41st Annual Fall Conference - Nov. 11-13, 2011

-------------------------------------------------------- It's A Bug's World! An Update On Pediatric Infectious Diseases

For information on conference registration and accommodations: Download Registration Form

Course Description

The Monterey Bay is famous for its beautiful coastline and its many recreational attractions. This conference at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa offers a rich learning opportunity in a pleasant and relaxing setting.

Our faculty includes nationally recognized experts in pediatric infectious diseases and respected specialists from Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland. The program will provide pediatricians, family practitioners, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other allied health professionals with the latest information on the diagnosis, management and prevention of infectious diseases in infants, children and adolescents.

Our speakers will discuss the challenges of antibiotic resistance, the scourges of pertussis and influenza, the latest on childhood immunizations, emerging infections affecting children, pediatric global health issues, the appropriate evaluation of patients with suspected immunodeficiency, and other topics relevant to the primary care setting.

The conference format combines concise didactic sessions, case presentations, question/answer sessions, workshops and extensive opportunities to interact with the faculty during one-on-one and group discussions.

 

Objectives

At the conclusion of this symposium, you will be able to:

• Identify the reasons for the current antibiotic resistance crisis and describe and implement 3 methods to reduce the inappropriate use of antibiotics
  
  
• Recognize dermatologic manifestations of infectious diseases in children
  
  
• Identify major reasons for and impediments to HIV testing in adolescents
  
  
• Describe recent changes to the routine childhood and adolescent vaccine schedule and trends in school immunization requirements and their exemptions
  
  
• Understand the most common diseases that kill the majority of children in the world and the progress made to date on reducing child mortality
  
  
• Answer the top 10 questions asked of infectious disease specialists by pediatricians
  
  
• Recognize clinical manifestations of pertussis and describe appropriate testing and treatment
  
  
• Discuss the differences in the epidemiology of 2009 H1N1 and seasonal influenza and describe diagnostic and therapeutic approaches
  
  
• Describe the clinical spectrum and management of Staphylococcus aureus infections among children in the era of MRSA
  
  
• Explain the natural history of congenital CMV infections and define therapeutic approaches and outcomes
  
  
• Explain the presentation of neonatal HSV infection and define therapeutic interventions and subsequent outcomes
  
  
• List common presenting signs and symptoms of arboviral infections and use appropriate diagnostic strategies
  
  
• Recognize clinical manifestations of primary immune deficiency and describe an approach to diagnostic testing
  
  
• Identify the limitations of the tuberculin skin test (i.e. PPD) and describe the advantages and clinical application of the new generation of tests known as interferon-gamma release assaysons

Special Event

Strolling Dinner At The Monterey Bay Aquarium

A strolling dinner at the internationally acclaimed Monterey Bay Aquarium will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 7 to 10 PM.

The dinner will be held in the aquarium's Outer Bay wing which will be closed to the public to allow for a private viewing of the galleries and exhibits. Join us as we wander through the new Open Sea exhibit, debuting July 1, 2011. Three galleries feature new species including tufted puffins, sandbar sharks and black sea nettles. They join longtime favorites such as tunas, rays, sea turtles and the occasional great white shark. You will also be able to view the acclaimed sea horse exhibit with more than 15 species on display.

The ticket price for the Strolling Dinner includes admission to the aquarium and the dinner. This event is subsidized by Children's CME Committee.

For more information, please download the conference registration form above.

Accreditation

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is accredited by the Institute of Medical Quality and the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME in accordance with ACCME guidelines for continuing medical education.

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

This Live activity, It's A Bug's World! An Update on Pediatric Infectious Diseases, with a beginning date of November 11, 2011, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 15.00 Elective credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course is offered through the Nursing Continuing Education Program of Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland. Provider is approved by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number 00374 for 14 hours contact hours.

 

Deadlines & Refunds

The registration deadline is Oct. 14, 2011.

Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate on-site registrations. Cancellations prior to Oct.14 will be subject to a $75 service fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations after Oct. 15, 2011.

Additional Information:
Susan Foxall
Continuing Medical Education Department
Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland
747 52nd St., Oakland, CA 94609-1809
510-428-3885, ext. 4343
Fax: 510-450-5836
Email: cme@mail.cho.org

 

Disclosure

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland adheres to the ACCME standards for commercial support of continuing medical education, and disclosure of faculty and commercial support relationships. Any limitations of data and/or off-label, unlabeled/uninvestigated, and/or experimental use of commercial product discussed as part of the presentations will be made known at the activity. Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland assumes no professional and/or personal liability for the recommendations made at this continuing medical education activity.

Full disclosure of commercial support can be found in course material and will be announced prior to the beginning of each talk.

 

Conference Registration

Early registration is advised. Payment must be received in the form of a check. Checks must be sent along with the registration form. The program fee includes attendance at the conference, continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks and Friday's luncheon lecture.

 

Faculty

Guest Faculty:
James D. Cherry, MD, MSc Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, David Geffen School Of Medicine at UCLA; Attending Physician, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA

Robert Schechter, MD Medical Officer, California Department of Public Health Immunization Branch

Richard J. Whitley, MD Distinguished Professor; Loeb Scholar in Pediatrics; Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology, Medicine & Neurosurgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland Faculty
Ann Petru, MD, FAAP, Co-Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Director, Pediatric HIV/AIDS Program

Brian Lee, MD, FAAP, Co-Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Director, Pediatric Tuberculosis Program

Charlotte Hsieh, MD, FAAP, Associate Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases

Samantha Johnston, MD, FAAP, Associate Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases

A. Desiree Labeaud, MD, MS, Assistant Scientist, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Associate Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases

Kara Dubray, MD, Senior Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases

CME Committee
Tracy Trujillo, MD, Chairman
Rose Ellen Morrell, MD, Co-Chair
Ken Ducker, MD
Patti Francis, MD
David Kittams, MD
Mary Rutherford, MD
Peter Sheaff, MD
Pamela Simms-Mackey, MD
Susan Foxall, CME
Coordinator: Mari Ikeda, MPA