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Philadelphia,
PA
Medical
Home Training Program-March 11, 2000
Target Audience | Course
Objectives |State Resource Info | Schedule |
Overview
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) will offer its
Every Child Deserves a Medical Home Training Program on
March 11, 2000 at Shriners Hospital in Philadelphia. 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 children
in a changing health care environment.
Target
Audience
The target audience includes pediatric health professionals and their staff,
families of children with special needs, managed care professionals, policy makers
and community members.
Cost
Physicians and nurses receiving CME credit will be charged $25 (Professionals
receiving NAPNAP credit pay $15 for registration and $10 to NAPNAP for processing
the credit). There is no fee for parents, residents, and allied health care
professionals. Scholarships of $50 will be available for up to 20 parents
to help cover childcare and travel expenses.
Course Objectives
General pediatricians, family physicians, pediatric subspecialists, and other
pediatric health care providers, nurses, pediatric office staff, community
providers and parents of children with special needs are invited to participate
in the course. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able
to:
- Explain the elements of the medical home concept
as applied to their practice environment or child's
care;
- Understand the concepts, skills and information
necessary to successfully care for children with
special health care needs who are enrolled in managed
care organizations and;
- Accurately describe updated general information,
trends, and developments in caring for children
with special health care needs;
- Be able to identify programs in the community
that serve children with special health care needs;
and
- Be able to assess, and if necessary improve pediatric
office practices to assure that they are sensitive
to families of children with special health care
needs.
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Philadelphia Training
Schedule
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Time
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Sessions
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7:00 - 8:00
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Registration/Breakfast, 9th Floor Atrium
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8:00 - 8:15
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Welcome
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8:15 - 8:50
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Common Elements
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9:00 - 10:20
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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 (ie, CPT coding for services for children with special needs,
how to assess office policies, how to improve care).
C. Comprehensive, Coordinated, Collaborative Care
Strategies for coordinating care, working with community based resources,
and collaborating with Early Intervention, Home Care and Collaboration
with Specialists will be discussed.
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10:10 - 12:10
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A, B, and C repeat
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12:10 - 1:30
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Lunch and Tour of Shriners Hospital
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1:30-3:00
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A, B, and C repeat
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3:15-4:15
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Managed Care Panel
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4:15-4:45
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Questions and Answers
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4:45-5:00
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Closing and Evaluations
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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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