Thursday, October 17, 2013
8:00am to 9:00pm
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Medical Trauma and Children's Psychosocial Functioning: What is normal?
(Conferences / Seminars / Lectures)
22nd Annual Robert M. Heavenrich, MD, Endowed Guest Lecture presented by: Robert Noll, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
RSVP's are kindly requested for this event.
At the end of the activity, the participants will be better able to:
1.Describe expected social and emotional outcomes for children with severe chronic illness
2.Identify which children are at highest risk for psychosocial difficulties subsequent to the occurrence of medical trauma
3.Increase awareness of resilience and positive psychology in children with chronic illness
4.Explain an evolutionary model for understanding children's psychological reactions to medical trauma.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Michigan State University and Sparrow. Michigan State University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Michigan State University designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)(TM). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The target audience for this presentation includes department faculty, pediatric residents, medical students and community physicians.
No commercial support was obtained for this activity and potential conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to the educational activity to assure independence and balance of content. Conflicts, if any, will be disclosed prior to the start of the educational activity.
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