Topics and Sessions

Date of Release:  November 1, 2017

Expiration Date:  October 31, 2019

Target Audience

This board review is directed to physicians preparing for board certification or recertification and those desiring a comprehensive update of basic pediatric clinical information.

Program Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant will be able to do the following:

• Acquire the core knowledge necessary to pass the pediatric board examination or recertification exam
• Devise a differential diagnosis for a specific patient presentation
• Interpret laboratory findings for a host of clinical presentations
• Construct a therapeutic plan for a specific patient presentation

Accreditation Statement

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 46 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.

The Ohio Board of Nursing will accept at face value the number of contact hours awarded for an educational activity that has been approved for CE by a nationally accredited system of CE approval. Therefore, the 46 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ will be accepted for nursing credits.

Disclaimer

The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this CME activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In no event will The Cleveland Clinic Foundation be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this CME activity.

Activity Codirector

Camille Sabella, MD
Vice Chair Education
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Pediatric Institute
Director Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Cleveland Clinic Children’s

Guest Faculty

Robert J. Cunningham III, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics,
Case Western Reserve University
Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Vice Chair of Pediatrics for Faculty Development
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
Cleveland, OH

Mark Deis, MD
Developmental Pediatrics
Pediatric Associates, PSC
Crestview Hills, KY

Kate Gowans, MD
Section Head, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Beaumont Children’s Hospital
Royal Oak, MI

Martin G. Hellman, MD, FAAP, FACEP 
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Jonathan Ross, MD
Division Chief, Pediatric Urology
University Hospitals
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospitals
Cleveland, OH

George Tiller, MD, PhD
Chief, Regional Genetic Services
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, CA

Michele M. Walsh, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Medical and Transport Director, Pediatric Emergency Department
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN

Cleveland Clinic Faculty

Peter Aziz, MD
Department of Pediatric Cardiology

Allison Babiuch, MD
Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology

Raed BouMatar, MD
Center for Pediatric Nephrology

John Carl, MD
Head, Center for Pediatric Pulmonology

Kshama Daphtary, MD
Department of Pediatric Critical Care

Anthony DeRoss, MD
Department of Pediatric Surgery

Malek El Yaman, MD
Department of Pediatric Cardiology

Frank Esper, MD
Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Aron Flagg, MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Scott Francy, MD
Department of General Pediatrics

Neil Friedman, MBChB
Head, Center for Pediatric Neurology

Amrit Gill, MD
Department of Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Keshava Murthy Narayana Gowda, MD
Department of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Anzar Haider MD
Center for Pediatric Endocrinology

Vera Hupertz, MD
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Veronica Issac, MD
Center for Adolescent Medicine

Barbara Kaplan, MD
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Marsha H. Kay, MD
Chair, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Roy Kim, MD
Head, Center for Pediatric Endocrinology

Thomas Kuivila, MD
Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute

Charles Kwon, MD
Head, Center for Pediatric Nephrology

Lori Mahajan, MD
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Alton L. Melton, MD
Head, Center for Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Sudeshna Mitra, MD
Center for Pediatric Neurology

Ahsan Moosa Naduvil Valappil, MD
Center for Pediatric Epilepsy

Sumana Narasimhan, MD
Center for Pediatric Endocrinology

Ricardo Rodriquez, MD
Department of Neonatology

Ellen S. Rome, MD
Head, Center for Adolescent Medicine

Elizabeth Saarel, MD
Chair, Department of Pediatric Cardiology

Praveen Conjeevaram Selvakumar, MD
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Joan Tamburro, DO
Department of Dermatology

Karen Vargo, MD
Regional Medical Practice

Natalie Yeaney, MD
Department of Neonatology

Arnaldo Zayas Santiago, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine

Andrew Zeft, MD
Center for Pediatric Rheumatology

Faculty Disclosures

In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

The following faculty have indicated that they may have a relationship, which in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

The following faculty have indicated they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education: Faculty Disclosure

In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

The following faculty have indicated that they may have a relationship, which in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

Ellen Rome, MD	Merck Membership on advisory committee or review panels Teaching and Speaking
Andrew S Zeft, MD	Merck Ownership interest (stock, stock options) Novartis Membership on advisory committee or review panels Opko Health Ownership interest (stock, stock options)