Oakstone Clinical Update

A comprehensive CME program in the Pediatric Care Series: Diagnosis and Management of Behavior and Development is designed to improve the assessment and care of pediatric patients.

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This CME program is a comprehensive review of essential topics in child development. Pediatric Care Series: Diagnosis and Management of Behavior and Development includes case-based lectures on topics like cardiac murmurs, speech delay and autism, disruptive behavior problems in children, childhood obesity, communication issues in outpatient pediatrics, etc. It will help you to:

• Identify and effectively manage common developmental and behavioral disorders in children
• Recognize the red flags and symptoms for severe childhood disorders
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with patients’ families
• Attain the latest knowledge on common developmental and behavioral issues in children
• Apply new information to everyday pediatrics care, improving diagnostic accuracy and management decisions

• Learning Disorders – Jeffrey P. Brosco, MD, PhD

• Speech Delay and Autism – Jeffrey P. Brosco, MD, PhD

• Therapy and Communication Devices: How to Decide Who Needs What – Michelle Schladant, PhD

• Disruptive Behavior Problems in Children – Jason Jent, PhD

• Medication Management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Eugene R. Hershorin, MD

• Childhood Obesity (Cause and Prevention) – Jeffrey P. Brosco, MD, PhD

• Childhood Obesity (Dx and Management) – Janine Sanchez, MD

• A Primary Care Guide to Anemia – Warren Alperstein, MD

• Childhood Pneumonia – Andrew Colin, MD

• Cardiac Murmurs – Juanita Hunter, MD

• Pediatric Ophthalmology for the General Practitioner – Kara M. Cavuoto, MD

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Apply better communication and collaboration skills with patients’ families
• Manage children with speech and communication delays
• Identify the causes of and solutions for childhood obesity
• Diagnose and start behavioral and/or medical treatment of ADHD and other behavior disorders
• Differentiate and treat children with mild, moderate, or severe pneumonia
• Describe common functional and pathologic heart murmurs
• Recognize and refer critical pediatric eye disorders
• Analyze causes of and initiate treatment for childhood anemia

Intended Audience

This program was planned for pediatricians, family physicians, pediatrics residents, family medicine residents, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in pediatrics and family medicine.

Date of Original Release: December 31, 2016
Date Credits Expire: December 31, 2019
Estimated Time to Complete: 10 hours
Contact Hours: 10