Fundamentals: Activity 6 Assessment of Children with Rheumatic Disease

Fundamentals: Activity 6 Assessment of Children with Rheumatic Disease is organized by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and will be held from Dec 11, 2017 - Dec 10, 2020.

Target Audience:
The target audience is physicians, fellows-in-training, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, office staff, practice managers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and medical and health professional students involved in the care of patients with rheumatic disease and anyone interested in rheumatology that may work in an academic or practice setting. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Course Description:
Fundamentals of Rheumatology offers ten individual activities that can increase knowledge, competence and performance in recognizing the signs and symptoms of common rheumatic diseases in patients.The learner will be able to apply this knowledge and competence to participate in the treatment and care of patients with these chronic conditions and many other rheumatic diseases.
• Pre assessment and optional practice test
• Video presentation
• Post assessment and activity evaluation
• AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ with a passing score of 70% or higher

Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Recognize common rheumatic diseases in children and adolescents
• Identify abnormal physical assessment, laboratory, and radiological findings that aid in diagnosis and follow-up care.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.