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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 0.75

Target Audience:

This activity is directed to physicians, medical students, nurse practitioners, nurses, and physician assistants.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Interpret common statistical tests
  • Evaluate Student’s T test, analysis of variance [ANOVA].
  • Explain chi-square vs nonparametric tests.
There is no educational content to this course. This course is designed to only administer the post-test and collect CME evaluations for the podcast associated with this training.

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Suggested Additional Reading:

  1. Courtney A, Bernard A, Burgess S et al. Bolus Versus Continuous Nasogastric Feeds for Infants With Bronchiolitis: A Randomized Trial. HOSPITAL PEDIATRICS Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2022
  2. Thomson J, Sucharew H, Cruz AT, Nigrovic LE, Freedman SB, Garro AC, Balamuth F, Mistry RD, Arms JL, Ishimine PT, Kulik DM, Neuman MI, Shah SS; Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee (PEM CRC) HSV Study Group. Cerebrospinal Fluid Reference Values for Young Infants Undergoing Lumbar Puncture. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar;141(3):e20173405. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3405. Epub 2018 Feb 2. PMID: 29437883.
  3. Schuh S, Freedman S, Coates A, Allen U, Parkin PC, Stephens D, Ungar W, DaSilva Z, Willan AR. Effect of oximetry on hospitalization in bronchiolitis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2014 Aug 20;312(7):712-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.8637. PMID: 25138332.
  4. Halalau A, Holmes B, Rogers-Snyr A, Donisan T, Nielsen E, Cerqueira TL, Guyatt G. Evidence-based medicine curricula and barriers for physicians in training: a scoping review. Int J Med Educ. 2021 May 28;12:101-124. doi: 10.5116/ijme.6097.ccc0. PMID: 34053914; PMCID: PMC8411338.


Joint Accreditation Statement: 
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Authors:
Philana Lin M.D., MSc — University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Associate Professor in Department of Pediatrics - Pediatric Infectious Disease Division
Dr. Lin receives grant/research support from Pfizer (funds investigator initiated seroprevalance study on invasive pneumococcal infection), and NIH (Investigator initiated research on tuberculosis).
Tony R. Tarchichi, MD — Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC.) Paul C. Gaffney Diagnostic Referral Group
No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.