CME Program: A Critical Care Approach to the Child with Autism
This presentation will cover how to medically and critically assess a child with autism in an emergency, including consideration of mitochondrial issues, what anesthesia is safe, what kinds of medication are safe, and how to dose.
Learning objectives:
Early assessment and goal directed therapy in shock
Rapid assessment and management of an acute abdomen
Considerations for acute management of a special needs child
Michele Kong, MD
Michele Kong, MD, is a board certified pediatric intensivist who is also the mother of a 6-year old son with Autism. She received her MD from the University of Calgary, Canada and is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She provides medical care to critically ill children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, with a research focus on understanding host-viral interactions, and development of novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets for respiratory viral infections. She is co-founder of KultureCity, a non-for profit established to provide direct and tangible assistance to families with special needs children, including scholarships for therapies, respite services, provision of communicative devices and much more.
