Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School
OF
PEDIATRICS
Sponsored by the DEPARTMENT
Office of Continuing Medical
Education,
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Target Audience: Pediatricians and interested healthcare professionals including medical residents and students
All conferences are held 8:00 – 9:00 AM in the Brickhouse Auditorium
October 1, 2015
Nine Years of HPV Immunization: What Have We Learned?
Kenneth Alexander, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief of Allergy, Immunology Rheumatology & Infectious Diseases, Nemours Children’s Hospital
Objectives:
Competencies:
Determine rationale for recent increased emphasis on adolescent immunization. Interpret why
HPV vaccination is recommended for both males and females at ages 11-12 years. Apply effective
means for discussing HPV immunization with parents, adolescents, and community members.
Medical Knowledge, Patient Care
October 8, 2015
Pediatric Business Meeting (not for CME credit)
October 15, 2015 Allergy Conference
Food Immunotherapy: Where are we now?
Edwin Kim, MD
Assistant Professor, UNC School of Medicine
Objectives:
Describe the overall concepts and relative levels of desensitization, presumed risks, and sustained
unresponsiveness to food immunotherapy. Evaluate various scenarios thought to put patients at
higher risk for an allergic reaction.
Competencies: Medical Knowledge; Patient Care
October 22, 2015
Objectives:
Competencies:
Extracorporeal Life Support at CHKD
Lee Williford
Director of Respiratory Therapy and ECMO, CHKD
Analyze management strategies and outcomes associated with Extracorporeal Membrane
Oxygenation (ECMO). Determine Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for ECMO at CHKD.
Medical Knowledge; Patient Care
October 29, 2015 OB-Peds Grand Rounds
Fetal Cardiac Ultrasound
Elena Sinkovskaya, MD
Assistant Professor OB-GYN, EVMS
Objective:
Competencies:
Evaluate transposition of the great arteries in prenatal diagnosis and optimization of postnatal
management.
Medical Knowledge; Patient Care
ACCREDITATION
Eastern Virginia Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
CREDIT DESIGNATION
Eastern Virginia Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of one (1.0) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only
claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.