Pediatric Medical Myths: The Logic, the Legends, and the Lessons

Pediatricians regularly face common medical myths in everyday practice—like fears that fever causes brain damage or that green snot automatically means a child needs antibiotic. These persistent misconceptions drive anxiety, unnecessary visits, and low-value treatments. There is a need for practical, evidence-based discussion of these high-frequency myths to help clinicians confidently counsel families, provide reassurance, and promote thoughtful, appropriate care for routine pediatric illnesses.

Target Audience

Pediatric Residents and Fellows

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to:
  • Identify medical claims discussed in the podcast that are inconsistent with current evidence-based clinical recommendations.
  • Evaluate the strength of evidence supporting medical claims presented in the podcast using principles of evidence-based practice.
  • Apply evidence-based counseling techniques to address medical misconceptions encountered in patient interactions.

 

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    This Enduring activity is designated for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Participation

    In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    This Enduring activity is designated for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Participation. Learners should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 ANCC (UK Healthcare CECentral)

    In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.00 nursing contact hour(s).

Course opens: 
06/04/2026
Course expires: 
06/03/2029
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Pooja Dushyant Utamsingh, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics Hospitalist, Golisano's Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky

Hilary Crutcher, MD is Assistant Professor with joint appointment with the Division of Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine and Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics. She spends her clinical time as an internal medicine-pediatrics hospitalist. She graduated from Internal Medicine - Pediatrics residency at the University of Kentucky. She enjoys working with learners, teaching, and applying her skills from her med-peds training to caring for patients of all ages. 

Hannah Thompson received her Bachelor of Science in Biology with minors in Cognitive Science and Writing, Rhetoric and Digital Studies from the University of Kentucky. She received her medical degree from Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is currently a Categorical Pediatric Resident at Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Kentucky. She is interested in pursuing a fellowship in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine.

Speaker(s)

Hilary Crutcher

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Hannah Thompson

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Pooja Utamsingh, MD, FAAP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
In support of improving patient care, University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
CME
This enduring material is designated for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
CNE
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1 nursing contact hours.
 
Other
UK Healthcare CECentral certifies this activity for 1 hours of participation.
 
Faculty Disclosure
All planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content are required to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months.  An ineligible company is defined as one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
 
None of the planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content for this educational activity have a relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies.
 
The material presented in this course represents information obtained from the scientific literature as well as the clinical experiences of the speakers. In some cases, the presentations might include a discussion of investigational agents and/or off-label indications for various agents used in clinical practice. Speakers will inform the audience when they are discussing investigational and/or off-label uses.
 
Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone commercial bias in any presentation, but it is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation
 
Acknowledgement
This activity is provided by the University of Kentucky Department of Pediatrics

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    This Enduring activity is designated for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Participation

    In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    This Enduring activity is designated for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Participation. Learners should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 ANCC (UK Healthcare CECentral)

    In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.00 nursing contact hour(s).

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