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AAP News Vol. 29 No. 4 April 2008, p. 39
© 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics
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‘Practical Pediatrics’ in Portland, Hilton Head over Memorial Day weekend
Learn about and discuss current topics in pediatrics during "Practical Pediatrics," Memorial Day weekend at the Marriott Downtown Waterfront Hotel in Portland, Ore., May 23-25, and the Hilton Head Marriott, Hilton Head, S.C., May 22-24.
Lectures, question-and-answer sessions and discussion create an active learning environment for pediatricians looking to update skills. Hot topic discussions cover the latest in pediatric medicine. Interactive, case-based sessions offer expert opinion about situations encountered in practice.
Course highlights and faculty in Portland include:
- Too Hot To Touch: Hot Topics in Pediatric Infectious Disease, with William V. Raszka Jr., M.D., FAAP;
- Evaluation and Management of Children with Hearing, Language and Speech Disorders and Transition to Adulthood for Youth with Disabilities, with Heidi M. Feldman, M.D., FAAP;
- Upper Extremity Exams, with Theodore J. Ganley, M.D., FAAP;
- Look-alikes in Pediatric Dermatology and Acne: Keys To Successful Treatment, with Robert A. Silverman, M.D., FAAD, FAAP;
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescents and Breast Anomalies in the Young, with Patricia Simmons, M.D., FAAP; and
- Electronic Medical Records: Is Our Practice Ready? with S. Andrew Spooner, M.D., M.S., FAAP.
Course topics and faculty in Hilton Head include:
- Autism 101: Information to Help the Primary Care Physician Deal with the 1 out of 152 Children, and Anxiety Disorders: Primary Care Identification and Management, with Marilyn Augustyn, M.D., FAAP;
- Head Injuries in Children and The Emergency Management of Animal Bites with Jane F. Knapp, M.D., FACEP, FAAP;
- To Pacify or Not to Pacify? When Pediatric Dentists Become Parents and Oral Health Risk Assessment with Jeffrey M. Karp, D.M.D., M.S.;
- New Viral Respiratory Diseases in Children with Kathryn M. Edwards, M.D., FAAP;
- Visual Diagnosis: Can You Make the Diagnosis Without the History? and Visual Diagnosis: Abdominal Pain with Joseph A. Zenel, M.D., FAAP; and
- Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in Kids: A Hopeless Cause or a Glimmer of Hope? and Challenging and Instructive Endocrine Cases with Kenneth C. Copeland, M.D., FAAP.
Register by April 24 for early-bird rates. Participants can earn a maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Portland course director is Patricia A. Treadwell, M.D., FAAD, FAAP. Hilton Head course director is Molly D. O’Shea, M.D., FAAP.
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For more information on CME meeting registration, brochures and general meeting information, call the AAP Customer Service Center at 866-The AAP1 (866-843-2271). To enroll in a CME activity, access www.pedialink.org/cmefinder or call toll-free 800-433-9016, option 3. Outside the United States and Canada, call 847-434-4000.
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