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Pediatric Trauma

Dr. Jason Baserman, MD, FRCPC
• Pediatric Emergency Physician, Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
• Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
• Medical Director, Pediatric Trauma In-Situ Simulation Program (Code Navy) Children’s Emergency Services
• Director, Resident Simulation and Procedural Skills , Department of Pediatrics
• Chief of Pediatric Education and Simulation, Saskatoon Institute for Medical Simulation (SIMS)

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View the recording of this Provincial Grand Rounds session here.

After participation in this session, learners will be able to:

  • Apply a structured trauma assessment approach (xABCDE and secondary survey) to rapidly identify and manage lifethreatening injuries in pediatric multisystem trauma.
  • Recognize and manage pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) using current evidence-based stabilization,neuroprotective, and secondary brain injury prevention strategies.
  • Integrate effective team communication, pre-arrival preparation, and provincial quality-imvement initiatives to optimize the care of critically injured children and support injury prevention across Saskatchewan

 

ACCREDITATION

This activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Continuing Medical Education Division, University of Saskatchewan for up to 1.0 Mainpro+® Certified Activity credits.

The Emergency Medicine Provincial Grand Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.