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Program Overview

The University of Texas at San Antonio offers a continuing medical education program, specifically the Pediatrics Now Podcast, which focuses on treating pain in medically fragile children.

Faculty

• Rachel Vandermeer, MD: A board-certified pediatrician with Dell Children's in Austin, Texas, serving as the speaker for this episode.

Program Details

Overview

This episode of Pediatrics Now reviews pain assessment and treatment for children with medical fragility. It focuses on altered pain pathways, common pain sources, and the need for multimodal, individualized plans. Practical recommendations include careful opioid use, gabapentinoids, clonidine for dysautonomia, prevention strategies around procedures, bowel regimens, and close outpatient follow-up to manage chronic neuro-agitation safely.

Learning Objective

• Increased awareness and education for pediatric providers.

Disclosure

• Speaker: Rachel Vandermeer, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
• Planning Committee: Members Steven Seidner, MD, and Holly Wayment have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Continuing Medical Education Statements

The University of Texas at San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This live activity is designated for up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity enables participants to earn 1.00 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Certificate of Attendance

Healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance and are asked to consult with their licensing board for information on applicability and acceptance. Credit may be obtained upon successful completion of the activity's evaluation.

Program Schedule

• Release Date: 9/12/2025
• Expiration Date: 8/31/2028

Institution

The program is part of the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The university's health science center includes schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, health professions, graduate biomedical sciences, and public health, along with a clinical enterprise called UT Health San Antonio.