OVERVIEW

Positive parenting guidance for the busy practice: How to make it count for children and families is organized by the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS). This Online CME Course will be held on Sep 22, 2020.

Time: 12:00-13:00 EDT

How many CME Credits can be earned by attending Positive parenting guidance for the busy practice: How to make it count for children and families CME course?

Accreditation:
Each individual course has been approved for 1 credit hour as an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1), as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the RCPSC.

Course Description:
Parenting is the strongest modifiable determinant of behavioral and emotional health in children. There are established benefits to the physicians assisting families to learn positive parenting principles via multiple brief interventions. The science/evidence behind the CPS Positive Parenting Statement will allow the participant to learn some quick and pragmatic tools that can be used in an office setting. These skills can be employed across patient populations including those that are experiencing adversity.

Kassia Johnson, MD, FRCP, Developmental Paediatrician, McMaster University/McMaster Children’s Hospital

Andrea Feller, MD, Associate Medical Office of Health, Niagara Region Public Health

Key Learning Outcomes:
• Cultivate a knowledge of the new parenting science and evidence from the CPS Parenting Statement.
• Understand the pediatrician’s expertise and role in teaching parenting practices, the strongest modifiable determinant of behavioral and emotional health in children.
• Determine how to feasibly include positive parenting teaching in regular office visits.