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Spokane, WA
Medical Home Training Program - November 9, 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 Spokane, WA on November 9th 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 Washington.

Schedule
Time
Sessions
7:00-8:00

Registration/Resource Tables/Breakfast

8:00-8:15

Welcome

8:15-9:15

Common Elements & Family Professional Partnerships
This plenary session provides an overview of the medical home efforts in Spokane and the common elements of the medical home concept. A brief discussion of family professional partnerships will also occur.

9:15-9:30

Break/Change of Rooms

9:30-10:45


Practices, Policies, and Procedures
Practical strategies to implement medical homes into practice will be discussed.

or

Transitioning Children and Youth to Adulthood
Understand transition related issues and strategies for advancing children and youth into adulthood.

10:45-11:00

Break/Change of Rooms

11:00-12:15

Practices, Policies, and Procedures

or

Transitioning Children and Youth to Adulthood

12:15-1:30

Lunch Break/Resource Tables/Tours of Shriners Hospital/Focus Group on Autism

1:30-2:30

Community Based Coordinated Service Systems
Strategies for coordinating care, working with community based resources, and collaborating with specialists and allied health care professionals will be discussed.

2:30-2:45

Break/Resource Tables

2:45-3:45

Closing Panel - Future for Washington Medical Home

3:45-4:00

Closing and Evaluations

Faculty

Common Elements:

  • Bob Bray, MD - Family Physician
  • Tammy McCauley - Parent; Spokane Regional Health District
  • A. Chris Olson, MD - Pediatrician

Practices, Policies, and Procedures:
  • Richard Antonelli, MD - Pediatrician
  • Kami Fehlig, MA - Care Coordinator; Director of Audiology
  • Monique Bartoldes - Parent

Transitions:
  • Linda Devline, BSW - STRIVE Specialist for School District 81
  • Peter Holden, MD, FAAP - Pediatrician
  • T.J. O'Dell, MA - Care Coordinator for St Luke's Rehabilitation Institute
  • Jason Peterson, HIT - Transitioned young adult

Comprehensive, Coordinated, Collaborative Care:
  • Dan Kelly - Educator
  • Shakti Matta, MD - Pediatrician
  • Lisa Ross, RN, BSN - Spokane Regional Health District
  • Dawn Sidell - Parent; President of Spokane Autism Cooperative

Panel Discussion - Future Steps for Washington's Medical Home:
  • Members of the Washington Medical Home Leadership Network
 

 

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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