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This educational activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME andANCC Essentials and Standards relating to continuing medical and nursing education.

Symposia Medicus is accredited by theAccreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Symposia Medicus is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Each participant should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Certificates of credit will be given to participants
on-site at the conclusion of the conference.

• Medical_Professionals
• Medical_students
• Nurses

Our 26th Annual Spring Conference on Pediatrics is designed to provide physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in the
care of pediatric patients with up-to-date and evidence-based clinical data in Pediatrics. The goal of this conference is to increase knowledge and enhance the competence of attendees. Emphasis
will be placed on practical application of the evidence-based topics presented.

Topics for this year’s conference have been selected based on the educational needs determined from the identified professional practice gaps. The gaps were derived from a variety of sources including evaluations and outcomes data from past participants; clinical expert input; Symposia Medicus’ online survey; and other medical and nursing data.

Conference format will include didactic lectures, smaller group breakout and interactive sessions, case studies, and question and answer sessions.

An outstanding faculty has been assembled for this conference. Each member was selected based on their individual area of expertise and ability to communicate current, evidence-based, and practical information to participants.

You are sure to enjoy our 26th Annual Spring Conference on Pediatrics while sharing ideas and experiences with colleagues from across the country in the beautiful setting of St. Maarten.

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

As a result of participating in this conference, you should have increased knowledge and enhanced competence to…

•Distinguish between innocent and pathological heart murmurs

•Develop a comprehensive plan for the management of asthma

•Integrate new diagnostic criteria with management options for patients with ADHD

•Identify and treat pediatric rheumatologic emergencies

•Treat hip injuries in the adolescent patient

•Recognize clinical conditions that may be affected with insufficiency or deficiency of Vitamin D

Caitlin Sgarlat Deluca, DO, MSc

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Pediatric Rheumatology

Golisano Children’s Hospital

Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York

Kenan Haver, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Harvard Medical School

Associate in Medicine

Division of Respiratory Diseases

Boston Children’s Hospital

Director, Pulmonary Division Asthma Program

Boston, Massachusetts

Bea Files McConnell, MD

Associate Clinical Professor

Department of Pediatrics

Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia

Michael E. McConnell, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine

Emory University School of Medicine

Sibley Heart Center Cardiology

Atlanta, Georgia

Jordan D. Metzl, MD, FAAP

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Cornell Medical School

Sports Medicine Division 

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York

Alison Schonwald, MD

Conference Co-Chair

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Harvard Medical School

Assistant in Medicine

Developmental Medicine Center

Children’s Hospital, Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

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Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Conference group rates have been arranged at The Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa. The group rates will also be available three days before and three days after the conference, based on availability, if you wish to extend your stay.

Two nights’ deposit (room rate only) must accompany your reservation. The balance of your lodging, hotel fees as stated below, and all incidental charges are due to the hotel. The hotel accepts most major credit cards.

Please note that rooms at these rates are limited and on a first come, first served basis. PLEASE RESERVE EARLY as rooms may sell out and/or room rates may increase.

Submission Info

 Call Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm (Pacific Time), (925) 969-1789 or (800) 327-3161; OR

• Fax form with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover to (925) 969-1795; OR

• By mail, make check payable to Symposia Medicus and send with registration form to 399 Taylor Blvd., Suite 201, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-2287.

For additional conference or lodging information, call Symposia Medicus at (800) 327-3161 or (925) 969-1789, or visit our website at www.symposiamedicus.org.

 Call Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm (Pacific Time), (925) 969-1789 or (800) 327-3161; OR

• Fax form with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover to (925) 969-1795; OR

• By mail, make check payable to Symposia Medicus and send with registration form to 399 Taylor Blvd., Suite 201, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-2287.

For additional conference or lodging information, call Symposia Medicus at (800) 327-3161 or (925) 969-1789, or visit our website at www.symposiamedicus.org.