Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Texas at San Antonio offers a continuing medical education program focused on autism, presented by Dr. Mario Fierro, a developmental and behavioral pediatrician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics.

Faculty

• Mario Fierro, MD: A developmental and behavioral pediatrician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio.

Program Details

Overview

The program reviews how autism is defined under DSM-5, explains core diagnostic areas, and emphasizes age-based interpretation and the spectrum of severity. It covers screening, standardized assessments, common comorbidities, and risk factors, as well as practical considerations for clinicians and families.

Learning Objectives

• Increased awareness and education for pediatric providers.

Disclosure

• Speaker: Mario Fierro, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
• Planning Committee: The University of Texas at San Antonio and Steven Seidner, MD, course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.

Continuing Medical Education

Accreditation

The University of Texas at San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit

• The University of Texas at San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
• Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn 0.75 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Certificate of Attendance

Healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance and are asked to consult with their licensing board for information on applicability and acceptance.

Program Schedule

• Release Date: 10/22/2025
• Expiration Date: 8/31/2028
• Duration: 0.75 hours (as part of a larger program schedule)

Institution

The University of Texas at San Antonio

• Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
  • Address: 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229
• UT San Antonio Health Science Center: The academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio, including schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, health professions, graduate biomedical sciences, and public health, and a clinical enterprise called UT Health San Antonio.