Presenter

Attending Physician, Adolescent Medicine; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Read Dr. Matossian's profile.

Disclosure: Debora Matossian, MD, MS, has no industry relationships to disclose and does not refer to products that are still investigational or not labeled for use in the context of this discussion.

Target Audience

This educational course is designed for healthcare professionals who are interested in learning about the latest guidelines related to recognizing, managing and treating hypertesnion in children and adolescents.

Objectives

At the end of this lecture, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss the differences between the "fourth report on the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of hypertesnion in children and adolescents in 2004 vs. the updated guidelines in 2017.
• Recognize the signs of hypertesnion in children and diagnose and improve outcomes in children

Registration

This webinar will launch live on April 17, 2018. CME credit will expire on April 17, 2019. You must register in advance to view this webinar live. This lecture will also be recorded and available on-demand. You must view the webinar in its entirety in order to link to the quiz and earn CME credit.
 

Accreditation & Credit Statements

Accreditation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

CME Office and Review Committee Disclosures

John X. Thomas, Jr., PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has nothing to disclose.

Clara Schroedl, MD, CME Director at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has nothing to disclose.
Sheryl Corey, MBA, CME Director  at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has nothing to disclose.
Jennifer Banys, CME Program  Senior Associate Administrator at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has nothing to disclose.
Allison McCollum, CME Program Senior Associate Coordinator at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has nothing to disclose.
 

Course Director’s and Planning Committee Members Disclosure Information:

Mary Nevin, MD, Director of CME at Lurie Children’s has nothing to disclose.
Claudia Pinto-Cooper, Manager of Events & Programs at Lurie Children’s has nothing to disclose.

To contact the FSM CME office, please call 312.503.8533 or email cme@northwestern.edu
To contact the course director and planning group at Lurie Children’s, please call 312.227.7432 or email cpinto@luriechildrens.org