Pediatric Hypertension: Clinical Approaches to Management
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Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward primary care physicians and advanced providers.
Statement of Need
This program will be a continuation of the discussion on pediatric hypertension. A prior podcast discussed the symptoms and diagnosis. This podcast will focus on effective treatment strategies. With the increase of childhood obesity and other risk factors, research has concluded a direct correlation to an increase in high blood pressure. According to the CDC, approximately 20% of children less than 19 are considered obese. https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html
Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
Moderator
Mark McDonald, M.D., FAAP
Medical Director
Norton Children's Hospital and Norton Children's Medical Center
Professor
Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care
UofL School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky
Speaker
Malavika Prasad, M.D.
Pediatric Nephrologist
Norton Children's Nephrology
Affiliated with UofL School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky
Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures
The planners, moderator and speaker of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Commercial Support
There was no commercial support for this activity.
Physician Credits
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For more information about continuing medical education, please send an email to cme@nortonhealthcare.org.
Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for .75 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.
For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or sally.sturgeon@nortonhealthcare.org.
Resources for Additional Study/References:
Pediatric Hypertension
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34311845/
Updates on Hypertension and New Guidelines
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31230693/
Date of Original Release | Oct. 2024; Information is current as of the time of recording.
Course Termination Date | Oct. 2026
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org
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