Virtual: Pediatrics Multidisciplinary Case Conference

Friday, July 30, 2021

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Topic
Case of R.G.: 10-Year-Old Male With Altered Mental Status

Presented By
Giulio Zuccoli, MD, pediatric resident, PGY-3, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Erica Poletto, MD, section chief, CT and Cardiac Imaging; program director, Pediatric Radiology Fellowship, Department of Radiology, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Nicholas Kuzma, MD, attending physician, Section of Hospital Medicine, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children; pediatric clerkship director

Bijal Patel, MD, child neurology fellow, PGY-5, Section of Neurology, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Learning Objectives

• Describe the initial approach to diagnosis and management of a 10-year-old child with altered mental status
• Discuss the imaging, lab work, and other diagnostic studies obtained for this patient, and the clinical progression leading to the final diagnosis
• Discuss the pathophysiology, management, and prognosis of the final diagnosis

Target Audience
Physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing personnel, fellows, residents, medical students and other health care professionals who take care of children

Accreditation Statement
Tower Health is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Tower Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Claiming CME Credits
Attendees MUST sign in with the six-digit activity code provided at the session using eeds within 24 hours of the conference start time and complete the online evaluation within 30 days at http://towerhealth.eeds.com.

Contact Information

Alma Barberena
alma.barberena@towerhealth.org