Diagnosis and Treatment for Failure to Thrive

September 16, 2009 // 8:00am - 10:00am
Accreditation | Registration

The September 16th program has been canceled.
To receive information when the course is rescheduled, please fill out the registration form.

Overview:
 Are you a primary care pediatrician, nurse practitioner, family medicine, or allied professional working in Brockton or the surrounding area? We are offering a free Continuing Medical Education lecture on how to identify, diagnose, and treat children with failure to thrive.

Although it's been recognized for more than a century, failure to thrive lacks a precise definition, in part because it describes a condition rather than a specific disease. Kids who fail to thrive don't receive or are unable to take in, retain, or utilize the calories needed to gain weight and grow as expected. This program will assist primary care clinicians in recognizing symptoms, completing necessary screenings and evaluations, and managing, treating, and/or referring for treatment those children with failure to thrive.
Location:
 Brockton Neighborhood Health Center
63 Main Street, Brockton, MA 02310
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Faculty:
 Deborah Frank
Course Director
Professor of Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine
Director, Grow Team for Children
Boston Medical Center
Founder, Grow Clinic Brockton

Howard Bauchner
Professor of Pediatric and Public Health
Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center
Vice-Chair, Academic Affair Editor, ADC Member
Growth and Nutrition Team

**The program will include a clinical lecture followed by a case study-based panel discussion.
Panelists will include all members of the healthcare team.**
Target Audience:
 Primary care pediatricians, nurse practitioners, family medicine, and allied professionals
Educational Objectives:
 At the conclusion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

  • Identify children with FTT

  • Identify medical, social, nutritional and developmental parameters of diagnosis

  • Identify medical, social, nutritional and developmental parameters for treatment
Accreditation:
 Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Accommodations:
 To request reasonable accommodations for a disability please notify Linda Henderson by email at Linda.henderson@bmc.org at least two weeks prior to the meeting.

Boston University School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education
72 East Concord Street, A305, Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 638-4605 // Toll-Free: (800) 688-2475 // Email: cme@bu.edu // Website: www.bu.edu/cme