COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™14 ACPE Credits
14 CE Credits for Psychologists
14 ASWB ACE Credits
14 MOC (Part II) points in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
14.0 Contact Hours
4½ Hours of Pharmacology for NPs
COURSE FEES
$895 for Physicians, Attorneys, Psychologists, Pharmacists, & Dentists$695 for Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners
$495 for Nurses, Students & Others
TARGET AUDIENCE
PROGRAM PURPOSE
Prevalence rates of Autism Spectrum Disorder are currently estimated to be 1:59 and have continued to rise. These talks are designed to update providers on some of the most common neurodevelopmental problems facing children today including ADHD,ASD, and anxiety, and provide practical guidance to incorporate office-based strategies that include screening children for developmental, behavioral and emotional problems, including social determinants of health and providing brief counseling and management. Lastly, these talks are designed to help pediatric providers gain comfort and skill in prescribing psychotropic medications to children for problems including ASD, ADHD and anxiety disorders.
The course will provide an overview of important pathologies seen commonly in Pediatric Hospital Medicine. It will empower the learners to gain skills that will allow them to manage illness in hospitalized children and to intervene in clinical scenarios commonly encountered. The learner will be able to recognize sepsis early and intervene appropriately.
The learner will gain a basic understanding of asthma and how to treat it. The learner will gain tools to treat DKA effectively. Additionally, controversial topics such as vaccinations and ethics will be covered and explored. We will also review the guidelines for when lumbar puncture is indicated. Lastly, the topic of Kawasaki Disease will be covered.
Topics:
- ADHD update
- Use behavioral screening tools to identify children with behavior and emotional problems
- Apply evidence-based strategies to diagnose and treat children with ADHD including the use of psychotropic medication
- ASD update
- Use screening to identify children with possible ASD
- Demonstrate increased comfort in managing children with ASD in primary care settings
- Demonstrate increased comfort in prescribing psychotropic medications for children with ASD
- Evidence based-positive parenting: Developing positive behaviors
- Apply evidence-based positive parenting strategies as a part of routine well-child care
- Identify specific places during the well-child visit to include discussion of evidence-based positive parenting strategies.
- Evidence based-positive parenting: Managing challenging behaviors
- Apply evidence-based positive parenting strategies as a part of routine well-child care
- Identify specific places during the well-child visit to include discussion of evidence-based positive parenting strategies.
- Office Based Strategies to Help Anxious Children
- Increase techniques that can be used in the office to work with parents of anxious children
- Identify office-based strategies to help children cope with anxiety
- Pathophysiology and Treatment of Sepsis
- List the current treatment goals for sepsis to be delivered in the early hours of therapy.
- Vaccine-preventable Illnesses and their clinical manifestations
- Describe the clinical manifestations of several vaccine-preventable illnesses.
- Severe Asthma Management: From Home to the Hospital
- List the most important treatments for severe asthma.
- Ethical Issues in Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Discuss relevant ethical issues commonly encountered in the Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Endocrine Emergencies: Case Studies in DKA, Thyroid Storm and Adrenal Insufficiency.
- Discuss the appropriate management of endocrine emergencies in the PICU.
- To Tap or Not to Tap? That is the Question
- Discuss common scenarios where lumbar puncture is indicated in Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Kawasaki Disease: Clinical Features and Treatment
- Review the clinical features and treatment of Kawasaki Disease
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Register your interest and receive a full quote at 800-422-0711 (US/Can) or direct/int'l tel: +1-727-526-1571 or register online.
Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.