Program Description: 

This 3-4x monthly conference series covers crucial ABP content areas that require further reinforcement or are not covered frequently in clinical care. Specialists throughout the DOP help lead these sessions. The goal is to refresh key concepts that will be applicable to initial or recertification boards for Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
Learning objectives: 
Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:
  • Analyze the pathophysiologic mechanisms of asthma, including key molecular and cellular targets for therapeutic intervention in children and adults.​
  • Apply current evidence-based guidelines to select and adjust diagnostic testing and pharmacologic/nonpharmacologic treatment for patients with suspected or confirmed asthma.​
  • Evaluate potential complications and long-term sequelae of asthma and coordinate appropriate surveillance and chronic disease management strategies.​
  • Differentiate the pathophysiology of tracheomalacia from asthma, focusing on airway dynamics and implications for respiratory symptoms.​
  • Initiate appropriate evaluation and first-line management for tracheomalacia, including decisions about when to escalate care and how management differs from asthma.​
  • Explain the pathophysiology of chronic pulmonary aspiration and its impact on lung structure and function.​
  • Design an initial diagnostic workup and management plan for patients with dysphagia and chronic pulmonary aspiration, including interdisciplinary consultation and supportive care strategies.​
  • Monitor for complications and long-term sequelae of dysphagia and chronic pulmonary aspiration and implement appropriate surveillance and management plans to reduce morbidity.
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Lauren Titus, MD
Fellowship Director
Peds Hospital Medicine
 
Planning Committee Members:
Brandon Palmer, MD
Lauren Titus, MD
Judy Borchardt
 
Speaker(s):
Chris Mertens, MD
Assistant Professor
Pulmonary

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. 

  • Lauren Titus, MD
  • Brandon Palmer, MD
  • Judy Borchardt
  • Chris Mertens, MD

 

 

 

Contact

Name: 
Judy Borchardt
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 evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, 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 through PARS:

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

 

Session date: 
01/14/2026 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm CST
Location: 
Children's Corporate Center
999 North 92nd Street
Room 510
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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