Pinehurst Pediatric Symposium
October 25, 2014
8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m
Please join us for our Pinehurst Pediatric Symposium
Agenda
7:00 a.m. Breakfast & Registration
8:00 a.m. Welcome
8:15 a.m. Topic: Updates on Sinusitis, Pneumonia, Otitis Media, and Strep Pharyngitis: A Guide to the Guidelines
Speaker: Niraj C. Patel, MD, Carolinas HealthCare System, Levine Children’s Hospital
Objectives:
- Recognize and provide optimal management for children with sinusitis and pneumonia
- Recognize and provide optimal management for children with otitis media and GAS pharyngitis
9:00 a.m. Topic: Common Overuse Injuries in Sports
Speaker: Matthew E. Ravish, DO, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Brenner Children’s Hospital
Objectives:
- Describe the common overuse injuries in young athletes based on age and sporting activity
- Examine what makes overuse injuries unique in growing children and adolescents
- Formulate an approach to the evaluation and treatment of overuse injuries
9:45 a.m. Topic 1: Childhood Obesity, Evaluation and Management
Speaker: Robert P. Schwartz, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Objectives:
- Identity the societal causes of the obesity epidemic
- Describe the evaluation and office management of the overweight/obese child or adolescent
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Topic 2: Type 2Diabetes in Adolescents
Speaker: Robert P. Schwartz, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Objectives:
- Describe the screening tests and management of type 2 diabetes
- Examine the significance of the metabolic syndrome in adolescents
11: 00 a.m. Topic: Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Speaker: Michelle M. Macias, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
Objectives:
- Describe early social & communication “red flags” for autism spectrum disorders
- Identify ASD surveillance and screening tools
11: 45 a.m. Topic: Evaluation and Management of Headache in Children
Speaker: Michael B. Tennison, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Objectives:
- Describe the epidemiology of childhood headache including the frequency of childhood migraine and rarity of serious intracranial lesions
- Recognize the “red flags” that suggest a serious etiology of headache
- Examine criteria for diagnosing, the rescue and preventative treatments of childhood migraine
- Make appropriate referrals of patients with headache
12:30 p.m. Wrap up and Evaluations
Accreditation Statement: FirstHealth of the Carolinas is accredited by the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Statement: FirstHealth of the Carolinas designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsÔ. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Sponsor: This program is being offered by FirstHealth’s Office of Continuing Medical Education. Please call (910) 715-1582 or 1583 to register.
Please call (910) 715-1582 or 1583 if ADA accommodations are needed.
