Pediatric Pearls Fall

Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Hyatt Schaumburg on Golf, Schaumburg, IL


One-day in-person program designed for the primary care professionals covering issues commonly confronted in their daily practice. Featured lectures will cover back pain, common fractures, preventive cardiology, childhood obesity, short stature, ALL leukemia, recurrent UTIs, bed wetting, screening for visual issues and pharmaceutical dosing & compounding.

1. Identify the most common causes of back pain in children and adolescents
2. Recognize "red flags" that signal serious causes of back pain
3. Recognize common fracture patterns in children
4. Provide initial management of some types of uncomplicated fractures and recognize when referral is warranted
5. Explain the rationale for universal lipid screening
6. Council the patients on how to manage and reduce their lipid levels
7. Define childhood obesity and treatment options
8. Discuss the future of childhood obesity and its implications
9. Identify poor growth patterns in various age groups, including abnormal growth velocity
10. Explain the initial evaluation and when to refer for further testing / intervention
11. Recognize new treatment modalities for pediatric pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) including targeted drug delivery and immunotherapies
12. Identify opportunities for partnership with primary care during ALL treatment and survivorship
13. Identify various urinary tract anomalies and how these differences can lead to UTIs
14. Explain the role of urodynamic testing in recurrent UTIs
15. Identify lower urinary tract dysfunction and its manifestations including urinary incontinence, nocturnal enuresis
16. Utilize simple strategies for initiating effective voiding behavior modification, bowel management and discuss referral to the Lurie Children’s Bladder Function Improvement Training (BFIT) Program
17. Recognize age-appropriate vision screening techniques and tools for children from infancy through adolescence, and when referral is necessary
18. Identify common pediatric vision disorders (e.g., amblyopia, strabismus, refractive errors) and describe their early signs, risk factors, and the importance of timely intervention to prevent long-term visual impairment
19. Recognize age related factors that impact medication dosing
20. Describe different drug formulations and delivery methods for pediatric patients and common medication safety challenges and methods to prevent errors

*Mailing and/or faxing registration has been discontinued.

Register by November 9, 2025.

ONLINE (preferred method): Preferred method. Registration and payment at luriechildrens.org/pearls.

CALL-IN: Registration and payment by calling Stephanie Cardona at 312.227.7411, or Claudia Cooper at 312.505.1736.

PRICING

MDs, DOs, PhDs, APRNs $175

CIN and CCPA Members, Fellows, RNs, Other Health Care Professionals, Hospital Employees $150

Residents and Medical Students $100 

Registration is due approximately 10 days prior to each course and is non-refundable. If registering for the discount packages, please complete by November 9, 2025. There is a strict no-refund policy unless request is received seven days prior to the event. Consideration will be given to emergency situations and a credit for a future event will be offered.

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 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For questions or more information, call 312.227.7411 or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected].

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.75 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (6.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.75 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

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