OVERVIEW

Pediatrics Seminar is organized by American Seminar Institute (ASI).

Description:
Series 92 (PED92):Aggressive Behavior in Children; Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia; Injury or Illness in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department; and more!

Growth hormone therapy in PWS patients; surgical options for the treatment of acute otitis media; treat patients who are experiencing a stress or anxiety response; and more.

Course Topics:
Common and Uncommon Psychiatric Conditions Underlying Aggressive Behavior in Children
Identify psychiatric conditions that cause aggressive behavior in children; Characterize the presenting and diagnostic features of various psychiatric conditions underlying aggression; Choose appropriate treatment strategies for children with psychiatric conditions; Implement guidelines from the US Food and Drug Administration for managing different psychiatric conditions causing aggression; Differentiate between psychiatric disorders that have common symptomatology.

• Genetics/Prader-willi Syndrome
Cite research regarding treatment for progeria, spinal muscular atrophy, and Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Prescribe targeted treatment for Fragile X syndrome; Assess and treat obesity in patients with PWS; Use growth hormone therapy in PWS patients and other approved indications; Provide sex steroid therapy in patients with premature pubarche.

• Jaundice and Cholestasis/Acid-base Disorders
Recognize signs and symptoms of jaundice and cholestasis in neonates; Differentiate among conjugated and unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and associated conditions in infants; Treat various manifestations of liver dysfunction and failure in children; Identify different types of acid-base disorders in children; Analyze laboratory findings for indications of acid-base disorders in children.

• Spasticity/Acute Otitis Media
Identify the various conditions that present with spasticity; Differentiate conditions with spasticity that need treatment from those that do not benefit; Compare baclofen, benzodiazepines, and botulinum toxin for treating spasticity; Consider medical and surgical options for the treatment of acute otitis media; Manage complications of acute otitis media, eg, mastoiditis.

• Physician Well-being/Potassium Disorders
Dispel common myths about physician burnout; Identify behaviors that are protective against burnout; Evaluate the effect of attitudes toward stress on mortality among physicians; Cite major causes of hyperkalemia and hypokalemia; Implement a treatment strategy for hyperkalemia.

• Sickle Cell Disease/Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Manage vaso-occlusive episodes and pain crises in children with sickle cell disease; Develop appropriate regimens for treating and preventing complications of sickle cell disease; Compare and contrast the risks and benefits of curative therapies available for treatment of sickle cell disease; Differentiate the various types of spinal muscular atrophy in children; Recognize signs of spinal muscular atrophy in infants.

• Genetic Testing/Back Pain
Recommend the latest resources and strategies for genetic testing; Select appropriate types of genetic testing; Treat symptoms of back pain in children; Identify common causes of back pain in children; Determine whether a patient presenting with back pain requires diagnostic imaging and invasive treatment.

• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Recommend appropriate strategies for removal of a foreign body; Assess common conditions and injuries in children presenting to the emergency department; Identify medications that are harmful in children; Recognize the adverse effects of commonly ingested toxins; Choose appropriate treatment strategies for various types of injury or illness in children presenting to the emergency department.

• Immunizations/Hearing Screening of Newborns
Evaluate the appropriateness of immunizations for individual patients; Counsel patients effectively about immunizations that require shared decision making; Compare and contrast different vaccines available for various diseases; Provide appropriate referrals for evaluation of hearing loss and early intervention; Collaborate effectively with other professionals involved in the diagnosis and management of hearing loss in children

• Illness Anxiety/Anxiety and Reactive Airway Disease
Recognize changes in the definition and diagnostic criteria for somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder; Use appropriate language when counseling patients with these diagnoses; Provide timely and proper reassurance, counseling, and management to patients with these conditions; Recognize the relationship between asthma and reactive airway disease and psychological distress; Appropriately treat patients who are experiencing a stress or anxiety response.