This innovative program increases clinicians' comfort with assessing, diagnosing, and treating pediatric mental health concerns. It is presented in a dynamic three-day, 16.25-hour interactive course focused on building skills and confidence in diagnosing and treating pediatric behavioral health problems.

Target Audience

Nurse Practitioners
Physicians
Physician Assistants
Residents

Learning Objectives

Identify and differentiate among pediatric behavioral health problems such as childhood depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, anxiety states (including PTSD), oppositional and conduct disorders, and psychosis, and distinguish these from normal developmental variations.
Effectively manage psychopharmacology, including a) selecting medications for individual patients; b) initiating and tapering dosages; c) monitoring improvements; and d) identifying and minimizing medication side effects.
Implement t a treatment plan by mobilizing existing resources. This includes learning how to appropriately delegate tasks by creating an effective treatment team out of family members, school personnel, and other professional caregivers.

Course summary

Available credit:

16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
16.25 ANCC
16.25 Attendance
16.25 JA Credit - AH
- 16.25 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Registration Opens:

08/10/2022

Registration Expires:

08/11/2023

Activity Starts:

08/10/2022 - 8:00am EDT

Activity Ends:

08/11/2022 - 6:00pm EDT

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Durham, NC

United States

Gary Maslow, MD, MPH

Course Director, Medical director, Moderator, Planner, Speaker

Alison Manning, MD

Course Director, Medical director, Moderator, Planner, Speaker

Nathan Copeland, MD, MPH