Beverly Hospital 2019 Pediatric Health Care Summit


Date & Location
Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Beverly Hospital, Beverly , MA

Overview

Boston Children’s Hospital and Beverly Hospital, a member of Lahey Health, present the Beverly Hospital 2019 Pediatric Health Care Summit, a free, community-based continuing medical education (CME) seminar. This half-day course is designed to inform pediatric primary care providers of the changing trends in the management of common health concerns among children.

Please join us on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 for presentations and discussions focused on topics that are relevant and timely to pediatric practices.

Topics include:

  • The Female Athlete Triad 
  • Vaping
  • Updated Fever Evidence Based Guidelines
  • The Transgender Patient

Course Director:
Theresa Becker, DO
Executive Network Director, Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director of Pediatrics, Beverly Hospital, a member of Lahey Clinic
Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Objectives
  1. Discuss the neurobiology of marijuana in adolescents
  2. Describe recent trends in marijuana use among adolescents
  3. Review the health effects and potential risks associated with recreational and medical marijuana use during adolescence
  4. Discuss causes of fever in the young infant
  5. Discuss the latest guidelines for evaluating fever in the young infant and research supporting these guidelines
  6. Discuss the latest recommendations for treatment and follow-up for young infants with fever
  7. Discuss an overview of gender-related terminology
  8. Discuss Boston Children’s GeMS program
  9. Discuss your important role as a primary care provider to present resources for providers, parents, and youth
  10. Discuss medical transition in gender dysphoria

Registration

The Pediatric Health Care Summit is a complimentary CME course provided by Boston Children’s Hospital and Beverly Hospital, a member of Lahey Clinic. Space is limited and reservations will be accepted on a “first come, first served” basis. Please register by Friday, April 3rd.

Registrations can be made by clicking the register button above. Upon receipt of your registration, an email confirmation from the Boston Children’s office will be sent to you. Be sure to include an email address that you check frequently. Your email address is used for critical information, including registration confirmation, evaluation and certificate.

Please direct all inquiries to  cmedepartment@childrens.harvard.edu


Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Boston Children's Hospital 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.
 
Beverly Hospital, a member of Lahey Health, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Massachusetts Medical Society for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Beverly Hospital, a member of Lahey Health, and Boston Children's Hospital.

Beverly Hospital, a member of Lahey Health, is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.