On the cover: Epilepsy researcher and physician Sookyong Koh, MD, PhD, with her patient Cara Flaherty, who has Dravet syndrome with truncation of a sodium channel gene. Cara has benefited greatly from intensive educational intervention, in addition to early diagnosis and treatment.
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The Child's Doctor Editorial Staff
Editor-in-Chief
Edward S. Ogata, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Medical Editor
Joseph R. Hageman, MD
Member, Medical and Dental Staff Association
CME Director
Wayne H. Franklin, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Editor
Vita Lerman
Public Affairs
Editorial Board
Tamar Ben-Ami, MD
Director of Education, Medical Imaging
Dianna W. Brogan, MD
Member, Medical and Dental Staff Association
James S. Donaldson, MD
Department Head, Medical Imaging
Mina K. Dulcan, MD
Department Head, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Thomas P. Green, MD
Department Head, Medicine
Steven C. Hall, MD
Department Head, Anesthesiology
Constantine Mavroudis, MD
Department Head, Surgery
Elizabeth J. Perlman, MD
Department Head, Pathology
Ruben J. Rucoba, MD
Member, Medical and Dental Staff Association
Rebecca Unger, MD
Member, Medical and Dental Staff Association
The Child's Doctor
Journal of Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Fall 2007
You can now read CME articles, take quizzes, and receive credit online. View new CME section.
CME ARTICLES
Release date: November 12, 2007. Termination date: November 12, 2008.
Estimated time to complete this educational activity is 2 hours. Adobe Acrobat is required to access this program.
Process for obtaining CME category 1 credit: 1) review the target audience, learning objectives, faculty credentials and disclosure information; 2) read the articles; 3) complete and submit the post-assessment, evaluation form and the registration form in these pages.
Target audience: Community physicians
The Child's Doctor CME program is sponsored by Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine.
Author disclosures:
- Drs. Agrawal, Katz, Kelley, Ritacco, and Swisher have no industry relationships to disclose and do not refer to products that are still investigational or not labeled for the use in discussion.
- Dr. Paller received an honorarium as a speaker and consultant for Astellas, the only maker of topical tacrolimus, which is mentioned in the dermatology article.
- Drs. Paller and Smidt refer to products that are not labeled for the use in discussion, since there are no medications labeled for the pediatric condition discussed.
Editorial disclosures:
- Drs. Hageman, Franklin, Ben-Ami, Brogan, Donaldson, Green, Hall, Mavroudis, Perlman, Rucoba, Unger, and Ms. Lerman have no industry relationships to disclose.
- Dr. Ogata has stock options and serves as board member for Bioniche Pharma.
- Dr. Dulcan received honoraria and travel expenses as a consultant for Eli Lilly and serves on Strattera global advisory board. She has received royalties and travel expenses from American Psychiatric Publishing for serving as a book and chapter author, editor, and editorial advisory board member.
- Dr. Dulcan also has received honoraria from CNS for serving as a consultant on the advisory board.
CME: New HPV Vaccine
Ben Z. Katz, MD, medical director, Travel Immunization Program, Infectious Disease
Educational Objectives: Discuss the epidemiology of HPV and associated diseases; describe the current knowledge on the safety and efficacy of the licensed quadrivalent HPV vaccine; discuss the recommendations for routine HPV vaccination with patients and families
CME: Diagnostic Evaluation of Status Epilepticus in Children
Kent R. Kelley, MD, attending physician, Neurology, Epilepsy Center
Educational Objectives: Summarize the new evidence-based recommendations for assessment of status epilepticus (SE) in children; select appropriate laboratory tests; consider EEG and neuroimaging studies as needed
CME: Migraine Headache in Children and Adolescents
David Ritacco, MD, PhD, attending physician, Neurology
Educational Objectives: Describe current understanding of migraine pathophysiology; evaluate headache in children and adolescents; discuss treatment options for migraines in children and adolescents
CME: Developmental Screening in Office Practice
Charles N. Swisher, MD, attending physician, Neurology
Educational Objectives: Identify the graduated approach to screening for developmental problems; recognize children at risk for developmental disabilities that require early screening; refer to community resources for further evaluation and treatment once screening has identified children at risk for developmental problems
CME: State and Federal Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Rishi K. Agrawal, MD, MPH, hospitalist team leader, Medically Complex Service
Educational Objectives: Describe services provided by major state and federal programs for children with special health care needs; recognize the children that may be eligible for the available programs; refer patients to the appropriate programs
CME: Dermatology Quiz and Case Discussion
Amy S. Paller, MD, attending physician, Dermatology
Aimee C. Smidt, MD, chief resident, Dermatology
Educational Objectives: Recognize the dermatological disorder described in the vignettes and shown in the photographs; describe clinical features and differential diagnosis; describe management approaches
DEPARTMENTS
Research: Stimulating Environment Reverses Effects of Seizures in Young Children
Vita Lerman, editor, Public Affairs
Selected Abstracts from Children's Memorial
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