• Benefits of well-child visits
• Components and schedule (infancy through adolescence) of well-child visits
• Immunization schedule from birth to 18 years
• Ethical issues concerning childhood immunizations
• Role of sex education and screening for sexually transmitted infections in patient health
• Common types of abuse and neglect as well as associated risk factors

• Recognize the benefits of well-child visits
• Identify the ages at which well-child visits should occur
• Describe the examinations, assessments, and screenings of typical well-child visits • List the vaccinations given from birth to 6 years and 7 to 18 years
• Identify ethical concerns associated with vaccines
• Address fears and misconceptions about vaccines
• Recognize the role of sex education and screening for sexually transmitted infections in patient health
• Describe common types of abuse and neglect as well as associated risk factors
• Identify the steps in taking a medical history of potentially abused or neglected children

Want to earn the Assessment-Based Certificate in Pediatrics? Learners who’ve passed all four individual courses of the ABC-P Program can request the final exam for the entire ABC-P Program by emailing ContinuingEducation@aama-ntl.org at no additional cost. Requests will be processed in approximately three to five business days. If the learner passes the final exam, they will have earned the Assessment-Based Certificate in Pediatrics.