Pediatrics 2010 at Williamsburg

October 29-31, 2010

Earn up to 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters and the Department of Pediatrics of Eastern Virginia Medical School present Pediatrics 2010, a program of continuing medical education.

A CME conference combined with the annual meeting of the Virginia Chapter, AAP.

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Pre-registration is now open.

Pediatrics 2010 is designed to:

• Update your knowledge and skills by reviewing state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment in general and subspecialty pediatrics.
• Enhance your ability to diagnose and manage complex or difficult cases.
• Provide a forum for informal learning in plenary and small group settings through interactions with experts and colleagues.

Through participation in this conference, participants will be able to:

• Review the scope of disordered eating in teens and determine its nutritional management, select and discuss the best nutritional plan for young athletes.
• Outline the use of contraception among adolescents.
• Identify the most common orthopedic and adolescent conditions which can be managed in the primary care office setting, including sexually transmitted diseases.
• Review the new guidelines for pre-participation physical examinations.
• Describe the clinical approach to the male versus the female athlete.
• Determine the most practical approach to dysfunctional uterine bleeding.
• Review and demonstrate the proper examination of the knee joint.
• Discuss the diagnostic approach and management of adolescents with acne, hypertension, syncope, polycystic ovary syndrome, depression, pancreatitis, sickle cell disease, scoliosis, chest pain, headaches, and exercise-induced asthma versus vocal cord dysfunction.
• Discuss the role of the general pediatrician as a team physician.
• Recall the legal considerations as well as the clinical management of young athletes with concussion.
• Discuss the role of calcium and vitamin D supplementation in bone health for teens.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for pediatric physicians, primary care physicians, subspecialty physicians, nurse practitioners, residents, fellows and other health care professionals.

Continuing Medical Education Credit

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters is accredited by the Medical Society of Virginia to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Special Services

CHKD is sensitive to the needs of participants. Please indicate any special dietary needs or physical challenges on your registration form.

Program Manager

Rosalind K. Whitaker, BA
Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
601 Children’s Lane
Norfolk, VA 23507
(757) 668-8942 (office)
(757) 668-9766 (fax)
E-mail Rosalind.Whitaker@chkd.org for more information.