Full Course: 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for CME / CEU / CPD
Short Course: 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for CME / CEU / CPD
Course(s) are appropriate for: Family Practitioners, Pediatricians, Internists, General Practitioners, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants (PA-C's)
Series 7 (AD7) Topics Include: Psychostimulant Medicine for ADHD, Treating Functional Constipation, SBIRT Tool for Substance Abuse, Risks for Chronic Migraine, and more.
To view topic outline of the full or short course, select the Course Type (Full or Short) below:
Full Course:
AD7
Full Course Price:
$580
Short Course:
AD7A, AD7B
Short Course Price:
$485
Format:
Available in Audio format.
Course Topics
ADHD/Teens and Social Media
Diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescent boys and girls; Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of psychostimulant medication in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Provide patients with options for dietary, alternative, and complementary therapy for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Recognize ways in which use of electronic media affects health and development in adolescent boys and girls; Guide families in creating individualized plans for healthy use of media.
Depression and Anxiety/Bites and Zoonotic Infections
Assess adolescent boys and girls for depression and anxiety using common screening tests and diagnostic criteria; Provide patients with effective options for nonpharmacologic treatment of depression and anxiety; Select patients most likely to benefit from medication for depression and anxiety; Identify the common and uncommon organisms associated with bites from animals and humans; Optimize the use of antibiotic prophylaxis and antibiotic treatment in patients with animal bites.
Constipation/Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
List the common presentations of and diagnostic criteria for functional constipation; Describe the physiology of normal defecation; Treat children with functional constipation; Differentiate nonalcoholic fatty liver disease from other causes of elevated transaminases in children; Counsel families on reversing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease through weight loss.
Pediatric Nephrology
Accurately diagnose primary and secondary hypertension in children; Make appropriate use of 24-hr blood pressure monitoring; Identify 4 tests that cover %u224885% of the differential diagnosis in pediatric hypertension; Rule out transient and orthostatic proteinuria before initiating a more extensive proteinuria workup; Diagnose and treat nephrotic syndrome.
Substance Abuse Screening/Opioid Addiction
Employ the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment (SBIRT) tool to screen pediatric patients for substance use; Talk to adolescents about substance use using positive reinforcement techniques; Perform brief interventions appropriate for adolescents who occasionally misuse substances as well as those with severe substance use disorder; Discuss the physiology of and risk factors for addiction in adolescent patients; Counsel patients on the use of methadone, buprenorphine, and naloxone to treat opioid addiction.
Menstrual Disorders /Motivational Interviewing
Identify girls who require evaluation for delayed menarche; Treat abnormal uterine bleeding in adolescent girls; Decide which patients with heavy menstrual bleeding should be tested for a bleeding disorder; Recognize the signs and symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescent girls; Apply the principles of motivational interviewing with adolescent patients.
Cerebral Palsy /Childhood and Adolescent Migraine
Develop strategies for prenatal prevention of cerebral palsy; Assess and treat movement disorders in patients with cerebral palsy; Educate patients about single-event multilevel surgery for orthopedic conditions associated with cerebral palsy; Identify factors that increase risk for progression to chronic migraine; Optimize therapies for the prevention of migraine in children and adolescents.
Update on Bipolar Disorder
Treat a patient on lithium; Summarize the findings of the BALANCE trial; Recognize the manic and depressive symptoms associated with juvenile BPD; Screen for common psychiatric comorbidities associated with juvenile BPD; Consider an appropriate treatment strategy for a youth with BPD.
QUALIFIES FOR CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Vaccine Hesitancy/Contraception
Elaborate on reasons why parents are hesitant about vaccination for their children; Optimize the use of motivational interviewing techniques to guide conversations with parents who are hesitant about vaccination for their children; Compare the efficacy of options for contraception; Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of long-acting contraceptives for adolescent girls; Provide adolescent girls with effective options for emergency contraception.
Anxiety and Depression/Body Modification
Recognize the presenting symptoms of anxiety and depression in pediatric patients; Use screening tools to identify anxiety and depression in pediatric patients; Outline an initial treatment plan for pediatric patients with anxiety and depression; Explain the responsibilities of patients and parents when an adolescent is considering a body modification procedure; Recognize and treat complications of body modification.
If you have taken the current Adolescent Medicine CME / CPD Review listed above or if you are seeking additional credits, please visit: Medical Courses Coming Soon. There you will find abbreviated listings of additional courses available related to this specialty and courses that are soon to be released.
Adolescent Medicine Seminar CME / CPD
Full Course: 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for CME / CEU / CPD
Short Course: 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for CME / CEU / CPD
Course(s) are appropriate for: Family Practitioners, Pediatricians, Internists, General Practitioners, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants (PA-C's)
Series 7 (AD7) Topics Include: Psychostimulant Medicine for ADHD, Treating Functional Constipation, SBIRT Tool for Substance Abuse, Risks for Chronic Migraine, and more.
To view topic outline of the full or short course, select the Course Type (Full or Short) below:
Course Topics
ADHD/Teens and Social Media
Diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescent boys and girls; Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of psychostimulant medication in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Provide patients with options for dietary, alternative, and complementary therapy for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Recognize ways in which use of electronic media affects health and development in adolescent boys and girls; Guide families in creating individualized plans for healthy use of media.
Depression and Anxiety/Bites and Zoonotic Infections
Assess adolescent boys and girls for depression and anxiety using common screening tests and diagnostic criteria; Provide patients with effective options for nonpharmacologic treatment of depression and anxiety; Select patients most likely to benefit from medication for depression and anxiety; Identify the common and uncommon organisms associated with bites from animals and humans; Optimize the use of antibiotic prophylaxis and antibiotic treatment in patients with animal bites.
Constipation/Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
List the common presentations of and diagnostic criteria for functional constipation; Describe the physiology of normal defecation; Treat children with functional constipation; Differentiate nonalcoholic fatty liver disease from other causes of elevated transaminases in children; Counsel families on reversing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease through weight loss.
Pediatric Nephrology
Accurately diagnose primary and secondary hypertension in children; Make appropriate use of 24-hr blood pressure monitoring; Identify 4 tests that cover %u224885% of the differential diagnosis in pediatric hypertension; Rule out transient and orthostatic proteinuria before initiating a more extensive proteinuria workup; Diagnose and treat nephrotic syndrome.
Substance Abuse Screening/Opioid Addiction
Employ the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment (SBIRT) tool to screen pediatric patients for substance use; Talk to adolescents about substance use using positive reinforcement techniques; Perform brief interventions appropriate for adolescents who occasionally misuse substances as well as those with severe substance use disorder; Discuss the physiology of and risk factors for addiction in adolescent patients; Counsel patients on the use of methadone, buprenorphine, and naloxone to treat opioid addiction.
Menstrual Disorders /Motivational Interviewing
Identify girls who require evaluation for delayed menarche; Treat abnormal uterine bleeding in adolescent girls; Decide which patients with heavy menstrual bleeding should be tested for a bleeding disorder; Recognize the signs and symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescent girls; Apply the principles of motivational interviewing with adolescent patients.
Cerebral Palsy /Childhood and Adolescent Migraine
Develop strategies for prenatal prevention of cerebral palsy; Assess and treat movement disorders in patients with cerebral palsy; Educate patients about single-event multilevel surgery for orthopedic conditions associated with cerebral palsy; Identify factors that increase risk for progression to chronic migraine; Optimize therapies for the prevention of migraine in children and adolescents.
Update on Bipolar Disorder
Treat a patient on lithium; Summarize the findings of the BALANCE trial; Recognize the manic and depressive symptoms associated with juvenile BPD; Screen for common psychiatric comorbidities associated with juvenile BPD; Consider an appropriate treatment strategy for a youth with BPD.
QUALIFIES FOR CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Vaccine Hesitancy/Contraception
Elaborate on reasons why parents are hesitant about vaccination for their children; Optimize the use of motivational interviewing techniques to guide conversations with parents who are hesitant about vaccination for their children; Compare the efficacy of options for contraception; Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of long-acting contraceptives for adolescent girls; Provide adolescent girls with effective options for emergency contraception.
Anxiety and Depression/Body Modification
Recognize the presenting symptoms of anxiety and depression in pediatric patients; Use screening tools to identify anxiety and depression in pediatric patients; Outline an initial treatment plan for pediatric patients with anxiety and depression; Explain the responsibilities of patients and parents when an adolescent is considering a body modification procedure; Recognize and treat complications of body modification.
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Other courses of interest may include: Pediatrics, Family Practice, Psychology, and Psychiatry