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08/25/2010 08:00 AM 08/25/2010 12:00 PM Interdisciplinary Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Lecture Series

Presented by: Marian Williams, PhD and Sharon Cermak, EdD

Participants will learn:

  1. What elements of an autism assessment are essential for best practices.
  2. What diagnostic changes are proposed for DSM-V regarding autism, and how these may impact systems in California for children with autism.
  3. To identify cultural factors that influence autism assessment and diagnosis.

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08/27/2010 08:00 AM 08/27/2010 09:00 AM Updates in Pediatric Renal Transplantation

PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS

Presented by:  Jeffrey Johnson, M.D.

Participants should be able to:

  1. Explain the benefits of living donor versus deceased donor transplantation.
  2. Identify the difference between acute rejection and chronic rejection and how the management differs.
  3. Summarize how specific viral infections may affect a renal transplant recipient and how they are managed.

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08/30/2010 08:00 AM 08/30/2010 04:30 PM Pediatric Nutrition: What's Up and What's Next

Participants will be able to exposed to information about:

  1. Assessment of nutritional needs for pediatric patients
  2. Achieving and promoting health literacy in nutrition
  3. Surviving your CCS review
  4. Managing children with complex medical issues such as congenital heart defects - an update

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09/10/2010 08:00 AM 09/10/2010 09:00 AM Pathophysiology and Management of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in the Preterm Newborn

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Presented  By: Victoria Niklas, M.D.

Participants will be able to:

  1. Summarize the state of clinical presentation and conventional management of necrotizing enterocolitis in the newborn.
  2. Explain the pathogenic sequence of necrotizing enterocolitis in the premature infant.
  3. Discuss new therapies and their targets in the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis.

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09/10/2010 09:15 AM 09/10/2010 10:15 AM Development of Bullying and Antisocial Behavior in Youth An Ecological Perspective

At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify signs and symptoms of both victim and bully behavior.
  2. Determine the appropriate steps for the medical practitioner to take to triage a patient who is being victimized.
  3. Understand the cyclical nature of the bully-victim paradigm.

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09/17/2010 08:00 AM 09/17/2010 09:00 AM State of Pediatrics at USC-CHLA & LAC

Pediatric Grand Rounds 

Presented by: D.Brent Polk, M.D.

Participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the educational programming objectives and goals for pediatric at USC.
  2. Describe the integration of research strategies with current faculty strengths and recruitment.
  3. Appreciate the diversity of trainees, faculty, staff and community served at USC through our hospital & LAC.

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09/17/2010 09:15 AM 09/17/2010 10:15 AM Adolescent Sleep: What's Normal, What's Not

ADOLESCENT ROUNDS

At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the normal changes in sleep patterns during adolescence.
  2. Know the basic elements of a sleep history and what additional tools can be used.
  3. Recognize the common sleep disorders in adolescents.

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09/24/2010 08:00 AM 09/24/2010 09:00 AM Pertussis in Los Angeles County: Strategies for Prevention

PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS

PRESENTED BY: Alvin N. El Amin, MD, MPH

Participants should be able to:

  1. Describe historical and current epidemiological trends for pertussis.
  2. Discuss the clinical presentation and two complications of pertussis.
  3. Discuss three strategies for controlling pertussis in Los Angeles County.
  4. Describe a cultural factor that might correlate with pertussis severity in infants.

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