At the conclusion of this program, the participants should be able to:

• Recognize the various presentations of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Identify the role of the primary care provider and other clinicians in managing childhood anxiety disorders. Discuss treatment options including their relative efficacies.

• Review definitions related to substance use and substance use disorders. Understand typical adolescent development and why adolescents are particularly vulnerable to developing substance use disorders. Examine current epidemiology of substance use in teens. Identify strategies to talk to teens about substance use. Understand how to implement routine screening and brief interventions into clinical practice for adolescent patients.

• Understand the reasons for the reemergence of vaccine preventable diseases in the US over the past decade. Review the science that confirms the benefits and safety of our current immunization schedule. Identify strategies that primary care providers can use to improve immunization rates in vaccine hesitant families.

• Review the appropriate evaluation of ADHD in children and adolescents including the use of rating scales. Define the role of stimulants and other medications in the treatment of ADHD. Discuss strategies for managing adolescents with ADHD as they transition into adulthood.

• Review common pediatric headache syndromes along the spectrum from serious to benign. Discuss appropriate evaluation including the judicious use of imaging. Recommend treatment strategies including headache hygiene as well as abortive and prophylactic medications.

• Describe disorders of puberty, including delayed puberty, precocious puberty, and premature adrenarche. Review the appropriate evaluation of these disorders and recognize when referral is appropriate. Formulate a plan of observation or treatment as determined by results of the