Adolescent Medicine 2016

Adolescent Medicine 2016 is organized by Boston Children's Hospital and would be held during May 11 - 13, 2016 at Hilton Boston Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. The targeted audience for this medical meeting basically for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Other Mental Health Professionals.

The objective is to stimulate the health professional to become more knowledgeable about the diagnosis and management of a wide variety of adolescent medical, emotional and social problems and to become more proficient in providing office-based prevention services and counseling to adolescents. The format will include lectures with question and answer sessions, interactive breakfast with the faculty and afternoon workshops and panel. The goal is to enhance the health care of adolescents through adoption of innovations in office practice.

Objectives :
Integrate findings from research and clinical innovations with the delivery of adolescent patient-centered care.
Apply the principles of quality improvement, addressing systems and practice issues, into clinical activities.
Identify the newest recommendations for topics such as adolescent vaccinations and TB testing, functional gastrointestinal complaints, autism, LARC, and treatment of STDs.
Model communication skills with adolescents and their families.
Develop strategies to diagnose, treat or manage adolescent conditions, including; depression, cardiovascular risks, obesity, gyn issues, sports injuries, and substance abuse.