L2303: Iron Deficiency: Update on Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Saturday, October 9, 2021

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CDT

CME: 1.00

Session Type: Livestream

Topic(s): Hematology & Oncology

Rx (Pharmacology): 0.25

Iron deficiency is prevalent in newborns through adolescents due to gradual inadequate intake, acute and chronic absorption issues, or unrecognized losses. Faculty will discuss who, when, and how to screen for anemia and how to diagnose and treat iron deficiency with or without anemia in at-risk populations.

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Faculty(s)

Jacquelyn M. Powers, MD, FAAP

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States

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