Overview

This one-day symposium designed for the primary care provider will tackle some of the concerns from the in-utero stage through early infancy. Our speakers will address health concerns, share cases, and offer guidelines on how to manage the patient. We are excited to present lectures on circumcision, penile abnormalities, genital variations, caring for the NICU graduate after discharge, genetic testing options in pregnancy, newborn screening, the fussy baby, late pre-term infants and car & sleep safety in the newborn period.

5.5 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDIT(S)TM

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

Wednesday, December 10, 2025; 8:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

LIVE STREAM

Objectives

1. Describe features of common penile anomalies
2. Outline features of contemporary multidisciplinary care for patients with differences of sex development (DSD)/intersex conditions
3. Detail anatomic criteria for newborn circumcision suitability
4. Distinguish differences between newborn and operative circumcision procedures and timing
5. Manage growth and nutrition in the early post-discharge period
6. Identify and manage early developmental concerns  
7. Discuss genetic tests available in pregnancy                
8. Compare and contrast screening versus diagnostic testing options
9. Describe classical presentation of inborn errors of metabolism                      
10. Review the approach to metabolic newborn screening program in Illinois
11. Evaluate newborn screening in management of emergent metabolic evaluations screening in management of emergent metabolic evaluations
12. Breastfeeding vs. Formula-topic / speaker is not confirmed
13. Breastfeeding vs. Formula-topic / speaker is not confirmed
14. Discuss what makes late preterm infants different from term infants          
15. Recognize ways to mitigate the challenges that late preterm infants initially have
16. Describe common errors in car seat selection, installation, and use              
17. Explain the current epidemiology of SIDS/SUID
18. Guide families on infant products for car seat and sleep

AGEND

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 5.0 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 5.0 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: 

Emilee Johnson, MD, MPH

Derek Matoka, MD

Raye Ann De Regnier, MD

Hailey Funk, MS

Margaret Wiley, MS

Joshua Baker, MD

Lawrence Gray, MD

Patrick Myers, MD

Michelle Macy, MD