North Pacific Pediatric Society

The NPPS 181st Scientific Conference highlights the beauty and intelligence of the Pacific Northwest region as we continue our tradition of high-quality CME, presenting current advances practical to primary care pediatricians with perspectives that highlight how far we have come as a specialty and a society. During our three-day event, NPPS will demonstrate what makes our organization distinct among medical societies, blending a passion for camaraderie, education, exploration and enjoyment which transcends the typical CME program and creates a memorable and transformative experience which is the reason why our members return for years and decades. Set at Suncadia Resort on the sunny Cascades, this conference aims to be a family friendly event focused on creating an environment that is educational and social at many levels representing the strengths of our profession of pediatrics — then, now and into the future. This is a must-attend event for the busy pediatrician and family practice physician.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Elements, Criteria, and Standards of Accreditation of the Washington State Medical Association CME Accreditation Committee through the partnership of Seattle Children’s and North Pacific Pediatric Society.

Seattle Children’s, a Washington State Medical Association accredited sponsor, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 11 hours in Category I to satisfy the re-licensure of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.

Seattle Children’s designates this education activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

At the end of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate common pediatric and adolescent gynecology issues, including abnormal bleeding, ovarian cysts, and vulvovaginal complaints.
• Analyze reproductive care for adolescents, including in teens with physician or mental disabilities.
• Distinguish parents who are hesitant about childhood vaccinations from those who are entrenched in their opposition to vaccinations.
• Develop techniques to explore hesitant parents’ motivation for vaccination and build trust that supports their choosing vaccination.
• Evaluate the characteristics of an obesogenic environment.
• Examine the relationship between obesity and global environment.
• Outline the current guidelines for the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV.
• Evaluate successes and challenges in caring for HIV infected children and adolescents.
• Recognize the limits of parental decision-making for children.
• Specify the reasons for respecting adolescent confidentiality.
• Evaluate non-cardiac chest pain, vasovagal, syncope and benign palpitations in pediatric patients.
• Recognize when to refer patients for additional testing for chest pain, syncope, palpitations.
• Diagram the signs and symptoms of concussion.
• Design a return to play plan for a concussed athlete.
• Diagnose common immune system problems with simple signs and symptoms.
• Evaluate diagnostic tests used for the initial evaluation of immune system dysfunction.
• Analyze the droopy eyelid and the white pupil.
• Outline the differential diagnosis and treatment of the droopy eyelid and the white pupil.
• Generate an approach genital herpes issues in children.
• Specify common misconceptions and fears regarding genital herpes.