Upcoming Conferences and Events
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May 15, 2012—1 to 2:30pm (Central)
Webinar—Oral Health Risk Assessment in the Medical Home
Through this webinar the faculty will discuss how to implement oral health services in the medical home. It will include instruction on how to use the AAP Oral Health Risk Assessment Tool to identify children at risk for early childhood caries (cavities) and using oral health as a topic for quality improvement, information on oral health anticipatory guidance including diet, oral hygiene, and fluoride use, and practical tips on how to implement oral health services in the medical home from getting paid to the application of fluoride varnish to finding a dentist to see your patients.
May 15, 2012—Washington, DC
Workshop—URAC Patient Centered Health Care Home (PCHCH) Practice Achievement
The URAC PCHCH Practice Achievement Program evaluates practices on 28 key URAC PCHCH Practice Standards from the URAC PCHCH Program Toolkit. These standards are considered essential elements of a patient centered health care home and include 7 mandatory standards. The essential standards align to the Joint Principles of the Patient Centered Medical Home and address key requirements for all Meaningful Use requirements for electronic medical records, e-prescribing, and quality data submission.
May 15, 2012—Washington, DC
Workshop—URAC Patient Centered Health Care Home Auditor Certification
URAC’s PCHCH Auditor Certification is offered to health management organizations desiring to provide independent PCHCH practice assessment audits of health care practices. URAC’s PCHCH Auditor Certification provides assurances to health care practices that their auditors are licensed, qualified and specially trained health professionals who understand the complexities of care coordination. The URAC PCHCH Auditor Certification requires URAC Core Accreditation, assuring that the auditing organization meets desirable standards of operation and quality management prior to performing practice audits
May 17, 2012—1:30 to 3pm (Eastern)
Webinar—Implementing Care Coordination within the PCMH Model
Improved care coordination is a critical success factor for medical homes. In this webinar from the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, faculty will review models and effective implementation practices. In addition, faculty will take a close look at Geisinger’s team approach to achieving improved care across the continuum and how it’s program, established in 2006, improves quality and reduces total cost of care.
May 31, 2012—12 to 12:30pm (Central)
Webinar—Ordering the Right Tests—Genetics in Primary Care
This free educational webinar is offered as a part of the series Time Out for Genetics hosted by the Genetics in Primary Care Institute (GPCI), a cooperative agreement between the AAP and HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The webinars included in the series will be presented by recognized experts with the overarching goal of educating participants about the value of incorporating genetic medicine into primary care. For additional information on the webinar series, click here.
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June 4, 2012—Washington, DC
The 5th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care
This conference, hosted by the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care, will provide opportunities to address emerging issues in patient- and family-centered care, both at the systems and individual levels. It will include presentations from hospitals, primary care, specialty ambulatory settings, community-based programs, public health and mental health agencies, patient- and family-led organizations, schools of medicine, nursing, and other health and helping professions. The conference will also showcase videos developed by health care organizations to support partnerships with patients and families and will feature a variety of formal and informal meetings, including plenary sessions, concurrent/topical breakout sessions, networking discussions, video theatre, and poster presentations.
June 4-6, 2012—Washington, DC
The 5th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care
This conference, hosted by the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care, will provide opportunities to address emerging issues in patient- and family-centered care, both at the systems and individual levels. It will include presentations and videos developed by health care organizations to support partnerships with patients and families, as well as plenary sessions, concurrent/topical breakout sessions, networking discussions, and poster presentations.
June 7, 2012—12 to 1pm (Central)
AAP Pediatric Coding Webinar—Evaluation and Management Documentation Guidelines and Pitfalls of Electronic Medical Records
(Available for a fee at registration)
By attending this webinar, you will
- Learn the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services E/M guidelines (1995 and 1997) and understand the differences and which to use in your practice.
- Learn the requirements to obtain specific code levels (eg, 99212 or 99213).
- Learn the 3 key components and understand the role played by each.
- Review common pediatric presenting problems (eg, asthma) and how different scenarios related to the problem are coded on the spectrum (eg, 99212 versus 99213 versus 99214).
- Understand the importance of medical necessity and how it affects E/M coding.
- Understand time-based E/M coding.
- Understand the pitfalls of electronic medical record use in coding E/M service levels.
June 9, 2012—Waltham, MA
Difficult Conversations in Healthcare: Pedagogy and Practice
Earn up to 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
This 1-day course will be offered on two different dates at the Children's Hospital Boston and is designed for physicians in all specialties, residency and clerkship directors, medical education leaders, medical educators, and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals (social workers, psychologists, and others) interested in and/or involved in teaching interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, relationship-centered care, patient-practitioner relationships and related topics. The course offers the opportunity to learn about an innovative, collaborative relational learning model, known as the Program to Enhance Relational and Communication Skills (PERCS).
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July 12, 2012—1 to 2:30pm (Eastern)
Webinar—The Medical Home Experience—Care Coordination and the Patient's Role in Shared Decision Making and Team Communication
In this Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative webinar, faculty will explore the definition of the care team and care coordination as well as the key elements of care coordination within the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). Faculty will also talk about the patient’s perspective by reviewing Christine Bechtel’s research on patients and the delivery system as a whole—its challenges and potential solutions—including care coordination and the medical home.
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October 20-23, 2012—New Orleans, LA
2012 AAP National Conference & Exhibition (NCE)
The AAP NCE is the most comprehensive pediatric meeting in the world and represents the full spectrum of pediatric medical professionals and decision-makers, including pediatricians in general practice and subspecialties, young physicians, pediatric residents, and allied health professionals. Participation at this meeting offers opportunities to be present among other leaders in the health care industry.
October 25-26, 2012—Timonium, MD
12th Annual Autism Conference, Understanding Autism: Finding Hope, Possibilities, and Solutions
This annual conference is an educational autism event for educators, clinicians, families, researchers, and healthcare professionals hoping to increase their understanding of autism spectrum disorders. The two-day conference addresses a wide range of topics across the lifespan, including early identification and intervention, education, employment, behavior, communication, research, social skills, evidence-based interventions, and more.
October 27-31, 2012—San Francisco, CA
American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting
The theme of the 2012 annual meeting is Prevention and Wellness across the Life Span. The meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health.
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