Date & Location
Friday, May 8, 2020, 8:00 AM - Sunday, May 7, 2023, 11:59 PM

Target Audience
Specialties - Neonatology

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician (Attendance) (1.00 hours), Nursing Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours)

Overview

Babies with abnormal head shapes generally have one of two conditions, deformational plagiocephaly or synostosis, that can be distinguished on physical exam. Traditionally synostosis has been repaired at older ages with a large operation between 6 to 12 months, and therefore, referrals have been delayed until this age. With newer minimally invasive techniques, early surgery is an option, but requires early diagnosis and referral before 3 months of age. This presentation will address how to establish the correct diagnosis and know when to make an early referral.


ACCME Objectives
  1. Identify the basic growth patterns of the normal infant skull.
  2. Identify the conditions that cause abnormal skull development, including plagiocephaly and craniosynostosis.
  3. Identify how to diagnose and treat infant skull deformity conditions.

ANCC Learning Outcomes
  1. Identify the basic growth patterns of the normal infant skull.
  2. Identify the conditions that cause abnormal skull development, including plagiocephaly and craniosynostosis.
  3. Identify how to diagnose and treat infant skull deformity conditions.

Accreditation

The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. (#PO258)

The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 nursing contact hour(s). Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.