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, differences between screening and assessment, and much more! 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: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Kansas, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Each of these states is working with at least 2 practices to implement the AAP algorithm. More information about the NASHP Screening Academy is available at www.nashp.org.

Piloting the AAP Algorithm: Lessons Learned
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) which piloted the algorithm. Tracy King, MD, MPH, FAAP, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine also presented on preliminary qualitative outcomes of the D-PIP. The Webcast is available at: https://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=0kb2hx3w

A National Conversation- Developmental Screening and Referral: Promising Practice for Coordination of Services"
A Webinar sponsered 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, M.ED
• Educating and Building Awareness with First Signs-Nancy Wiseman
• Promising Practices for Coordination of Services-Linda Tuchman Ginsberg, PhD

"Surveillance & Screening" component in the Every Child Deserves a Medical Home training curriculum

Tools Created by D-PIP Practices

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.

For additional information on the D-PIP, please contact Jill Ackermann, Manager, Medical Home Surveillance and Screening at 800/433-9016, ext 7863 or jackermann@aap.org.

Power Point Presentations

• The Developmental Surveillance and Screening Policy Implementation Project; Paul Lipkin, MD, FAAP Presentation
• Office Systems Change; Paula Duncan, MD, FAAP: Presentation
• Developmental Surveillance and Screening; Paul Lipkin, MD, FAAP Presentation
• Introduction to Policy Statement Algorithm; Nancy Swigonski, MD, MPH, FAAP: Presentation
  
• Developmental Screening Tools; Michelle Macias, MD, FAAP Presentation
• Putting the Office Systems in Place/Overview of Data Collection; Paula Duncan, MD, FAAP: Presentation
• Developmental Screening: Billing and Coding; Michelle Macias, MD, FAAP Presentation
  Sample appeals letter to insurers advocating separate payment for developmental screening Handout
  
• Screening Implementation: Referral and Follow-up; Paul Lipkin, MD, FAAP Presentation
• Screening Tools: Those Used and Others to Consider; Paul Lipkin, MD, FAAP Presentation
• Developmental Screening Billing and Payment: Stories from the Front Line; Michelle Macias, MD, FAAP Presentation