Crackles & Clarity: Clearing the Air on Pediatric Pneumonia

1. Evaluate current evidence regarding imaging for diagnosing pneumonia.
2. Review guideline-based antibiotic recommendations for treating pediatric pneumonia
3. Discuss the role of atypical pathogens in pediatric pneumonia and evaluate whether early treatment improves outcomes
4. Identify scenarios where antibiotic treatment may not be necessary for uncomplicated pediatric pneumonia, based on recent evidence.

Journal Club with Maria Elena Arrate

1. Recognize the difference between clinical decision rules and clinical practice guidelines.
2. Define what CART analysis is and why it matters for building decision rules.
3. Discuss the right questions to critically appraise any clinical decision rule you come across.
4. Determine if a decision rule is ready for real-world use — or needs more validation.

Head CT for the Emergency Department with Dr. Murnick

1. Understand risk of radiation exposure from head CT.
2. Learn systematic review of head CT in acute trauma.
3. Detect subtle head CT findings in critical conditions.