The Steven J. Parker Memorial Developmental Behavioral Pediatric Conference: Clinical Problems in Primary Care
March 23 – 24, 2012
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA
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OVERVIEW
Target Audience
Primary care physicians, pediatricians, pediatric nurse practitioners, nurses, psychologists, child mental health professionals, family nurse practitioners, and social workers.
Educational Needs Addressed
Emotional and behavioral problems among children and adolescents continue to be highly prevalent and their significance for well being is well documented but the vast majority of children…are still unidentified and untreated (Academic Pediatrics, Volume 10, Number 4, July – August 2010 252-259). Early identification of developmental disorders is critical to the well-being of children and their families. It is an integral function of the primary care medical home and an appropriate responsibility of all pediatric health care professionals. Delayed or disordered development can be caused by specific medical conditions and may indicate an increased risk of other medical complications. Delayed or disordered development may also indicate an increased risk of behavior disorders or associated developmental disorders. Early identification should lead to further evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. Early intervention is available for a wide range of developmental disorders; their prompt identification can spur specific and appropriate therapeutic interventions. Identification of a developmental disorder and its underlying etiology may also affect a range of treatment planning, from medical treatment of the child to family planning for his or her parents. In order to identify a delay, pediatric clinicians need to be aware of what problems exist and how they manifest. Of nearly 7.4 million children in the United States diagnosed with emotional, behavioral, or developmental conditions, a disproportionate number do not get the mental health services they need because they are underinsured, according to a new report released by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The study also finds that boys, adolescents, and children from low-income families are affected by conditions such as depression or Attention Deficit Disorder at higher rates than other children, but that adequate health services for these children remain an unmet need. The report, “The Mental and Emotional Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2007,” identified seven emotional, behavioral, or developmental conditions: depression, anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, conduct disorders, autism spectrum disorders, developmental delay and Tourette Syn- drome. Children with these conditions can benefit from a variety of therapies including counseling and medication. This conference will address many of these gaps.
Educational Objectives
Through lectures and question and answer sessions, participants at the conclusion of this
conference will be able to:
• Describe the latest clinical information on developmental and behavioral issues in children and families
• Identify such problems in their practice and work settings
• Choose and provide appropriate treatment for such issues
Key Note Talks
Media and the Developing Child
Michael Rich, MD, MPH -“The Mediatrician”
Director, Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH)
Director, Video Intervention/Prevention Assessment (VIA)
Children’s Hospital Boston
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health
Harvard School of Public Health
The Impact of Poverty On Child Development
Jack P. Shonkoff, MD.
Julius B. Richmond FAMRI Professor of Child Health and Development
Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Graduate School of Education
Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital Boston
Director, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
Youth Concussions: Diagnosis, Management Including Return to Play and Prevention
Robert C. Cantu, MA, MD, FACS, FAAN, FACSM
Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery
Boston University School of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
Boston University School of Medicine
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Emerson Hospital
Chief, Neurosurgery Service
Emerson Hospital
Director, Service of Sports Medicine
Emerson Hospital
Medical Director
National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE: ADHD, Giving Advice on Discipline, Dyspraxia and more.
Course Director
Marilyn Augustyn, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine
Director, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center
Medical Director, Reach Out and Read—Massachusetts
Co-editor, The Zuckerman Parker Handbook of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics for Primary Care (3rd edition)
Location
The Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston
40 Edwin Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617) 806-4200 or (800) SONESTA
