Improving Child Health in RI Quarterly Meeting

  • 16 Jan 2024
CTC-RI and PCMH Kids welcomed pediatric practices and stakeholders to the January "Improving Child Health in RI" meeting. PCMH Kids co-chairs, Drs. Flanagan and Lange reviewed the accomplishments of 2023. Accomplishments included the following projects with a special project spotlight on Asthma presented by CTC-RI's Susan Dettling and P.R.I.M.A’s Dr. O’Shea:
  • Medicaid Pediatric Healthcare Recovery Program
  • Pediatric Weight Management ECHO and QI Initiative
  • Care Coordination ECHO Learning Series
  • MomsPRN Program
  • DULCE (Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration with Everyone)
  • Healthy Tomorrows
  • Healthcare Transitions: Pediatric to Adult Care
  • Demographic Data Collection
  • Restrictive Eating Disorder ECHO and QI Initiative
  • Increasing Pediatric IBH Capacity using Community Health Workers
  • Expanding Pediatric IBH Capacity
  • Healthy Happy Teams
  • Behavioral Health Workforce Development Efforts
  • AAP Family Strengths Assessment Visit
  • Asthma ECHO and QI Initiative

Drs. Flanagan and Lange wrapped up the meeting with a preview of new 2024 opportunities and asking the pediatric community what else should be considered for future projects.

Be on the lookout for call-for-applications in our newsletters and email blasts for the following projects:

  • Optimizing a BH Approach to Children’s Sleep in Pediatrics – ECHO
  • Sexually Transmitted Infection ECHO & QI Initiative
  • Demographic Data QI Initiative
  • Expanding Pediatric IBH Capacity

Other opportunities that CTC-RI is seeking funding for are:

  • Autism ECHO and QI Initiative
  • AAP Family Strengths Assessment Visit Expansion
  • Oral Health ECHO and QI Initiative

If there are other priorities we should consider, please email Carolyn Karner at ckarner@ctc-ri.org.

For those who were unable to attend, the meeting recording and presentation can be accessed here.