Electrical Impedance Tomography in the Critically Ill Child: A Hands-On Clinical Workshop

Thursday, September 17, 2026, 8:00 AM - Friday, September 18, 2026, 5:00 PM, Wohl Building, St. Louis, MO


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (16.00 hours), AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Designated Non-Physician Participation Certification (16.00 hours)

Electrical Impedance Tomography in the Critically Ill Child: A Hands-On Clinical Workshop is planned and implemented by physicians (pediatric intensivists) and respiratory therapists. This activity is designed for pediatric and critical care physicians, respiratory therapists, and may be of interest to nurses, nurse practitioners, pediatric anesthesiologists, pulmonologists, cardiac critical care clinicians, and researchers. This two-day course will provide education through lectures, clinical case presentations, hands-on skills and physiology demonstrations, and question-and-answer sessions.

The activity will highlight best practices in pediatric mechanical ventilation, respiratory monitoring, and regional lung assessment, including the emerging role of EIT. The goal of this activity is to enhance the knowledge, skills, and performance of the interprofessional care team in bedside respiratory monitoring and lung-protective mechanical ventilation, ultimately improving patient care.

Speaking Faculty:
Course Director
Bhushan Katira, MBBS

Co - Directors
Neel Shah, MD
Martin Kneyber, MD, PhD

Featured Faculty
Marcelo Amato, MD, PhD
Lisa Cracchiolo, RRT

1. Explain the basic principles of Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT), including how regional impedance maps, regions of interest, and endexpiratory lung impedance are generated and what they represent.
2. Demonstrate acquisition of quality EIT signals at the bedside through correct belt sizing, electrode placement, and troubleshooting of common signal artifacts.
3. Interpret regional ventilation maps to distinguish normal aeration from atelectasis, overdistension, and regional heterogeneity in critically ill children.
4. Integrate EITderived regional information with global respiratory parameters to explore individualized, lungprotective ventilation decisions.
5. Recognize patterns of patientventilator interaction, including asynchrony and pendelluft, using regional monitoring.
6. Describe the emerging and investigational applications of EIT including lung perfusion and its role during HFOV and ECMO and their current evidence limitations.

Registration Fees
Physician	$1,000
Respiratory Therapist and Non-Physician	$500

This is a continuing medical education activity intended for healthcare providers.

In support of improving patient care, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis 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.


Credits Available for this Activity:

American Medical Association (AMA)
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis designates this course for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations: Registration fee, less 10% administrative charge, is refundable if cancellation is received in writing by emailing [email protected] by August 28, 2026. No refunds will be made on cancellation requests received after that date. Registration fees are not transferrable.

WashU Medicine CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement

This meeting is conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable regulations.
Individuals who require accommodations to participate are encouraged to submit a written request as early as possible, but no later than ten (10) business days prior to the seminar date, to allow sufficient time to arrange appropriate accommodations. Requests received after this deadline will be reviewed and a good faith effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations to the extent feasible.

Suggested Hotel Accommodations: 
Doubletree by Hilton St. Louis Forest Park 
Adjacent to the conference center:
4550 Forest Park Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Make your hotel reservations directly with the hotel:
By phone at 314-256-7777.  Ask for the Washington University Visitor rate.
Online at  https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/stlpkdt
Enter Code #3209101 under “special rate - corporate account"

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis School of Medicine adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including Faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

This course is being funded by educational grants from:

Timpel Medical