Objectives (Educational Content) :
1. Describe the challenges in conducting clinical research in pediatric critical care.
2. Identify several examples of successful programs of research in pediatric critical care.
3. Articulate potential areas for future research in pediatric critical care.
Target Audience:
General pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, and nurses.
Identified Gap:
Clinicians and researchers may face challenges in initiating and sustaining clinical research within pediatric critical care due to ethical complexities, limited patient populations, and logistical barriers. Additionally, there may be limited awareness of successful research models and emerging areas of inquiry.
Estimated Time to Complete the Educational Activity:
1 hour(s)
Expiration Date for CE/CME Credit:
10-09-2026
Method of Participation in the Learning Process:
The learner will view the presentation, successfully complete a post-test and complete an activity evaluation.
Evaluation Methods:
All learners must successfully complete a post-test, as well as an activity evaluation, to claim CE/CME credit.
Disclosure:
The speaker(s) has returned the disclosure form, indicating that there are no financial relationships with ineligible companies: Martha A.Q. Curley, PHD, RN, PhD The following CME Committee/Planning Committee member(s) has the following financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose: Merck - Maria Cristina Victorio, MD; Moderna, Pfizer and Merck - Shefali Mahesh, MD All financial relationships have been mitigated.
Accreditation Statement:
Akron Children’s Hospital is accredited by the Ohio State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Akron Children’s Hospital designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Bibliography:
1. Watson, R.S., Beers, S.R., Asaro, L.A., Burns, C., Koh, M.J., Perry, M.A. Angus, D.C., Wypij, D., Curley, M.A.Q. for the RESTORE-Cognition Investigators. (2022). Association of Acute Respiratory Failure in Early Childhood With Long-term Neurocognitive Outcomes. JAMA;327(9):836–845. (PMID: 35230393)
2. Kneyber, M.C.J., Cheifetz, I.M., Asaro, L.A., Graves, T.L., Viele, K., Natarajan, A., Wypij, D., Curley, M.A.Q. (2024) for the PALISI Network. Protocol for the Prone and Oscillation Pediatric Clinical Trial (PROSpect). Pediatr Crit Care Med, 25(9), e385-e396. (PMID: 38801306)
3. Curley, M.A.Q., Wypij, D., Watson, R.S., Grant, MJ.C., Asaro, L.A., Cheifetz, I.M., Dodson, B.L., Franck, L.S., Gedeit, R.G., Angus, D.C., Matthay, M.A., for the RESTORE Study Investigators and the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network. (2015). Protocolized Sedation versus Usual Care in Pediatric Patients Mechanically Ventilated for Acute Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA, 313(4):379-389. (PMID: 25602358)
