Annual Meeting

Hot Topics

Annual Meeting - March 25-28, 2009
Los Angeles, California

The Society for Adolescent Medicine has received written permission from the following presenters to share their Hot Topic materials at this web site.

The following presentations are available in View Only format

Hot Topics, Session I

Lessons from the IOM Report - Adolescent Health Services - Missing Opportunities
Charles E. Irwin, Jr., M.D., FSAM

Can We Use the Internet to Screen Adolescents for Chlamydia? Satisfaction and Results of the IWantTheKit.org
Charlotte Gaydos, M.S., MPH, Dr.PH

MRSA in Teens (Observations on a Global Epidemic)
Lawrence Ross, M.D.

Using Mobile Technology to Reach Youth
Deborah Levine, BSW, MA

Hot Topics, Session II

Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes - Antecedents in Adolescence
Francine R. Kaufman, M.D.

Beyond Risk and Abstinence: A New Paradigm for Adolescent Sexual Health
Amy T. Schalet, Ph.D.

Adolescents and Young Adults: The Overlooked HCV Epidemic
Gale R. Burstein, M.D., MPH

To Iraq and Back: How Can We Help Those Returning?
Jeffrey W. Hutchinson, M.D.

Hot Topics, Session III

Treatment of Atypical Antipsychotic Induced Obesity with Metformin: A Human Model
David J. Klein, M.D., Ph.D.

Helicopter Parents: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Lawrence S. Neinstein, M.D.