Program Description: 
This educational activity is designed to highlight a new innovation, discovery, or update in medical science with an emphasis on how it applies to diagnosis, treatment, or outcomes in clinical care of the pediatric patient. The idea is to explain any basic science in such a way that will be educational and interesting to a general clinician; provide an update on clinical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment using evidence based medicine when applicable. This lecture can bring to the forefront new practice guidelines from the experts.
 
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.0 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.
 
Target audience: 

Pediatrician, Psychologist, Fellow, Resident, Nurse, Other

Learning objectives: 

Participants will be able to:

• Describe the role of surfactant in normal lung function.

• Recognize the pathologic features associated with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.

• Describe the role of surgical lung biopsy and other special studies in the diagnosis of surfactant dysfunction disorders.

• List the six known genetic disorders of surfactant metabolism.

• Describe the symptoms associated with TTF1/NKX2-1 abnormalities causing "brain-lung-thyroid syndrome".

Faculty & credentials: 
Planning Committee: 
Cindy Pan, MD
Robert Lane, MD
Matthew Jandrisevits, PhD
 
All persons in control of content have NO relevant financial relationships to disclose 
 

Presenter: Megan K. Dishop, MD, Medical Director, Pediatric Anatomic Pathology, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Laboratories

Contact

Name: 
Karen Knippel
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 337-7451
Email: 
kknippel@mcw.edu
Session date: 
02/12/2016 - 8:30am to 9:30am CST
Location: 
Children's Hopsital of Wisconsin
9000 W. 92nd Street
Briggs and Stratton Auditorium (second floor)
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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Add to calendar: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

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