Behavioral Pediatrics Course (Lectures) From The Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia (CHOP)

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CHOP Open-access Medical Education Pediatric Courses

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Behavioral Pediatrics Course

This seminar focuses on behavioral pediatrics and was delivered in Salzburg, Austria, from June 3 – 9, 2018. Topics include behavior difficulties & management, autism spectrum disorder, motor disabilities, and more.

[What follows are notes to myself after I’ve reviewed a given presentation]

• See all presentations (20)
• Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics – Introduction To The Course
  • Not helpful to me
• Principles of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Not helpful to me
• Processes of Normal Development
  • Discusses streams of development and how we remediate developmental delays.
• Screening & Developmental Assessment
  • Good talk. Just review the slides
  • Detecting Delays: Surveillance vs Screening
    • Slides 25-27, 30, 32, 34, and 36
    • Autism Screening: 47-49
  • Summary: Slides 52 -58
  • See Developmental Delay: When and How to Screen AFP Jul 1, 2017 Issue.
  • See Developmental Monitoring [Surveillance] and Screening for Health Professionals from the CDC. Very useful resource.
• Behavioral Difficulties & Management
  • No practical, actionable strategies for primary care pediatricians
  • See Addressing Early Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Problems. Pediatrics 2016. Full text available.
• Case Presentations
  • Good talk. Just review slides.
  • Cases: Slides 1 – 8, 10 – 15, 17 – 22, 24 – 29
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Good talk.
  • Summary: Slides 51 + 52.
  • Resources for Clinicians: Slide 53
  • Both clinicians and parents should review the CDC’s outstanding website Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Genetic Disorders & Developmental Disorders
  • Information new to me – Excellent talk and slides. When reviewing, I need to look at the slides as I listen to the lecture.
  • 3 – 5% of children have genetic disorder
    • Half involve the nervous system
    • Mechanisms of genetic disease: 5+6
  • Types of Etiologic Testing: 7
  • Indications For Etiologic Testing: 8
    • Genetic Assessment: 12-42
    • Metabolic Testing: 44+45
      • Indicators For Testing: 46
      • Newborn Screening: 47+48
    • Head MRI
  • See and explore The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center Website from the NIH.
  • See Learning About An Undiagnosed Condition in a Child from The National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
  • See  Learning About An Undiagnosed Condition in an Adult from The National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
  • See and explore The Public Health Genomics Website from the CDC
• Down Syndrome
  • Listen to this excellent lecture while looking at the slides.
  • Useful for clinicians and for parents of patients with Down Syndrome
  • See guideline Health Supervision for Children With Down Syndrome 2011 from AAP.
  • See Down Syndrome – Resources For Clinicians and Parents Posted on January 18, 2019 by Tom Wade MD
• Language & Learning Disorders
  • Just review the slides below:
    • Speech and Language Disorders: Slides 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
    • Learning Disabilities: Slides 23, 26, 28, 29, 39
    • Summary: Slide 46
  • See Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Aged 5 Years or Younger: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement Pediatrics
    August 2015, VOLUME 136 / ISSUE 2:
    • “RECOMMENDATION: The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for speech and language delay and disorders in children aged 5 years or younger (I statement).”
  • See the National Center For Learning Disabilities Website
  • See The RTI Action Network Website
• ADHD
  • Just review the slides
    • Diagnosis: Slide 13
    • Dif Dx: Slide 15
    • Comorbidities: Slide 16
    • Associated Impairments: Slides 18 +19
    • Stimulant Meds: Slides 34-40
    • Nonstimulant Meds: Slide 41
    • ADHD Summary: Slide 42
  • Resources:
    • Vanderbilt ADHD Parent and Teacher Diagnostic Questionnaires
    • Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)
  • Books
    • Taking Charge Of ADHD by Russell Barkley
    • Smart But Scattered by Peg Dawson
    • 1,2,3 Magic by Thomas Phelan
    • The Explosive Child by Ross Greene
  • Web Resources
    • CHADD
• Developmental Delay & Intellectual Disability
  • Dev Delay: 3
  • Intellectual Disability: 5-14
    • Assessment: 17-19
    • Causes: 20+21
    • Risk Factors: 22+23
    • Physical Exam: 25
    • Genetic Testing: 26-28
    • Neuroimaging: 29
    • Metabolic Testing: 30+31
    • Comorbid Conditions: 32
    • Outcomes: 41-42
    • Key Points:44
    • Assessment Tools: 44
• Elimination Disorders
• Motor Disabilities & Cerebral Palsy
• Prematurity: Impact on Development & Behavior
• Sleep Disturbances
• Non-Traditional Treatments
• Psychopharmacologic Management
• Vision and Hearing Loss
• Quality Improvement & Family Partnership