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Small for Gestational Age:
Issues in 2008

A continuing medical education (CME) symposium

   
Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa
Coral Ballroom
Honolulu, Hawaii

    

TARGET AUDIENCE
The target audience for this educational activity is pediatricians, neonatologists, pediatric endocrinologists, and other pediatric specialists caring for children who are born small for gestational age.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon attending this symposium, the physician should be able to:

  • Identify the genetic determinants of size at birth and how they influence future risk factors

  • Recognize the potential comorbidities of being born SGA

  • Integrate management strategies for growth into current practice
CME CERTIFICATION
 
 
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the American Academy of CME, Inc. and Scherer Clinical Communications. The American Academy of CME, Inc. is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT
The American Academy of CME, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 
DISCLOSURE
According to the disclosure policy of the Academy, faculty, editors, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control content are required to disclose any significant relationships with relevant commercial companies related to this activity. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are reviewed. If a conflict is identified, it is the responsibility of the Academy to initiate a mechanism to resolve the conflict(s). The existence of these interests or relationships is not viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of the presentation.

All educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies reported, and levels of evidence.

AGENDA

7:00PM - 7:30PM Registration
7:30PM – 7:40PM Overview of SGA
Anita Hokken-Koelega, MD, Chair
7:40PM – 8:00PM Genetic Determinants of Size at Birth
Ken K. Ong, MD, PhD, MRCPCH
8:00PM – 8:20PM Assessing the Risk of Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome
Docteur Claire Levy-Marchal
8:20PM – 8:40PM The Treatment of Growth Failure in SGA Children
Anita Hokken-Koelega, MD
8:40PM – 9:00PM Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks
Anita Hokken-Koelega, MD, Chair

FACULTY

Anita Hokken-Koelega, MD
Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology
Erasmus University Medical Center
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Docteur Claire Levy-Marchal
Directeur Unite 690 Inserm
Hopital Robert Debre
Paris, France

Ken K. Ong, MD, PhD, MRCPCH
MRC Group Leader & Paediatric Endocrinologist
Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit
Institute of Metabolic Science
Addenbrooke’s Hospital
Cambridge, United Kingdom

   
This program is supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk Inc.
  

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