The Abraham Thall and Sadye Stone Thall Virtual Educational Symposium: Pediatric Reconstruction, Reintegration and Resiliency

Friday, September 22, 2023, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Online, Boston, MA

The Abraham Thall and Sadye Stone Thall Virtual Educational Symposium:  Pediatric Reconstruction, Reintegration and Resiliency aims to educate medical professionals on caring for pediatric/adolescent patients with traumatic injury, such as a burn, resulting in visible scars. The Shriners Children's Boston team will utilize their expertise in burn care to review treatment strategies for acute and long-term needs of these patients to minimize scars and maximize resiliency.  The Thall Symposium will focus on the developmental aspect of appearance by reviewing current treatments using innovative approaches in plastic and reconstructive surgery and laser therapy. 

A renowned Shriners Children's Boston plastic and reconstructive surgeon will outline surgical treatment options to manage scars in pediatric and adolescent patients with optimal results for the growing child. In addition to physical needs, a social worker and child life specialist at Shriners Children's Boston will describe how they provide ongoing psychosocial support to patients and families during both the acute phase of hospitalization and the long-term reconstructive phase. Specific concerns for pediatric patients will evolve as the child grows. The Shriners Children's Boston team of professionals is there every step of the way. Ongoing scar remediation treatment and surgeries, combined with the psychosocial support provided, are hallmarks of the wrap-around care patients receive. The results are transformative and help pediatric burn patients live their lives to the fullest potential with confidence.

The course will end with a live Question & Answer session with all speakers.
 
Attendees who will benefits from this course are pediatric/adolescent providers including physicians, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, and child life specialists.  

Course Format

The course will be offered virtually with a live presentation and Q&A speaker panel at the end of the session.

1. Recognize principles of burn reconstruction & various methods of reconstructive surgery.
2. Identify patients who would benefit from burn reconstruction.
3. Understand the role of the multidisciplinary team in holistic care of the burn patient.
4. Describe the concept of patient resiliency and how to foster resiliency throughout health care professional practice.
5. Summarize how school re-entry programs, similar to the one at Shriners Children's, help to address and ease transition for not only patients, but for families and members of the patient's community.

 

 

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CME - AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), Non-Physician (Attendance) (2.00 hours), CNE (Nursing) (2.00 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) PA Credits (2.00 hours)