Primary Care Lunch and Learn: Introduction to burns and management for the primary care provider

Objectives (Educational Content) :

1. List the degrees of burns and their basic differentiation

2. Describe the initial management of thermal, chemical and electrical burns

3. Recognize the criteria for urgent vs. non-urgent evaluation of burn injuries

Target Audience:

General pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, and nurses.

Identified Gap:

Primary care providers may have limited experience in differentiating burn severity, initiating appropriate management for various types of burns (thermal, chemical, electrical), and determining when urgent evaluation is necessary. These gaps can lead to delays in care, inappropriate referrals, or suboptimal treatment.

Estimated Time to Complete the Educational Activity:

1 hour(s)

Expiration Date for CE/CME Credit:

08-26-2026

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 following presenter has indicated that are financial relationships with the following ineligible companies: AvitaMedical & PolyMedics Innovations - Anjay Khandelwal, MD The following planning committee member has indicated that a financial relationship with an ineligible company: All relationships have been mitigated. The remaining planning committee/CME committee members have indicated that they have no financial relationships with any ineligible companies.

Accreditation Statement:

Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron is accredited by the Ohio State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CHMCA 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:

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2. Partain KP, Fabia R, Thakkar RK. Pediatric Burn Care: New Techniques and Outcomes. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2020 Jun;32(3):405-410. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000902

3. Strobel AM, Fey R. Emergency Care of Pediatric Burns. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2018 May;36(2):441-458. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2017.12.011.