- Dandelions supposedly help with preventing prostate cancer?
- The pharmacy can close at any time, leaving patients having to return for medications or not obtain them at all if they have no means to travel back to fill their prescriptions.
- Remember to ask if your patients have running water, a refrigerator or transportation to return for follow-up. This will play a role in clinical advice, management and decision-making.
- “Yeh Mon” is used by as a noun, verb, adjective and greeting constantly by all the hotel guests and staff – absolutely hilarious!
- Keep the patient charts in the correct order or your will corrected swiftly by frustrated parents, fussy children, and nurses.
- Check in with the pharmacy for each location on the first time going to get a run down on what medications are available.
[Click Here] to Register for the Issa Trust Foundation Pediatric Education Conference to provide practitioners with general information regarding pediatric cardiology, gastroenterology, hematology-oncology and genetics.
Dates & Times: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. July 18 to 22, 2016 Lunch and Refreshments Provided
Location: Couples Sans Souci, Ocho Rios Conference Room
Seminar Description: Who should enroll: This seminar will provide practitioners with general information regarding pediatric cardiology, gastroenterology, hematology-oncology and genetics. The educational program will be geared toward “take home” messages that can be instituted in to medical practice. In addition to didactic lectures, interactive sessions, team-based learning objectives and newborn resuscitation skill sessions and simulation will be incorporated into the seminar.
Instructors:- Jeffrey Segar MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Iowa. Course Director. Medical Director, Issa Trust Foundation
- Rolla Abu-Arja MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State University
- Princy Ghera MD, MBBS, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Iowa
- Luis Ochoa MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Iowa
- Riad Rahhal MD, MS, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Iowa
- Pamela Trapane MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Iowa
Monday, July 18th | |
9:00a – 9:15a | Introduction, Overview of Program, Distribute materials |
9:15a – 10:00a | Neutropenia/thrombocytopenia |
10:00a – 11:00a | Anemia |
11:00a – 12:00p | Palpitations/dizziness/”racing heart”/dysthymias |
12:00p – 1:00p | Lunch |
1:00p – 2:00p | Sickle Cell update |
2:00p – 3:00p | Pediatric Hypertension |
Review of neonatal resuscitation, hands on with simulation – bag/mask ventilation, intubation, umbilical line placement (will limit participant number each day) | |
Tuesday, July 19th | |
9:00a –10:00a | Evaluation of Abdominal Pain |
10:00a – 11:00a | Overview Pediatric Nutrition and malnutrition |
11:00a – 12:00p | Visual diagnoses: genetic red flags in well checks |
12:00p – 1:00p | Lunch |
1:00p – 2:00p | Reflex and Vomiting |
2:00p – 3:00p | Connective tissue diseases |
Review of neonatal resuscitation, hands on with simulation – bag/mask ventilation, intubation, umbilical line placement (will limit participant number each day) | |
Wednesday, July 20th | |
9:00a – 10:00a | Asthma/reactive airway disease |
10:00a – 11:00a | Chronic cough |
11:00a – 12:00p | Congenital Heart disease |
12:00p – 1:00p | Lunch |
1:00p – 2:00p | Chest Pain: Lung, heart, muscle, bone |
2:00p – 3:00p | Break out sessions: meet the subspecialist |
Review of neonatal resuscitation, hands on with simulation – bag/mask ventilation, intubation, umbilical line placement (will limit participant number each day) | |
Thursday, July 21st | |
9:00a – 9:00a | GI “itis” : hepatitis, pancreatitis, esophagitis, gastritis |
10:00a – 11:00a | Introduction to oncology – when to be concerned and when to refer |
11:00a – 12:00p | Using online resources in medical care |
12:00p – 1:00p | Lunch |
1:00p – 2:00p | Upper respiratory diseases |
2:00p – 3:00p | Interesting Case presentations – audience presents to speakers |
Review of neonatal resuscitation, hands on with simulation – bag/mask ventilation, intubation, umbilical line placement (will limit participant number each day) | |
Friday, July 22nd | |
9:00a –10:00a | Acquired heart disease- Infection, rheumatic, valvular, tumors, cardiovascular involvement in systemic diseases |
10:00a – 11:00a | Early Childhood cardiovascular risks- |
11:00a – 12:00p | Constipation |
12:00p – 1:00p | Lunch |
1:00p – 2:00p | Respiratory Infections (from baby to adolescent) |
2:00p – 3:00p | Evaluating the “delayed” child |
Review of neonatal resuscitation, hands on with simulation – bag/mask ventilation, intubation, umbilical line placement (will limit participant number each day) |
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