Sepsis Risks and Clinical Considerations in Pediatric Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

CE Information
1.25 contact hours
Completion Time
1 hour, 15 minutes
Available Until
June 1, 2026
Posted By
Sepsis Alliance
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Overview

Specialties
Disabilities, Infection Control / Infectious Disease, and Pediatrics
Clinical Topics
Infectious Disease and Pediatrics

Having an intellectual disability puts many children at higher risk of sepsis. It is necessary to educate healthcare professionals about this heightened risk and the care needs of these children, to help prevent unnecessary complications and deaths from sepsis in this vulnerable population. During this webinar, attendees will learn how to recognize patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are at increased risk of sepsis, understand problems inherent in evaluating patients who cannot give a complete history, and develop a framework for evaluating patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

Learning Objectives

At the end of the activity, the learner should be able to:

  • Recognize patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have an increased risk of sepsis;
  • Describe the problems inherent in evaluating patients who cannot give a complete history; 
  • Develop a framework for evaluating patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Speakers

Garey Noritz
Garey Noritz MD, FAAP, FACP

Medical Director, Complex Care Program

Garey Noritz, MD, is an internist and pediatrician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He is Division Chief in the Complex Health Care Program, which provides a medical home to children and adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities. He is a professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University. Dr. Noritz is a graduate of Brown University School of Medicine, and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and of the American College of Physicians. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He is active at the national level in advocating for the care of children and adults with disabilities. He is past Chair of the Lifespan Committee of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and received the Mentorship award by that organization in 2019. In 2013, he was awarded “Physician of the Year” by Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Noritz’s research interests include efforts to improve the early detection of young children with motor disorders, bone health in patients with disabilities, transition of children with disabilities to adult models of care, palliative medicine, and the respiratory care of patients with neuromuscular diseases. Dr. Noritz was the lead author of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ 2013 clinical report, “Motor Delays: Early Identification and Evaluation”, which advises Pediatricians to institute screening for motor problems in early childhood. He authored the primary care section of the latest update to “Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy” in Lancet Neurology. He was co-lead author of the 2020 policy statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics, “Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities as Organ Transplantation Recipients” which discusses discrimination against children with disabilities in decisions about organ transplantation.

CE Information

This activity offers 1.25 contact hours to attendees.

Accredited by California Board of Registered Nursing.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 1.6 contact hours. Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance for 1.25 contact hours.


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