Acute Gastroenteritis

Course: Review of Acute Gastroenteritis Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi M.D.  - Assistant Professor in Dept of Pediatrics Course Director: Arvind Srinath M.D.- Assistant Professor in the Dept of Pediatrics   Disclosures: None This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.  This episode is a Review of Acute Gastroenteritis. As always there is free CME credit of up to 1 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.  ______________________________________________________ Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Review the IDSA guidelines for infectious diarrhea pertaining to a hospitalized pediatric patient. Review the major causes for acute gastroenteritis in a hospitalized child in the USA. Review the appropriate workup and treatment for acute gastroenteritis in a hospitalized patient. ______________________________________________________ Released:  8/15/2019, Reviewed 8/15/2019, Expire: 8/15/2020 If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account: Step 1. Create an Account https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training: Step 2. To access the test for CME credit: https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=20913 Accreditation Statement: The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  (1)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.