The Child's Doctor, Spring/Summer 2009 issue

Release date 6/15/2009.
CME quiz must be taken before 6/15/2010 to receive credit.
Estimated time of activity: 2 hours.
The target audience is community physicians.

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Young Athletes
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to: describe the prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in young athletes; conduct diagnostic assessment and consider management options; discuss prevention of ACL injuries with young athletes.
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Preventing Vitamin D Deficiency in Pediatrics
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to: explain rationale behind recent AAP guidelines to double vitamin D intake from infancy through adolescence, compared to previous recommendations; discuss classical actions of vitamin D and its newly recognized functions; describe risk factors for vitamin D deficiency that might call for higher doses of vitamin D to prevent deficiency.
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Emotional and Behavioral Aspects of Pediatric Obesity
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to: describe common psychiatric and psychological comorbidities in overweight or obese youth; identify common symptoms of depression, anxiety, disordered eating behaviors, poor self-esteem or body dissatisfaction, and peer teasing; recognize when to refer a child or family to a mental health specialist for further evaluation or treatment.
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Unraveling the Mystery of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to: describe the potential genetic diseases that can be uncovered in investigating a SIDS case, to offer families genetic counseling and opportunities to prevent sudden death; systematically investigate a SIDS case to rule out conditions that might explain the cause of death, to provide answers to families; discuss the tissue bank option with parents of a child lost to SIDS and explain how they can help speed scientific discovery to prevent SIDS.
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Dermatology Quiz and Case Discussion
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to: recognize the disorder described in the vignette and shown in the photographs; describe clinical features and differential diagnosis; describe management approaches.
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To read non-CME articles from this issue, click here.

Accreditation Statements

The Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine designates these educational activities for 2  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

How to Proceed

To receive credits, participants must:

• Register (sign-up tab)
• Read the learning objectives and author disclosures related to each activity.
• Study the activity.
• Correctly answer at least 70% of the post-test questions and answer evaluation questions.

After completing these activities, you may print certificates from the "Your records" section.