213211 Benefits of LEND Training for Clinicians

Monday, November 9, 2009: 2:30 PM

Katherine Burns, MD , Akransas Childrens Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
     
The contributions of Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND), as well as Leadership Education in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics (LEDBP), in training medical fellows in developmental pediatrics will be discussed, with emphasis on training in multi-disciplinary interactions.

Benefits and challenges facing trainees from a variety of fields will be described. Specific benefits include acquisition of ‘practical' knowledge from experienced faculty from different disciplines, building of networks of practitioners, and practice explaining medical concepts to non-medically trained persons. Challenges to be discussed include accounting for and assessing knowledge of disciplines other than one's own as well as incorporating research from other disciplines.

Problem based learning and integration of trainees into pre-existing clinics will be used as specific examples.

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify sites with programs designed to improve the health outcomes for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. 2. Discuss effective multidisciplinary training programs and innovative practice models. 3. Identify options for collaborating with local LEND programs. 4. Discuss how LEND training programs bridge the perspectives of clinicians and health care administrators, as well as those between clinicians of different disciplines.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a third year fellow in developmental pediatrics in both LEND and LEDBP.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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