Current Clinical Pediatrics 2013
April 15-19, 2013
Omni Hilton Head Resort, Hilton Head, SC
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Target Audience
Pediatricians, family practitioners, general practitioners, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and residents
Educational Needs Addressed
This conference is designed to address practice gaps in the areas of pediatric behavioral and developmental care, cardiology, emergency medicine, general pediatrics, infectious diseases and neurology. The conference is intended to increase knowledge and competence by providing opportunities for learning through lectures, discussion, small group workshops, and interaction with faculty and peers. In addition to some of the specific clinical objectives listed below, the faculty have identified when they will address the Six Core Competencies required for Maintenance of Certification (see icons after each talk).
Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of this conference, participants will be able to:
- Optimize use of pneumococcal and meningococcal vaccines based on new recommendations and emerging safety issues
- Recognize emerging resistance to antibiotics for treatment of respiratory, skin and soft tissue, gastrointestinal, and urinary pathogens, and select appropriate agents for specific situations
- Identify common acute infectious disease in infants and children, and manage common infectious diseases in infancy
- Implement new strategies for managing common infectious disease in immigrant and adopted children (including immunization and prophylaxis)
- Make an informed choice re: which developmental screen to use in daily practice for which age
- Integrate the changes in the new guidelines into daily practice when evaluating children with ADHD
- Support families in their initial quest to find appropriate treatment for their child newly diagnosed with autism
- Improve screening skills for depression
- Identify key clinical features for the early suspicion of sepsis and tailor early interventions
- Discuss current guidelines for the management of closed head injuries in children
- Manage common ophthalmologic problems seen in children
- Identify and treat common sleep problems, and refer for further evaluation when needed
- Treat headache more confidently
- Identify seizure and seizure imitators
- Outline current recommendations for hyperlipidemia screening and treatment
- Describe current guidelines for screening, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric hypertension
- Identify arrhythmias common to various age groups
- Risk stratify commonly encountered ECG abnormalities
- Outline developmental and health maintenance screening for preemies
- Identify liability issues and appropriate medical, and risk management strategies for communicating with families via electronic media
- Utilize a checklist tool and online resources to identify future providers for complex teen patients
Accreditation
Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Boston University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Nursing Education Provider Unit, Boston University School of Medicine is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This continuing medical education activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is acceptable for a maximum of 21.00 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
This Live activity, Current Clinical Pediatrics 2013, from April 15-19, 2013, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 21.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Since some sessions run concurrently, no more than 21.00 credits may be reported. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
