Presenter:
Susan Sirota, MD
Overview:
The Vaping Epidemic: Learning to Ask, Counsel and Treat
Objectives:
To increase awareness and education for pediatric providers
Dr. Sirota is a pediatrician in independent primary care practice for over 25 years. She received her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (formerly Children’s Memorial Hospital) where she also served as a chief resident. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine where she has been recognized for excellence in teaching and is the 2022 recipient of the Department of Pediatrics Distinguished Individual Contributed Service Award. Dr. Sirota is the Chief Medical Officer and Chairperson of PediaTrust, a large pediatric group practice without walls. Dr. Sirota is a national leader in pediatric practice management, pediatric telehealth, and the innovation of pediatric practice. In addition to serving as an AAP E-Cigarette Chapter Champion, she is active in the AAP’s Section on Administration and Practice Management and serves on the AAP National Conference and Exhibition Planning Group.
Financial Disclosures:
Susan Sirota, MD has disclosed she is a consultant/an advisor/and has ownership interest with Pediametrix. The relevant financial relationships noted for Susan Sirota have been mitigated.
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator.
Credits:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hour)
Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hour)
MOC-2 credit (1.00 hour)
Target Audience:
Pediatric Doctors and Providers
Faculty, residents, health care providers; medical students and trainees.
Accreditation:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.