Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Jill M. Baren, MD, FACEP, FAAP
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Department of Emergency Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Richard M. Cantor, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Conference Co-Chairperson
Associate Professor
Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Medical Director
Central New York Poison Control Center
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York

S. Michael Marcy, MD
Conference Co-Chairperson
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
USC and UCLA Schools of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Panorama City, California
Center for Vaccine Research
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California

Jordan D. Metzl, MD
Co-Founder, The Sports Medicine Institute for Young Athletes
Hospital for Special Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Cornell Medical School
New York City, New York

Robert A. Wiebe, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Professor
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
University of Texas SW Medical Center at Dallas
Attending Physician, Emergency Services
Children's Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Consistent with ACCME and ANCC policy, faculty for this educational activity are asked to disclose any commercial interests that may create or may be perceived as creating a conflict related to the material they will be presenting, as well as limitations on clinical studies presented, and any "off-label" use suggestions for medical products. Additionally, employees and board members of Symposia Medicus have disclosed that they have no significant financial relationships that could pose a conflict of interest in the planning of this conference. This information is intended to assist you in forming your own judgments about content presented. Disclosure information will be included in your syllabus and/or verbally disclosed at the conference.

Wednesday, April 14

7:00am Registration & Check-in During Continental Breakfast

8:00 Conference & Faculty Introduction
S. Michael Marcy, MD

8:15 Code Blue: Preparing for a Pediatric Resuscitation (Rx = 20 minutes)
Jill Baren, MD

9:00 Genitourinary Emergencies in Children (Rx = 20 minutes)
Robert Wiebe, MD

9:45 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:15 Break

10:30 Prevention of Sports Injury in the Adolescent Athlete
Jordan Metzl, MD

11:15 I Think It's a Germ... Infectious Disease Problems in the Emergency Room: Part I (Rx = 35 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

Noon I Think It's a Germ... Infectious Disease Problems in the Emergency Room: Part II (Rx = 35 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

12:45pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30 Adjourn for the Day

5:30-7:00pm Group Reception (Faculty, Registrants & Their Guests)

Thursday, April 15

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Visual Diagnosis in Children: Identifying Common & Life-Threatening Rashes (Rx = 30 minutes)
Robert Wiebe, MD

8:45 Immunizations: What's New, What's on the Way, What's in the Future (Rx = 40 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

9:30 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:00 Break

10:15 Hip Injuries in the Adolescent Athlete: How to Make Sense of It All (Rx = 10 minutes)
Jordan Metzl, MD

11:00 Fever in Children: Clinical Limits, Significance & Management (Rx = 20 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

11:45 Current Management of Asthma, Croup, Bronchiolitis and Pertussis: An Evidence-Based Look (Rx = 20 minutes)
Richard Cantor, MD

12:30pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:15 Adjourn for the Day

Friday, April 16

3:30pm ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS ~ Session One

Challenging Cases in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Richard Cantor, MD

The "Lost Art" of the Physical Exam: Making the Diagnosis Without "Tests"
Robert Wiebe, MD

Dilemmas in Adolescent Care: Ethical and Legal Challenges
Jill Baren, MD

Back Injury in the Adolescent Athlete - Hands-On Demonstration
Jordan Metzl, MD

5:00 Break

5:15 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS ~ Session Two (Session One Topics Repeated)

6:45 Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, April 17

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Contemporary Cases in Pediatric Toxicology (Rx = 30 minutes)
Richard Cantor, MD

8:45 Management of the Child With An Acute Seizure (Rx = 30 minutes)
Jill Baren, MD

9:30 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:00 Break (Hotel Check-Out If Applicable)

10:30 2010 Pediatric Emergencies Literature Review (Rx = 15 minutes)
Richard Cantor, MD

11:15 Overuse Injuries in the Young Athlete - Diagnosis & Prevention (Rx = 10 minutes)
Jordan Metzl, MD

Noon Metabolic Emergencies in Kids (Rx = 30 minutes)
Robert Wiebe, MD

12:45 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30 Conference Adjourns

Rx= Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority will be Granted for these Sessions