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The Chapter is excited to announce our new webinar series

Beyond the Exam Room: Addressing Health in Pediatrics

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This training series will cover pediatric conditions from a comprehensive perspective, focusing on counseling, cultural competence, and safe prescribing. It will update participants on guidelines, legal requirements, and teamwork strategies, while enhancing management practices, time management, follow-up, and monitoring. The program also aims to reduce stigma, engage parents, and provide thorough risk education.

Learning Objectives:

  • Develop a Comprehensive Understanding
  • Enhance Behavioral and Counseling Skills
  • Promote Evidence-Based and Multidisciplinary Approaches
  • Improve Time Management and Follow-Up
  • Address Stigma and Foster Parental Involvement
  • Master Safe and Effective Management
  • Strengthen Patient and Family Education
  • Understand Legal, Regulatory, and Collaborative Care
  • Implement Effective Long-Term Care and Monitoring

Target Audience:

  • Physicians
  • Residents & Trainees
  • Pediatric Health Care Practitioners

Link/Location:

Each session will have a unique Zoom link sent upon registration. Registration is required to attend, and all sessions will be virtual only.

The Chapter Celebrates the Launch of Bridges to Resources VA

The Virginia Academy of Pediatrics is excited to offer a wonderful, free resource to all our providers. It is called Bridge2ResourcesVA. It is a social needs platform that can be easily accessed by linking through the URL code http://www.bridge2resourcesva.org or QR code below.

 

Benefits:

●        It is free, no hidden fees or surprises

●        Anyone – providers, families, community organizations, schools, etc.- can search anonymously

●        Allows access to local and state social care programs – over 466,000 nonprofits are already listed

●        All resource information is continually updated through full-time Find Help staff

●        For your office, you can print post cards for families (in English or Spanish), you can print stickers with the QR code, you can put on your website in search box, and you can put on discharge summaries.

Federal Public Health Emergency Unwinding Toolkit

Federal Public Health Emergency Unwinding Toolkit Brochure Cover Image

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide our community partners, stakeholders, and advocates with messaging and resources to support local and state agencies as Virginia prepares to return to normal Medicaid enrollment processes, also known as unwinding. The Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) will update this resource and add materials as new federal guidance and additional insights are available. Download the toolkit HERE.

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The chapter offers a number of ways to stay current on what is happening across the state.  With over 1300 members, we communicate through member alerts, newsletters, legislative updates,  and active Facebook and Twitter accounts.  For those wanting to connect with other pediatricians in their communities, we also provide membership to regional email groups enabling members to share their collective experiences and knowledge.  There is no more important time than NOW to be a part of the Virginia Chapter as so much is on the line for children and pediatricians.

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