Free Pediatrics CME

Listening First: Shared Decisions That Build Trust in Pediatric Obesity Care is a CME activity designed to support pediatricians in delivering effective, evidence-based care to children and adolescents with obesity. Despite the growing prevalence and risks of pediatric obesity, many clinicians face barriers such as limited training, low confidence, and discomfort initiating sensitive conversations.

This activity provides practical guidance on guideline-recommended screening, culturally and developmentally appropriate communication strategies, and the development of individualized treatment plans. With a focus on shared decision-making and building trust with families, participants will gain the tools needed to improve patient engagement and outcomes in pediatric obesity care.

In this online, self-learning activity:

Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (nRDS) remains a leading cause of respiratory failure and morbidity among preterm infants worldwide, despite major advances in antenatal steroids, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), and surfactant therapy. Contemporary guidelines emphasize early noninvasive respiratory support from birth, selective surfactant rescue once CPAP begins to fail, and structured, protocolized care across gestational age strata. Yet practice-pattern studies across high- and middle-income settings show wide variation in initial respiratory support, surfactant thresholds, and use of minimally invasive techniques, with extremely preterm and late preterm infants often receiving care that diverges from guideline-concordant pathways. These inconsistencies increase cumulative ventilator exposure and risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and other complications, underscoring a persistent implementation gap between best evidence and routine NICU care.