Topic: Precocious Puberty

Educational Series Objectives: By the end of the activity, participants will be able to:

1. Apply knowledge gained by lectures from pediatric sub specialists to clinical practice.
2. Apply recent updates in standards of care to clinical practice
3. Identify and apply cultural and ethnic data to clinical care 

Educational  Session Objectives: By the end of the activity, participants will be able to:

1. Identify and distinguish between endocrine systems which regulate puberty.
2. Discuss common puberty mimickers.
3. Define precocious puberty in girls and boys.
4. Initiate work up for a patient with precocious puberty.

Target Audience: Physician Focus: Pediatrics

Planners (varies): Douglas Balster, Chief Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente RWC; Sarah Nanni, MD, Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente SMM; Marissa Aillaud, MD, FAAP, Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente, RWC

CME Staff: Julia Carranza, CME Coordinator; Alvin Ting, CME COE

Speakers: Dr. Karen Huang, Pediatric Endocrinology, KP Santa Clara

Resources: see power point presentation references

Disclosure: The presenters and program planners of this conference have disclosed that he/she has no relevant nancial relationships with commercial interest. The CME Department has reviewed their disclosure information for the planner(s) and/or committee / faculty for this program and they do not have relationship(s) that present a conflict of interest.

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City takes responsibility for the content , quality and scientific integrity of this CME Activity.

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Accreditation Statement:

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Statement:

The Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.