34th Annual ETSU Pediatrics Conference

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34th Annual ETSU Pediatrics Conference

August 11, 2018

7:30 am – 5:00 pm

Millennium Centre

Johnson City, TN 37604

About this Conference:

You spoke, we listened! Now a one-day event at a new location! Previously known as the ETSU Southwest VA Pediatrics Conference the 34th Annual ETSU Pediatrics Conference is geared towards providers who care for children in East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Northwest North Carolina and Southeast Kentucky. Please join us as we discuss a number of clinical topics where new evidence is emerging for the prevention and treatment of pediatric conditions. Our keynote speaker will discuss the new infant nutrition guidelines.

Keynote Speaker:

George Fuchs, MD

Agenda:

Click here to view the agenda

Presentations:

Click here to view presentations (as they become available).

Target Audience:

Physicians practicing in the specialties of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, nurses, medical and nursing students

Overall Conference Objectives:

As a result of attending this activity, the participant will be able to:

Utilize current guidelines to make informed diagnostic and therapeutic decisions based on current scientific evidence.
Implement measures needed to enhance or maintain health and function and prevent disease.

Address:

2001 Millennium Place, Johnson City, TN 37604

Click here for a map

Accommodations:

Carnegie Hotel

1216 W State of Franklin Road
Johnson City, TN 37604

Fees:

Registration Type	Early Bird through 7/28/18	Beginning 7/29/2018 through 8/10/2018	On-Site Registration
Physicians	$175	$200	$250
Non-physicians	$150	$175	$225
Residents/Fellows	$125	$150	$200
Unlicensed Students	$75	$100	$150
QCOM Students & Residents/Fellows	NC	NC	NC

All registration fees must be paid in full at the time of registration to avoid paying additional fees. Registrations after 8/10/2018 are accepted on the day of the event; on-site registrations incur an additional fee of $50 for each registrant type.

Cancellation Policy:

Registration fees are refundable less a $50.00 administrative fee, for cancellations received in writing a minimum of 14 days prior to the activity date. Refunds are not provided when the registration fee is $50.00 or less, or when a cancellation request is received less than 14 days prior to the start of the activity.

ETSU Quillen College of Medicine reserves the right to cancel CME activities. If an activity is cancelled, registrants will receive a full refund.

Registration:

Click here to register

Activity Director:

Dawn Tuell, MD

Educational Planner:

Donna Dougherty, BS
Educational Planner
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Quillen College of Medicine
East Tennessee State University
(423) 439-8078
dougherty@etsu.edu

Conflicts of Interest:

Activity Director	Disclosure
Dawn Tuell, MD	None

Planning Committee	Disclosure
Donna Dougherty, BS	None
Patricia Harnois-Church, PhD	None
Gayatri Jaishankar, MD	None
David Wood, MD	None

Accreditation:

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 Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University. The Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit: Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE Credit with Pharmacology: Up to a total of 8.25 continuing nursing education hours have been approved for this conference with 1.0 CNE designated as pharmacology contact hours. East Tennessee State University College of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.