Human Growth Foundation Education Day 2022

Miami, FL US
October 22, 2022

The 2022 HGF Pediatric Endocrinology Education Day is an Educational Course for pediatricians, primary care physicians, pediatric nurse practitioners, medical students, and medical personnel interested in updating medical knowledge of conditions and entities in Pediatric Endocrinology

Target Audience

  • Pediatricians
  • Primary Care Physicians
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
  • Medical Students

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to

  1. Identify abnormal growth patterns in children
  2. Prevent diabetes risk during pandemic crisis
  3. Manage Cholesterol and Triglycerides in pediatric patients
  4. Identify patients with gender dysphoria and refer to specialized care to prevent psychological compplications
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Nicklaus Children's Hospital designates this for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 5.50 Attendance
    Acknowledging attendance at this educational activity.
Course opens: 
09/26/2022
Course expires: 
11/22/2022
Event starts: 
10/22/2022 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/22/2022 - 4:00pm EDT
Cost:
$35.00
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October 22nd
Early Morning Session
Dr. Ricardo Gomez
08:15am - 10:15am
Dr. Scott Rivkees
08:15am - 10:15am
Dr. Yong Bao
08:15am - 10:15am
Dr. William Russel
08:15am - 10:15am
Late Morning Session
Dr. Metee Comkornruecha
10:45am - 12:15pm
Dr. Madhu Misra
10:45am - 12:15pm
Dr. Adriana Carrillo
10:45am - 12:15pm
Afternoon Session
Dr. Oscar Escobar
01:30pm - 03:30pm
Dr. Marco Danon
01:30pm - 03:30pm
Dr. Carmen Bustamante
01:30pm - 03:30pm
Dr. Alejandro Diaz
01:30pm - 03:30pm
Saturday, October 22, 2022

8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

5.5 CME Hours

7:30 am - 8:00 am
Arrival/Registration
8:00 am - 8:15 am
Welcome
Moderator: Dr. Lima Lifshitz
8:15 am – 8:45 am – (30 minutes): THYROID FUNCTION TESTS/ELEVATED TSH
Dr. Ricardo Gomez
Louisiana State University
8:45 am – 9:15 am – (30 minutes): HYPERTHYROIDISM/ UPDATE IN MANAGEMENT
Dr. Scott Rivkees
Brown University
9:15 am – 9:45 am – (30 minutes): THYROID NODULES IN CHILDREN; WHEN IS CANCER?
Dr. Yong Bao
University of Miami
9:45 am – 10:15 am – (30 minutes): DIABETES PREVENTION: ARE WE THERE YET?
Dr. William Russel
Vanderbilt University
10:15 am - 10:45 am
BREAK (with Exhibitors)
10:45 am – 11:15 am – (30 minutes): CONTRACEPTIVES AND PCOS IN ADOLESCENTS
Dr. Metee Comkornruecha
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
11:15 am – 11:45 am – (30 minutes): OPTIMIZING BONE HEALTH IN ADOLESCENTS WITH HYPOTHALAMIC AMENORRHEA
Dr. Madhu Misra
Harvard Medical School
11:45 am – 12:15 pm – (30 minutes): THELARCHE, ADRENARCHE: WHEN TO WORRY
Dr. Adriana Carrillo
FIU College of Medicine
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch (Break with Exhibitors)
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm – (30 minutes): GROWTH HORMONE- A GLIMPSE
Dr. Oscar Escobar
University of Pittsburg
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm – (30 minutes): AROMATASE INHIBITORS IN ADOLESCENT GROWTH
Dr. Marco Danon
FIU College of Medicine
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm – (30 minutes): NEW TREATMENTS IN PEDIATRIC OBESITY
Dr. Carmen Bustamante
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm – (30 minutes): PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY UPDATE
Dr. Alejandro Diaz
FIU College of Medicine
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm - (BREAK): Toast & Roaster Celebration
Dr. Gary Kramer, Class of 2001
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Non-CME Session
ORAL GH SECRETAGOGUE: POTENTIAL THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH GH DEFICIENCY
Dr. Pisit Pitukcheewanont
4:30 pm
Adjourn

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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital - Main Auditorium
3100 SW 62nd Ave
Miami, FL 33155
United States
+1 (305) 666-6511
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HEALTH SAFETY MEASURES:

We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment to all participants who choose to attend in person. Measures are to be put in place in order to make attendees feel safe and comfortable going back to an in-person educational experience while reducing the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus. Your health and safety and the safety of our attendees, speakers, and staff are our top priorities. Safety procedures are subject to change at any time based on community positivity rates, and State rules.

Safety Measures

The following safety measures will be taken:

  1. Masks: Strongly Recommended indoors (not during meals). Masks will be made available onsite to attendees who wish to have them.
  2. Social Distancing: Social Distancing will be implemented in the conference hall with 3 feet distance between seats in the classroom seating style.
  3. Sanitizers: Hand sanitizers will be made available to conference attendees.

Shared responsibility

We all can appreciate that the responsibility for a safe and healthy meeting is shared by all participants. As such, we ask that registrants agree not to attend the course in person if they...

  • ...are experiencing or have experienced signs and symptoms of COVID-19 within 10 days prior to your arrival at the meeting
  • ...believe they may have been exposed to a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 within 14 days prior to arrival to the meeting and are not yet fully vaccinated
  • ...have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and are not yet cleared as non-contagious by the healthcare team responsible for their treatment

Travel

Arriving to the venue

Due to ongoing construction on-site, driving pathways, drop-off locations, and access point may be unavailable. Please refer to the sinage available on location for guidance.

Please refer to the available map for the following instructions.

Arriving by Ride-Share or Taxi: Please use one of the designated areas for drop-off and pick up to avoid blocking pedestrian entrances or driveways. There are two available drop-off points for visitors coming to the Main Auditorium - (1) located near the Main Entrance near the Devonshire Bulevard entrance, and (2) located in the Southern area of the drive perimeter, between the Green and Yellow garage.

Parking: Visitor Parking is available for free in the Green Garage and Blue Garage. Valet Parking is offered in the Main Entrance and Blue Garage entrance. Please refer to attendant for current Valet Parking Fees.

Main Auditorium: The Main Auditorium can be found in the north-east corner of the hospital. If entering from the South visitor entrance by the Green Garage, please proceed. north on the main hallway. If entering from the Main Entrance, please make a right turn in to the main hallway and proceed north. If arrifing from the Blue Garage, enter through the Tower Atrium, follow the blue dots on the floor towards the Radiology suite, continue past the Radiology entrance until you arrive at the Main Entrance, and turn left to head north on the Main Hallway.
Head north on the Main Hallway until you reach the Gift Shop, then turn left. Continue straight to the end of this hallway, past the Cafeteria and Chapel, until you reach the Main Auditorium.

Faculty

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Marco Danon, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Danon

Course Director, Moderator, Speaker

Pediatric Endocrinologist
FIU College of Medicine
Miami, FL

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Yong Bao, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Bao

Speaker

Pediatric Endocrinologist
University of Miami
Miami, FL

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Carmen Bustamante, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Bustamante

Speaker

Pediatric Endocrinologist
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Miami, FL

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Adriana Carrillo, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Carrillo

Speaker

Pediatric Endocrinologist
FIU College of Medicine
Miami, FL

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Metee Comkornruecha, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Comkornruecha

Speaker

Adolescent Medicine
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Miami, FL

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Alejandro Diaz, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Diaz

Speaker

Pediatric Endocrinologist
FIU College of Medicine
Miami, FL

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Oscar Escobar, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr.

Speaker

Pediatric Endocrinologist
University of Pittsburg

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Ricardo Gomez, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Gomez

Speaker

Pediatric Endocrinologist
Louisiana State University

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Lima Lifshitz, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Lifshitz

Moderator

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Madhu Misra, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Misra

Speaker

Pediatric Endocrinologist
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

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Scott Rivkees, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Rivkees

Speaker

Pediatric Endocrinologist
Brown University School of Public Health
Providence, RI

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William Russell, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Russell

Speaker

Pediatric Endocrinologist
Vanderbilt University

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Guest Faculty(s)

Yong Bao, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Oscar Escobar, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ricardo Gomez, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Fima Lifshitz, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Ipsen;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Abbvie;.

Scott Rivkees, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

William Russell, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Course Director(s)

Marco Danon, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Moderator(s)

Marco Danon, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Fima Lifshitz, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Planner(s)

Gabriela Atkin

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Daphne Plump

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Yong Bao, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Carmen Bustamante Escobar, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Metee Comkornruecha, , MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Alejandro Diaz, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Oscar Escobar, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ricardo Gomez, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Ipsen;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Abbvie;.

Scott Rivkees, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

William Russell, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
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Disclosure Policy & COI Statement

Accreditation Statement

Nicklaus Children's Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Faculty/Planner Disclosure Policy: In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Integrity & Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education, all planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content are required to disclose to the accredited provider their financial relationships. Relevant financial relationships will be disclosed to the activity audience.

Credits & Certificates

CME Designation Statement: Nicklaus Children's Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Attendance: Learners ineligible to receive the credit types listed above will receive a certificate of attendance.

Certificate Availability: Registered learners will be able to download a certificate after completing all the required portions of this activity indicating the cretit type earned. Learners are only able to earn credits they are eligible for. You may download your certificate after completing the requirements directly from your learner transcript.

Reporting

Florida Board of Medicine Licensed Physicians ONLY:

Badge: Provider Reports to CE BrokerCredits Reported to CE Broker Automatically: Credits earned by completing this course are reported directly to CE Broker automatically once requirements are met. Make sure your profile is complete to avoid errors in reporting.

All Other Learners:

All other licensees (including but not limited to Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, etc.) must download their transcript/certificate and manually report credits earned for this activity to CE Broker.

Visit our CE Broker Reporting page for more information on how we report to CE Broker.

Available Credit

  • 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Nicklaus Children's Hospital designates this for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 5.50 Attendance
    Acknowledging attendance at this educational activity.

Price

Cost:
$35.00
Please login or register to take this course.

Registration is now closed. Registration for a flat fee of $35 will be available on-site.

 

Pricing
US/Domestic Physicians$35
NCHS Medical & Non-Medical Staff
(Physicians, Residents, Fellows, Geographic, Emeritus, Alumni, & other non-physician staff)		Free
NCHS Credentialed Physician
(Not hospital based)		Free
Non-NCH Medical Students, Residents, Fellows
(Letter or email from program director/dean required for discount)1		Free with coupon
PA's, APRN's, and International Participants$35

1Non-NCH Medical Students, Residents, or Fellows must submit a Proof of Enrollment letter from their program or program director after enrollment. Use the Contact Us Form to submit the required documentation. Approved requests will be given a coupon for free registration.

Refund policy

Refunds, less a $10 processing fee, will be issued when requested in writing to cme@nicklaushealth.org and if submitted prior to October 17, 2022. No refunds will be honored after this date.

Required Hardware/software

We recommend the following hardware/software to successfully view and complete the contents of this course:

For ease of use, we strongly recommend using a desktop computer to complete this course. The following desktop web browsers are compatible with our system:

Desktop: Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft EDGE, and Opera

While not recommended, if you are familiar with completing courses online you may complete this course using a mobile device. For those wishing to complete this activity on Mobile, the following systems are recommended:

Apple iPhones and iPad devices on iOS 10 or later
Android phones and tablets on Android OS 4.4 or later using the supported web browsers listed above.

If you encounter any issues while accessing our courses, please contact ilearn@nicklaushealth.org