JPHC CE: Common Skin Disorders in Pediatric Skin of Color

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Copyright © 2019 by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 

This continuing education activity is administered by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) as an Agency providing continuing education credit. Individuals who complete this program and earn a 70% or higher score on the post test will be awarded 0.75 NAPNAP contact hours of which 0.25 is pharmacology content.

Keywords: dermatology, skin of color, acne, atopic dermatitis, pityriasis alba, tinea versicolor, progressive macular hypomelanosis, traction alopecia, and confluent and reticulated papillomatosis, pharmacologic treatment

Target Audience

Pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses

Learning Objectives

1. Discuss common skin conditions in pediatric patients with darker skin types.
2. Explain early clinical signs of inflammation in skin of color.
3. Understand the subtle differences in clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and treatment options, including pharmacologic management, for common dermatologic conditions in pediatric skin of color.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 Contact hours
Course opens: 
10/14/2019
Course expires: 
01/24/2021
Cost:
$10.00

Mayra B.C. Maymone, DDS, MD, DSc, Trainee, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Jacqueline D. Watchmaker, MD, Trainee, Department of Dermatology,Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Michelle Dubiel, MD, Trainee, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Stephen A. Wirya, MD, Trainee, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Lisa Y. Shen,MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Neelam A. Vashi, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine; US Department of Veteran Affairs, Boston Health Care System, Boston, MA.


Conflicts of interest: None to report

Dr. Maymone and Dr. Watchmaker should be considered as colead
authors.


Correspondence: Neelam A. Vashi, MD, Boston University School
of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, 609 Albany St., J108,
Boston, MA 02118; e-mail: nvashi@bu.edu.

Available Credit

  • 0.75 Contact hours

Price

Cost:
$10.00
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