Earn 1 CME Credit!

Speakers

Mario Gaspar de Alba, MD, FAAP

Associate Professor, Division Chief Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV

Elizabeth Wilkes, APRN, FNP-BC

Grant A Gift Autism Foundation

Ackerman Center

Jamey Proffitt, MS, CCC-SLP

Grant A Gift Autism Foundation

Ackerman Center

Samantha DeVlaeminck,

OTR/L

MonkeyRoo Therapy

Session Objectives

• Examine the importance of an early diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in a primary care setting.
• Analyze barriers that prevent primary care providers from making a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in children by age two.
• Develop strategies and tools that can empower primary care providers to comfortably and competently make an earlier diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, including the Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children (STAT).

Accreditation Statement

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 American Medical Association (AMA) Physicians Recognition Award (PRA) Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure

All planners, faculty, and individuals in control of content disclosed all relationships with ineligible companies. As determined by the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education Program, no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies exist.