National Child Abuse Awareness Month With Dr. Lauren Burge, Child Abuse Pediatrician & Dr. Andrea Sebastian, Child Abuse Nurse Practitioner: Part 1 – Abusive Head Trauma

This podcast episode aired during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Dr. Lisa Beasley, host of the That's Healthful podcast, facilitates a discussion with Dr. Lauren Burge, Child Abuse Pediatrician at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN, and Dr. Andrea Sebastian, Child Abuse Nurse Practitioner at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital about Abusive Head Trauma (AHT). Drs. Burge and Sebastian provide an overview on AHT and potential triggers for this behavior and how this diagnosis can be frequently missed by providers. Drs. Burge and Sebastian discuss tips for coping with a crying baby and the stress that brings to parents. 

Target Audience

Advanced Practice Nurses, Physicians, Registered Nurses, Law Enforcement, Attorneys, Patient Advocates, other Community Partners

Learning Objectives

Learn which age groups are at the greatest risk for AHT and why. Drs. Burge and Sebastian discuss the things that trigger this behavior, how the diagnosis can be missed by providers, and the controversy playing out in the court system with this traumatic injury. This discussion also provides tips for coping with a crying baby and the stress that brings to parents. Providers can assist parents to deal with this frustration by educating them on options for coping.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
05/18/2023
Course expires: 
06/30/2024
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Conflicts of Interest

Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

The planners and presenters of this NCPD activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Commercial Support: No

Noncommercial Sponsor Support: No

Off-label Product Use: This NCPD activity does not include any unannounced information about the off-label use of a product for a purpose other than that for which it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Course Director(s)

Lisa Beasley, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AFN-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Moderator(s)

Lisa Beasley, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AFN-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Lauren Burge, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics: CARES Team

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Andrea Sebastian, DNP, APRN, PNP-PC, AFN-C, SANE-P

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

NCPD Credit Designation: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis designates this live activity for .50 hours NCPD credits. No partial credit will be awarded. To receive full contact credits, you must listen to at least 80% of the program, and complete and submit the evaluation at the conclusion of the episode.

The University of TN Health Science Center College of Nursing, Memphis is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 Attendance
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