Online Training for Healthcare Providers | HEADS UP | CDC Injury Center

Online Training for Healthcare Providers | HEADS UP | CDC Injury Center





CDC and AAP Release Online Training for Healthcare Providers on Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)

HEADS UP to Healthcare Providers is a free online training developed by CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Upon completing the training, healthcare providers can earn 2.0 continuing education credits through AAP.

This new training seeks to equip healthcare providers with practical strategies to care for young patients with an mTBI, and emphasizes five key practice-changing recommendations outlined in the CDC Pediatric mTBI Guideline. These include:

1. Do not routinely image pediatric patients to diagnose mTBI.
2. Use validated, age-appropriate symptom scales to diagnose mTBI.
3. Assess evidence-based risk factors for prolonged recovery, including: history of mTBI or other brain injury, severe symptom presentation immediately after the injury, and personal characteristics and family history (such as learning difficulties and family and social stressors).
4. Provide patients with instructions on returning to activity customized to their symptoms.
5. Counsel patients to return gradually to non-sports activities after no more than a 2-3 days of rest.

Next Steps:

• Take the online training and download educational tools from the training’s Resource Center.
• Read the CDC Pediatric mTBI Guideline and get access to handouts for patients and their families.

Share the news:

• Clinicians: The new HEADS UP to Healthcare Providers online training is LIVE! Developed by @CDC and @AmerAcadPeds, the training provides guidance on mTBI diagnosis and management. Plus, earn free continuing education credits. https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/providers/training/index.html #TBI #CDCHEADSUP #ConcussionTraining
• Clinicians: There are actions you can take to improve the health of young patients with mTBI. Take the @CDC and @AmerAcadPeds HEADS UP to Healthcare Providers training with free continuing education. https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/providers/training/index.html #TBI #CDCHEADSUP #ConcussionTraining