Los Angeles, CA
Medical Home Training Program - April 26, 2003

Target Audience | Course Objectives |State Resource Info | Schedule | Faculty
 
Overview
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Shriners Hospitals for Children held its Every Child Deserves a Medical Home Training Program in Honolulu, HI on February 22, at the 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.

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:

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

Schedule

Time	Sessions
7:00-8:00	Registration/Resource Tables/Breakfast
8:10-8:30	Welcome
8:30-9:15	Overview/Common Elements This plenary session provides an overview of the medical home efforts in Los Angeles and the common elements of the medical home concept.
9:15-9:30	Break/Change of Rooms
9:30-10:45	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. State and Local Advocacy Learn strategies to better advoacte for children with special needs and identify key parthers to assist in these efforts. E. Comprehensive, Coordinated, Collaborative Care Strategies for coordinating care, working with community based resources, and collaborating with specialists and allied health professionals will be discussed.
10:45-11:00	Break/Change of Rooms
11:00-12:15	Breakout sessions A, B, C, D or E
12:15-1:30	Lunch Break/Resource Tables/Tours of Shriners Hospital
1:30-2:45	Breakout sessions A, C, D or E or "Getting Organized" A parent/caregiver's workshop to learn about effective communication strategies, how to maintain records and track information. Specific resources and tools will be distributed.
2:45-3:00	Break/Resource Tables
3:00-4:15	"How do you get it done?" A practical discussion of how to implement the medical home approach.
4:15-4:30	Closing and Evaluations

Faculty

Common Elements:

Practices, Policies, and Procedures:

Heide Woo, MD, FAAP Melanie Otey Ed Bloch, MD

Transitions:

Cecily Betz, PhD, RN Robert Williams, MD, FAAP David Highfill, LCSW

Comprehensive, Coordinated, Collaborative Care:

Cathy Bray Noreen Clarke-Sheehan, RN, MSN Susan Igdaloff, MD, FAAP Joy Lewis, LCSW Lisa Schoyer

Family-Professional Partnership:

Sarah Martinez Laurie Reyen, RN, MN Shahram Yazdani, MD

Advocacy:

Erin Aaberg-Givans Helen DuPlessis, MD, MPH, FAAP Dina Kaplan, Esq. Lynn Kersey

"Getting Organized"

Lisa Equivas Sarah Kate Martinez

Closing Discussion:

Ana Clarke, RN, BSN Helene Morgan Lisa Schoyer

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.