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Lexington, KY
Medical Home Training Program - December 2, 2000

Target Audience | Course Objectives |State Resource Info | Schedule |Faculty
 
Overview
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) will offer its Every Child Deserves a Medical Home Educational Program in Kentucky on December 2, 2000 at the Lexington Shriners Hospital. 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 $25. Scholarships up to $75 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:
Click here to find out more information about medical homes in Kentucky.

Lexington, KY Training Program Schedule

December 2, 2000
Time
Sessions
7:30-8:30

Registration/Resource Tables/Breakfast

8:30-8:45

Welcome

8:45-9:45

Common Elements
This plenary session provides an overview of the medical home concept.

9:45-9:55

Break/Resource Tables

9:55-11:10

Breakout sessions A and B

A. Transitioning Children with Special Needs
Information on transitioning children with special needs from childhood into adulthood will be discussed.
B. Practices, Policies, and Procedures
Practical strategies to implement medical homes into practice will be discussed.

11:10-11:20

Break/Resource Tables

11:20-12:35

Breakout sessions B, and C

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.

12:35-1:45

Lunch Break/Resource Tables

1:45-3:00

Breakout sessions A and C

3:00-3:10

Break

3:10-4:10

Managed Care Panel Discussion

4:10-4:30

Closing and Evaluations

4:30-5:00

Optional Tours of Hospital

5:00-6:00

Optional Train-the-Trainers Meeting
Learn how to host the training program in your organization or local community. There is no additional cost; space is limited; check this option on your registration form if interested.

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.

Lexington, KY Faculty
  • Common Elements: Veronica Brown - Parent; Director, Parent Information Network of KY, Inc. (PiNK) Ron Lehocky, MD - Private Pediatrician w/ Baron, Roth, Lehocky, Katz, PSC Richard Mier, MD - Director of Pediatric Services, Shriners Hospital for Children Cheryl Perritt - Parent; KY Osteogenesis Imperfecta Support Group Leader; Advocate for those with Disabilities; Partners in Policymaking; Teacher
  • Transitioning Children with Special Needs: Patti Hackett, MEd - Family Leader; MCHB-HRTW Consultant, Disability Studies and Services Center, Academy for Education Development; Hatim Omar, MD - Director, Adolescent Medicine and Young Parent Program, University of Kentucky
  • Practices, Policies, and Procedures: Jim Hedrick, MD - Pediatrician, Bardstown, KY
    Linda Mayle, RN, BSN - Parent; Perioperative Educator, Surgical Services of Jewish Hospital - Louisville, KY
  • Comprehensive, Coordinated, Collaborative Care: Donna Gatewood, RN - Parent; Parent Coordinator, Fayette County Public Schools - Special Education Parent Resource Center; Coordinator of Parents Linking and Networking Support Group
    Beth Jackson, MD - Pediatric Nephrologist, University of Kentucky
    Betty Presler, ARNP,CPNP,PhD - CHOICES Co-Coordinator, Shriners Hospital for Children
  • Managed Care Panel: Moderator: Ann Marks, RN,BSN,CCM,CDMS - Deputy Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services
    Charlene Dreher, RN, CCM - Passport Health Plan
    Jacqueline R. Simmons, MD, MPH - Chief Medical Officer, Passport Health Plan
    Thomas James, MD - Senior, Medical Director, Humana Health Plans
    Sandra Ward, RN, CCM - Director of Medical Resource Management, TPA Preferred Health Plan, Inc.

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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