UNMC, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center and the Pediatric Society of Ghana will sponsor the pediatric global health conference, "Cardiology and Critical Care in Resource-Constrained Settings."
Held via Zoom, the virtual conference will be on May 6 and 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT each day. The conference is free, and pre-registration is required by May 4. Interested participants can register online.
Conference directors are Benjamin Acheampong, MD, assistant professor of pediatric cardiology in the UNMC Department of Pediatrics, and Shirley Delair, MD, chief of the UNMC Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, director of the pediatric residency global health track and associate professor in the UNMC Department of Pediatrics.
The care of critically ill patients in resource-constrained settings is challenging for many reasons, including the availability and accessibility of trained health care workers. General practitioners often serve as frontline providers for a wide range of pathologies. Equipping general practitioners with basic knowledge in the care of seriously ill children with optimal use of existing resources is key to improving patient care and communication with experts at tertiary centers.
The conference will focus on improving cardiac imaging-resource utilization and the care of critically ill children. It is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurses and other health care providers who provide primary care to pediatric patients.
Topics include:
- Basics of cardiac imaging and syncope in pediatrics
- Acute liver failure
- Acid-base disturbances
- Congenital rubella syndrome
Find more information online and on the conference flier.
The UNMC Center for Continuing Education is providing continuing medical education credit for the educational activity.
Questions? Email Whitney Van Arsdall.
Thank you Drs. Delair and Acheampong! Looks like a great conference!