Pediatrics CME Courses
Pediatrics CME Courses
Chronic Conditions in Young Adults: Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care provides state-of-the-art strategies to help you effectively and efficiently transition these patients into your practice. This in-depth CME course includes case-based lectures on topics like congenital heart disease, diabetes, spina bifida, cancer survivorship, cardiovascular risk reduction, solid organ transplant, substance use disorder, and more. It will help you to better:
- Develop and implement practical strategies to transfer and accept patients with chronic conditions
- Navigate healthcare systems and their impact on transition to adult care
- Adhere to best practices for communication and goal setting with patients and families
- Get updates for sexuality and fertility with chronic disease
- Enhance your approach to patient and family engagement in chronic condition management and help them achieve health equity
Foundations in Pediatric Dentistry: Evidence-Based Decision Making in Everyday Practice focuses on common pediatric problems and their timely and skillful management. This well-laid-out CME course includes case-based lectures in foundational areas such as caries etiology and management, behavior guidance, pulp therapy, restorative dentistry, oral pathology, special health care needs, growth and development, and more. It will help you to better:
- Identify factors that promote dental caries and gingival diseases
- Use safe radiation practices when diagnosing oral conditions
- Recognize pathologic conditions in the child patient
- Spot signs of child abuse and neglect
- Diagnose and manage orthodontic and orthopedic problems in growing children
- Discuss and apply therapeutic options for extensive traumatic dental injuries
Intensive Review of Nephrology is a case-based, comprehensive look at new developments and updates in the field. Led by renowned nephrologists, lecturers shed light on state-of-the-art practices, clinical challenges, and a wide array of topics, including membranous nephropathy, acidosis, alkalosis, genetics and kidney disease, pediatric nephrology, acute kidney injury syndromes, geriatric nephrology, and more. This CME program will help you to better:
- Summarize currently recommended nephrology guidelines
- Explain the differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations of renal disorders
- Incorporate current therapeutic options for specific renal disorders
- Interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice
- Describe pathophysiological mechanisms for renal disease management
- Prepare for ABIM Nephrology certification/recertification examinations
Orthopaedic Surgery Board Review covers a wide array of topics and keeps you abreast of the recent advances in the field. Led by Charles T. Mehlman, DO, MPH, it provides the latest knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment of common orthopaedic conditions in adults and children through case-based lectures on topics such as adult orthopaedic infections, adult spine trauma, total knee arthroplasty, rotational and angular issues in children, musculoskeletal infections in children, and more.
In addition to helping you prep for exams, this CME course will help you to better:
- Recognize key principles of musculoskeletal basic science as they apply to orthopaedic surgery
- Categorize orthopaedic disease severity for proper selection of operative versus non-operative treatment
- Summarize complications associated with orthopaedic surgical treatments and their management
- Describe important physical examination and imaging characteristics for correct diagnosis of common conditions
- Evaluate benefits of treatment options to make optimal choices based on specific patient characteristics
This CME program is a comprehensive review of essential topics in child development. Pediatric Care Series: Diagnosis and Management of Behavior and Development includes case-based lectures on topics like cardiac murmurs, speech delay and autism, disruptive behavior problems in children, childhood obesity, communication issues in outpatient pediatrics, etc. It will help you to:
- Identify and effectively manage common developmental and behavioral disorders in children
- Recognize the red flags and symptoms for severe childhood disorders
- Effectively communicate and collaborate with patients’ families
- Attain the latest knowledge on common developmental and behavioral issues in children
- Apply new information to everyday pediatrics care, improving diagnostic accuracy and management decisions
This comprehensive review — part of our five-part Pediatric Care Series — provides updated information on diagnostic tips for early recognition, evaluation and effective management of various gastrointestinal diseases in pediatric patients. Pediatricians, primary care physicians, fellows, medical students and other healthcare personnel will learn to better:
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of various pediatric gastrointestinal diseases
- Understand the importance of differential diagnosis in establishing the final diagnosis
- Effectively diagnose, treat and manage specific pediatric gastrointestinal disorders
- Discuss the latest therapeutic options for various pediatric gastrointestinal diseases
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This CME course is a comprehensive review of essential topics in pediatric otolaryngology. Pediatric Care Series: Otolaryngology includes case-based lectures on topics like hearing loss, sinus disease and sleep disordered breathing, and will help you to better:
- Identify a wide variety of both common and unusual ENT pathologies
- Apply new information to everyday pediatric care, improving diagnostic accuracy and management decisions
- Differentiate between conditions that can be safely managed versus those that require subspecialty referral
Practical Reviews is a fast, effective way to stay on top of new medical information and earn online CME. Featuring expert audio, text commentary and relevant clinical tips, articles are hand-selected from leading medical journals across 20 specialties. Subscribe today and choose a special discount or an Amazon.com Gift Card!
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Practical Reviews is just that — practical, expert reviews of the most significant articles from the top medical journals. This time-saving information management tool helps you understand what’s relevant to your practice, and keeps you on the cutting edge of patient care. Explore reviews in your specialty plus 19 others. These engaging audio commentaries and written summaries focus on the hottest topics, newest technologies, groundbreaking clinical tests, and more.
It takes just 15 minutes to read the summary, listen to the commentary, take a quiz and earn credit. A subscription includes access to the online database, audio, PDF abstracts and quizzes, not to mention the free app. You can also add audio CDs and printed abstracts, which we'll mail directly to you each month.
This CME program features pediatrics experts who shed light on the entire gamut of issues related to both common and uncommon pediatric diseases. UCLA Pediatric Board Review Course includes case-based lectures on a wide array of topics, including adolescent medicine, orthopedics and sports medicine, pulmonology, coagulation, poisoning, immunizations, and more. It will help you to better:
- Pass the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) certification and recertification examinations
- Use pattern recognition to diagnose both common and rare diseases in children
- Refresh your knowledge about the signs and symptoms of common pediatric problems
- Describe diagnostic strategies for common and uncommon pediatric problems
- Outline therapeutic approaches after the diagnosis is established
- Identify and efficiently overcome barriers to optimal patient care
This activity is intended for pediatric oncology nurses, pediatric nurses, oncology nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse managers, infusion nurses, research nurses, physician assistants, and other health care providers who care for or have an interest in pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma
- Detailed explanations with every question
- Answer practice questions from anywhere, anytime
- Section dedicated to the exam questions most relevant to the boards for quick review
Topics Covered by the Child Psychiatry Board Review Questions:
- Adjustment disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Clinical Science
- Development
- Developmental Disorders
- Disorder due to environmental exposure
- Disruptive behavioral disorders
- Eating disorders
- Elimination disorders
- Mood disorders
- Movement disorders
- Other disorders
- Personality disorders
- Psychotic disorders
- Reactive attachment disorders
- Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
- Somatoform Disorders
- Substance use disorders
- Use appropriate medical evaluations in cases where abuse is suspected.
- Gather an appropriate history in cases where child abuse is suspected.
- Communicate well with investigative services.
- Document abuse thoroughly in the medical record.
- Use recent clinical advances to cases where child abuse is suspected
Osler Pediatric Board Reviews are designed to help you pass your ABP exams (both initial certification and recertification) as well as to advance your clinical knowledge base. Focus is on evidence-based medicine and board-relevant standards of care, integrating new concepts, strategies, and treatments. The six-day didactic course includes lectures that explore the entire field of Pediatrics. The program is run in a rapid-fire format to target a larger percentage of board and practice relevant information with Q&A examples woven into each lecture. In addition to the discussions the course includes a searchable e-syllabus with all PowerPoint® presentations. The dynamic, interactive presentations are supplemented with easy to follow outlines that contain a board range of information commonly found in standardized board examinations as well as practical guidelines for clinical practice. A clinical picture quiz is provided for review and discussion throughout the course. Many of our previous participants found the course equipped them with improved diagnostic and testing strategies, a better comprehension of all major disease entities relevant to general practice of Pediatrics, and helped them identify specific areas of knowledge weakness for further self-study.
Topics
Neurology: Seizures and Coma *** Congenital and Acquired Neurologic Diseases *** Neuromuscular Diseases
Cardiology:Congenital Heart Diseases in Children *** Congenital Heart Diseases in Newborns *** Arrhythmias *** Cardiac Problems in Systemic Diseases
Neonatology: Normal Newborns *** Neonatal Diseases *** Neonatal Critical Care *** Apnea and SIDS
Adolescent Medicine: Health Maintenance Exams *** Family Planning and STDs *** Adolescent Gynecology *** Growth and Development
Infectious Disease:Parasitic Infections *** Bacterial Infections *** Viral and Mycotic Infections *** Immunizations *** HIV and AIDS
Nephrology: Congenital Uropathies *** Glomerular Nephritis and UTI's *** Fluids and Electrolytes *** Nephrotic Syndromes *** Renal Hypertension
Endocrinology: Thyroid *** Parathyroid *** Adrenal and Gonadal *** Diabetes Mellitus *** Growth Retardation
Hematology-Oncology: Red Cell Disorders *** White Cell Disorders *** Platelets and Coagulation *** Oncology
Pulmonary Diseases: Asthma *** Cystic Fibrosis *** Pneumonia *** Allergy and Immunology *** Immune Physiology *** Immunodeficiency *** Allergies
Behavioral Pediatrics: Psychological Development *** Behavioral Disorders *** Child and Substance Abuse
Gastroenterology: Acute Abdominal Pain *** Jaundice*** Vomiting and Diarrhea ***Recurrent Abdominal Pain
Genetics: Chromosomal Anomalies *** Morphologic Syndromes *** Pediatric Emergencies *** Toxicology *** Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Other Specialties: Orthopedics ***Radiology *** Ophthalmology *** Otolaryngology ***Dermatology Radiology *** Rheumatology *** Emergencies
- Adolescent and Gynecology
- Allergy/Immunology
- Cardiology
- Cognitive
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Connective Tissue Diseases
- Critical Care
- Dermatology
- Emergency/Trauma
- Endocrine
- ENT
- Eye
- Fetus and Newborn
- Fluids and Electrolytes
- Gastroenterology (GI)
- Genetics
- Genital System
- Growth and Milestones
- Hematology/Oncology
- Infectious Disease
- Metabolic
- Musculoskeletal
- Neurology
- Nutrition
- Poisoning/Toxicology
- Preventive Care
- Psychiatry and Substance Abuse
- Respiratory
- Sports Medicine
- Stats/Study Design
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice is a comprehensive resource for pediatric emergency medicine knowledge and expertise. A subscription includes full online access to 200+ evidence-based courses, print and online access to a new course each month, digest versions of each issue, and online access to Calculated Decisions—including reviews of and links to MDCalc calculators. Topics include trauma, pharmacology, airway/respiratory emergencies, abdominal emergencies, child abuse, and more! Each course is a concise, yet comprehensive, approach to a single topic and presents evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment, and disposition of your pediatric patients. Controversies, pitfalls to avoid, flow charts, and helpful summary tables and figures are also included. It’s everything you need to know about pediatric emergency medicine—all in one place. Each course includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, 4 ACEP Category 1 Credits, 4 AAP Prescribed Credits, and 4 AOA Category 2A or 2B credits. You can earn over 150 CME credits—including trauma CME, pharmacology CME, and more!
By the end of the session the participant will be able to:
- Describe the underlying pathophysiological and typical clinical features of pediatric GHD as they pertain to therapeutic targets
- Describe the optimal approach in diagnosing pediatric GHD and apply it to a patient case
- Given a patient with pediatric GHD, design a pharmacotherapeutic regimen based on his or her clinical presentation
- Evaluate patient cases during follow-up visits, including during transition therapy to adulthood when relevant, in a manner that optimizes one or more of the following: efficacy, safety, quality of life, or patient education and adherence
- Describe best practices in tracking response to pediatric GHD therapy