mercy Hospital
Independence, MO
 

Robert Cooper, MD
Medical Director, Department of
Neumours Childrens Urgent Care;
Nemours duPont Pediatrics
Orlando, FL