Program Description: 
This educational activity is designed to build skills in clinical reasoning through case-based discussion presented by one of our senior residents familiar with the case. The mechanism of learning is via group discussion focused on expert role modeling where attending physicians ask questions and make teaching points as the case unfolds. Based on the discussion a differential diagnosis is generated and the appropriate laboratory tests and imaging are ordered. The results of the investigations are revealed, and the diagnosis and hospital course are discussed. The presenter concludes with a formal discussion of the diagnosis, keys to the case, and American Board of Pediatric content specifications relevant to the case.
 
Keywords: Pediatric Medicine
Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Residents
  • Medical Students
Learning objectives: 
Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:
  • Identify effective strategies and clinical approaches to diagnosing and managing common and uncommon symptoms or problems.
  • Name how the history is used to make and test hypotheses
  • Synthesize available data to construct a prioritized and complete differential diagnosis.
  • Discriminate between ordering various labs and tests based upon prioritized differential.
  • Optimize short and long-term management
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Michael Weisgerber, MD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hospital Medicine
Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program and Pediatric-Anesthesiology Residency Program
The Elsa B. and Roger D. Cohen MD’s Chair for Medical Education
Medical College of Wisconsin
Children’s Corporate Center

 

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

Michael Weisgerber, MD

 

Contact

Name: 
Michelle O'Donnell
Email: 
[email protected]
Series date: 
01/01/2026 - 1:00am CST to 12/31/2026 - 11:59pm CST
ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

MOC Part II:

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 1 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.

Participation shared with ABP through PARS:

Individual participants’ information will be shared with ABP through the ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).

Group description: 
Pediatrics
Series location: 
Children's Auditorium
8915 W Connell Court
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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Sessions

Session Date
Seventeen-Year-Old Female Presenting with Abdominal Pain and Vaginal Bleeding 01/22/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Thirty-seven-Year-Old Male who Presents with 1 Day of Increased Fussiness 02/12/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Fifteen-Year-Old Female who Presents with Cough for 1 Week and Hemoptysis for 5 Days 02/19/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Thirteen-Year-Old African American Male who Presents to the Central Wisconsin Emergency Department with Acute Onset Altered Mental Status 03/12/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT
Fourteen-Year-Old Female Presenting with Fever, Sore Throat and Headache 03/19/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT
Eight-Year-Old Male with Right Wrist Swelling and Pain 03/26/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT