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Improving Recognition of Pediatric Sepsis by Digital Support Systems

A review

The lecture duration is 21min.

0.5 CPD Points, 0.5 CEUs, 0.5 CME credits approval pending.
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Fran Balamuth
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, attending physician in the emergency department, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Lecture Summary

This talk focuses on the recognition of sepsis in children, and the pros and cons of implementing vital sign based detection tools. It describes several tools in current use, and proposes several elements for consideration as future tools develop including equity, machine learning, and human factors approaches.

Target Audience

Emergency Medicine Doctors
Emergency Medicine Nurses
Paramedics
Rural GP's

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • To understand the challenges of pediatric sepsis recognition as a “needle in a haystack” problem
  • To identify strengths and weaknesses of using electronic recognition systems and the impact on sensitivity/specificity/positive predictive value of implementing vital sign based tools as compared to bedside judgement
  • To introduce elements that may be considered in future tools including equity, machine learning, and human factors

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