Niswonger Children’s Hospital is taking a Pediatric Hands-On Skills Fair on the road, bringing in-person training sessions to six facilities across the Ballad Health system.
All emergency department team members are invited to the fair, which will focus on different techniques when providing emergency care to children, including techniques for taking vitals, how to perform comfortable support holds and distraction techniques. The fair will also offer hands-on activities for things like seizures, non-accidental trauma and respiratory distress.
Each facility will offer two opportunities to participate in the full, four-hour fair. Morning classes last from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and afternoon classes are from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Interested participants can register on their HealthStream account. Email niswongereducation@balladhealth.org for more information.
Schedule:
| Date | Facility | Place |
| Monday, Aug. 25 | Johnson City Medical Center | Niswonger Conference Room 2 |
| Tuesday, Aug. 26 | Greeneville Community Hospital | Classroom A, B, C on the fifth floor |
| Monday, Sept. 15 | Johnston Memorial Hospital | Conference Room A |
| Monday, Oct. 13 | Bristol Regional Medical Center | Willow/Walnut/Spruce |
| Monday, Nov. 10 | Norton Community Hospital | Day Room |
| Monday, Nov. 17 | Indian Path Community Hospital | Family Birth Center Classroom |
Agenda:
| Time (a.m.) | Time (p.m.) | Topic | Description |
| 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. | 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. | Pediatric vitals/assistive support holds | How to obtain vitals/comfortable positions and distraction techniques |
| 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. | 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Scavenger hunt | |
| 9:30 – 11 a.m. | 2:30 – 4 p.m. | Hands-on stations | Sepsis, respiratory distress, non-accidental trauma, diabetic ketoacidosis and seizure |
| 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | 4 – 5:30 p.m. | Pediatric triage | Lecture and scenarios |
