This activity is designed to enhance evidence-based medicine in the clinical practice pf pediatrics. Participants will gain insights into specialty-specific and community-specific best practices, problems in pediatric practice through patient case discussions, analyzing subspecialty procedures, and discussing research activities to improve quality of care and equity.

Course Director:

• Sydney Primis, MD
• John Frohna, MD

Planner point of contact: [email protected]

  
Overall Objectives:

1. Analyze specific problems in pediatric practice through the presentation of patient cases and discussion of evaluation, differential diagnosis, and management 
2. Apply the results of specific research activities in pediatric practice and quality improvement and inform about efforts in diversity and inclusion and equity of care 
3. Analyze subspecialty practice procedure and activities to update knowledge of community

Target Audience:  
This activity is designed for physicians, nursing, and other healthcare professionals.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s)

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
Advocate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Board Recognition Statement(s)

American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

ABP MOC II Points do not apply to all sessions. Please see session flyers for approved credit types