Pediatric Acute Care: Clinical Updates

Stay current with the latest evidence in pediatric acute care, whether you work in the ED, urgent care, primary care, or an office-based setting.

Pediatric emergency medicine continues to evolve, with new research changing how clinicians evaluate, diagnose, and manage children in the emergency department. The Pediatric Acute Care - Clinical Updates course reviews the latest advances across pediatric emergency medicine, emphasizing real-world application and clinical decision-making.

  

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Learn from the literature. Enhance your clinical practice.

Keeping up with pediatric literature is challenging. Every year, important studies reshape recommendations for diagnosis, imaging, resuscitation, pain management, infectious diseases, trauma, and behavioral health.

This course saves you the time of reviewing hundreds of publications by bringing together the most clinically relevant updates in one comprehensive program. Each presentation highlights the evidence behind evolving recommendations while focusing on practical emergency department management.

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    Watch 29 evidence-based presentations covering the full breadth of pediatric emergency care

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    Grounded in the newest published literature, including practice-changing findings most clinicians haven't yet encountered

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    Learn from nationally recognized pediatric emergency medicine faculty

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    Strengthen your clinical decision making for the pediatric complaints you encounter across all practice settings.

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    Apply the latest evidence through practical recommendations you can use every day.

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    Earn up to 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Sample Lectures

Covers the Full Spectrum of Pediatric Emergencies

A comprehensive review of the pediatric presentations emergency clinicians encounter most often, including abdominal pain, febrile infants, seizures, trauma, toxicology, and behavioral health emergencies.

Grounded in the Latest Published Evidence

Every presentation translates current peer-reviewed literature into practice-changing clinical guidance, keeping you current on today's evidence rather than yesterday's training.

Approach the Care of Your Patients with Updated Strategies

From common illnesses to life-threatening emergencies, gain practical strategies that help you make faster, more informed decisions while delivering evidence-based care to children of every age.

Our expert faculty translate the latest pediatric emergency medicine research into practical clinical guidance you can immediately apply in the emergency department.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Topics

  • Abdominal Emergencies, Part I: Appendicitis — Getting the Diagnosis Right

  • Abdominal Emergencies, Part II: Appendicitis — Managing It Right

  • Abdominal Emergencies, Part III: Genitourinary Emergencies

  • Behavioral Health in the Pediatric ED

  • Cardiology Updates

  • Imaging, Part I: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Applications

  • Imaging, Part II: Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Practice

  • Potpourri, Part I

  • Potpourri, Part II

  • Toxicology Updates

  • Hematology: Sickle Cell Disease in the ED

  • Sedation and Pain Management

  • Neurology, Part I: Seizures and Status Epilepticus

  • Neurology, Part II: General Neurologic Emergencies

  • Non-Accidental Trauma

  • Trauma, Part I: Head and Neck

  • Trauma, Part II: Abdominal Trauma

  • Trauma, Part III: Miscellaneous Trauma

  • Resuscitation, Part I

  • Resuscitation, Part II

  • Respiratory Emergencies

  • Operations, Part I

  • Operations, Part II

  • Musculoskeletal Emergencies

  • Infectious Disease, Part I: Febrile Infants

  • Infectious Disease, Part II: Potpourri

  • Infectious Disease, Part III: Urinary Tract Infections

  • Infectious Disease, Part IV: Respiratory Infections

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Course Faculty

  • Ilene Claudius, MD

    Director of Quality and Process Improvement
    Department of Emergency Medicine Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Torrance, CA

    Professor of Emergency Medicine
    David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Los Angeles, CA

    Diplomate, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics

    Editor-in-Chief
    Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice

  • Sujit Iyer, MD, FAAP

    Assistant Medical Director, Dell Children's Medical Center Emergency Department

    Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics
    UT Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, TX

    National Director of Pediatric Service, U.S. Acute Care Solutions, Canton, OH

    Outstanding Educator Award
    UT Dell Medical School, Austin, TX

    Educator of the Year, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
    UT Dell Medical School

  • Emily Rose, MD, FAAP

    Assistant Dean of Career Advising
    Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

    Former Interim Division Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
    Former Director, Pre-Health Undergraduate Program, University of Southern California

    Editor, Pediatric Emergencies, Oxford Academic Press, 2020
    Editor, Life-Threatening Rashes, Springer, 2018 Associate Editor, Rosen Textbook of Emergency Medicine, 2022 Associate Editor, Core Pendium (Dermatology), 2025

    Chair, ACEP Pediatrics Committee

    Honorable Mention, Outstanding Speaker of the Year Award
    ACEP Scientific Assembly, 2016

  • Jeffrey A. Seiden, MD

    Attending Physician, Division of EM
    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (EM)
    Perelman School of Medicine The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    Medical Director, CHOP Community Affiliate Emergency Medicine Programs
    Medical Director, CHOP Urgent Care

    Medical Director, Pediatric Services, Virtua Health System, Marlton, NJ

Stream every lecture on demand and earn up to 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ while learning practical, evidence-based approaches to pediatric emergencies.

Flexible learning for busy emergency clinicians

Stay current with the latest advances in pediatric emergency medicine whenever it’s convenient for you. Stream every lecture on demand and learn at your own pace, whether you’re at home, commuting, exercising, or preparing for your next shift.

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Self-Study CME Accreditation

No commercial support was obtained for this program.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Center for Emergency Medical Education and The Center for Medical Education, Inc.

The Center for Emergency Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Center for Medical Education, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12345, for 13.75 Contact Hours.

The AOA automatically recognizes AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ as AOA Category 2 credit.

Both PA and NP organizations recognize AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ as approved CME.

CME Expiration Date: August 1, 2029

Target Audience

The Pediatric Acute Care: Clinical Updates course is intended for physicians and advanced practice clinicians who practice in emergency departments and urgent care centers.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

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    Recognize the diagnostic pitfalls and red flags in pediatric appendicitis, testicular and ovarian torsion, intussusception, and other acute abdominal and genitourinary emergencies.

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    Apply current evidence to imaging and radiation stewardship decisions, including when point-of-care ultrasound can safely replace CT.

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    Identify children at highest risk for non-accidental trauma and describe subtle sentinel injury patterns that are frequently missed.

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    Discuss updated, evidence-based approaches to pediatric seizures, status epilepticus, encephalopathy, stroke, and concussion.

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    Describe current strategies for pediatric trauma resuscitation, including tranexamic acid use, transfusion practices, and airway management.

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    Apply validated risk stratification tools for febrile infants, sepsis, and serious bacterial infection to reduce unnecessary testing without missing disease.

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    Discuss the newest respiratory therapeutics and guidance, including RSV prevention with nirsevimab and updated asthma and bronchiolitis management.

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    Recognize high-risk toxicologic, hematologic, and behavioral health presentations unique to the pediatric population.

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    Identify musculoskeletal emergencies that are frequently missed or delayed, including slipped capital femoral epiphysis and septic arthritis.

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    Implement operational strategies that improve the speed, safety, and quality of pediatric emergency care delivery.