Hands On Motor Development

What This Course Provides

This is an online course for child-focused clinicians that provides up-to-date guidance, practical strategies and techniques that can be integrated into practice for early screening, identification, and referral of atypical motor development patterns in infants from birth to six months of age. This course is sponsored by the Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Pathways.org, and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. At the conclusion of this online course, participants should be able to:

Identify typical and atypical motor exam findings and developmental milestones in newborn, 2, 4, and 6 month old infants

Recognize the importance of early referral and early treatment for motor delay

Conduct and implement a novel 4-position exam technique into clinical practice

Take away the key risk factors for motor delay and critical red flags that warrant referral

Course Speakers

Matthew M. Davis, MD, MAPP

Chair, Department of Pediatrics

A Todd Davis, MD, Professor of Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, Medical Social Sciences, and Preventive Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Nina L. Alfieri, MD, MS, FAAP

Attending Physician, Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Instructor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Vamshi K. Rao, MD, MBBS

Attending Physician, Neurology Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics/Neurology Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Emily Muzzy, OTR/L

Early Intervention Therapist

Easterseals DuPage and Fox Valley

Course Director and Course Planners

Matthew Davis, MD MAPP, Nina Alfieri, MD, MS, FAPP, Dr. Vamshi Rao, MD MBBS, and Emily Golbeck, MBA participated in the planning committee for this course. Dr. Matthew Davis has nothing to disclose. Dr. Nina Alfieri has nothing to disclose. Dr. Rao receives speaker bureau fees from PTC Therapeutics and Avexis. Dr. Rao receives consulting fees from Nippon Shinyaku. Dr. Rao previously received consulting fees from Biogen Idec and Sarepta Therapeutics. Emily Golbeck has nothing to disclose. Emily Muzzy has nothing to disclose.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this activity for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC Recognition Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1.0 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.

FSM’s CME Leadership and Staff have nothing to disclose

Clara J. Schroedl, MD, Medical Director of CME, Sheryl Corey, Director of CME, Allison McCollum, Senior Program Coordinator, Rhea Alexis Banks, Administrative Assistant 2, and Katie Daley, Senior Program Coordinator.