Chicago and Portland play host to two continuingmedical education programs from PREP: PREP:ID A ComprehensiveReview and Update of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and PREP:CAPAn Intensive Review and Update of Child Abuse Pediatrics, respectively.
Both courses offer a thorough review for specialists preparingfor certifying examinations or seeking an intensive review andupdate, as well as general pediatricians, family physiciansand allied health professionals.
PREP:ID, sponsored by the AAP Section on Infectious Diseasesand the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, is July 13-18at the Marriott Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile.
Attendees can choose from plenary lectures/question-and-answersessions, case vignettes, current trends, case-based presentations,panel discussions and a special Infectious Diseases in ClinicalPractice track.
Course highlights and faculty include:
Congenital Infections and Neonatal Infections, with Carol J.Baker, M.D., FIDSA, FAAP;
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections,Eye Infections, Cool Bugs andCurrent Trends, with Morveen S.Edwards, M.D., FIDSA, FAAP;
Vector-borne Illnesses, Zoonosesand Case Vignettes, with GordonE. Schutze, M.D., FAAP;
ViralHepatitis, with Robert W. Frenck Jr., M.D., FIDSA, FAAP;
VaccineIssues, with Penelope H. Dennehy, M.D., FIDSA, FAAP,BennettA. Kaye, M.D., FAAP, and Julie Morita, M.D., FAAP; and
Germsin the Environment: Facts and Phobias, with Meg Fisher,M.D.,FAAP.
The course offers a maximum of 38.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Sponsored by the AAP Section on Child Abuse and Neglect, PREP:CAPis July 22-26 at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront.
Course highlights and faculty include:
A Look at the Past, Present and Future of Child Abuse Pediatrics,with Robert M. Reece, M.D., FAAP;
Psychological Maltreatment,with Frank W. Putnam, M.D.;
Forensic Evidence Collection andInterpretation in Child andAdolescent Sexual Assault, withAllan R. De Jong, M.D., FAAP;
Key Principles in Diagnosingand Addressing Child Neglect andShort- and Long-term Outcomesof Neglect, with Howard Dubowitz,M.D., M.S., FAAP; and
Drug-endangeredChildren and Prenatal and Perinatal Abuse, withKaren J. Farst,M.D., FAAP.
The course offers a maximum of 29 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Resource
For more information on CME meeting registration,brochures and general meeting information, call the AAP CustomerService Center at 866-THE-AAP1 (866-843-2271). To enroll ina CME activity, access www.pedialink.org/cmefinder or call toll-free800-433-9016, option 3. Outside the United States and Canada,call 847-434-4000.
