Training
Programs
This page provides information on current medical home
training programs. To find more information about training
initiatives in your state, please check out the "Educational
Initiatives" section on your state page by clicking
here.
The
Massachusetts Medical Home Network Project
This educational program of New
England SERVE brings together primary care providers, parents
and community partners to demystify the theory and practice
of the Medical Home. Its case-based curriculum offers knowledge,
awareness, and strategies for implementing small practice
improvements. The program includes
a series of three case-based discussions of caring for children
with ongoing health conditions or disabilities. The goal
of the curriculum is to increase the capacity of primary
care physicians to care for CSHCN.
Sessions include:
- Introduction to Medical Home, CSHCN, Family Centered
Care
- Community Resources and Care Coordination
- Medical Home Index and Practice Change
These two-hour sessions carry continuing medical education
(CME) approval.
To view the curriculum materials click
here or for more information go to: www.neserve.org/neserve/wwd_med_hm.html
Ongoing
Medical Home Training Academy
A Medical Home Academy (MHA) was presented on March 8, 2005
at the Hartford Marriott in Rocky Hill, CT, in collaboration
with the Child Health & Development Institute of Connecticut,
University of Connecticut Health Center and Eastern Area
Health Education Center. This continuing education program
is designed to educate pediatricians, family physicians,
other health care providers, family representatives, child
health advocates, hospital ambulatory care for families,
community health centers, school-based health centers, insurance
administrators, government officials, and any other group
of individuals that work with children and youth. Over 100
individuals participated in this inaugural event.
The MHA is part of an continuing effort to establish a
quality ongoing primary care practice improvement training
system for pediatric and adolescent health care providers
in order to improve the holistic and comprehensive health
of children, youth and including those with special health
care needs. The MHA presented the practical and effective
practice improvement methodology that is needed to enhance
primary care for children and their families/caregivers
in Connecticut.
Existing national and statewide curriculum were modified
into Connecticut-specific training modules to first be delivered
in the one-day conference. Additional sessions will be offered
in a variety of formats including pediatric office in-service
trainings, Grand Rounds, CD’s, and video & audiotapes.
The modules include:
- Practice Improvement
- Comprehensive Care for CYSHCN
- Family-Professional Partnerships
- Developmental Health Screening & Surveillance
- Transitioning Children & Youth to Adulthood
- Medical Home: Next Steps
- Medical Homes: A Comprehensive, Coordinated System of
Care (Dr. Monique Fountain, HRSA)
- Medical Home: A Building Block for a System of Care
(Dr. Richard Roberts, Utah St. University)
For more information and to view the presentations from
the Academy
click here or e-mail:kevin.j.sullivan@po.state.ct.us.
Immunization in
a Medical Home Training Tool
For 75 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has
been a recognized leader and resource for information on
childhood immunization. In an effort to achieve a system-wide
improvement in the immunization delivery system, the AAP
Childhood Immunization Support Program (CISP), in partnership
with the National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for
Children with Special Needs, has developed a training tool
to assist health care professionals to immunize children
in the context of a medical home.
The CD-ROM based training tool, “Immunization in
a Medical Home,” is comprised of a 150+ page Power-Point
presentation that:
- Relates the 7 components of a medical home –
accessible, family centered, continuous, comprehensive,
coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective –
to vaccine administration and management
- Offers practical strategies to ensure that immunizations
are provided in a medical home
- Provides in-depth immunization case study reviews that
demonstrate core medical home concepts
Supplemental materials include fact sheets on various immunization
topics, AAP policy statements, reference articles, and immunization
resources.
The training tool is designed for use by pediatricians,
pediatric health care professionals, immunization training
programs, pediatric residency programs, and others with
an interest in immunization, and is ideal for presentation
at meetings, conferences, or other educational venues. The
training tool can be used as a stand alone session or divided
up into shorter training sessions, enabling customization
of program length and target audience. Click
here to download a copy of Immunization in a Medical
Home Training Tool.
Copies of the CD-ROM version of the training tool will be
available upon request until the supply is depleted. To
request a copy, call 800/433-9016, ext 4271 or e-mail cispimmunize@aap.org
New
Online Transition Training for Case Managers
The training is accredited continuing education for social
workers, nurses, professional counselors, and educators.
There is a $10 fee to obtain the CEUs, but ANYONE may go
to the web site and receive ALL of the information FREE.
Most of the information has broad application and targets
health care transition, with only limited portions of the
information pertaining to services and resources available
in Texas.
The web address is: http://www.centerforhealthtraining.org/dshstt/
E-adolescence
The National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health by
the Year 2010 (NIIAH) provides a listing of online resources
for state maternal and child health professionals who are
working to improve the health of adolescents. To learn more
visit: www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/NationalInitiative/index.htm.
Supplemental Materials:
Funding for this training
tool was made available through a grant from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (Childhood Immunization
Support Program, Cooperative Agreement: U66/CCU524285-01).
Advertise your medical home training
program for free on our Web site: contact the Training
Manager for more information at mhtraining@aap.org.
Last Updated
March 31, 2007
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