On the cover: Pediatric neonatology fellow Jennifer Desireddi, MD, with son Kieran who was born prematurely. Today a curious and healthy 1-year-old, Kieran is on track in all aspects of development.
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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
Spring 2008
You can now read CME articles, take quizzes, and receive credit online. View new CME section.
CME ARTICLES
Release date: May 19, 2008. Termination date: May 19, 2009.
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's Feinberg School of Medicine.
Author disclosures:
- Drs. Barsness, Burkhart, Chamlin, deRegnier, Ford, and Machut 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. Kim discusses sublingual immunotherapy, which is investigational in the US. She has no industry relationships to disclose.
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: Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Neonate
Katherine A. Barsness, MD, attending physician, Pediatric Surgery
Educational Objectives: Describe recent advances in neonatal minimally invasive surgery; discuss outcomes of minimally invasive repair compared to traditional surgical techniques for esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula, diaphragmatic hernia, and duodenal atresia
CME: Allergy Shots
Jennifer Kim, MD, attending physician, Allergy and Immunology
Educational Objectives: Describe the indications for allergen and venom immunotherapy; discuss the risks and benefits of immunotherapy with patients; identify patients who are at high risk for developing anaphylaxis with immunotherapy injections
CME: Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Rebecca E. Ford, PhD, staff psychologist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Educational Objectives: Recognize developmentally appropriate anxiety in children and adolescents; identify unique presentation of clinical anxiety in children and adolescents; refer for appropriate treatment of pediatric anxiety
CME: Pediatric Care of Premature Children
Kerri Machut, MD, fellow, Neonatology
Raye-Ann deRegnier, MD, attending physician, Neonatology
Educational Objectives: Describe the concepts of corrected and chronological age as they pertain to assessment of growth and development of the preterm infant; describe the use of vitamins and iron in preterm infants after discharge; formulate a timeline for developmental assessment of preterm infants in the general pediatric office
CME: Dermatology Quiz and Discussion
Craig Burkhart, MD, fellow, Dermatology
Sarah L. Chamlin, MD, attending physician, Dermatology
Educational Objectives: Recognize the dermatological disorder shown in the photographs; describe clinical features; describe management approaches
DEPARTMENTS
Research News: Children’s Asthma Differs by Neighborhood in Chicago
Vita Lerman, editor, Public Affairs
News Briefs from Children's Memorial
Selected Abstracts from Children's Memorial Investigators
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