American Academy of Pediatrics Rural-Health Community of Practice
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Dzeneta Dujkovic
ddujkovic@aap.org
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is offering an educational community of practice designed to empower pediatric clinicians in rural areas to enhance the quality of care provided for infants and children with birth defects and infant disorders (BDID). As much as possible, the project will focus on congenital syphilis (CS) and congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV).
The community of practice will comprise of 4 structured educational sessions, with a strong emphasis on peer-to-peer learning and collaborative discussion. Participating practice and hospital teams will be required to share a case study and/or their experiences- whether successes or challenges- related to the session topic area in providing care for infants and children with BDID. In addition, all participants will have access to an online shared workspace where they can access session recordings, discussion boards, and share resources and best practices among their peers.
Educational sessions:
(12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Central)
- January 15, 2025: Recommended care process(es) for optimal outcomes; condition specific for congenital syphilis (CS) and congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV)
- March 19, 2025: Navigating difficult conversations in medicine and building trust with patients
- May 21, 2025: Partnering with my clinicians for success: My lived experience
- July 16, 2025: How to best equip clinicians to support families, and overcoming challenges in rural pediatric care
Eligible participants are rural pediatric practices and/or pediatric hospital teams.
Multidisciplinary teams are encouraged. Teams may include pediatricians, family medicine providers, pediatric subspecialists, nurses, social workers, and other physician and non-physician clinicians. At a minimum, teams must have a pediatric clinician/pediatrician.
High-speed internet is required to participate.
There is no cost for participating.
Up to 9 teams will be selected.
Complete the online application at the bottom of the program website.
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