This 90-minute session will provide an overview of the initiative and its five Demonstration Sites working to improve models of care for CMC.
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This webinar will introduce Enhancing Systems of Care for Children with Medical Complexity (CMC) as a five-year Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)-funded initiative. This 90-minute session will provide an overview of the initiative and its five Demonstration Sites working to improve models of care for CMC. It will also assess outcomes that are informed by and meaningful to CMC and their families, ensuring all CMC have the potential for optimal health and family well-being. The session will be framed by a parent caregiver, together with a provider perspective, who will address how to better engage patients to advance equity.
Participants of this webinar will:
Moderators:
Elizabeth L. Cope, PhD, MPH, is Vice President of Health Systems Improvement at AcademyHealth where she oversees a portfolio focused on the advancement of just, resilient, humanity-affirming systems of care. Read Bio
Richard Antonelli, M.D., M.S., is Medical Director of Integrated Care at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Antonelli is a general pediatrician who has spent more than three decades serving children and youth with special health care needs and their families, with extensive experience working at the national level and in many states evaluating care delivery and informing improvement efforts. Read Bio
HSRA Representatives:
Dr. Brosco is a pediatrician and historian who serves as the Director for the Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs (DSCSHN) in the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Read Bio
Anna Maria Padlan joined HRSA in 2004 and currently works in HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau in the Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs. Read Bio
Speakers:
I am the parent of two amazing children, one of which has a special health care need. Read Bio
Amy Houtrow is a pediatric rehabilitation medicine physician and disability equity health services researcher who has dedicated her career to improving the health, functioning, well-being and belonging of children with disabilities. Read Bio
Demonstration Site Representatives:
Dr Berhane is the founding physician of the Dell Children's Comprehensive Care Clinic (CCC) and serves as its medical director. Read Bio
Koslyn Lyles is Director of Home Based Services at Childkind, Inc. working to enhance parent’s skillset, knowledge and preparing them to be their own care coordinator around their child’s complex medical needs. Read Bio
Jennifer White, DNP, APRN is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at University of Florida Health with a special focus on follow up care after Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) discharge. Read Bio
Melissa has been working with families across Montana for most of her professional career. Read Bio
Dr. Hicks has served in a variety of roles for the School of Dentistry at UT Health Science Center San Antonio. Read Bio