2021 FOCUS: The Pediatric and Neonatal Care Conference

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ONLINEACEACPEANCCIPCEPediatricsNeurologyObesitySeizuresMental HealthTransgenderPharmacologySurgeryCOVID-19Pharmacotherapy

Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 7:45 AM - Thursday, November 11, 2021, 4:10 PM


The 2021 FOCUS Pediatric and Neonatal Care Conference is the premier event in Central Virginia for health care professionals that care for children to come together and share their passion for the health of all children. This year's pharmacology day topics include medical management of transgender patients, infantile seizures, and surgical recovery. On the second day, lectures on immigrant child health, child life and pediatric airways will be followed by breakout session tracks covering topics critical in NICU, PICU and acute care settings. Resiliency and self-care will also be covered.

1. Describe the effective and safe use of pharmacologic interventions for patients.
2. Review clinical management of patients in outpatient and inpatient settings.
3. Recognize identifying signs and symptoms for varying treatments within pediatrics.
4. Discuss the importance of the collaboration of healthcare team members in caring for patients with various illnesses and injuries.

Select register tab above to complete your registration online.

$135 - Two-day Registration
$75 - One-day Registration

Registration closes November 5, 2021.

VCU Health Faculty and Staff: Please sign-in with your VCU Health ID (VCU Health email and Windows password) to access your registration option.

Satisfactory Completion Requirements
Participants must attend the activity and complete the post-activity evaluation by December 26, 2021 in order to receive credit. No credit will be granted after that date.  No refunds will be issued if this deadline is not met.

Refund Policy
We will issue refunds up until 5 days after the event to the original payment method. Refund requests need to be submitted in writing to [email protected].

In support of improving patient care, VCU Health Continuing Education 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.

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this activity for a maximum of 18.75 ANCC contact hours, which includes up to 6.75 pharmacotherapeutic contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

This activity provides 18.75 contact hours (.1875 CEUs) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA4008237-0000-21-096-L01-P

NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: Upon closing of the online evaluation, VCU Health Continuing Education will upload the pharmacy-related continuing education information to CPE Monitor within 60 days. Per ACPE rules, VCU Health Continuing Education does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP ePID and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive credit for participating in a continuing education activity.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, VCU Health Continuing Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. VCU Health maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 18.75 continuing education credits.

Application has been made to the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) for continuing education contact hours for respiratory therapists.

Disclaimers
Minimum and maximum numbers for attendance at this event have been established, and we reserve the right to substitute speakers/topics, adjust credit hours, or cancel if necessary.

By attending this event you grant VCU Health Continuing Education the right at the event to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from or any payment to you.  

Accommodation
All participants have the right to participate in this continuing education activity without discrimination due to age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex (sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and pregnancy), protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact us at [email protected] for more information. Requests for accommodations must be received 21 days prior to activity start date.

Complaint Policy and Resolution Process
All complaints must be made in writing to [email protected].

All complaints will be logged into the complaint log. The Director, Continuing Education will attempt to resolve the complaint within the first contact, when possible, and will respond to the client and customer's concerns within 5 business days of the initial complaint. At the time of the first contact, Director, Continuing Education will inform the complainant if more time will be needed to research the complaint.

If the complaint is still unresolved after communication with the Director, Continuing Education, or if the initial complaint is not addressed in a timely manner, the complainant may contact the President & CEO, UHS-PEP. The President & CEO will then contact the complainant and endeavor to resolve the complaint within 10 business days after being contacted.

The complaint log will be regularly reviewed to identify areas of operations and service that may require improvement. The Director, Continuing Education will research reoccurring complaint matters and recommend process and procedure changes, when appropriate. These changes will be noted on the Complaint Resolution Log, and any necessary policy and/or procedure updates will be made within 15 business days thereafter.

ACPE - Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (17.75 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (17.75 hours), ASWB Approved Continuing Education (ACE) (17.75 hours), IPCE - Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit (17.75 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

In compliance with ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence, all planner and presenter relationships with commercial supporters have been resolved. All presenting faculty affirm that they will employ the best available evidence from all sources to support any clinical recommendations made in their presentations. If learners detect any commercial bias in any presentation, they should document their observations on the activity evaluation form.

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