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Doris Greenberg, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics; Mercer University School of Medicine; Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician; Backus Children's Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center; Savannah, GeorgiaDoris Greenberg, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA

Wednesday, November 4 07:00-09:00 a.m.
310 - Addressing ADHD Issues Across the Life Span: Optimizing Patient Management Strategies I PD RX
1.5 credits - Room: Mandalay Bay Ballroom GH
Doris Greenberg, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics; Mercer University School of Medicine; Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician; Backus Children's Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center; Savannah, Georgia
Jefferson B. Prince, MD, Director, Child Psychiatry; North Shore Medical Center; Salem, Massachusetts; Staff, Child Psychiatry; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School; Boston, Massachusetts

The session will provide participants with education on the proper screening, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD in children, adolescents, and adults.

7:00-7:30 a.m. Breakfast
7:30-9:00 a.m. Symposium

This educational activity is supported by an independent medical educational grant from Shire.
This activity is sponsored by CME LLC. Veritas Institute for Medical Education, Inc. is the content provider.

Thursday, November 5 07:45-09:00 a.m.
414 - Autistic Spectrum Disorder: DOS vs. Windows CA PD
1.25 credits - Room: Mandalay Bay Ballroom IJ
Doris Greenberg, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics; Mercer University School of Medicine; Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician; Backus Children's Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center; Savannah, Georgia

This lecture will try to offer help in early detection, ways to conceptualize the disorder for families, and will emphasize the role of the practitioner to coordinate the many services and therapies needed. It will also emphasize how to talk about alternative therapies which may be questionable and how to treat comorbid symptoms. It should provide an approach to the patient who is early in diagnosis to help shape family attitudes toward constructive outcomes.

By participating in this session, attendee will be able to

  1. List why there is a need for early autism interventions.
  2. Recognize the necessity of initiating treatment immediately once a diagnosis of autism is suspected.
  3. Recognize the early and unique signs of the autistic spectrum disorder in order to begin intervention.
  4. Diagnose co-morbid problems which may respond to medication in autistic spectrum disorders.
  5. Evaluate the role of a physician in directing parents and patients through the complexities of services required.
Thursday, November 5 09:15-10:30 a.m.
428 - Tourette's Syndrome: A Trinity of Symptoms CA RX PD
1.25 credits - Room: Mandalay Bay Ballroom IJ
Doris Greenberg, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA

This Lecture will outline the current thinking about Tourette syndrome since it often includes co-morbid ADHD, OCD, and Anxiety Disorders. The make up of this trinity will be discussed and the ramification of making this diagnosis, as well as impart on insurability, and the natural cause of the disorder. Medication use for symptoms in the context of the comorbid problems will be discussed.

By participating in this education activity, participants will be able to:

  1. List the symptoms of Tourette's syndrome and differentiate the types of tics and movements which are often associated with this syndrome.
  2. Recognize the potentiality for co-morbid diagnoses like ADHD and OCD.
  3. Discuss the characteristics of a proper evaluation and also appreciate what not to do.
  4. List resources to help patients and families once a diagnosis is made.
  5. Understand the role of medications in treating the tics as well as the co-morbidities.

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