Pediatrics CME Courses

Development and Behavior Barbara J. Howard Identify parent and child factors that promote behavioral problems; Educate parents about factors that promote positive parent-child relationships; Describe effective methods of providing positive reinforcement for desired behaviors and administering consequences for undesired behaviors in young children; List several common behavioral problems related to state regulation and describe effective responses for each; and Provide evidence-based information in response to parents’ questions about common behavioral problems in preschool-aged children.

 

Microbiologic Tests/ Diarrheal Disease Nancy E. Cornish and Ellen R. Cooper Provide appropriately collected and labeled specimens for microbiologic analysis; Interpret microbiologic test results; Employ strategies for safe use of rapid tests for influenza; Identify infectious causes of diarrheal disease in children; and Choose appropriate therapy for managing diarrhea in children.

 

Eye Problems Craig A. McKeown, Cynthia L. Alley, and Douglas R. Fredrick Explain the development of vision in infants and children; Discern potential barriers to obtaining an accurate history and/or performing an eye examination in children; Manage common eye disorders in children; Determine when to refer a pediatric patients to an ophthalmologist after a failed vision examination; and Optimize in-office management of the pediatric patient who has experienced ocular trauma.

 

Transfusions/ Emergencies Ronald G. Strauss and Jane F. Knapp Perform blood transfusions in infants safely and effectively; Interpret recent findings about the safety and efficacy of using restrictive transfusion thresholds; Diagnose and manage spinal cord compression; and Recognize bruising in infants as a red flag for possible child abuse.

 

Airway Issues Carol L. Rosen and Shruti M. Paranjape Identify signs, symptoms, and consequences of SBD; Develop a treatment plan for managing SBD; Recognize a relevant physical findings in a child with noisy breathing that suggest a diagnosis other than asthma; Describe typical airway lesions seen in children; and Develop an approach to managing airway lesions in children.

 

 Emergency Topics Douglas Nelson Diagnose and manage otic foreign bodies; Detect and treat foreign bodies of the upper and lower airways; Use the Salter-Harris classification system to describe various types of growth plate injuries; Avoid mistakes in managing common orthopedic emergencies; and Describe effective techniques for managing specific injuries of the upper and lower extremities.

 

Movement Disorders Thomas K. Koch and Audrey Foster-Barbara Describe newer formulations (eg, new delivery mechanisms) of standard antiepileptic drugs (AEDs); Describe the safety and efficacy of new AEDs’ Explain the natural history of childhood tics; Recognize indications for treatment of tics, including those associated with Tourette’s syndrome; and Choose appropriate therapy for managing tics.

 

Safety Issues Neal A. Halsey and Stephen D. Wilson Discuss the safety of the varicella-zoster and the combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccines; Describe the most common adverse events associated with administration of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and meningococcal conjugate vaccine; Evaluate the live attenuated influenza virus vaccine for efficacy and potential for adverse events; Discuss the potential casual relationship between vaccines and autism, and describe the most recent findings, which do not currently support this hypothesis; and Discuss the types of medication errors, and potential solutions for avoiding these errors, in the pediatric ambulatory population.

 

Gynecologic Care Patricia M. Simmons Recognize the common causes of amenorrhea and its differential diagnosis; Determine which laboratory tests to perform to confirm the cause of amenorrhea; Recommend treatment to prevent the consequences of amenorrhea in adolescents; Advise parents and patients on how to prevent vulvovaginitis; and Recognize other common vulvovaginal conditions in children.