Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

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

Kimberly A. Horii, MD, FAAP, FAAD
Associate Professor
Section of Dermatology
University of Missouri at Kansas City
School of Medicine
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri

William Lutin, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACC
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Diagnostic Laboratories and Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia

Doug Nelson, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Director
Emergency Department
Primary Children's Medical Center
Salt Lake City, Utah

Joan E. Shook, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
Head of the Section of Emergency Medicine
Department of Pediatrics/ Emergency Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Jeffrey Starke, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Infection Control Officer
Texas Children's Hospital
Chief of Pediatrics
Ben Taub General Hospital
Houston, 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, Symposia Medicus Board, Planning Committee, and Staff members have disclosed that they have no significant financial relationships that could pose a conflict of interest to 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.

Tuesday, October 12

5:30-7:00pm Early Registration & Check-in

Wednesday, October 13

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

8:00 Conference Introduction
Richard Cantor, MD

8:15 The Best of Pediatric Emergency Literature: 2010
Richard Cantor, MD

9:00 Worrisome & Life Threatening Rashes in Children (Rx = 20 minutes)
Kimberly Horii, MD

9:45 Break

10:15 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:45 Cardiac Emergencies in the Pediatric Office (Rx = 10 minutes)
William Lutin, MD, PhD

11:30 Emerging Epidemics: New Infections in Children
Jeffrey Starke, MD

12:15pm Enzymes Gone Awry: Metabolic Disease in Children (Rx = 20 minutes)
Joan Shook, MD, MBA

1:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:45 Adjourn for the Day

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

Thursday, October 14

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies
Doug Nelson, MD

8:45 Evidence Based Review of Respiratory Emergencies (Rx = 20 minutes)
Richard Cantor, MD

9:30 Break

10:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 Uncle Bill's Rhythm Review: Outpatient Diagnosis & Management of Dangerous Pediatric Arrhythmias
William Lutin, MD, PhD

11:15 Superficial Skin Infections (Rx = 25 minutes)
Kimberly Horii, MD

Noon Seizures in Children: Recognition & Management (Rx = 20 minutes )
Doug Nelson, MD

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

1:30 Adjourn for the Day

Friday, October 15

3:00pm Round Table Discussions - Session One

Challenging Cases in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Richard Cantor, MD

Procedural Sedation in Children: State of the Art
Doug Nelson, MD

Case Studies in Pediatric Dermatology
Kimberly Horii, MD

Medical Errors in Pediatric Practice: Disclosure & Apology
Joan Shook, MD, MBA

When Animals Attack: Management of Bites
Jeffrey Starke, MD

4:30 Break

5:00 Round Table Discussions - Session Two
(Session One Topics Repeated)

6:30 Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, October 16

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Seesaws & The Equation of Life: Shock & Congestive Heart Failure in Children (Rx = 10 minutes)
William Lutin, MD, PhD

8:45 Behavioral Emergencies in Children (Rx = 20 minutes)
Doug Nelson, MD

9:30 Break (Hotel Check Out, If Applicable)

10:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 MRSA Infections: Where Are We Now? (Rx = 20 minutes)
Jeffrey Starke, MD

11:15 Toxicology Conundrums (Rx = 30 minutes)
Richard Cantor, MD

Noon Preparing for Disaster: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina
Joan Shook, MD, MBA

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

1:30 Conference Adjourns

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