This Transport Quarterly Skills session will focus on transport team skills related to the care of the critically ill neonate. Join the interprofessional transport team in the simulation lab to document your competencies in umbilical venous line placement and needle thoracostomy. Learners will also review Tecotherm Setup for Induced Hypothermia, TXP Setup/Use, and participate in a Neonatal Transport Simulation lead by the NCH Neonatology Department. This live session has limited space for NCHFL associates only and prioritizes NCHFL Critical Care Transport Team associates. 

Pediatric specialty transport teams rely on their expert skills and efficient systems to provide safe and timely transports of critically ill neonates and children to tertiary centers. This Quarterly Transport Skills series provides interprofessional clinicians / nurses/ respiratory therapists / emergency medical technicians quarterly instruction/demonstration of skills focused on the important aspects of care during transport to ensure optimal outcomes for children. This regularly scheduled series provides the opportunity to attend a clinical skills session that employs visual aids, practical scenarios, and live demonstrations to present concepts, processes, and skills related to the specialty of Neonatal/Pediatric Critical Care Transport.

Target Audience:

Interprofessional Clinicians / Nurses/ Respiratory Therapists / Emergency Medical Technicians 

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 

Describe the assessment and stabilization of critically ill pediatric patients in preparation for transport.
Recognize potential problems in pediatric patients during transport and describe appropriate interventions for each quarterly topic.
 

Accreditation Statement: 

In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nurses

Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nemours Children’s Health is accredited by the Florida Board of Nursing to provide nursing continuing education: Provider #50-1428. This course is approved activity for 1.0 contact hours.  To earn nursing contact hours for this activity, please attend the entire presentation and then complete the online evaluation, which will be distributed via email following the presentation.

Paramedics

Nemours Children's Health is accredited by the Florida Board of Emergency Services to provide paramedic continuing education. Provider #50-1428 has approved 1.0 contact hours. 

Other Professions

A certificate of participation will be provided to other health care professionals requesting credits. Please check with your accreditation board to make sure they accept Florida Board of Nursing contact hours.

Financial Disclosures:

All relevant Financial Relationships have been mitigated. Click on the Speaker's Name below to see their full bio.

Course Director:

Timothy McCormick BSN, RN at [email protected]

Course Director:

Timothy McCormick BSN, RN at [email protected]

Course Planners:

Colleen Maceyak RT at [email protected]

Erin Taylor MSN, RN at [email protected]