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Dr. Wagner-Weiner 8:40 AM Welcome/Introductions Dr. Mahr 8:45 AM Developmental Screening Update Dr. Macias 9:20 AM What’s New in Diabetes Mellitus and How Can Pediatricians Improve Overall Outcomes for Children With DM? (Rx=0.25) Dr. Francis 9:55 AM Syncope in Children and Adolescents: Good Faints, Bad Faints and Breath Holding Spells Dr. Hammill 10:30 AM Question-and-Answer Session 10:50 AM Break – Visit the Exhibits 11:10 AM Cervical Adenitis: When To Treat and When To Cut Dr. Starke 11:45 AM Chronic Cough in Children (Rx=0.25) Dr. Loughlin 12:20 PM Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Challenge Continues (Rx=0.25) Dr. Wagner-Weiner 12:55 PM Question-and-Answer Session 1:15 PM Adjourn CME Credits for Sunday: 5.75 Maximum AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for Course: 17.25 This program is accredited for 17.25 NAPNAP CE contact hours of which 1.75 contain pharmacology (Rx) content per the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Continuing Education Guidelines. The notation of pharmacology (Rx) contact hours is provided for attendees claiming NAPNAP credits. Learning Objectives NHLBI Guidelines on Cholesterol in Kids: What’s New and How Does This Change Practice Learning Objective(s): 1) Discuss the new guidelines regarding cholesterol screening and management and be able to implement the new recommendations; 2) Recognize when to potentially refer to a cholesterol specialist. Hypertension in Adolescents: Understanding the Growing Epidemic of Essential Hypertension in Teens and Ruling Out Medical Causes of Hypertension Learning Objective(s): Describe the basic workup for an adolescent with hypertension; screen for medical causes; initiate appropriate therapy; and recognize when to refer to a hypertension specialist. Syncope in Children and Adolescents: Good Faints, Bad Faints and Breath Holding Spells Learning Objective(s): 1) Discuss the difference between benign or vasovagal type syncope and potential life threatening syncope; 2) Review the basic workup for a child or adolescent with syncope. Cardiac Emergencies in the Delivery Room, Emergency Room and Office Learning Objective(s): 1) Discuss critical cardiac problems that are encountered in different pediatric setting, including the delivery room, emergency room, and office; 2) Review recognition, stabilization and initial treatment for these conditions. Late Talker or Language Delay: Is He or She Going to Grow Out of It? Learning Objective(s): 1) Generate differential diagnosis of language delays; 2) Determine when to recommend ‘watchful waiting’ and when to refer.
Complex ADHD: Beyond the Basics Learning Objective(s): 1) Identify common psychiatric and developmental conditions that co-exist with ADHD; 2) Describe medication management of ADHD and co-existing conditions. Developmental Screening Update Learning Objective(s): 1) Explain policy and recommended procedures for developmental screening; 2) Identify reliable and valid screening tools for developmental disorders. Challenging Cases in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Learning Objective(s): Identify differential diagnosis of developmental and behavioral conditions based on presenting signs and symptoms. Puberty: What is Too Early? What is Too Late? Learning Objective(s): 1)) Evaluate and triage premature thelarche in young girls; 2) Evaluate and triage premature adrenarche in young children; and 3) Recognize and evaluate constitutional delay of growth and development. When is Growth Abnormal and What Should I Do About It? Learning Objective(s): 1) Evaluate and appropriately refer children with short stature; 2) Evaluate and recognize girls with Turner Syndrome; and 3) Recognize and triage most patients with high risk for growth hormone deficiency. What’s New in Diabetes Mellitus and How Can Pediatricians Improve Overall Outcomes for Children With DM? Learning Objective(s): 1) List age-appropriate hemoglobin A1c targets for children with T1DM and T2DM; 2) List three comorbidities that commonly occur in children with DM; and 3) Define the pediatricians role in DM management. What Can We Do For Obese Children and Adolescents? Learning Objective(s): 1) List three possible causes for the rapid rise in childhood obesity; 2) List two differences between a conventional medical interview and a motivational interview. Kawasaki Disease: What’s New in Diagnosis and Treatment? Learning Objective(s): 1) Define incomplete Kawasaki Disease; 2) Differentiate KD from other conditions; and 3) Describe management of KD. Those New Blood Tests for Tuberculosis Infection Learning Objective(s): Determine which children in a general pediatrics practice would benefit from having an interferongamma release assay test instead of a tradition tuberculin skin test for diagnosing tuberculosis infection. Cervical Adenitis: When To Treat and When To Cut Learning Objective(s): 1) Review the differential diagnosis for cervical adenitis; 2) Discuss approaches to radiology, surgery and medical therapy. Hot Topics in Pediatric Infectious Diseases Learning Objective(s): Review several currently important issues in pediatric infectious diseases, concentrating on those for which there have been recent changes in recommendations. Management of Snoring and Sleep Apnea in Children Learning Objective(s): 1) List the factors that put children at risk for snoring; 2) Discuss the recommended approach to diagnosis; and 3) Describe the clinical consequences of snoring and apnea. Respiratory Consequences of Dysphagia and GER Learning Objective(s): 1) Discuss the development of normal swallowing function; 2) Recognize the at risk population of infants and children; and 3) Describe the manifestations of dysphagia in children. Chronic Cough in Children Learning Objective(s): 1) Identify which child warrants evaluation for chronic cough; 2) Discuss the differential diagnosis of chronic cough; 3) Develop an approach to evaluating a child with a chronic cough; and 4) Outline a treatment plan for a child with chronic cough. Management of Apparent Life-Threatening Events Learning Objective(s): 1) List the causes of the apparent life-threatening event; 2) Determine which events warrant in-depth evaluation; and 3) Discuss the indications and limitations of home monitoring. ANA is Positive, So Now What? Laboratory Studies in Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases Learning Objective(s): 1) Select which laboratory studies to order when a rheumatology illness is suspected; 2) Interpret the significance of auto-antibody test results in the context of the clinical setting.
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