Maximizing oral health in children: A review for physician assistants; Vasculitis: Diagnosis and treatment of blood vessel wall inflammation

Program Description:

This activity is taken from the July 2012 issue of JAAPA. It includes the CME articles "Maximizing oral health in children: A review for physician assistants" and "Vasculitis: Diagnosis and treatment of blood vessel wall inflammation." Please note that both topics are included in the post-test.

Activity Objectives:

For "Maximizing oral health in children: A review for physician assistants":

• Describe the concept of a dental home for children


• Perform an appropriate oral health risk assessment and physical examination for children


• Recognize effective preventive strategies and treatment for dental decay/caries as well as when a referral to a dental professional is appropriate

• Describe the pathophysiology of vasculitis and common manifestations of the primary forms


• Apply the Chapel Hill criteria to classify primary vasculitides


• Formulate a diagnostic plan for when the index of suspicion for systemic vasculitis is high


• Discuss current treatments, including major toxicities and common adverse effects



Credits	Type	Accreditation Statement	Designation Statement
1.00	AAPA Category I CME Credit	This material has been reviewed by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.	This material has been approved for 1 hour of clinical Category I (Preapproved) CME credit by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Faculty:

ORAL HEALTH
Christopher R. Castellano, PA-C
PA student when this article was written
Seton Hall University PA program
South Orange, NJ

Denise Rizzolo, PA-C, PhD
Associate professor
Seton Hall University PA program
PA practicing at the Care Station
Springfield, NJ
Invited speaker
AAPA Oral Health Chapter Series

VASCULITIS
Jean M. Covino, DHSc, MPA, PA-C
Associate clinical professor
Coordinator of PA graduate education
Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY

Jennifer Hofmann-Ribowsky, MS, PA-C
Assistant clinical professor
Academic coordinator, PA program
Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY

Disclosures:

None of the authors have indicated any relationships to disclose relating to the content of these articles.

Instructions:

AAPA members may continue to complete and submit JAAPA post-tests on the AAPA Web site by going to www.aapa.org and searching for keyword JAAPA post-tests. All PAs, including those who are not members of AAPA, may complete and submit post-tests online for no charge here at myCME. To obtain 1 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit, PAs must receive a score of 70% or better on each test taken.

Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all test questions, completed the post-test survey, and have received your digital copy of your credit certificate. Your online certificate will be saved on myCME.com within your Profile/Exam History, which you can then access at any time.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.

MACINTOSH^® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20 MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.