Online CME: Pediatrics CME 2010: Pediatrics in Practice: Health - Promoting Health Among Adolescent Girls: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center: September 28, 2010
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Pediatrics in Practice: Health - Promoting Health Among Adolescent Girls
CME Sponsor:
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Location:
Course Directors/Instructors: TBA
Registration Fee:
Online Learning Module Fee
$5.00
Number of Credits:
0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
0.5 Nursing Contact Hours
Target Audience:
The intended audience for the completion of these modules include the diverse sector of child health professionals including pediatricians, nurse practitioners, family practitioners, registered nurses and social workers.
Learning Objectives:
- Articulate a Bright-Futures definition of health and how it provides a framework for effective smoking prevention and cessation practice
- Explain the status of adolescent female health, the prevalence of smoking among this population and the impact of nicotine on their health
- Describe how adolescent female health depends on the health of their families and communities
- Discuss the importance of acknowledging the strengths of the child, family, and community as partners in health and smoking prevention and cessation
- Identify the child's, family's, and health professional's concerns or agendas during a health visit
