Complicated pneumonia in children is a severe illness, characterised by combinations of local complications (eg, parapneumonic effusion, empyema, necrotising pneumonia, and lung abscess) and systemic complications such as sepsis and multi-organ failure. The incidence of complicated pneumonia seems to be rising. Imaging is commonly used in complicated pneumonia and includes conventional radiology, ultrasound, CT scanning, and recently magnetic resonance. Multidisciplinary management by the paediatric pulmonologist, infectious diseases specialist, paediatric surgeon and radiologist is frequently needed. Complicated pneumonia in children leads to significant morbidity, with in general prolonged hospital stay. Choosing the optimal imaging technique at the right time is needed to choose the best treatment option for every individual child.
Educational aims
After participating in this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Recognise the different local and systemic complications of complicated pneumonia.
- Choose the right imaging modality in different stages of the disease.
- Correctly interpret imaging findings in children with complicated pneumonia.
Topics
Pneumonia, empyema, necrotizing pneumonia, lung abscess. Systemic complications will not be covered.
Format
Interactive lectures with multiple case illustrations
Learning outcomes
Following this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Recognise imaging features of complicated pneumonia using different imaging modalities.
- Choose the right imaging modality at the right stage of the disease.
- Know how to assess empyema, lung abscess and lung l necrosis.
- Determine the importance of different radiological findings for pulmonologists and paediatric surgeons in their decision-making.
CME credit
An application for accreditation of this webinar has been made to the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (EBAP) for 1 CME credit per 1-hour attendance. If accredited, the CME credit will be granted upon attendance of at least 60 minutes during the live webinar only.
What is a webinar?
A webinar closely simulates a lecture-based teaching experience. The speaker can interact with the audience, just as in a classroom setting. During the webinar, you will be asked to share your opinion on issues related to the topic using interactive polls.
All participants will be able to hear the lecturer and see the slides throughout the presentation. As a participant you will be able to pose questions or discuss ideas with the other participants via the text chat facility and the speaker will respond to the questions via the microphone.
Login guidelines
More information will be communicated in due course.
- Please log in to the webinar 20 minutes before it is scheduled to commence. If you have any technical difficulties whilst trying to log in or during the session please contact e-learning@ersnet.org.
- Check Central European Time.
- To achieve the best quality, we recommend to avoid downloading anything from the internet during your connection to the lecture and stopping all other programmes.
- Please also ensure that your audio settings are not set to mute and adjust the volume to a comfortable level.
Diseases / methods
- Paediatric respiratory diseases
Target audience
- Paediatric pulmonologists (in training)
- Paediatric radiologists (in training)
- Paediatric infectious diseases specialists
- Paediatric surgeons
