
Foreign Body Ingestion in Children
Mary Greeley Medical Center Grand Rounds is a multi-disciplinary clinical activity which serves to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public or the profession.
Target Audience
Physicians, mid-level providers, nurses and healthcare administrators.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the frequency of foreign body ingestion.
- Discuss the management according to the foreign body.
- Be familiar with management according to the location of the foreign body.
Professional Gap
Increase awareness about the significance of certain foreign body ingestions, like magnets.
Speaker(s)
Eduardo Beltroy, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Blank Children's Hospital
Disclosures
Speaker(s)
- Dr. Beltroy has nothing to disclose regarding financial relationships with any commercial entities, commercial companies providing support for this program, or any commercial manufacturers of products and/or services discussed in this presentation.
This program is supported from gifts to the Mary Greeley Medical Center Foundation from Mary Greeley Medical Center, McFarland Clinic & First American Bank. The content and selection of a speaker is the responsibility of the Mary Greeley Medical Center Continuing Medical Education Committee and not the Mary Greeley Medical Center Foundation, McFarland Clinic, or First American Bank.
Continuing Education Credit
- DO: Des Moines University is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and approves this live activity for 1.0 Category 2-A CME credit(s).
Available Credit
- 1.00 AOA Category 2A