Evaluation & Management of Pediatric Hoarseness

Jonathan B. Ida, MD: Attending Physician, Otolaryngology; Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Disclosure: Jonathan Ida, MD, has no industry relationships to disclose and does not refer to products that are still investigational or not labeled for use in the context of this discussion.

Educational objectives

After the completion of this session, participants will be able to:

Discuss the significance and applied morbidity of hoarseness in the pediatric population
Identify common causes of hoarseness in children and how the epidemiology in children differs from that of adults
Highlight diagnostic characteristics which may identify laryngeal and surgical pathology in hoarse children
Delineate therapeutic options available, surgical and non-surgical, for hoarseness in the pediatric population
Explain how effective voice screening can be easily implemented in a pediatric practice

CME credit

You must view the entire webinar and follow the link given after webinar is finished to take the quiz and evaluation for credit.

Webinar was broadcast live on January 23, 2013. You can watch it on demand below and it will take approximately one hour to complete.

Go to luriechildrens.webex.com

Once on webinar website, navigate to Evaluation & Management of Pediatric Hoarseness.

This educational course on Pediatric Hoarseness will help helathcare providers detect when hoarsenss in a pediatric patient may be signs of another problem and what steps are involved in correct diagnosis and management.

This webinar will launch live on January 23, 2013. You must register in advance to view this webinar live. If you are unable to join us live on January 23, 2013 at noon, this webinar will be available on demand within 24 hours. You must view the webinar in its entirety in order to link to the quiz and earn CME credit. To register for this event, go to http://luriechildrens.webex.com. You may also go to that website to veiw the session once it has been recorded.

*After you have viewed the webinar, you will be automatically redirected to the Lurie Children’s website where you will be allowed to take the quiz for credit. You might need to close out of the presentation window to allow the redirect. If you are unable to view the quiz, please contact Claudia Pinto-Cooper at cpinto@luriechildrens.org

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credits are assigned for each module.