Fostering Excellence Among Healthcare Professionals
The CME program fosters excellence in pediatric care through its diverse educational activities. Activities focus on prevention, treatment, diagnosis, emerging technologies and procedures in pediatrics, pharmacotherapy, and practice-related needs, and are designed to improve the pediatric knowledge, attitudes, and skills of physicians and healthcare professionals who care for children.
CME Event Schedule
Specific CME activities include, but are not limited to, single and multi-day conferences, community rounds and maternal newborn transport reviews. Most activities are presented in traditional lecture and case-based formats. However, the program encourages diverse presentation formats to achieve activity objectives.
CHKD Free Lecture Series Topics in Sports Medicine for Pediatric and Adolescent Populations
Five for Fighting: Managing Ice Hockey Athletes
Date and Time: March 12, 2025, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
This is a virtual event. No pre-registration is required
Speaker: Kyle Stimler, PT, DPT
Overview: This lecture will discuss sport-specific demands for an ice hockey athlete, including positional biomechanic demands, common injuries and rehabilitation considerations for overground training.
Objectives
- Describe common ice hockey injuries.
- Explain energy system demands in the ice hockey athlete.
- Compare position specific demands in the ice hockey athlete in return to play considerations.
- Develop overground rehabilitation considerations that translate into hockey performance.
General Competency Addressed: Patient Care
Questions: Please email April.Kirkner@CHKD.org.
Credit Designation: Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.
When it's time, join the meeting at the link below. Use meeting ID 215 598 791 081 and use passcode: wU7b7CX6.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Update
April 10, 2025, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Overview: This professional educational conference is designed to provide emergency physicians, pediatricians, family practitioners and other healthcare providers with state-of-the-art evidence-based information in pediatric emergency medicine. The morning session will begin with the Annual Forrest White Visiting Lectureship presented by former CHKD/EVMS resident, Emily Sterrett, MD, MS. In the morning session, Dr. Sterrett will discuss educational and quality improvement strategies pertaining to acute pediatric airway management. The afternoon session will focus on community engagement to improve pediatric emergency medical preparedness.
Emergency medicine staff from Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters' Emergency Center will present a variety of topics pertinent to pediatric emergency care through lectures and case presentations.
Target Audience: This Pediatric Emergency Medicine Update has been organized to inform the pediatrician, family practitioner, and
emergency department physician. Residents, nurses, and other healthcare professionals are encouraged to attend.
Earn up to 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ ACGME Competencies: Medical Knowledge, Patient Care, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
18th Annual Donald W. Lewis Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine Update for Primary Care 2025
June 12, 2025, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Purpose: The purpose of this educational activity is to provide the most up-to-date information and hands-on techniques for health care professionals taking care of young athletes. After attending this conference, healthcare professionals who are caring for young athletes will be able to evaluate, diagnose, and manage injuries in the pediatric and adolescent athlete as well as apply hands-on techniques for treatment of sports injuries.
Target Audience: This program has been designed to educate primary care pediatricians, family practitioners, internists, emergency medicine physicians, sports medicine specialists, pediatric orthopedic surgeons, pediatric medical specialists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, certified athletic trainers and other interested health care providers.
Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 6 CreditsTM.
Youth Suicide: Risk and Prevention Conference
May 1 & 2, 2025
Registration will begin in late March 2025.
9th Annual Eastern Pediatric Trauma Conference
May 30, 2025
Check back for complete details.
2025 Nuss Advanced Pectus Course
October 22, 23 & 24, 2025
Check back for complete details.
Save the Date
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Thursdays at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Location: Brickhouse Auditorium, 601 Children's Lane, Norfolk, VA
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Pediatric Grand Rounds are sponsored by the office of Continuing Medical Education, Eastern Virginia Medical School. Pediatric Grand Rounds are held weekly at Brickhouse Auditorium at CHKD and are attended by faculty, community faculty, house staff and medical residents and students.
Grand Rounds is telecast at the following locations:
CHKD's Health Center at Oyster Point, Eastern Shore, Peninsula Institute for Community Health, Inc., Portsmouth Community Health, Main Street Physicians and Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.
For more information, contact the EVMS Office of CME at (757) 446-6140 or visit EVMS.edu/CME.
Accreditation and Credit Designation
Eastern Virginia Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. EVMS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Recurring (call for times)
Jamil Khan, MD or CHKD neonatologist and EVMS perinatologist
After attending this program, participants will be able to:
- Define current diagnostic measures and treatment modalities for the high-risk mother, fetus, and neonate.
- Analyze outcome data on selected cases of patients referred from regional hospitals and identify opportunities to improve patient outcomes.
MNTRs are open to physicians and staff with privileges at each respective hospital. The MNTR schedule is subject to change. Hospitals at which MNTRs are held are listed below for general reference. Please contact Peighton Terrill, BSN, RN Neonatal Perinatal Outreach Program Manager at (757) 668-9140 to confirm specific dates.
Location: Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital, Riverside Regional Medical Center, Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital, Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Sentara CarePlex Hospital, Sentara Leigh Hospital, Sentara Obici Hospital, Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, The Outer Banks Hospital.
Credits: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
CME Questions?
For more information about continuing medical education events, please email CME@EVMS.edu or call (757) 446-6140.