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Tuberous Sclerosis
Provided by: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Identify major and minor clinical diagnostic features of TSC;
2. Implement standard clinical practices for the diagnosis, screening, and treatment of those TSC features with highest disease-associated morbidity and mortalit;
3. Discuss the emerging treatment... |
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Pain Management for Oregon Health Professionals
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the management of pain and its nature, sources, assessment, interventions, documentation, ethical and legal issues, and effects upon various groups of people.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Explain the nature of pain and its definitions, characteristics, types, and ... |
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Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Child Care
Provided by: American Academy of Pediatrics
Features/Benefits:
By the end of this session, you should be able to:
* Define SIDS.
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Identify behaviors that increase the risk of SIDS.
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Discuss common myths about SIDS.
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Be familiar with resources to help you reduce the risk of SIDS for the infants in your care.
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MR Imaging of Pediatric Soft-Tissue Tumors and Pseudotumors with Pathologic Correlation
Provided by: Radiological Society of North America
Learning Objectives: 1) Discuss the MR imaging diagnostic approach to soft-tissue masses in children. 2) List the most common pseudotumors, vascular lesions, and adipocytic tumors that may manifest as soft-tissue masses in children. 3) Describe the clinical and MR imaging features that aid in making the diagnosis of pediatric soft-tissue masses.... |
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Managing Special Healthcare Needs
Provided by: Vindico Medical Education
The evolution of the medical home has had a profound influence on contemporary models of healthcare delivery. The medical home has become a recognized standard for delivering primary care to children and adults. Healthcare reform is currently a topic of high interest to most people in the United States. Reform could include improved mechanisms of p... |
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Pediatric Dermatology: Skin Infections
Provided by: American Academy of Pediatrics
This course will focus on the most common bacterial, fungal, and viral infections and exanthems. The content also explores the causes, factors that may exacerbate the condition, levels of severity, and the best practices for management of the condition.
Features/Benefits:
The pediatrician should be better able to diagnose and treat skin i... |
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Pediatric Dermatology: Sun Protection
Provided by: American Academy of Pediatrics
Photoprotection is the prevention of cutaneous photodamage or of toxicity that can be associated with other photosensitive conditions caused by UV radiation (UVR). The ultimate cutaneous manifestations of photodamage are malignancies and photoaging.
The sun is the major source of UVR. Childhood is an especially vulnerable time for sun exposure b... |
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2012 Pediatrics Intensive Board Review Course
Provided by: MedStudy
A 6-1/2-day course for physicians seeking to expand and reinforce their knowledge and clinical competencies in Pediatrics, focusing on subjects that are directly relevant to clinical scenarios that will be encountered on the ABP Certification or Recertification Board exam, as well as in the clinical setting.
Featuring 14 nationally renowned Peds... |
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Late Effects of Pediatric Cancer Therapy
Provided by: CMElectures
Jill P. Ginsberg, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Cancer Survivorship Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Here, she discusses the types of pediatric cancer and their survival rates, therapies, and side effects.
This lecture and the post-test is worth 1.5 credit hours.
The author notes that three o... |
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Dermatologic Therapies, Part 2
Provided by: Vindico Medical Education
In the primary care pediatrician's office, patients present frequently with various dermatologic issues, ranging from very common, like warts, to those that are more uncommon. Even more common skin conditions can be difficult to treat, especially in the very young patient. However, various therapeutic options can be considered for the treatment of ... |
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
Provided by: NetCE
For many years, children with autism were thought to have emotional problems or to suffer from schizophrenia. However, it is now understood that autism is a physical disorder, characterized by specific symptoms that vary in type and severity with each individual. Autism spectrum disorders include autistic disorder, Asperger's syndrome, and pervasiv... |
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Screening and Testing: Genetics
Provided by: Vindico Medical Education
The field of genetics has made considerable strides in the past few decades. As genetics continues to evolve, the diagnosis and care of those with genetic disorders improves. Healthcare providers are more quickly able to screen and identify, test, and diagnose patients with these conditions, thereby giving better opportunity for intervention servic... |
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Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Provided by: Vindico Medical Education
This is the season for colds and other respiratory tract infections, including croup and infection of the ears, sinuses, and throat. Being up to date on these viruses is critical to appropriate diagnosis and preventive measures.... |
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Childhood Obesity
Provided by: Vindico Medical Education
Childhood obesity is a concern of national importance. Physicians need to know the best ways to address weight management with children and their families. Discussing healthy eating habits and promoting activity in young people are just some ways to make lifestyle changes in patients who have normal body mass indices. In those patients who are obes... |
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Optimizing Outcomes for Patients With Growth Hormone Deficiency and Other Growth Disorders in Managed Care
Provided by: Impact Education, LLC
Target Audience
- Medical Directors and Pharmacy Directors from health plans, HMOs, integrated health systems, employers, quality organizations, and other managed care organizations
- Managed care-affiliated care team members involved with patient evaluation, education, and follow-up for growth/growth disorders including: physicians, pharmacist... |
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Diabetes, Type 1
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Differentiate type 1 from type 2 diabetes
* Describe the epidemiology of type 1 diabetes
* Explain the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes
* State the criteria and methods used to diagnose type 1 diabetes
* Discuss the management of type 1 diabetes
* Identify important complications of type... |
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Medical Home CME Series: #1 Medical Home for All Children and Youth
Provided by: American Academy of Pediatrics
The goal of the Medical Home Implementation CME Series is to provide child health professionals with practical strategies for implementing medical home in practice. Led by nationally recognized experts, this series will educate participants on the value of the family-centered medical home for all children and youth. In addition, it will discuss the... |
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Are We Making Progress Against Autism?
Provided by: ANA Continuing Online Education
Autism is one of the most challenging disabilities you'll encounter among pediatric patients. A major developmental disorder of unknown cause, it requires intensive multidisciplinary intervention and lasts a lifetime. No cure exists, but healthcare professionals and families of autistic persons are working hard to forge effective interventions. Lea... |
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Genetics: Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy
Provided by: Harvard Medical School
Acknowledgement: This course is supported by educational grants from Celera and the Applera Charitable Foundation.
This case follows a 20-month-old girl with febrile and afebrile seizures. Her clinical presentation and diagnostic workup is most consistent with Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI), also known as Dravet syndrome. The most c... |
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Pediatrics
Provided by: Temple University School of Medicine
Educational Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to:
* Improve the diagnosis and treatment of common family practice problems
* Apply traditional modes of diagnosis and management more effectively
* Apply information to commonly asked questions in office practice
* Increase proficiency and maintain compete... |
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Enhancing Your Pediatric Practice
Provided by: Vindico Medical Education
This issue of Pediatric Annals provides several examples and strategies of how students and resident trainees can be effectively integrated into a busy office practice. The challenges and rewards of embracing community-based medical education are clearly delineated. Additionally, the participant is introduced to the concept of office-based research... |
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Pediatric Musculoskeletal Medicine: Differential Diagnosis and Assessment of a Limping Child
Provided by: American Academy of Pediatrics
The Pediatric Musculoskeletal Medicine course represents a unique collaboration of pediatric orthopaedics, pediatric rheumatology and pediatric sports medicine. Knowing how to perform a good musculoskeletal assessment is very important in allowing pediatricians to effectively triage the patient, narrow the diagnostic possibilities, and know whether... |
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Fetal Echocardiography
Provided by: Institute for Advanced Medical Education
Course: Fetal Echocardiography
Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret OB ultrasound.
System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. You will need Acro... |
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Breast Masses in Children and Adolescents: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation (
Provided by: Radiological Society of North America
Learning Objectives: 1) Identify an age-appropriate differential diagnosis for breast enlargement or a mass in a child or adolescent. 2) Recognize the features of each of the common breast masses in children and describe how to distinguish one from another. 3) Discuss the differences in evaluation and management of breast masses in children and adu... |
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Safety of Aprotinin in Congenital Heart Operations: Results from a Large Multicenter Database
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Learning Objectives
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* understand the nature and organizational structure of this study and how it differs from other clinical inquiries
* learn the exclusionary criteria that were used to identify participating centers in the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) Database
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Pain Management
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Explain the nature of pain and its definitions, characteristics, types, and sources.
* Recall methods to assess, diagnose, intervene, evaluate, and document pain management.
* Discuss pharmaceutical and complementary and alternative interventions for pain.
* Explain ethical and legal issu... |
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Effects of Secondhand Smoke Exposure on Children's Health
Provided by: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Objectives
1. Discuss lung development & the effects of Secondhand Smoke (SHS) exposure
2. Review the life cycle of smoking
3. Discuss the scope of the problem of SHS on children in Kentucky
4. Review the effects of SHS on children & the long term complications
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Endocrinology: Pubertal Variation
Provided by: American Academy of Pediatrics
Puberty is characterized by an increase in growth rate and the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics. The evaluation and Tanner staging of pubertal changes is an important component of the pediatric well child examination. This course is designed to help you differentiate between normal, physiologic deviations from normal and pathological ... |
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EQIPP: Diagnosing and Managing Asthma in Pediatrics
Provided by: American Academy of Pediatrics
By the end of the EQIPP Diagnosing and Managing Asthma in Pediatrics course, you will use the learning EQIPPment provided in this course to:
* Review educational material on quality improvement and asthma management
* Collect and analyze baseline data, using a minimum of 10 patient charts, to establish a starting point for improvement
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Pediatric Dermatology: Newborn Skin Condition
Provided by: American Academy of Pediatrics
The majority of newborn skin conditions are benign and self-limiting, although they may occasionally signify a more serious disorder. This course discusses common infant skin conditions and disorders, their characteristics, treatment options, and guidance for referrals.
Features/Benefits:
The pediatrician should be better able to diagnose... |
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