2025 SCAAP Annual Meeting Education and Accreditation

OVERVIEW:

The 2025 SCAAP Annual Meeting aims to equip pediatricians and other pediatric healthcare professionals with the latest information on health topics impacting children and adolescents in South Carolina. Key areas of focus will include pediatric obesity, mycoplasma, autism, STIs, growth failure, newborn metabolic screening, and practice culture. Through a blend of lectures, case presentations, and interactive discussions, attendees will enhance their ability to improve care for their patients, families, and healthcare teams.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:
  • Apply evidence-based strategies to address key pediatric health issues, including obesity, autism spectrum disorder, and community-acquired pneumonia, through accurate diagnosis and effective management plans.
  • Describe best practices for adolescent health care, including screening, counseling, and prevention strategies related to substance use.
  • Examine public health priorities, policies, and surveillance activities relevant to pediatric populations in South Carolina.
  • Summarize important Medicaid updates, pharmacy programs, and benefits to optimize care delivery for pediatric patients.
  • Implement strategies to enhance pediatric practice management, preventive care delivery, and quality improvement using business and clinical data.
  • Explore professional resources and opportunities for pediatricians, including AAP membership, advocacy involvement, and development of CATCH grant proposals.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

  • Physicians
  • Advanced Practice Providers
  • Resident Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Other members of the interprofessional team.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS

Faculty

  • Chip Hart, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Deborah Greenhouse, MD, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Elizabeth Mack, MD, MS, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Emily Black, MD, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Eunice Medina, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Katherine Richardson, MD, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Kevin Wessinger, MD, FAAP, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Linda Bell, MD, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Martha J. Wunsch, MD, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Phillip Ford, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Rachael Zweigoron, MD, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Roula Choueiri, MD, Associate Professor, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Julie Linton, MD, FAAP, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Shawna McCafferty, MD, FAAP, faculty for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Relationships

  • Allison Lunsford, MD, faculty for this educational event, has relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose: Speaker/Speakers Bureau for Sanofi.

Planners

None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.


All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

CE CREDIT INSTRUCTIONS

Continuing Education Certificates will be awarded based on the participant attending the activity, completing the overall evaluation, and calculation of sessions attended.

CLAIMING MOC INSTRUCTIONS

In order to claim MOC attendees must:
  • Successfully complete the 2025 SCAAP Annual Meeting overall evaluation and MOC quiz.
  • In the evaluation, provide permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the ABP.
  • Ensure the ABP Diplomate Number, SC Medical License Number, and Date of Birth in MM/DD/YEAR format is entered correctly in the evaluation.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS

 

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics, South Carolina Chapter. The New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

FIRM, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

FIRM, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 11.75 contact hours.

"Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 11.75 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit."