STN Webinar: Pediatric Pancreatic Injuries: Expect the Unexpected
Date: October 7, 2025 @ 4:00 PM EST
Pancreatic injuries can be difficult to diagnose, given their low frequency and the associated nonspecific symptoms, subtle imaging findings, and high likelihood of concurrent injury. The challenge does not end with diagnosis. While the pancreas is located in close proximity to the liver and the spleen, these injuries often do not follow the same straightforward clinical course of other blunt solid organ injuries. Case study will be utilized to highlight the mechanism of injury, clinical presentation, treatment, common complications, and outcomes for children sustaining traumatic pancreatic injuries.
Measurable Learning Outcomes
- Discuss clinical presentation and diagnosis of blunt pancreatic injuries.
- Compare and contrast differences in management and outcomes for injuries based on whether the main pancreatic duct is involved.
- Review historical and recent trends in management of this relatively rare injury.
“This webinar was first presented at STN’s 2025 Annual Conference, TraumaCon. Continuing Education credit may be earned for this session, provided the attendee has not previously claimed credit for it.”
Continuing Education
Society of Trauma Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This program has been awarded 1.0 hour of continuing nursing education.
Speakers:
Jessica Z. Osipowicz, MSN, CRNP; Trauma Program Nurse Practitioner; Trauma APP Lead, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jessica is a front-line provider for children with various traumatic injury including life-threatening multi-system trauma, traumatic brain injury, traumatic amputation, penetrating and blunt abdominal and chest injury, burns, and suspected child abuse and neglect at a Level I Trauma Center.