Caring for Children with Infectious Diseases from Stephen Jones

Caring for Children with Infectious Diseases from Stephen Jones

Faculty:Stephen Jones

Duration:6 Hours 32 Minutes | Format:Audio and Video

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Description:

• Latest Vaccination Guidelines
• Principles of Antibiotic Therapy
• MRSA/MSSA & VRE
• Asthma
• “Red Rashes”
• RSV/Croup
• Lyme Disease
• Pneumonia
• Otitis Media
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Diarrhea/Dehydration
• Fever versus Hyperthermia

Does your place of practice provide care for children with infectious diseases? Are you exposed to children with childhood illnesses? Do you understand how antimicrobials work? How do you respond to parents and other healthcare professionals when asked “how do vaccines actually work?” What is the best method for treating a fever or diarrhea? Why did my patient’s asthma get worse because of an ear infection? Make plans today to attend this one-day educational event that will provide you with the answers to these questions . . . and many more!

When you know the latest recommendations, you will be able to provide clarity for many of the assessment and treatment concerns that present across different practice settings. Stephen Jones, MS, RN, CPNP, ET, is a nationally-known expert in the field of pediatric care, more specifically pediatric infectious disease. He has earned a reputation for his ability to draw upon his wealth of real-life experiences to deliver engaging presentations and case studies that drive home important concepts. Stephen’s passion for providing optimal pediatric care will be evident throughout this practical and engaging presentation. You will return to work equipped with helpful new insights to immediately impact the care you provide to your pediatric patients.

OUTLINE

The Immune System and Vaccines

• Inflammatory responses
• Current vaccine guidelines
• POSSIBLE Vaccines of the future
• Microbes: Bacterial, Viral & Fungal

Antimicrobial Therapy

• Antibacterial medications
• Anti-fungal medications
• Principles and medication selection
• Resistant vs. susceptible organisms

Childhood Communicable Diseases

• Manifestations, communicability and management of:
  • Measles, mumps, rubella
  • Diptheria, pertussis
  • Tetanus
  • Other “red rashes”: 5th disease, roseola
  • Varicella
  • Influenza
  • Hepatitis, Hib, Kawasaki
  • Lyme disease
  • Urinary tract infections
  • MRSA/MSSA/VRE
  • Cellulitis

Appropriate Isolation Techniques

• Positive vs. negative pressure rooms
• Respiratory secretion precautions
• Contact secretion precautions

Upper Respiratory Tract Conditions

• Manifestations and management of:
  • Sinusitis
  • Rhinitis
  • Croup
  • Tonsillitis
  • Otitis media
  • Tracheitis

Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions

• Manifestations and management of:
  • RSV
  • BRONCHITIS
  • Pneumonia
  • Infectious asthma

Upper and Lower GI Tract Conditions

• Diarrhea/Dehydration
• Differences between children and adults
• Fluid maintenance, replacement, output
• Rehydration recommendations
• Antidiarrheal medications

Fever/Hyperthermia

• Underlying physiological processes
• Protocols for practice
• Education tools for parents

OBJECTIVES

• Discuss healthy immune system functioning and defense mechanisms.
• Explain the most current vaccination guidelines for children.
• Select and identify the most appropriate antimicrobial medication available to optimize patient. outcomes based upon a specific infectious process.
• Describe appropriate assessment and management of common childhood infectious diseases.
• Discuss strategies for both pharmacological as well as non-pharmacological management of respiratory tract infections.
• Describe the evidence based management for children experiencing both diarrhea and fever.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Stephen Jones, MS, RN, CPNP, ET, is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist who practices full-time at Children’s Hospital-Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. In this role, Stephen cares for children in a variety of pediatric units, including: PICU, general pediatric, and pulmonary/cystic fibrosis. He also consults in the NICU and various outpatient clinic setting. Stephen has served an instrumental role in establishing pediatric helicopter and ground transport teams, pediatric critical care courses, and pediatric core curricula.

Stephen is active in the Society of Pediatric Nurses, and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals including MCN, Pediatric Nursing and Ostomy/Wound Management and authored chapters in for several nursing textbooks including Nursing Care of Infants and Children (Whaley and Wong), Nursing Care of Children Across the Continuum (Bowden and Greenberg) and Nursing Care of Children (Ashwell and Droeske). Additionally, Stephen is the founder of Pediatric Concepts, a company dedicated to providing quality pediatric educational events for healthcare professionals. He has earned a reputation based on his specialty expertise and is a requested national and international presenter on pediatric-related topics.

Disclosures:

Financial: Stephen Jones receives compensation for his role as an Allied Health Care Advisory Board Member for Gilead Sciences and Novartis. He receives speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Nonfinancial: Stephen Jones has no relevant nonfinancial relationship to disclose.

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