Pediatrics Review Bahamas Cruise

Preliminary Topics:

Anemia in Childhood and Adolescence
ITP in Childhood
Childhood Leukemias: Presentation and Treatment Update
Coagulopathies: Hemophilia, von Willebrand’s Disease and Thrombophilia-What’s New?
Sickle Cell Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment and Infection
Pediatric Solid Tumors
Cancer Survivors and Issues for the Primary Care Providers
Primary Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs => Provide a definition for children with special health care needs and understand the prevalence and implications for health care costs and utilization of this group =>Understand the major effects of chronic disorders in children => Describe the role of the child’s primary care physician in providing a “medical home” for children with special health care needs
Visual Diagnosis in Pediatrics => Appropriately recognize common problems and dermatologic findings in infants and children
Fever in Infants and Young Children => Develop an appropriate plan to evaluate and treat a neonate with fever => Develop an appropriate plan to evaluate and treat a young infant with fever =>Develop an appropriate plan to evaluate and treat a young child with fever
Breastfeeding Management Case Studies =>Appropriately recognize common problems in breastfeeding management => Appropriately advise the mother and prescribe appropriate treatment for common problems to ensure the successful continuation of breastfeeding
Vaccine Review =>Discuss the major clinical presentation of illnesses that are preventable by immunization => Discuss the recommended schedule for immunization in the US
Urinary Tract Infections in Infants, Children and Adolescents => Correctly identify infants,children and adolescents at risk for acute UTI => Recommend the most appropriate therapy for acute UTI based upon age and presentation => Develop a post-UTI management plan
Headache in Children and Adolescents =>Develop a differential diagnosis for headache in young children => Develop a management plan for chronic headache in children