Harvard Primary Care Pediatrics 2024

Overview

Harvard Primary Care Pediatrics 2024 is designed for clinicians and health professionals providing care to infants, children, and adolescents. This course delivers state-of-the-art pediatric knowledge through didactic lectures, panel discussions, and brief management problem sessions, enabling primary care providers to incorporate current guidelines and advances into daily practice. Two participation options are offered: a full in-person program and a virtual option that includes all lecture presentations.

On-demand pediatrics education — accessible anytime, anywhere.

Agenda

All agenda session times are listed in Eastern Standard Time. The agenda covers multiple clinical presentations and interactive sessions focusing on pediatric primary care challenges, specialty topics, and case-based discussions.

• Welcome Remarks — Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH
• Pediatric Pulmonology: The Lung and Short of It — Benjamin Nelson, MD
• Otolaryngology Panel Discussion: Illustrative Cases — Leila Mankarious, MD; Donald Keamy, MD, MPH; Gillian Diercks, MD, MPH
• Break
• Common Eye Problems: When to Treat, When to Refer — Mitchell Strominger, MD
• Lunch Break
• Clinicopathological Conference: Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital for the New England Journal of Medicine — Kathy May Tran, MD; Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD
• Office Emergencies — Ari Cohen, MD FAAP
• Break
• Breakout Session #1: Primary Care Challenges of Preterm Infants and Children — Janice Lowe, MD; Jadene Wong, MD
• Breakout Session #2: Growing Healthy: Tackling Pediatric Obesity in Primary Care Practice — Jennifer Rosenblum, MD
• Breakout Session #3: The Epi-Center: Cracking the Code on Pediatric Food Allergies — Michelle E. Conroy, MD
• Urine Trouble: Pediatric UTIs in Primary Care — Chadi El Saleeby, MD
• Cannabis: From Diagnosis to Treatment — Timothy E. Wilens, MD
• Break
• Management of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy/Allergic Colitis in Infancy: First do no Harm — Victoria M. Martin, MD, MPH
• Lunch Break
• Deconstructing Puberty: An Endocrinologist’s Approach — Rachel Whooten, MD, MPH
• Substance Use Disorder in Teens and Young Adults — Scott Hadland, MD MPH
• Break
• Breakout Session #1: Hot Topics in Adolescent Sexual Health — Julie Potter, MD
• Breakout Session #2: Keeping Your Ship Afloat During the Storm: Finding Agency and Maintaining Personal Well-being Strategies in a Rapidly Changing Healthcare Environment — Shannon E. Scott-Vernaglia, MD
• Breakout Session #3: What’s New in Newborn Medicine — Leela Sarathy, MD MSEd
• Screenagers: Navigating Social Media with Adolescents in Primary Pediatric Practice — Elizabeth Booma, MD
• Pediatric Surgical Problems You Don’t Want to Miss: Case-based Surgical Problems Seen in the Primary Care Setting — Daniel Doody, MD
• Break
• Gender Affirming Care for Pediatricians — Ariel Frey-Vogel, MD, MAT
• Pediatric Dermatology: A Panoply of Practical and Puzzling Patients from Private Practice: Part 18 — Ira L. Skolnik, MD, PhD

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate recent basic science and clinical advances in pediatrics.
• Incorporate practice guidelines and published standards of care in the diagnosis and management of pediatric diseases, including mental health, respiratory, endocrine, and gastrointestinal conditions.
• Assess traditional principles of care in light of recent scientific advances in pediatrics.
• Recognize and discuss different approaches to pediatric patient care.

Speakers

• Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH — Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
• Benjamin Nelson, MD — Mass General for Children
• Leila Mankarious, MD — Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
• Donald Keamy, MD, MPH — Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
• Gillian Diercks, MD, MPH — Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
• Mitchell Strominger, MD — University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine / Renown Medical Center
• Kathy May Tran, MD — Massachusetts General Hospital / New England Journal of Medicine
• Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD — Massachusetts General Hospital
• Ari Cohen, MD FAAP — Massachusetts General Hospital / Mass General for Children
• Janice Lowe, MD — Stanford University School of Medicine
• Jadene Wong, MD — Stanford University School of Medicine / Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
• Jennifer Rosenblum, MD — Mass General for Children / Harvard Medical School
• Michelle E. Conroy, MD — Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
• Chadi El Saleeby, MD — Massachusetts General Hospital
• Timothy E. Wilens, MD — Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
• Victoria M. Martin, MD, MPH — Mass General for Children
• Rachel Whooten, MD, MPH — MassGeneral for Children / Harvard Medical School
• Scott Hadland, MD MPH — Massachusetts General Hospital
• Julie Potter, MD — Mass General for Children / Harvard Medical School
• Shannon E. Scott-Vernaglia, MD — Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
• Leela Sarathy, MD MSEd — Mass General for Children / Harvard Medical School
• Elizabeth Booma, MD — Newton-Wellesley Hospital
• Daniel Doody, MD — Pediatric Surgery
• Ariel Frey-Vogel, MD, MAT — Massachusetts General Hospital
• Ira L. Skolnik, MD, PhD — Boston University School of Medicine / Private Practice

This course is sponsored by the Department of Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Content is provided in alignment with pediatric primary care CME educational objectives.

Target Audience

This course is intended for primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of infants, children, and adolescents in primary care settings.

Why This Topic Matters

Harvard Primary Care Pediatrics 2024 addresses the evolving and complex landscape of pediatric primary care by presenting current scientific advances and practical clinical guidance. This education supports primary care providers in enhancing their expertise and confidence when managing a wide range of pediatric conditions.

Access through MedHub Central ensures that participants can engage with highly relevant pediatric content at their convenience, promoting continued professional development in this essential specialty area.