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Continuing Medical Education

Healthcare professionals at CHKD benefit from learning from our academic medical experts who are affiliated with Eastern Virginia Medical School.

CME Event Schedule

Fostering Excellence Among Healthcare Professionals

The CME program fosters excellence in pediatric care through its diverse educational activities. Activities focus on prevention, treatment, diagnosis, emerging technologies and procedures in pediatrics, pharmacotherapy, and practice-related needs, and are designed to improve the pediatric knowledge, attitudes, and skills of physicians and healthcare professionals who care for children.

CME Event Schedule

Specific CME activities include, but are not limited to, single and multi-day conferences, community rounds and maternal newborn transport reviews. Most activities are presented in traditional lecture and case-based formats. However, the program encourages diverse presentation formats to achieve activity objectives. 

Upcoming Events/Conferences

CHKD FREE Lecture Series in Sports Medicine for Pediatric and Adolescent Populations

Topic: "I hit my head and now I'm dizzy!" Identifying the Source of Dizziness and the Clinical Implications for Treatement

February 12, 2025, from 12 to 1 p.m.

This is a virtual event. There is no pre-registration. For questions concerning this event, please contact: April Kirkner april.kirkner@chkd.org.

Speakers: Drew Pociluyko, PT, DPT, OCS; Rose Schirle PT, DPT, OCS

Target Audience: ATC, DO, MD PT, PTA

Overview: People following a concussion can often experience symptoms of dizziness and headache. However, both dizziness and headache have multiple etiologies leading to their appearance and likewise require proper identification to utilize the correct treatment approach. This presentation is designed to facilitate identification of different forms of dizziness that could present following a head injury and provide direction on specific treatments approaches.

Objectives:

  1. Differentiate types of dizziness.
  2. Identify characteristics in the clinical presentation of different forms of dizziness.
  3. Apply concepts in case scenario to derive appropriate treatment management regimen for selected patient presentation.

General Competency Addressed: Patient Care

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Meeting ID: 283 216 603 697
Passcode: PK2cp3G6

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Update

April 10, 2025, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Overview: This professional educational conference is designed to provide emergency physicians, pediatricians, family practitioners and other healthcare providers with state-of-the-art evidence-based information in pediatric emergency medicine. The morning session will begin with the Annual Forrest White Visiting Lectureship presented by former CHKD/EVMS resident, Emily Sterrett, MD, MS. In the morning session, Dr. Sterrett will discuss educational and quality improvement strategies pertaining to acute pediatric airway management. The afternoon session will focus on community engagement to improve pediatric emergency medical preparedness.

Emergency medicine staff from Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters' Emergency Center will present a variety of topics pertinent to pediatric emergency care through lectures and case presentations.

Target Audience: This Pediatric Emergency Medicine Update has been organized to inform the pediatrician, family practitioner, and
emergency department physician. Residents, nurses, and other healthcare professionals are encouraged to attend.

Earn up to 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ ACGME Competencies: Medical Knowledge, Patient Care, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

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Youth Suicide: Risk and Prevention Conference

May 1 & 2, 2025
Registration will begin in late March 2025.

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9th Annual Eastern Pediatric Trauma Conference

May 30, 2025
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2025 Nuss Advanced Pectus Course

October 22, 23 & 24, 2025
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Pediatric Grand Rounds

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Thursdays at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Location: Brickhouse Auditorium, 601 Children's Lane, Norfolk, VA 
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Pediatric Grand Rounds are sponsored by the office of Continuing Medical Education, Eastern Virginia Medical School. Pediatric Grand Rounds are held weekly at Brickhouse Auditorium at CHKD and are attended by faculty, community faculty, house staff and medical residents and students.

Grand Rounds is telecast at the following locations:

CHKD's Health Center at Oyster Point, Eastern Shore, Peninsula Institute for Community Health, Inc., Portsmouth Community Health, Main Street Physicians and Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.

For more information, contact the EVMS Office of CME at (757) 446-6140 or visit  EVMS.edu/CME

Accreditation and Credit Designation

Eastern Virginia Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. EVMS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Maternal/Newborn Transport Reviews

Recurring (call for times)
Jamil Khan, MD or CHKD neonatologist and EVMS perinatologist

After attending this program, participants will be able to:

  1. Define current diagnostic measures and treatment modalities for the high-risk mother, fetus, and neonate.
  2. Analyze outcome data on selected cases of patients referred from regional hospitals and identify opportunities to improve patient outcomes.

MNTRs are open to physicians and staff with privileges at each respective hospital. The MNTR schedule is subject to change. Hospitals at which MNTRs are held are listed below for general reference. Please contact Peighton Terrill, BSN, RN Neonatal Perinatal Outreach Program Manager at (757) 668-9140 to confirm specific dates.

Location: 
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital, Riverside Regional Medical Center, Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital, Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Sentara CarePlex Hospital, Sentara Leigh Hospital, Sentara Obici Hospital, Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, The Outer Banks Hospital.

Credits: 
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™   

CME Questions?

For more information about continuing medical education events, please email CME@EVMS.edu or call (757) 446-6140

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