Purpose: 
To explore various pediatric topics of current interest to nurses and the entire healthcare team. Areas of interest highlight respiratory illness, chronic issues in schools and community agencies, mental health and risks for maltreatment, immunizations, diet, sleep, and dental practices. Outcomes of nursing care are discussed.

Target Audience: 
Nurses and other health care providers

Objectives: 
After completing this course, the learner will be able to:

1. Identify treatment options for respiratory illness in children
2. Discuss interventions for childhood obesity and diabetes
3. Describe a family-centered approach to well child care

Computer Requirements:
Lectures are available as streaming video and require audio capability and a reliable internet connection.

Course lectures were recorded during the Terrific Tuesdays program on April 12, 2011; broadcast live from UW-Madison School of Nursing and Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse with simultaneous telecast to locations throughout Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.

The Terrific Tuesdays program is sponsored by University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Education in Nursing, Gundersen Lutheran, and Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation. Through February 2007, it was supported in part by the La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium's Telehealth Network Project grant number DIBTH00036 from the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services