• Ascertain the magnitude of mental health issues presenting to the primary pediatric practitioner’s office.
• Discuss effective screening methods that can be used in a busy office practice to detect early mental health issues in children and adolescents.
• Identify resources available to pediatric providers to further their skills in office based mental health care.

9:40 am - Q & A

• Review the incidence of developmental delay in the general pediatric population and the estimated rate at which these delays are missed on routine office visits.
• Discuss available screening tools that can be used in the busy practice setting to efficiently and effectively detect early developmental delays.
• Outline the impact of early detection of developmental delay in children.
  

10:30 am - Q & A

10:40 am - BREAK

11:00 am
Evaluating the Child with Learning Difficulties - Kathleen Deidrick, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor, and Maureen Grissom, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Health Professions, Health Psychology, Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Educational Objectives:

• Determine the current estimated incidence of learning difficulties in children in America.
• Provide an effective classification scheme for learning difficulties that can be expected to present in the primary care provider’s office.
• Outline best practice management for children found or suspected to have learning difficulties.
  

11:40 am - Q & A

11:50 am -   BREAK

NOON    LUNCH and OPTIONAL BREAKOUT SESSION

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• Department of Child Health

• MU Sinclair School of Nursing

• Children's Hospital

• Mid-Missouri Area Health Education Center

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