Training/Education

This page provides information on current developmental surveillance and screening training and educational programs.

Child Development: The Science and Practice of Catching Problems Early (Web Conference)
Presenters: Edward L. Schor, MD; Paul H. Dworkin, MD; Marian F. Earls, MD
This Web conference discusses barriers to screening, the role of the child health provider in the early detection of children at risk for poor developmental outcomes, and differences between screening and assessment. Visit the Commonwealth Fund Web site to download the presentations.

The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) Screening Academy
The NASHP Screening Academy is a selection of 19 states who are implementing policies and practices to standardize developmental screening within the Medicaid program. The jurisdictions selected for the Screening Academy are: AK, AL, AR, CA, CT, DE, DC, KA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NJ, OH, OR, Puerto Rico, VI, and WI. Each of these states is working with at least two practices to implement the AAP algorithm.

Piloting the AAP Algorithm: Lessons Learned Webcast
This Webcast, co-sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics and hosted by the NASHP Screening Academy, offers an in-depth examination of the AAP algorithm by Paul Lipkin, MD, FAAP—particularly as it relates to implementing the algorithm in a practice. It also features the experience of Amy Gibson, MS, RN, from Boys Town Pediatrics (NE) and Thomas Sullivan, MD, FAAP of Alexandria-Lake Ridge Pediatrics (VA) both of whom participated in the Developmental Surveillance and Screening Policy Implementation Project (D-PIP) that piloted the algorithm. Tracy King, MD, MPH, FAAP, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine also presents preliminary qualitative outcomes of the D-PIP.

A National Conversation—Developmental Screening and Referral: Promising Practice for Coordination of Services
A Webinar sponsored by the National Medical Home Autism Initiative, American Academy of Pediatrics, and National Early Childhood Technical Assistance. Presentations include:

• Early Identification and Referral: Using the AAP Algorithm for Developmental Surveillance and Screening -John C. Duby, MD
• Developmental Screening: The Illinois Experience; Mark Rosenberg, MD
• Developmental Screening Initiatives Across Systems; Linda Tuchman Ginsberg, PhD
• Improving Early Identification for Young Children with Disabilities; Evelyn Shaw, MED
• Educating and Building Awareness with First Signs; Nancy Wiseman
• Promising Practices for Coordination of Services; Linda Tuchman Ginsberg, PhD

Boys Town CME Proposal 
Example of a proposal to develop a continuing education program for health care providers on developmental surveillance and screening of infants and young children in primary care clinics.

The Developmental Surveillance and Screening Policy Implementation Project 
Paul Lipkin, MD, FAAP

Office Systems Change 
Paula Duncan, MD, FAAP

Developmental Surveillance and Screening 
Paul Lipkin, MD, FAAP

Introduction to Policy Statement Algorithm 
Nancy Swigonski, MD, MPH, FAAP

Developmental Screening Tools 
Michelle Macias, MD, FAAP

Putting the Office Systems in Place/Overview of Data Collection 
Paula Duncan, MD, FAAP

Developmental Screening: Billing and Coding 
Michelle Macias, MD, FAAP

Sample appeals letter to insurers advocating separate payment for developmental screening  

Screening Implementation: Referral and Follow-up 
Paul Lipkin, MD, FAAP

Screening Tools: Those Used and Others to Consider 
Paul Lipkin, MD, FAAP

Developmental Screening Billing and Payment: Stories from the Front Line 
Michelle Macias, MD, FAAP