Pediatric Delirium: Impact and Opportunities

Thursday, October 19th, 2023

12-1 pm EDT, 11am -12 pm CDT, 10-11 am MDT, 9-10 am PDT

Chani Traube, MD, FAAP, FCCM

Speaker/Panelist Bio:

Dr. Chani Traube is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care, and Director of Clinical Research Mentoring for the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is also Chair of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN). Dr. Traube is a clinical researcher with expertise in pediatrics, pediatric critical illness, delirium, sedation, and PICU outcomes. She is the Principal Investigator for several NIH-funded multi-site studies investigating the epidemiology of delirium, pharmacokinetics of sedatives, and long-term cognitive outcomes in critically ill children.

Objectives: At the end of this session, the learner will:

• Define pediatric delirium and its associated morbidity
• Describe the prevalence and morbidity of delirium in seriously ill children
• Recognize that delirium occurs frequently in children with Acquired Brain Injury during inpatient rehabilitation
• Verify that widespread screening for pediatric delirium is feasible

Audience: This webinar is intended for all members of the rehabilitation team including medical staff, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, licensed psychologists, mental health professionals, and other interested professionals.

Level: Intermediate

Certificate of Attendance: Certificates of attendance are available for all attendees. No CEs are provided for this course.

Registration: Registration is complimentary for members of IPRC/RCPA. Registration fee for non-members is $179. Not a member yet? Consider joining today. Multiple registrations per organization are permitted.

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