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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.