Short Workshop Options
Short Workshops run for 50 minutes. Some are available only in the morning or only in the afternoon. You will select your workshops on the registration page.
(Offered Both Morning and Afternoon)
A. Pediatric Syncope: The Kid Who Passes Out
Brian Walsh, MD, FAAP & Fuad Kiblawi, MD, FAAP This workshop will help participants understand the common causes of pediatric syncope, identify concerning “red flags” in pediatric syncope and indications for emergent evaluation and understand the expected evaluation of children after syncopal episodes.
B. Bumps, Lumps & Rashes: What’s New in Dermatology & When There is More Than Meets the Eye
Kimberly Morel, MD, FAAD, FAAP (AM) or Helen Shin, MD (PM)
This workshop will provide updates on management of dermatologic conditions, recognizing a variety of conditions that present in the skin and those rashes requiring urgent medical attention.
C. What’s New at DYFS – Robert Morgan, MD and Margarita Marriaga
The workshop will present on recent changes in the NJDYFS Program regarding case identification, provision of services and expanded child health units. These are new assets for community providers to be aware of to aid in the management of vulnerable children and families.
(Only Available in the Morning)
D. Stress Management for Kids: The Third Wave of Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Steven Gordon, PhD, ABPP This workshop will teach participants how to identify the three waves of behavior therapy, and the six core processes of the third wave.
E. Vitamin D Deficiency in Children - Its Causes, Consequences & Repair
Robert Heaney, MD, FACP, FASN, FACN This workshop will characterize vitamin D status of children in America today; define vitamin D inputs needed to achieve specific levels of vitamin D repletion; identify sources of vitamin D available to help satisfy needs of the body, and discuss and evaluate the safety of various vitamin D repletion regimens.
(Only available in the Afternoon)
F. Healthcare Guidelines for Parenting Tweens
Evelyn Shalom, MA, AASECT
This workshop will describe guidelines that healthcare professionals should share with parents of tweens, and will offer tips and practice for talking with tweens about difficult issues.
G. X to Gen XXL: Strategies for Preventing Childhood Obesity
Keith Ayoob, EdD, RD, FADA At least 1 in 3 children is either overweight or obese and the consequences are devastating for health and the health care system. Nutrition has its greatest impact in the arena of prevention and this workshop focuses on screening tools and strategies for preventing, addressing, and treating childhood weight issues