Improving Child Health in RI Quarterly Meeting
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.