New Approaches in Endocrinology: Transition From Pediatric to Adult Care (CME) - May 14-15, 2009 - Chicago,IL - Professional Diabetes Conferences

New Approaches in Endocrinology: Transition From Pediatric to Adult Care (CME)
Date: May 14-15, 2009
Location: Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
Email: cme@bsd.uchicago.edu
Venue: Gleacher Center

Contact information: The University of Chicago
Center for Continuing Medical Education
East 61st Street, Room 101
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773-702-1056
Fax: 773-702-1736

The University of Chicago, Department of Medicine, Section of Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, welcomes you to New Approaches in Endocrinology: Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care conference in Chicago, Illinois. This one day continuing medical education course has been compiled to inform attendees on the practical approaches to specific diagnostic problems. Thank you for joining us; we look forward to a rewarding and informative conference.

CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION

This seminar will provide a working knowledge of common endocrine problems, specifically in the adolescent and teen population. The course will reinforce physiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management of most major endocrine disorders as care is transitioned from childhood through adolescence and into adulthood. The current treatment paradigms for these disorders will be developed in sufficient detail to permit independent management or active participation in care with the endocrinologist. Emphasis will be placed on clinical diagnosis and practical treatment with attention to evidence-based medicine.

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

After this conference, participants will be able to:

1) Identify factors that predispose children and adolescents to the early development of diabetes;

2) Identify signs and symptoms of disordered pubertal maturation and recognize when intervention is needed;

3) Discuss how to manage endocrine malignancies in children and adolescents;

4) Distinguish the various causes of androgen overproduction in children, adolescents, and adult women;

5) Manage the increasingly common finding of weight gain in children and adolescents and to recognize the long-term metabolic consequences of this condition