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Portland,
OR
Medical Home Training Program - March 31, 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 Educational Program in Oregon on March 31, 2001 at the
Shriners Hospital-Portland Unit. 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. There will be no charge for medical residents
and parents of children with special needs. 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:
- 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;
- Accurately describe 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.
State Resource Inforamtion:
Click here
to find out more information about medical homes in Oregon.
Portland,
OR Training Program Schedule
March 31, 2001 - Shriners Hospital - Portland
Unit
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Time
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Sessions
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7:00-8:00
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Registration/Resource Tables/Breakfast
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8:00-8:15
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Welcome
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8:15-9:15
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Common Elements
This plenary session provides an overview of the medical home concept.
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9:15-9:30
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Break/Resource Tables
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9:30-10:45
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Breakout sessions A, B, and C
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.
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.
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10:45-11:00
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Break/Resource Tables
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11:00-12:15
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Breakout sessions A, B, and C
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12:15-1:45
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Lunch Break/Resource Tables/Tours of Hospital
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1:45-3:00
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Breakout sessions A, B, and C
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3:00-3:15
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Break
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3:15-4:15
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Managed Care Panel Discussion
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4:15-4:30
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Closing and Evaluations
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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.
Portland,
OR Faculty
No information is currently available for this category.
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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