Program Description: 

This is a weekly conference dedicated to the presentation and discussion of the American Board of Pediatrics Board Content within Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Attending this lecture series will expand one's medical knowledge of the core principles of pediatric critical care medicine, including pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation, and management for patients in the pediatric ICU.

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Integrate the pathophysiology of Sickle Cell Disease with clinical presentations to inform assessment.
  • Explain how the underlying mechanisms of Sickle Cell Disease contribute to common and life-threatening presentations in the PICU.
  • Recognize and manage acute, life-threatening Sickle Cell Disease complications - such as acute chest syndrome, stoke, sepsis, and severe anemia - in the PICU, with emphasis on timely escalation of care.
  • Apply evidence-based indications for simple versus exchange transfusion in the management of critically ill patients with Sickle Cell Disease.
  • Explain how acute PICU management decisions influence long-term disease-modifying therapies such as transfusion strategies, hydroxyurea use, and curative approaches in Sickle Cell Disease.
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Hilary Schreiber, MD,
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics - Section of Critical Care
Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Associate Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Wisconsin
 
Planning Committee Members:
Hilary Schreiber, MD,
Adam Szadkowski, MD,
Jasmine Dowell, MD,
Rachel Ashworth, MD
 
Speaker(s):
Melissa Azul, DO
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics Hematology Oncology Blood and Marrow Transplant
MACC Fund Research Center
 
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • Hilary Schreiber
  • Adam Szadkowski
  • Jasmine Dowell
  • Rachel Ashworth
  • Melissa Azul

Contact

Name: 
Angie Koepke
Email: 
[email protected]

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

MOC Part II:

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Participation shared with ABP through PARS:

Individual participants’ information will be shared with ABP through the ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).

 

Session date: 
02/11/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Location: 
Children's Wisconsin
8870 W Connell Ave
W11
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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Add to calendar: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
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