Win big with Practical Pediatrics CME in Las Vegas
Try your luck over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-6, during thePractical Pediatrics continuing medical education course atthe Wynn Las Vegas, located on The Strip.
The course features general session lectures and question-and-answersessions for all course registrants as well as concurrent interactiveseminars. Also featured are exhibits and informal networkingopportunities.
Practical Pediatrics is designed for pediatricians,family physicians, pediatric nurse practitioners and other alliedhealth professionals and features prominent faculty presentingon current issues in pediatrics. Attendees can update knowledgeof clinical issues and increase their ability to diagnose andmanage patients.
Course highlights and faculty include:
Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics, with Esther H. Wender,M.D., FAAP, clinical professor of pediatrics at University ofWashington School of Medicine;
Emergency Medicine, with StevenM. Selbst, M.D., FACEP, FAAP,professor of pediatrics at JeffersonMedical College, ThomasJefferson University, Philadelphia;
Endocrinology, with Gary L. Francis, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP, professorof pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond;
Gastroenterology, with Marsha Kay, M.D., FASGE, FAAP, directorof pediatric endoscopy in the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterologyand Nutrition, Children’s Hospital, Cleveland Clinic,Ohio;
General Pediatrics, with Carol D. Berkowitz, M.D., FACEP,FAAP,executive vice chair and professor of clinical pediatricsatHarbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, Calif.; and
PracticeManagement, with Norman "Chip" Harbaugh Jr., M.D.,FAAP, CEOand chairman of the board, Kids First Pediatric Alliance,Atlanta.
Concurrent seminars include: Failure to Thrive: A Symptom Nota Disease; Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes; Advanced Practice Survival;GI Potpourri: Cases in GI Bleeding, Nutrient Deficiencies andGI Malformations; Visual Diagnosis in the ED or Pediatric Office;and Challenging Cases of the ADHD Spectrum.
General session lecture highlights include: Update on CraniofacialAnomalies: Counseling, Families and Managing Patients; VaccineReimbursement: Quite a Quandary; Supporting the Family Afterthe Death of a Child; Which Child is a Candidate for GrowthHormone? Child Sexual Abuse: Common Anogenital Conditions Mistakenfor Abuse; and Psychiatric Emergencies.
The course offers a maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Resources
For more information on CME meeting registration,brochures and general meeting information,call the AAP Customer Service Center at 866-THE-AAP1 (866-843-2271). To enroll in a CME activity,access www.pedialink.org/cmefinder or call toll-free 800-433-9016, option 3. Outside the United States andCanada, call 847-434-4000.
