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Cincinnati, OH
Medical Home Training Program - June 2, 2001 & September 8, 2001

Target Audience | Course Objectives |State Resource Info | Schedule |Faculty
 
Overview
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Shriners Hospitals for Children will offer its Every Child Deserves a Medical Home Training Program in Cincinnati on June 2, 2001 and again on September 8, 2001 at the Shriners Hospital. The identical program will be offered on each date. 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.

Cost
All participants will be charged $50. Parents of children with special needs will be charged $25. Scholarships up to $50 will be available for up to 10 parents to help cover childcare, travel expenses, and registration.

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:
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Cincinnati, OH Training Program Schedule

September 8, 2001 - Shriners Hospital
Time
Sessions
7:00-8:00

Registration/Resource Tables/Breakfast

8:00-8:15

Welcome

8:15 - 11:00

 

Common Elements
The morning session will provide a comprehensive overview of the components of a medical home along with practical tools and resources to enhance one's capacity to deliver quality primary care.

11:00 - 11:15

Break/Resource Tables

11:15 - 12:15

Panel Discussion: Medical Homes - How Do We Create, Improve, and Support Them?

12:15-1:30

Lunch Break/Resource Tables/Tours of Hospital

1:30-2:45

Breakout sessions A, B, C, and D
Participants will choose two of the four to attend during the afternoon

A. Family Professional Partnerships
The common elements of family centered care and strategies to develop family-professional partnerships will be discussed with from a private practice, academic practice and community health clinic practice perspective.
B. Practices, Policies, and Procedures
Practical strategies to implement medical homes into practice will be discussed.
C. Comprehensive, Coordinated, Collaborative Care
Strategies for coordinating care, working with community based resources, and collaborating with specialists and allied health care professionals will be discussed.
D. Transitioning Children with Special Needs
Information on transitioning children with special needs from childhood into adulthood will be discussed.

2:45 - 3:00

Break/Resource Tables

3:00 - 4:15

Breakout sessions A, B, C, and D

4:15-4:30

Closing and Evaluations - Auditorium

All participants will receive a training manual, break food and lunch.
On-site daycare is not available.
Parent scholarships will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Cincinnati, OH Faculty
  • Common Elements:
    Roberta Bauer MD, FAAP – Developmental Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation; Ohio Academy of Pediatrics Medical Home Liaison
    Beth Kiley– Parent, Board Member Easter Seals Foundation
  • Family Professional Partnerships:
    Regina Bell – Birth, Foster, and Adoptive Parent
    Rachel Boyd RN, BSN - Home Care Supervisor, Interim Healthcare of Cincinnati
    Lauri Levin MSW – Social Worker, Center for Infants and Children with Special Needs, Children’s Hospital Medical Center
    Joel Singerman MD, FAAP – Private Practice Pediatrician, Springdale Mason Pediatrics Associates, Inc.
  • Practices, Policies, and Procedures:
    Julie Doyle RN, BSN – Clinical Coordinator, Center for Infants and Children with Special Needs, Children’s Hospital Medical Center
    Victoria Gorman Miller – Parent Consultant, Family Information Network
    Richard Tuck MD, FAAP – Private Practice Pediatrician, Primecare of Southeastern Ohio, Inc (6/2 only)
    Michael Vossmeyer MD – Medical Director, Humana/Choicecare
  • Comprehensive, Coordinated, Collaborative Care:
    Winni Johnson – Adopted Mother of 10 Special Need Children
    Ron Levin MD, FAAP – Medical Director, Center for Infants and Children with Special Needs, Children’s Hospital Medical Center
    Bev Smith MEd – Director of Children’s Services, Hamilton County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
  • Transitions to Adulthood:
    Fran Hickey MD, FAAP – Private Practice Pediatrician, Group Health Associates; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Cincinnati Center for Development Disabilities
    Nancy Kayes RN – Parent, Director Everybody Counts
    Erin Riehle RN, MSN – Co-Director Project Search, Children’s Hospital Medical Center
    Susie Ruthenski MEd – Manager of Disability Education, Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development
  • Panel Discussion:
    Medical Homes - How Do We Create, Improve and Support Them?
    Panel TBA

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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