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Saturday AM
Saturday, June 21, 2008
7:00 am - Continental Breakfast, Registration
8:00 am
ADHD-Current Diagnostic Strategies -Tracy Stroud, DO
Educational Objectives:
- Discuss the most recent DSM-IV definition of ADHD as it applies to children and review the suspected physiologic etiology for ADHD.
- Review evidence based tools that can be used to help in the assessment of a child with suspected ADHD.
- Determine the role of the school in the assessment of the child with suspected ADHD.
8:40 am - Q & A
8:50 am
ADHD-Medical and Non-medical Management - D. Paul Robinson, MD, Pediatric Residency Program Director and Associate Chairman for Education, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Child Health, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri
Educational Objectives:
- Based upon the currently understood pathophysiology of ADHD, discuss the available pharmacotherapeutic agents used in the management of this disorder.
- Determine the importance of behavioral management of ADHD and its interplay with phramacologic management.
- Review the most common non-pharmacologic therapies encountered in the office setting that are porported to treat ADHD.
9:30 am - Q & A
9:40 am - BREAK
9:50 am - Autism Spectrum Disorder -
Judith Miles, MD, PhD, William S Thompson Chair in Autism Research, Professor, Child Health & Pathology and Associate Director, Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Columbia, Missouri; and Janet Farmer, PhD, Professor, University of Missouri School of Health Professions and School of Medicine; Founding Director, Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Columbia, Missouri.
Educational Objectives:
- Provide the most current definition of autism spectrum disorder as it applies to children and adolescents and current etiologic theories.
- Review evidence based screening tools available for use in the office setting to detect children with autism as early as possible.
- Stress the importance of the primary care provider in care coordination of children with autism sprectrum disorder.
10:30 am - Q & A
10:40 am
Living with Autism-One Family’s Journey - Margaret Wang, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Child Health, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri
Educational Objectives:
- Outline the historical evolution of therapy for autism in the United States.
- Identify the most effective forms of therapy for autistic children and how they are best deployed in the home and school setting.
- Discuss resources currently available for parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder.
11:20 am - Q & A
11:30 am - LUNCH
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