35th Annual ETSU Pediatrics Conference

Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals

35th Annual ETSU Pediatrics Conference

August 10-11, 2019

Saturday 7:30 am – 3:45 pm & Sunday 7:30 am – 12:45 pm

The James and Nellie Brinkley Center, Johnson City, TN

About this Conference:

The 35th 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.

Agenda:

Presentations:

Target Audience:

Physicians practicing in the specialties of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, residents/fellows, 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:

Discuss current guidelines and how to best practices to utilize these guidelines to make informed diagnostic and therapeutic decisions based on current scientific evidence in the areas of common office emergencies, pediatric dermatology, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric cardiology, pediatric anesthesiology, and vaccine reluctance.
Identify mechanisms to implement measures needed to enhance or maintain health and function of pediatric patients and prevent disease.

Address:

2001 Millennium Place, Johnson City, TN 37604

Accommodations:

Carnegie Hotel at 1216 W State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN 37604 has set aside a block of rooms and a special rate of $119.00 plus tax for the conference. Please mention pediatric conference when making reservations. This special rate expires July 9, 2019. Call 423-979-6400 for reservations.

Fees:

Registrant Type	Registration Fee
Physicians, NP’s, PA’s	$175
NP’s, PA’s	$150
Residents/Fellows (Non-ETSU)	$140
RN's, LPN's	$125
Unlicensed Students	$75
QCOM Students and Residents	NC
Prior QCOM Faculty/Residents	$150

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:

Activity Director:

Dawn Tuell, MD

Educational Planner:

Donna Dougherty
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 Members	Disclosure
Rajani Anand, MD	None
William Dodd, MD	None
Donna Dougherty, BS	None
Patricia A. Harnois-Church, PhD	None
Gayatri B. Jaishankar, MD	None
David Wood, MD	None

Speakers	Disclosure
Brittnea Adcock, DO, MBA	None
Erin Brickley, DO	None
Seth Brown, MD	None
Robert J. Clemons, MD	None
Amber Reynolds, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE, CLT	None
David Krol, MD, MPH, FAAP	None
Evan Los, MD	None
Brent McNew, MD	None
Ranjit Philip, MD	None
Thomas Yohannan, MD	None
Jackie York, MD	None

Accreditation:

ACCME 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 10.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE Credit: Up to 10.50 continuing nursing education hours have been approved for this conference. 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

East Tennessee State University College of Nursing implements a $15 certificate fee per conference. This fee covers the following: cost for being a provider of nursing contact hours, supplies, and nursing coordinator's time for completing necessary paperwork for each conference. If you would like to claim Nursing Contact Hours, please click here. Questions? Contact etsucne@etsu.edu.