Two continuing medical education courses will provide intensivereviews of
pediatrics: "PREP The Course An Intensive Reviewof Pediatrics"
will be held Sept. 10-14 in Portland, Ore., and"NeoPREP An Intensive
Review of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine"is set for Sept. 18-24 in San
Diego.
At the 2005 PREP The Course, for preparation for the AmericanBoard of
Pediatrics (ABP) Program for Maintenance of Certificationin Pediatrics,
topics and faculty include:
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, with Lisa M. Hoeft
Albers,M.D., M.P.H., FAAP, instructor in pediatrics, Harvard MedicalSchool,
Boston;
General Pediatrics, with Joseph A. Zenel,M.D., FAAP, associate
professorand vice chair of pediatrics,Doernbecher Children's Hospital,
OregonHealth and SciencesUniversity, Portland;
Cardiology, with Candace L. Gibbin,M.D., M.S.P.H., FACC, FAAP,
assistantclinical professor ofpediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia;
EmergencyMedicine, with Mark Adler, M.D., FAAP, assistant
professorofpediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago; and
InfectiousDiseases, with Mark J. Abzug, M.D., FAAP, professorof
pediatrics,University of Colorado School of Medicine andThe Children's
Hospital,Denver.
The NeoPREP course, for preparation for the Program for Maintenanceof
Certification in Pediatric Subspecialties in neonatal-perinatalmedicine
administered by the ABP, will include:
Evaluation of Fetal Well Being, with Robert Resnik, M.D., FACOG,
professorof reproductive medicine, University of California San DiegoSchool
of Medicine;
Hematologic Disorders, with Robert D.Christensen, M.D., FAAP,
EdwinM. Dixon Professor of Pediatrics,University of Alabama, Birmingham;
Surgical Emergencies inthe Newborn, with Mary L. Hilfiker,M.D.,
Ph.D., FACS, FAAP,associate professor, University ofCalifornia, San Diego;
and
Evaluating Pulmonary Function, with Vinod Bhutani, M.D., FAAP,
clinicalprofessor of pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-DevelopmentalMedicine,
Stanford University, Calif.
Participants can earn up 35.5 (PREP The Course) or 54 (NeoPREP)hours in
category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's RecognitionAward.
For information on these CME courses or to request a brochurefor upcoming
AAP CME activities, access
www.pedialink.org/cmefinder,
e-mail
cme{at}aap.org
orcall toll-free (866) The AAP1 (866-843-2271). Outside the UnitedStates and
Canada, call (847) 434-4000, ext. 5830.
To enroll in a CME activity, access
www.pedialink.org/cmefinder
orcall toll-free (800) 433-9016, option 3. Outside the UnitedStates and
Canada, call (847) 434-4000, option 3.