Stephen Jones – Don’t Let Common Pediatric Symptoms Fool You: Quickly Recognize the Clues that Require Urgent Action
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- Faculty:
- Stephen Jones
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 36 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- May 10, 2019
Description
Outline
Assessment: Advanced Skills for Pediatric History-Taking and Physical Assessment
- Developmentally- and age-appropriate techniques for assessment
- Determining cause versus symptom – and underlying triggers
- Non-pharmacological and pharmacological choices
- Laboratory values: System-specific and significance to underlying condition
Best Responses to Early Signs of Acute Respiratory Changes: Recognize and Respond to Early Signs of Distress
- “5 fingered assessment”
- Non-pharmacological: Oxygen therapy, mist/humidification, airway clearance, pulse oximeter, technologies to deliver medications
- Pharmacological choices: OTC versus prescription antimicrobials, “RAD/asthma”, and “cold & cough”
- Apnea: Central and obstructive
- Upper respiratory/ENT conditions: Sinusitis, tonsillitis, croup, laryngomalacia
- Lower respiratory conditions: Infectious (bronchiolitis/RSV and HMV; pneumonia) and anatomical (asthma)
Solve the Complexities of the Pediatric GI Tract
- GI physical examination: Differentiating the “zones” of the GI tract and their functions
- What about the hygiene hypothesis
- Diet and nutrition components: Vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, probiotics
- Underlying triggers: Environmental, infectious, anatomical
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management: “Spitting up”, GER and “sensitivities”, colic, constipation
Fever, Temperature and Diarrhea in Children: Avoid the Mis-management Mistakes
- History-taking and physical assessment strategies
- Non-pharmacological and pharmacological: Antimicrobials, antipyretics, anti-diarrheal
- Temperature measurement: Pathophysiology of fever versus hyperthermia and “fever phobia”
- Dehydration: Concepts of fluid and electrolyte management and tonicity
- Diarrhea: Pathophysiology and evidence-based management guidelines (enteral and parenteral)
Faculty
Stephen Jones, MS, RN, PNP, ET Related seminars and products: 5
Stephen Jones, MS, RN, PNP, ET, is a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner and Enterostomal Therapist who practices fulltime at the Children’s Hospital-Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. In this role, Stephen cares for children in a variety of pediatric units, with both acute and chronic conditions, including the general pediatric units and PICU.
He also manages children with pulmonary conditions in the Pulmonary and Cystic Fibrosis clinics. As an Enterostomal therapist, Steve also consults in the NICU and various outpatient clinic settings for skin/wound/ostomy issues. Within his many roles, he interacts and deals with children with many and varied conditions. Within these roles, a good percentage of Steve’s time is spent in managing children with myriad types of upper and lower airway/pulmonary conditions, from acute to chronic conditions, including asthma, BPD, and Cystic Fibrosis, as well as children with mechanical ventilators.
Stephen is a published author, having written numerous chapters for textbooks and professional journal articles. In addition to his active clinical practice, Stephen is the founder of Pediatric Concepts, a company dedicated to providing quality pediatric educational events for healthcare professionals. Stephen holds undergraduate degrees from Union College and Skidmore College, while his graduate degree is from the University of Rochester.
He has been a frequent presenter on pediatric related topics and serves on speakers bureaus for a variety of pharmaceutical companies. He is a soughtafter speaker who has lectured extensively to diverse audiences throughout North America for over thirty years.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Stephen Jones is the founder of Pediatric Concepts. He has an employment relationship with The Children’s Hospital – Albany Medical Center. Mr. Jones receives speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-Financial: Stephen Jones has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
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