VH1320: Council on Child Abuse and Neglect Program

Children Exposed to and Endangered by Drugs

Sunday, October 10, 2021

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CDT

CME: 1.50

Session Type: Section/Council Program

Topic(s): Child Abuse & Neglect

Sponsor(s): Council on Child Abuse and Neglect

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Rx (Pharmacology): 0.75 Rx CS (Controlled Substance): 0.75

The opioid epidemic has influenced parents’ ability to safely care for their children. This program will discuss prevalence and risk associated with drug exposure in children; modalities for drug screening and importance of confirmatory testing; and ways pediatricians can partner with child welfare and community resources to mitigate early childhood adversities related to drug exposure.

Virtual Faculty(s)

Stephanie Anne Deutsch, MD, FAAP, MS

Co-Medical Director, CARE (Children at Risk Evaluation) Team; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Nemours Children's Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University
Wilmington, Delaware, United States

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Karen Farst, MD, MPH, FAAP

Medical Director, Team fo Children at Risk, Arkansas Children's Hospital
Section Chief, Children at Risk, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Kathryn "Kathi" M. Wells, MD, FAAP

Director, Kempe Center, Section Head, Child Abuse and Neglect
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Moderator(s)

NA

Norrell K. Atkinson, MD, FAAP

Physician
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Stephen Messner, MD, FAAP

Medical Director
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Speaker(s)

Kaitlyn Simmons, MD MPH

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States

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Award Presenter(s)

Suzanne Haney, MD, MS, FAAP

Division Chief, Child Abuse Pediatrics
Children's Hospital & Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Award Recipient(s)

CL

Carolyn Levitt, MD, FAAP