2021 Child Maltreatment Symposium

Thursday, October 21, 2021, 9:00 AM - Friday, October 22, 2021, 1:00 PM, Virtual


An annual two day Symposium on the topic of Child Maltreatment provided by the Child Abuse Pediatrics Division at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. The purpose of the Symposium is to bring awareness to the different aspects of child abuse and neglect to a diverse audience to help educate individual that work on child abuse and neglect cases. The Child Maltreatment Symposium will consist of 8 lecturers that will present on topics associated with sub-populations within the field of child maltreatment and on wellness for providers. At this year's Symposium, the Division of Child Abuse Pediatrics will collaborate virtually with experts within the field of pediatric medicine, law enforcement, social work, and other members that work within the field to combat child abuse and neglect.

1. Describe youth's online behaviors and dispel generalizations.
2. Identify effective technology safety messaging.
3. Participants will be able to describe the difference between concrete and abstract questions.
4. Participants will be able to describe the links between question types and how memories are encoded.
5. Identify the essential tools for building and maintaining resiliency.
6. To review the epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in children presenting with sexual abuse.
7. To review signs, symptoms and clinical presentations of commonly encountered infections.
8. Describe at least 3 types of nonfatal and fata aquatic child maltreatment.
9. List at least 4 possible indicators of aquatic pediatrics abuse and homicide.
10. State at least 3 medical medical inviestigative questions to ask to help identify and recognize aquatic child maltreatment.
11. Describe best practices for having difficult conversations about child abuse.
12. Identify key environmental factors that influence epigenetics.

Pricing Rates

Standard:

2-day: $120

1-day: $60

Government/Nonprofit Employees, Lurie Children's Employees and Trainees:

2-day: $100

1-day: $50

*Please note: if you are a government/nonprofit employee, Lurie Children's employee, or trainee, the above pricing reflects a registration discount ($50 for one day; $100 for two days).

Please click here to register.

 

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

More Information

Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (9.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (9.75 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Feinberg School of Medicine - adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.