The Cribsiders #49: Appendicitis – Tips and Tricks For When It’s the Appendix

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Friday, June 24, 2022, 10:00 AM - Sunday, April 27, 2025, 4:00 AM

Does abdominal pain give you abdominal pain? Not to worry, Dr. Alex Hirsch, pediatric emergency medicine physician, and Dr. Prathima Nandivada, pediatric surgeon extraordinaire, are here to remind us what the appendix is, what happens when it goes wrong, how to manage it, and more in this gut-wrenching episode.

1. Describe the anatomy of the appendix and the pathophysiology behind appendicitis
2. Recall the different scoring systems used to risk-stratify patients with possible appendicitis
3. Delineate the different imaging modalities for acute appendicitis
4. Learn the management options for acute appendicitis, including operative, non-operative, and interval appendectomy
5. Recognize the current disparities in management and outcomes of appendicitis

There is no registration fee to participate.  Learners must listen to the entire podcast, review resource materials, score at least 66% on the post-test, and complete an activity evaluation in order to receive credit.


 
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In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by The Cribsiders and VCU Health. 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 internet enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 medical knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1 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.

It is the responsibility of the participant to provide the correct information [ABIM /ABP ID Number and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive MOC credit for participating in a CE Activity. 

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (1.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (1.00 hours)