Description

Presented by:
Karen Klein, MD
Interim Chief of the Endocrinology/Diabetes Division
Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA

Planners expect learners to:
1. Recommend early treatment with growth hormone for optimal height.
2. Use careful initiation of low dose estradiol treatment to initiate puberty between 11 - 12 years old.
3. Use regular monitoring of heart health, hearing, development, social skills and other co-morbidities.
4. Develop a plan for transition of care between pediatric and adult providers with attention to a high rate of non-compliance at that stage.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is accredited by the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABP MOC Part 2 Points
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit. Contact Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu for further details.

ABS Continuous Certification (CC)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn 1 credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. Contact Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu for further details.

Zoom Participants: Please contact Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu for webinar information. For CME credit, evaluations must be completed by 12pm on the Friday after Grand Rounds. Requests for the link to the current evaluation must be sent to Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu by NOON on the day of Grand Rounds.

Dr. Klein disclosed a financial relationship with AbbVie. The CME Committee has mitigated the potential conflict of interest and determined that this presentation is without bias. CME committee members, as a planning peers, reviewed Dr. Kittam’s financial relationship with Merck and Pfizere; Dr. Venturelli's financial relationship with Moderna and Dr. Kevin Yen's financial relationship with Biomarin Pharmaceutical, Eli Lily & Co. and Eton Pharmaceuticals, and found that these relationships were not relevant to this presentation. The following planners for this educational activity do not have relevant financial relationships to disclose: Sabina Ali, MD; Allison Coleman, MD; Nitisha Mehta, MD; RoseEllen Morrell, MD; Michelle Nakaishi, CPNP; Javay Ross MD; and Prachi Singh, DO.

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