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Springfield, MA
Medical Home Training Program - November 8, 2003

Target Audience | Course Objectives |State Resource Info | Schedule | Faculty
 
Overview
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Shriners Hospitals for Children in collaboration with Baystate Medical Center Children's Hospital will offer its Every Child Deserves a Medical Home Training Program in Massachusetts on November 8, 2003. The program aims to support pediatric health care providers, children with special health care needs and their families, and communities interested in the well being of these special needs children in a changing health care environment.

Target Audience
The target audience includes pediatric health professionals and their staff, other professionals, families of children with special needs, managed care professionals, policy makers, community members, and and other child advocates who care for children with special needs.

Course Objectives
General pediatricians, family physicians, pediatric subspecialists, and other pediatric health care professionals, nurses, pediatric office staff, community resources, and parents of children with special needs are invited to participate in the course. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain the elements of the medical home concept as applied to their practice environment or child's care;
  2. Discuss practical strategies for helping parents, providers, and young people transition to adult independence, health care with funding, and work;
  3. Describe practical strategies to translate the concept of Medical Home for CSHCN into office or clinic practices sensitive to the needs of CSHCN and their families;
  4. Identify resources available to CSHCN and their families and strategies for coordinating care and promoting interagency collaboration;
  5. Discuss current issues in managed care coverage and reimbursement as they relate to the Medical Home for CSHCN and transition to adult health care.

State Resource Information
Click here to find out about State Initiatives and Medical Home activities in Massachusetts.

Schedule
Time
Sessions
7:00-8:00

Registration/Resource Tables/Breakfast

8:10-8:30

Welcome

8:30-9:45

Common Elements

This opening session provides an overview of the medical home approach to quality, comprehensive health care for children with special needs, and begin to outline the ethical principles involved with this pediatric approach.

9:45-10:00

Break/Change of Rooms

10:00-11:15

Breakout sessions A, B, C, D or E

A. Practices, Policies and Procedures
Practical strategies to implement medical homes into practice will be discussed.
B. Family-Professional Partnership
The common elements of family-centered care and strategies to develop family-professional partnerships will be discussed.
C. Transitioning Children and Youth to Adulthood
Understanding transition related issues and strategies for advancing children and youth to adulthood.
D. Comprehensive, Coordinated, Collaborative Care
Strategies for coordinating care, working with community based resources, and collaborating with specialists and allied health professionals will be discussed.
E. Surveillance and Screening
This session discusses the importance of constant surveillance within the medical home and suggests possible screening tools to use if surveillance indicates.

 

11:15-12:30

Lunch/Tours of Shriners Hospital/Local Resource Table

12:30-12:45

Break/Change of Rooms

12:24-2:00

Break-out sessions A, C, D, or E
or
Getting Oranized Workshop
A workshop held on how to best organize all the forms, reports and other documents that office staff and parents/caregivers receive and share.


2:00-2:15

Break/Change of Rooms

2:15-3:00

Western MA and the medical home

A panel discussion would be offered to discuss what is currently happening regarding care for children with special health care needs and their families in Massachusetts. Representatives from key systems (Title V, advocate, legislator, Medicaid, family, etc.) would be present what services his/her system is currently engaged in related to CSHCN, along with plans for the future. A Q/A session would follow.

3:00-3:15

Closing and Evaluations

Faculty

Common Elements:

  • Paul Thayer
  • Matthew Sadof, MD, FAAP

Practices, Policies, and Procedures:
  • Robert Abrams, MD, FAAP
  • Sandy Turner, BSN, MEd
  • Beth Dworetzky, MS

Transitions:
  • Frances Duda, MD, FAAP
  • Ana Sanchez

Comprehensive, Coordinated, Collaborative Care:
  • Matthew Sadof, MD, FAAP
  • Marianne Beach, MEd, LCSW
  • Susan Rucki, PhD, APRN-BC
  • Carlos Santiago, MSW, MEd
  • Deborah Allen

Surveillance and Screening:
  • Colleen Horton, MPAFF
  • Susan Murphree
Getting Organized Workshop:
  • Joanne Spencer
  • Barbara Donati
 

Funding for this event has been provided by an education grant from Shriners Hospitals for Children with additional support from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

The CME Office at the American Academy of Pediatrics
reserves the right to cancel this activity for any reason whatsoever.
In the event of such cancellation, the full enrollment fee will be returned to the registrant.

 
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