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The mission of the University of Hawai`i Pediatric Residency Program (UHPRP), a three-year program designed to prepare physicians for a career in Primary Care Pediatrics, is to educate and train pediatricians who will lead the community in caring and advocating for the children of Hawai`i and the Pacific Basin. UHPRP is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The program is also committed to the promotion of an environment that nurtures fulfillment and quality research opportunities. Distinctive features of the program include a broad spectrum of pediatric pathology and cross-cultural experiences afforded by the multicultural population of Hawai`i, the close involvement of subspecialty and general pediatric faculty in the day to day training of residents and the emphasis on continuity of care.

The program is based at the Kapi`olani Medical Center for Women and Children (KMCWC), a maternal-child academic complex serving Hawai`i and the Pacific Basin. The administrative and faculty offices for the JABSOM Department of Pediatrics, as well as classrooms, are located in the KMCWC Tower Complex.

Four other hospitals -- Queen's Medical Center, Shriners Hospital for Children, and Tripler Army Medical Center -- participate in the training program. Additionally, there are a number of outreach clinics and sites which provide important components of the training program including Queen Emma Clinics, Kokua Kalihi Valley Health Center, Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility and Straub Clinic and Hospital.

Announcements

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Visiting Physician--Masato Takahashi, MD--April 5-9, 2010

Dr. Masato Takahashi is a Board-Certified Pediatric Cardiologist at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California. He completed his residency and fellowship training at Indiana University Medical Center. His interests include a wide range of Kawasaki Disease studies, such as its treatment and etiology, children with aneurysms, and clinical trials in Kawasaki. He has over 60 peer-reviewed publications and 22 book chapter publications. He was also recently the President of the Western Society of Pediatric Cardiology.

Monday, 4/5, 12:30pm CME Monday Noon Conference** (KMCWC Auditorium)

Topic: Congestive heart failure (CHF) in children --- “All that wheezes are not asthma”

Objectives: At the end of this session, the audience will understand:

Basic pathophysiology of CHF and unique features of CHF in children
Identifying intracardiac and extracardiac triggers of CHF
Various pharmacologic interventions designed to ameliorate CHD

Tuesday, 4/6, 12:30pm Pediatric Resident Conference (KMCWC Carter Conference Room, 2^nd Floor)

Topic: Basics of cardiovascular physical examination --- “Let’s get acquainted with our patient before you send him/her to MRI”

Wednesday, 4/7, 12:30pm Pediatric Resident Conference (KMCWC Carter Conference Room, 2^nd Floor)

Topic: Review of heart sounds and murmurs --- “Innocent or guilty?”

Thursday, 4/8, 8:00am CME Pediatric Grand Rounds **(KMCWC Auditorium)

Topic: Transitioning from pediatric care to adult or life-long care: “Adults are not big kids!”

Objectives: At the end of this session, the audience will recognize:

The steps needed to prepare cardiac patients for a physically and emotionally healthy adult life.
The ideal time for transitioning into adult care.
The need to assist our patients to take possession of their health issues by incremental steps.

Thursday, 4/8, 12:30pm Pediatric Resident Conference (KMCWC Carter Conference Room, 2^nd Floor)

Topic: Pediatric ECG—“Einthoven and all that jazz”

Friday, 4/9, 12:30pm Pediatric Resident Conference (KMCWC Carter Conference Room, 2^nd Floor)

Topic: Assessment of cyanosis in newborns --- “Can blue be beautiful?”

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**The Hawai’i Consortium for Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Hawai’i Consortium for Continuing Medical Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 category 1 credits toward AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.