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New Orleans, LA
Medical Home Training Program - March 24, 2001

Target Audience | Course Objectives |State Resource Info | Schedule |Faculty
 
Overview
The American Academy of Pediatrics Louisianna Chapter is sponsoring the Every Child Deserves a Medical Home Training Program in New Orleans, LA on March 24, 2001 at Children's Hospital. The program is being hosted by many organizations in New Orleans and is not officially managed by the American Academy of Pediatrics National Office. 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, families of children with special needs, managed care professionals, policy makers, community members, and and other professionals who care for children with special needs.

Cost
Physicians, nurses, and all other ancillary professionals will be charged $25. There is no fee for parents and residents. Scholarships of $50 will be available for up to 10 parents to help cover childcare and travel expenses.

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. Understand the concepts, skills, and information necessary to successfully care for children with special health care needs who are enrolled in managed care organizations;
  3. Accurately describe trends and developments in caring for children with special health care needs;
  4. Be able to identify programs in the community that serve children with special health care needs; and
  5. 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 Information:
Click here to find out more information about medical homes in Louisiana.

New Orleans, LA Training Program Schedule
March 24, 2001- Children's HospitalRegistration
Deadline: February 23, 2001

Time
Sessions
8:00-8:25

Registration/Resource Tables/Breakfast

8:25-8:45

Welcome

8:45-9:45

Common Elements
This plenary session provides an overview of the medical home concept.

9:45-10:00

Break/Resource Tables

10:00-11:15

A. Family Professional Partnerships
The common elements of family centered care and strategies to develop family-professional partnerships 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.

11:15-12:45

Lunch Break/Resource Tables/Tours of Hospital

12:45-2:00

Breakout sessions A, B, and C repeat

2:00-2:15

Break/Resource Tables

2:15-3:30

Breakout sessions A, B, and C repeat

3:30-3:35

Break

3:35-4:30

Family Discussion

4:30-5:15

Managed Care Panel Discussion

5:15-5:30

Closing and Evaluations

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.

New Orleans, LA Faculty

  • Welcome:
    Steve Worley, MBA, President and CEO of Children's Hospital
    Gary Peck MD, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Hospitals/ Office of Public Health
    Phyllis Landry, BS, Family Voices
  • Common Elements:
    Moderator: Phyllis Landry, BS, Family Voices
    Facilitators: Erin Knoble, MD, Pediatrician, Department of Child Sexual Abuse at Children's Hospital
    Lois Simon, MSW, LCSW, C.A.R.E. Center Social Worker
    Kathy Rivers, MD, Pediatrician, Parent
  • Family Professional Partnerships:
    Moderators: Betsy Snider, MSN, RN, Children's Special Health Services Nurse Consultant
    Lawanda P. Gordon, MSN, RN, Vice President, Nursing, Children's Hospital
    Facilitators: Marshall Schorin, MD, Section Head, Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Ochsner Clinic
    Rusty Gasser, RN, MSW, LCSW, Director of Social Services, Children's Hospital
    Karen Divinity, Parent Advocate
  • Practices, Policies, and Procedures:
    Moderators: Linda Rose, MCD, Children's Special Health Services Administrator
    Dan Scholl, BA, RN, Ventilator Assisted Care Program Coordinator, Children's Hospital
    Facilitators: Robert Beckerman, MD, FAAP, FCCP, Section Chief of Pediatric Pulmonary, Tulane University School of Medicine
    Mary Crowell, BSN, MPA, Senior Program Manager, Tulane University School of Medicine
    Lisa Guarino, Parent
  • Comprehensive, Coordinated, Collaborative Care:
    Moderators: Sonja A. Washington, APRN, MN, CNS, Nursing Faculty at LSUHSC
    Doris Brown, MS, RN, Chief Nurse, Office of Public Health
    Facilitators: Joanne Gates, MD, MBA, Medical Director of Respiratory Care, Children's Hospital
    Annette Scully, M.Ed., Child Search Coordinator, Jefferson Parish Public Schools
    Sarilla Ott, Parent Advocate, Children's Special Health Services
  • Family Panel:
    Moderator: Frank Cerniglia,MD,FAAP, Director of Pediatric Urology at the Urologic Institute of New Orleans
  • Panel:
    Frank Cerniglia III,patient with spinal bifda
    Renell Divinity, patient with diabetes
    Phoung Pham, patient with spinal bifda
    Mary Goodwin,patient with spinal bifda
  • Managed Care Panel:
    Moderator: Keith Perrin MD, FAAP, LAAAP Vice President
    Tom Storch MD, Medical Director Coventry
    Evangeline Franklin MD, Medical Director Aetna
    Roger Diemert MD, Ochsner Medical Director
    James Ginglebock MD, Blue Cross Medical Director
    SMA Temporary Medical Director (Potential)
    CIGNA Medical Director-in Transition (Potential)
    United Medical Director (Potential)

 

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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