Spring 2027

Pediatric Complex Care Elective

A clinical elective focused on medical co-management and care coordination for children with medical complexity, emphasizing history, exam skills, ethics, and electronic documentation.

offering recorded2–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Heidi Kloster

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Perform a hypothesis driven history and complete a targeted exam.

  • Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis.

  • Using clinical evidence, adapt and justify the working diagnosis.

  • Present a diagnostic plan including laboratory and imaging modalities.

  • Correctly interpret imaging and laboratory findings and communicate results to patients and team members.

  • Complete written documentation in a comprehensive, concise, accurate and timely manner.

  • Review, interpret and present current literature to support patient care.

  • Develop clinically relevant questions to advance learning.

  • Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians and non-physician team members.

  • Communicate and collaborate with consultants and/or primary team and other providers to coordinate care.

  • Engage patients in shared decision making regarding tests, orders and procedures.

  • Avoid medical jargon when communicating with patients and families.

  • Recognize limitations and seek assistance as appropriate.

  • Explore ambiguities in the ethics of caring for children with medical complexity.

  • Demonstrate independent research skills and presentation abilities through a self-directed learning project.

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  • Graduate/professional standing
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Spring 2027
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HEIDI KLOSTER is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

the class

Under direct supervision by faculty, participate in medical co-management and care coordination for children with medical complexity. Multifaceted approach to learning about children with medical complexity, with focus on history and exam skills during scheduled maintenance and acute care visits. Pediatric ethics, organizing and maintaining accurate and up-to-date electronic medical records, documentation skills.

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Topics

  • Children with medical complexity
  • Medical co-management and care coordination
  • Pediatric ethics
  • Electronic medical record management
  • Shared decision making

Skills

  • Hypothesis-driven history taking and targeted physical examination
  • Developing diagnostic plans involving laboratory and imaging
  • Interpreting imaging and laboratory findings
  • Maintaining accurate electronic medical records and documentation
  • Effective communication with patients, families, and healthcare teams
  • Navigating ethical ambiguities in pediatric care

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PEDIAT 942 · Spring 2027

Pediatric Complex Care Elective

Recorded 2026-10-14
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