CME

Accreditation Statement
The Miami Children's Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The Miami Children's Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 60.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Learning Objectives
This course will present new, pediatric state-of-the-art knowledge and topics relevant to the practice of pediatrics. It will synthesize for the practicing pediatrician knowledge of Adolescent Medicine, Allergy & Immunology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, Pediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Preventive Medicine/Community Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Radiology, Rheumatology and other childhood conditions. It will improve skills in patient management in both the outpatient and hospitalized setting.

Upon completion of the program, the participant should be able to:

• Recognize new state-of-the-art knowledge in pediatric care;
• Enhance and advance one's knowledge in different pediatric subspecialties;
• Apply these newly acquired skills to the management of various childhood diseases.
  

Faculty Disclosure/Conflict of Interest Resolution Statement

The "Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy" of Miami Children's Hospital requires that faculty participating in any CME activity disclose to the audience any relationship(s) with a pharmaceutical or equipment company. Any presenter whose disclosed relationship proves to create a conflict of interest with regard to their contribution to the activity will not be permitted to present. Miami Children's Hospital also requires that faculty participating in any CME activity disclose to the audience when discussing any unlabeled or investigational use of any commercial product or device not yet approved for use in the United States. Whenever a faculty member has reported financial relationships with one or more commercial interests, Miami Children's Hospital works with them to resolve such conflicts to ensure that the content presented is free of commercial bias. The content of the presentation is required to meet this standard:

• A slide will be prepared addressing disclosures;
• Disclosures will also be added to handouts and the syllabus;
• Disclosures will be announced by the moderator verbally to participants.

Americans with Disabilities Act
Miami Children's Hospital fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and with the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant of the 47th Annual Miami Children's Hospital Pediatric Postgraduate Course, "Perspectives in Pediatrics" is in need of special accommodations, please contact the course registrar at (305) 662-8357 by January 15, 2012.