Provider Alert! Texas Children’s Health Plan to host special live CME event

Recognizing the Need for Referrals for Common Diseases

Identify the most common issues with cardiac, infectious and respiratory diseases and recognize when specialist referrals are necessary. This is a free, online CME course for contracted providers of the health plan provided by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Thursday, May 27, 2021 – 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Live stream via WebEx

CME Objectives:

• Identify the most common cardiac issues encountered in a General Pediatric Clinic and recognize when Cardiology referrals are necessary
• Identify common infectious disease work-up and when to refer to Infectious Disease specialists.
• Discuss methods to deliver the most effective asthma care and when to refer to Pulmonology.

 

To register, click here.

For questions, please email tchpcme@texaschildrens.org.

 

The CME will be presented by:

 

Ashley Joshi-Patel, DO

Assistant Professor, Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital
Speakers:

 

Regina L. Lantin-Hermoso, MD FAAP, FACC, FASE

Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology

Baylor College of Medicine

Medical Director, Main Campus Clinics

Texas Children’s Heart Center

 

Ryan Rochat MD, PhD, GEMS

Assistant Professor

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Texas Children’s Hospital

Baylor College of Medicine

 

Devika Rao, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Division of Respiratory Medicine

Department of Pediatrics

Medical Director of the Pulmonary Function Testing Laboratory, Children’s Health

 

Accreditation/Credit Statement:

Texas Children’s Hospital is accredited by Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Texas Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Disclosure Statement:

All planning committee members and speakers have reported no relationships with proprietary entities related to the content of this activity.

Persons involved in the planning of this activity have reported no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest.