St. Louis, MO
Medical Home Training Program - December 7, 2002

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 St. Louis, MO on December 7th 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:

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 about State Initiatives and Medical Home activities in Missouri and Illinois.

Schedule

Time	Sessions
7:00-8:00
8:00-8:15	Welcome
8:15-9:15	Common Elements This plenary session provides an overview of the medical home efforts in Missouri 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, and C 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.
10:45-11:00	Break/Change of Rooms
11:00-12:15	Breakout sessions A, B, and C
12:15-1:30	Lunch Break/Resource Tables/Tours of Shriners Hospital
1:30-2:45	Breakout sessions A, B, and C and the Illinois-Specialized Section
2:45-3:00	Break/Resource Tables
3:00-4:15	Closing Panels: - The Future of Missouri Medical Home - Illinois Specialized Section
4:15-4:30	Closing and Evaluations

Faculty

Common Elements:

• Sarah Legett, MD - Pediatrician
• Melinda Ohlemiller, MA - Parent; Director of Early Childhood Prevention and Advocacy Services
• Marian Sassetti, MD - Family Physician

Family-Professional Partnership::

• Madeline Ceaser - Parent
• Sue Heaney, MD - Pediatrician
• Debbie Stengel, MA, PT - Executive Director of Belle Center

Practices, Policies and Procedures:

• Tim Fete, MD, MPH - Pediatrician; Vice Chairman, Dept. of Pediatrics SLU/Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
• Theresa Petty, RN, MSN, CS, FNP - Dept. of Health Psychology, U of Missouri/ Columbia Health Science Center
• Barb Potts - Parent
• Linda Whaley - Vice President of Operations for HealthCare USA

Comprehensive, Coordinated, Collaborative Care:

• Stacey Laughlin - Social Work Case Manager
• Lesley Levin - President/CEO Behavioral Health Response
• Barbara Linneman, MS, RD, LD - President of Pediatric Education Dietitian Services, Inc.
• Joanne Morris - Parent
• Tom Selva, MD - Director of Child Health General Pediatric Clinic

Illinois Specialized Session :

• Robert J. Cook - Parent; DSCC Family Liason Specialist
• Julie Ann Fisher, MD - Pediatrician
• Angela Pitts - DSCC Medical Home Technical Assistant Specialist
• Shelly Roat - DSCC Medical Home Technical Assistant Specialist
• Charles Onufer, MD - Director of IL CSHCN Program

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.