Brahms USA Symposia

		Procalcitonin: Utility in the Pediatric Population

Tuesday, November 10, 1pm – 2pm EST

Appropriate diagnostic evaluation and treatment of neonate and pediatric patients with fever of unknown origin is an ongoing challenge for clinicians. The challenge is greatest in infants less than 3 months of age who have the highest risk of serious bacterial infections. Procalcitonin (PCT) may aid in the early identification, differentiation of underlying cause, and the assessment of antibiotic treatment response in pediatric patient populations. This teleconference and webinar discusses the challenges for clinicians in the field of bacterial infection in neonates and pediatrics, the performance characteristics of PCT as a relevant biomarker, interpretation of values, and current PCT utilization in the hospital.

Objectives:


After this presentation, attendees will be able to:

	Understand the biochemistry of procalcitonin (PCT)

	Understand the application of PCT in diagnosing fever of unknown origin in pediatric patients

	Understand the use of PCT as a marker for diagnostic evaluation and response to treatment

Speaker:

Paul Bakerman,
MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Phoenix Children’s Hospital,
Phoenix, AZ

Dr. Paul Bakerman is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, and a Critical Care Pediatrician at Phoenix Children’s Hospital in Arizona. He studied at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in South Carolina and completed his residency at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver. He is board certified in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and General Pediatrics.

David Carpentieri,
MD
Section Chief: Clinical Chemistry, Immunology & POC Testing,
Phoenix Children’s Hospital,
Phoenix, AZ

Dr. David Carpentieri is assistant professor of Clinical Pathology at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine in Tucson, and Pathologist and Phoenix Children’s Hospital. He studied at the Faculdade De Ciencias Medicas Da Santa Casa De Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Carpentieri completed his residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami Florida and Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood Pennsylvania. He is board certified in Pediatric Pathology and Anatomic/Clinical Pathology.


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