Overview

This one-day symposium for pediatricians, family physicians and other healthcare providers will showcase the latest approach, updates and research related to several common patient issues confronted by primary care providers as well as newer and more complex diseases. Our speakers will address health concerns, share cases, and offer guidelines on how to manage the patient. We are excited to present lectures on back pain, fracture management, lipids, pediatric besity, growth concerns, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, UTIs and bladder issues, vision and pediatric pharmacology. 

6.75 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDIT(S)TM

This course is approved for live credit only. It will not be streamed or recorded.

Due to hotel policy, there is a strict no cancellation policy that allows for cancellations up to 7 days in advance only. Consideration will be given to emergency situations and a transfer to a future event will be offered.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025; 8:00 a.m. - 3:50 p.m.

Hyatt Schaumburg- 1800 Golf Road - 60173

Objectives

1. Identify the most common causes of back pain in children and adolescents 
2. Recognize ‘red flags’ that signal serious causes of back pain
3. Recognize common fracture patterns, and children    
4. Provide initial management of some types of uncomplicated fractures and recognize when  referral is warranted
5. Explain the rationale for universal lipid screening        
6. Council the patients on how to manage and reduce their lipid levels
7. Define childhood obesity and treatment options                                      
8. Discuss the future of childhood obesity and its implications
9. Identify poor growth patterns in various age groups including abnormal growth velocity
10. Explain the initial evaluation and when to refer for further testing / intervention
11. Recognize new treatment modalities for pediatric ALL including targeted drug delivery and immunotherapies                                                           
12. Identify opportunities for partnership with primary care during ALL treatment and survivorship
13. Identify various urinary tract anomalies and how these differences can lead to UTIs 
14. Explain the role of urodynamic testing in recurrent UTIs
15. Identify lower urinary tract dysfunction and its manifestations including urinary incontinence, nocturnal enuresis                                 
16. Utilize simple strategies for initiating effective voiding behavior modification, bowel management and discuss referral to the Lurie Children’s Bladder Function Improvement Training (BFIT) Program
17. Recognize age-appropriate vision screening techniques and tools for children from infancy through adolescence and when referral is necessary                                               
18. Identify common pediatric vision disorders (e.g., amblyopia, strabismus, refractive errors) and describe their early signs, risk factors, and the importance of timely intervention to prevent long-term visual impairment
19. Recognize age related factors that impact medication dosing       
20. Describe different drug formulations and delivery methods for pediatric patients and common medication safety challenges and methods to prevent errors

AGENDA

Credit & Accreditation 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. American Board of Pediatrics: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 6.75 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit. Credit Designation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosures

Lurie Children's CME Leadership & Staff:
Ravi Jhaveri, MD, Course Director;  Alanna Higgins Joyce, MD, MPH, Co-Course Director and Claudia Cooper,CME Manager

FSM's CME Leadership & Staff:
Clara J. Schroedl, CME Medical Director; Sheryl Corey, CME Manager;  Senior Program Coordinator, Allison McCollum; Administrative Assistant, Rhea Alexis Banks have nothing to disclose.

Nothing listed if there are no disclosures

Speakers / Course Directors:

?Course Directors:

Ravi Jhaveri, MD

Receives consulting fee from AstraZeneca, Sequirus, and Dynavax and Moderna. Receives royalties and/or is a patent beneficiary of UpToDate. Is an independent contractor for Elsevier and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Receives grant/research support from Glaxo Smith Kline. He is an advisor for Sanofi-Aventis.

Alanna Higgins Joyce, MD, MPH

Nothing to Disclose

Faculty Members and Speakers: 

Rebecca Carl, MD

Michelle Sagan, MD

Irwin Benuck, MD, PhD

Laura Levin, DO

Farah Medhi Khatoon, MD

Sara Zarnegar-Lumley, MD

Diana Bowen, MD

Reumah Ravoori, PA-C

Rina Patel, PA-C

Magdalena Stec, OD

Noreen Shaikh, OD

Brittany Huff, PharmD

Jenny Elhadary, PharmD