Activity Description:

The lecture will cover how a primary care provider can evaluate early puberty in girls. Specifically, the physiology of puberty, distinguishing between central and precocious puberty, and distinguishing between pathology and benign conditions. The clinical and biochemical evaluation of puberty as well as management options by a pediatric endocrinologist will also be discussed.

Target Audience: 

Specialties - Internal Medicine

Professions - Physician

Learning Objectives:

  • Explore physiology of puberty, including central and peripheral precocious puberty.
  • Examine clinical evaluation of puberty and distinguish between pathology and benign conditions.
  • Discuss management options

Moderator:

Presenter: Aristides Maniatis, MD

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support:  

This Activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.*The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: 

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidenced-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties involved in content development are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. The HCA Healthcare Continental Division has identified, reviewed, and mitigated all conflicts of interest that speakers, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, or relevant staff disclose prior to the delivery of any educational activity. The CME planning committee who are in a position to control the content of this CME Activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. 

Session date: 
06/25/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm MDT
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance

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Faculty List: 
Speaker(s)

Aristides Maniatis, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.