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The University of California,
Irvine Medical Center |
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PRESENTS:
A Guide to Children's Exercise in Health and Disease August, 2009
Hewitt Hall, School of Medicine Campus, Irvine , California Course Director:
Dan M. Cooper, M.D. Purpose:
Inform physicians and health care and exercise practitioners of the critical pediatric exercise issues in healthy children and children with disease. Exercise and fitness testing procedures will be presented to assist in the evaluation of children. Target Audience:
Pediatricians, primary care physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physical/occupational therapists, Kinesiologists, and other health care professionals interested in children’s health. Objectives: - Increase use of exercise testing methods and evaluate benefits and drawbacks of various methods.
- Increase use of physical activity assessment and body composition techniques and evaluate benefits and drawbacks of each method.
- Recognize and evaluate critical period of growth and development and describe the healthy options for physical activity (type, duration, frequency and intensity)during these periods
- Increase ability to identify common pediatric diseases that may benefit from exercises and nutritional considerations.
- Decrease risks and complications by early intervention and treatment for competitive athletes with medical conditions.
Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with Category 1 of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association Designation:
The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Disclosure:
It is the policy of the University of California , Irvine School of Medicine and the University of California CME Consortium to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all CME activities. Download Pamphlet at www.icts.uci.edu/events/CME2009.pdf
For more information, please contact:
Cathy Killaly
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
University of California, Irvine
(949) 824-0486
ckillaly@uci.edu
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