This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Polices of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) through the joint sponsorship of the Westchester Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics, District II. The Westchester Academy is accredited by the MSSNY to provide continuing Medical Education for physicians.
The Academy designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA/PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Westchester Academy of Medicine adheres to ACCME Standards for Commercial Support SM of continuing medical education. All speakers participating in Continuing Medical Education activities are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest related to the content of their presentations.
AAP Chapter Member: $150.00
Residents, RN’s & RD’s: $100.00
Non-Member: $175.00
Program
7:30am - 8:00am
Registration & Breakfast
8:00am - 8:05am
Welcome
Drs. Jacobson and Cochran
8:05am - 9:00am
What is New with Food Allergies
Dr. Hugh Sampson
9:00am - 10:00am
Update on Infant Nutrition
Dr. Ekhard Ziegler
10:00am - 10:20am
Break & Exhibits
10:20am - 11:20am
Update on Calcium and Vitamin D
Dr. Steven Abrams
11:20am - 12:20pm
Prevention of Breastfeeding Tragedies: Be Knowledgeable
Dr. Richard Schanler
12:20pm - 1:15pm
Lunch (included)
1:15pm - 1:55pm
Prevention of Obesity
Dr. William Cochran
1:55pm - 2:35pm
Evaluation and Treatment of Obesity Associated Co-Morbidities
and the Metabolic Syndrome
Dr. Marc Jacobson
2:35pm - 2:55pm
Break & Exhibits
2:55pm - 3:35pm
Treatment of Pediatric Hyperlipidemia
Dr. Peter Kwiterovich
3:35pm - 4:00pm
Questions & Answers
4:00pm
Wrap Up
Drs. Jacobson and Cochran
Faculty
Steven Allen Abrams, M.D., FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
William J. Cochran, M.D., FAAP
(Co-Chair)
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Temple University School of Medicine
Vice Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Geisinger Clinic
Danville, PA
Marc S. Jacobson M.D., FAAP, FAHA
(Co- Chair)
Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Director, Pediatric Lipids and Weight Management
Nassau University Medical Center
East Meadow, NY
Peter O. Kwiterovich, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Chief, Lipid Research/Atherosclerosis Unit
Director, University Lipid Clinic
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Hugh A. Sampson, M.D., FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics and Immunobiology
Dean for Translational Biomedical Sciences
Director, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Richard J. Schanler, M.D., FAAP
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Hofstra University School of Medicine
Associate Chairman Department of Pediatrics
Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York
at North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY
Ekhard E. Ziegler, M.D., FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA