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AAP News Vol. 29 No. 1 January 2008, p. 39
© 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics
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Warm weather, CME credits abound at Practical Pediatrics
Allison Bond
Combine relaxation and learning in sunny Orlando, Fla., at the
"Practical Pediatrics" asthma and allergy course, March 6-8 at the
Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort.
The conference, which includes lectures, question-and-answer sessions and
interactive seminars, is an opportunity to discuss hot topics in pediatrics
with colleagues and faculty. The knowledge you gain will allow you to diagnose
and treat your patients more effectively.
Topic highlights and faculty include:
- Making the Diagnosis of Asthma, with Scott A. Sicherer, M.D.,
FAAAAI, FAAP, associate professor of pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of
Medicine, New York City;
- Asthma Guidelines: What Are the Changes and What Do They Mean to Your
Practice? and Urticaria/Angiodema, with Bradley E. Chipps, M.D.,
FCCP, FAAAAI, FAAP, Capital Allergy and Respiratory Disease Center in
Sacramento, Calif.;
- Pharmacotherapy I: Non-steroidal Treatment of Asthma and
Rhinitis—Allergic and Non-allergic Pharmacologic Treatment,
with John M. Kelso, M.D., FAAAAI, FACAAI, FAAP, clinical professor of
pediatrics at the University of California-San Diego;
- Pharmacotherapy II: Corticosteroids and Anaphylaxis, with
Michael J. Welch, M.D., FAAAAI, FAAP, clinical professor in the department of
pediatrics and the division of allergy and immunology at the University of
California-San Diego School of Medicine;
- Care of the Acutely Ill Asthma Patient and Evaluation of the
Child with Chronic Nasal Symptoms, with Laurie Smith, M.D., FAAAAI,
FACAAI, FAAP, professor of pediatrics and medicine at the Uni formed Services
University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md.; and
- Deciding When to Stop Therapy: Resolution of Asthma, with Todd
Mahr, M.D., FAAAAI, FACAAI, FAAP, clinical professor of pediatrics at the
University of Wiscon sin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison.
Course director is Frederick E. Leickly, M.D., FAAAAI, FAAP, professor of
clinical pediatrics at James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana
University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.
Participants can earn a maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for the
course.
