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Pediatric Seizures


Total Credits: 1 including 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)

Average Rating:
   397
State Associations:
IOMA - Iowa
Faculty:
Stephen Gutu, MD
Duration:
1 Hour
Expiration:
Never expires.


Description

Objectives for Pediatric Seizures: 

  • To help practicing clinicians/providers develop a guided stepwise approach to pediatric seizure history taking - key;
  • To help define: seizures, epilepsy, non-epileptic seizures, and other paroxysmal episodes;
  • General classification of epilepsy/epileptic seizures as the 1st step towards correct diagnosis, treatment and prognosis;
  • Step by step guidance - investigations, treatments, when to seek help -- will use the most common conditions to illustrate.

**This speaker has no conflicts to disclose within the content of this educational activity**

The Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians and designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.

Grievance Policy:  The IOMA strives to provide continuing medical education programs to fulfill the needs of the attendees and to meet the AOA Uniform Guidelines and AOA Accreditation Requirements. Comments, questions, or complaints should be put in writing and forwarded to IOMA Executive Director at ioma@ioma.org or IOMA, 6919 Vista Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

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Stephen Gutu, MD Related Seminars and Products


Stephen T. H. Gutu, MD is a dedicated, compassionate and caring pediatric neurologist with 21 years of general medical experience, including 8-13 years of neurological experience as well as teaching of medical students and residents.

He was born in Harare, Zimbabwe and left in 1995 to pursue further studies at St. George’s University School of Medicine (SGUSOM), Grenada, starting with the final year of Pre-medicine. He graduated in 2000 with a Doctor of Medicine degree (MD) after undertaking enriching clinical clerkships at various hospitals in the United Kingdom and the USA. Dr. Gutu also completed a one-year internship at the General Hospital in Grenada followed by a Clinical Tutor Fellowship program at SGUSOM. He feels forever indebted to the SGU community and the warm people of Grenada, where he also has some roots and citizenship.

Dr. Gutu did his General Pediatrics residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, NY ; then Pediatric Neurology residency and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at the University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, NM, where he received an award for the “Best Scientific Research Presentation in Neurology.” In 2011 he was awarded the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor and inducted into the UNM chapter.

He worked at Blank Children’s Hospital Pediatric Neurology clinic in Des Moines, Iowa for 7 years where he was exposed to various neurological conditions under supportive and empowering leadership. He was also an adjunct clinical assistant professor at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.

In June 2018, he was awarded the James Derham Health Award “For acknowledgement of outstanding service and contribution to the field of health in Iowa”. In 2019, Dr. Gutu was awarded a scholarship by the Iowa Medical Society to partake in the inaugural class of the Physician Business Leadership Certificate Program, DSM, Iowa. He is deeply grateful for that unique experience.

In July 2020, Dr. Gutu was appointed a Board member of the Iowa Medical Society Foundation (IMSF) Board of Directors.

Dr. Gutu has also travelled extensively, and has rotated through, trained or worked in over 22 hospitals internationally since 1989. This enriching, invaluable and humble experience, which he attributes to Divine appointment, helped shape his bedside manner, clinical acumen, passion for patient advocacy and high-quality service delivery with a servant leadership attitude.


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