Program Description: 

Core Conference: This 3-4x monthly conference series covers crucial ABP content areas that require further reinforcement or are not covered frequently in clinical care. Specialists throughout the DOP help lead these sessions. The goal is to refresh key concepts that will be applicable to initial or recertification boards for Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Describe the distribution and usage trends of novel drugs of abuse
  • Discuss the differences in pharmacology and distribution of these substances as compared to other abused substances
  • Define the various categories of novel drugs of abuse as well as specific agents
  • Provide general guidance of diagnosis and treatment of patients intoxicated with novel drugs of abuse
Faculty & credentials: 

Activity Director(s):

Patrick McCarthy, MD
Program Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Associate Professor/Section of Hospital Medicine/Department of Pediatrics
Medical College of WI/Children's WI

Dr. Andrew Farkas
Assistant Director, Emergency Medicine
Medical College of WI/Children's WI

Contact

Name: 
Judy Borchardt
Phone number: 
+1 (262) 443-9986
Email: 
jborchardt@mcw.edu

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).

Session date: 
01/03/2024 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm CST
Location: 
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference Room Suite 560
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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  • 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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