Overview

Target Audience

This program is designed for pediatricians and pediatric nurses.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, attendees should be able to:

  • Summarize the 2010-2011 American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations for HPV, influenza, pneumococcal and other key vaccinations in the pediatric practice.
  • Develop a practice-based strategy for improving vaccination rates in practices, such as improving vaccine access and addressing vaccine refusals.
  • Summarize the current protocols and guidelines regarding the neonatal transmission of infectious agents, such as HIV, syphilis, cytomegalovirus, group B streptococci, Chlamydia and herpes.
  • Explain the rationale for the new RSV immunoprophylaxis recommendations in infants, and the implications for the pediatric practice.
  • Apply evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies to the management of infestations, including scabies and head lice.
  • List the key features of the latest evidence-based diagnosis and treatment guidelines for recurrent urinary tract infections and reflux.
  • Incorporate current guidelines and evidence for the prevention and management of outpatient infections, including MRSA decolonization strategies, group B streptococci risk reduction, community-acquired pneumonia, and Clostridium difficile.
  • Evaluate current strategies for the outpatient management of antibiotic-associated diarrhea.
  • Summarize the epidemiology of endemic rickettsial and spirochetal diseases, including Lyme disease, Babesia, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and evidence-based treatment and prevention strategies.
  • Describe clinical symptoms for sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) and develop a management strategy to treat STIs in adolescent patients.