Many families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are faced with the option of using medicines to help treat their child’s challenging behaviors. This is a tough medical decision and there is no one right answer. Though many children with autism may benefit from medications that ease challenging behaviors, families often struggle with making the decision of whether medication use is right for their child. This is why the Autism Speaks’ Autism Treatment Network (ATN) created the Medication Decision Aid. It includes a family decision aid and answers to frequently asked questions—all designed to help you clarify your values and goals and then talk with your healthcare provider about the options, benefits, and possible downsides of medications. This tool kit can be used at any point in your decision-making process, including the re-evaluation of medications your child is now taking.
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Why a Patient-Centered Medical Home? ...Or Why Am I Feeling So Overwhelmed with Even Mo... - 0 views
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Commissioner Lindeen invites you to attend the first in a series of webinars on the Patient-Centered Medical Home. This webinar introduces the Patient-Centered Medical Home concept and illustrates how this model of care can address the increasing pressure felt by primary care providers everywhere. Medical Homes have been proven to improve the care delivered to patients in primary care practices while also helping to bring the joy back into the practice of medicine for everyone involved. When:
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
12:00pm - 1:00pm Mountain
Medication Decision Aid | Autism Speaks - 0 views
Medical Home Update - WEBINARS - Multiple Dates - 0 views
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Webinar: From Research to Real Life-Increasing Visibility and Use of Family-to-Family Centers December 3, 2012-1pm (Mountain)
Call-in: 866/214-9397, Pin: 5058724774
Webinar Link: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/familyvoices/join?id=24R5TP&role=attend
The Family Voices National Center for Family and Professional Partnerships is hosting this webinar presented by Suzanne M. Bronheim, PhD of Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development. Suzanne will share findings from a 2010 research partnership with three Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) to better understand how Hispanic/Latino families' and African American families' utilization of F2F HICs might be increased. This research project is based on a social marketing theory that suggests that people try new things if that "innovation" fits with their values and experience, seems to have an advantage over other approaches, is easy to use, can be tried and dropped if they don't like it and if others they know and trust are also aware of it and have used it. The project has used this framework to study how Hispanic/Latino and African American families prefer to receive information and how they view the F2F HICs as a resource. In addition, this project has studied similar issues for the social networks of families to learn how they view and access F2F HICs. Suzanne will be joined by staff of the F2F HICs that partnered in this project to share lessons learned and suggestions of how other F2F HICs can use this framework.
16th Annual Conference: The Practical Use of Psychiatric Medication - Billings - April ... - 0 views
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Download the the link for full information right here! (PDF)What:By the end of this continuing education, participants should be able to: Use new techniques to assess and assist patients with psychiatric disorders with suicide prevention, medication adherence, and medication management. Develop a process to evaluate patients with psychiatric disorders and/or chronic pain to ensure the effective and safe use of medications. The registration fees are as follows:$150.00 - All Healthcare Providers $50.00 - StudentsThe deadline for registration is April 6, 2012. There is a $25 processing fee applied to all late registrations and cancellations. No refunds will be granted for cancellations after April 6, 2012.When:Friday, April 13, 20128:00 am - 4:45 pmWhere:Mansfield Health Education Center2900 12th Ave. N.Suite 30WBillings, MTContact:Robert Parker Phone: (406) 237-4537Email: robert.parker@svh-mt.org
What Parents Should Know About Having Kids on Multiple Medications | Child Mind Institute - 0 views
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Making decisions about medication for a child with emotional or behavioral problems can be daunting and fraught with worry, especially when more than one medication is involved. Studies show that the number of children taking several psychoactive medications is soaring. Here are some guidelines to help you understand why your doctor might recommend multiple medications for your child, and whether you should have concerns about this treatment.
Novel 'medical home' program for pediatric patients, families cuts ER visits in half / ... - 0 views
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For parents of children with multiple medical problems, keeping up with countless doctor's appointments, ongoing tests and a variety of medications can be overwhelming, especially for those in challenging socioeconomic situations.
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As a result, families often wind up using the emergency room, the country's most expensive form of care delivery, to get help for their kids.
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But a growing concept in health care reform called the "medical home" offers parents a way to simplify, organize and coordinate the complexities of their medically fragile child's health care needs. The medical home is not a location but an approach to care coordination designed to provide a constant trusted source of care, typically by a general pediatrician.
Epilepsy and Kids: Seizure Medication - Videoconference - March 22, 2011 - 0 views
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A time for you to learn and ask your questions: What we hope medications will do How medications are selected, side effects Importance of taking medication regularly Recognition and avoidance of triggers Presented by:Pat Berry, ARNPPediatric Neurology Nurse PractitionerSeattle Children’s Where: Mansfield Health Education Center 1145 North 30th Located in the Lower Level of the Yellowstone Medical Building West When: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 7pm (Mountain Time) Each session will include an interactive opportunity as well as an opportunity for questions and answers with open table discussions. To reserve your spot or find the videoconferencing location in your area contact: St. Vincent University at 406-237-ED4U (406-237-3348) or email svhu@svh-mt.org
'Medical Homes' Help Kids Get Comprehensive Care | KPAX.com | Missoula, Montana - 0 views
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Children who have a "medical home" -- that is, a pediatrician or nurse they see regularly who offers comprehensive care -- are more likely to have their medical and dental needs met, new research finds. Yet it's the sickest children -- those who have a chronic condition or special need and require the most care -- who are less likely to get the sort of care a medical home offers, the researchers said.
MT launching "patient-centered medical home" initiative | KXLH.com | Helena, Montana - 0 views
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"The State of Montana is planning to launch a pilot program aimed at changing how healthcare is delivered. One of the advocates of the new approach - called the "patient-centered medical home" - is Jon Griffin, a primary care physician in Helena who strongly believes there needs to be a fundamental change in the delivery of healthcare."
Prescription Assistance Program - 0 views
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The Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need through the program that is right for them. Many will get their medications free or nearly free. The Partnership for Prescription Assistance will help you find the program that’s right for you, free of charge. Remember, you will never be asked for money by a PPA Call Center representative, or on this Web site.
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The Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need through the program that is right for them. Many will get their medications free or nearly free. The Partnership for Prescription Assistance will help you find the program that’s right for you, free of charge. Remember, you will never be asked for money by a PPA Call Center representative, or on this Web site.
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The Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need through the program that is right for them. Many will get their medications free or nearly free. The Partnership for Prescription Assistance will help you find the program that's right for you, free of charge. Remember, you will never be asked for money by a PPA Call Center representative, or on this Web site.
A Team of Doctors Will See You Now | Parade.com - 0 views
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In the national discussion taking place about health care, two premier medical centers are repeatedly brought up as positive examples of how to deliver care more efficiently while still cutting costs and eliminating waste--the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic. Both share an approach that Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has referred to as "advanced primary care."Most medical experts have a cozier name for it: the "medical home."
Linking and Integrating with Primary Care: Medical Home Model for Children's Mental Hea... - 0 views
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Webinar Recording: Linking and Integrating with Primary Care: Medical Home Model for Children's Mental Health Hosted by the National Technical Assistance Center in Children's Mental Health and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), February 17, 2011 Watch this webinar to learn about the role of primary care in linking social, emotional, mental and behavioral health services to children. The webinar involves an examination of the opportunities to enhance collaboration between primary care and the medical home model for children's mental health.
Epilepsy and Kids Information Series - Billings, MT - Multiple dates - 0 views
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To reserve your spot or find the video conferencing location in your area contact:
St. Vincent University at 406-237-ED4U (406-237-3348) or email svhu@svh-mt.org What:
Educational series that is offered to anyone that is interested in learning about epilepsy, and anyone who has questions that need answering or who wants to share their experiences with others in the same situation. When/Where:
St. Vincent Healthcare - Mansfield Health Education Center
1145 North 30th - Located in the Lower Level of the Yellowstone Medical West Building
Billings, MT 59102 -November 27, 2012
Working to Maximize Success in School -January 24, 2013
Epilepsy: What's New? -March 27, 2013
The invisible Disability -May 22, 2013
Living with Epilepsy, Tips and Traps Contact:
Cindy K. Leenknecht, MS, ACNS-BC, CCRP
Telemedicine Project Coordinator, St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation
Yelllowstone Medical Center,
2900 12 Avenue N, Suite 30W, Box 26,
Billings, MT 59101
work: 406.237.8652
cell: 406.698.9116
fax: 406.237.8655
cindy.leenknecht@svh-mt.org
Got Transition Radio Episode 17: Medical Limitations & Travel - Webcast - May 29, 2013 - 0 views
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In this episode of Got Transition Radio, guest speaker Maisy Cyr will share her experiences of what it took to manage her chronic illness while studying abroad in London. Maisy and Radio Show hosts, Mallory and Teresa, will discuss their common struggle of wanting to make the most of exciting travel and learning opportunities while facing medical limitations. Is the sky really the limit? Is it possible to "shoot for the moon" while maintaining your health?
When:
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
9:00 am - 9:30 am Mountain
Cost:
Free of charge
Parents Support Group Meeting - Kalispell - May 29, 2013 - 0 views
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The Support Group meeting is open to all parents, caregivers and professionals. Children should not attend this meeting to promote an open discussion.
When:
Wednesday, May 29th
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Mountain
Where:
Summit Medical Fitness Building
Conference Room #2
205 Sunnyview Lane
Kalispell, MT 59901
Contact:
For more information, call Tim at (406) 257-8758
How To Incorporate Best Practices in Family Centered Care in Your Practice - Webinar - ... - 0 views
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This webinar will provide participants with a clear description of family-centered care and highlight case studies that showcase effective strategies in delivering that care through practice improvements such as greater use of health information technology, enhanced access to medical professional staff outside regular office hours, feedback mechanisms capturing patient/family experience with care, and including families on advisory boards and as staff. A recently published monograph by the NCMHI will also be highlighted, which features case studies focusing on 17 pediatric practices nominated by their peers or patients as exemplary patient- and family-centered medical homes.
When:
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain
Cost:
Free of charge
Details:
This webinar is the fourth in a series that is archived.
See the archive
CPR / First Aid Class - Billings - Jan. 29, 2013 - 0 views
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Medic First Aid (Version 7.0) BasicPlus CPR, AED, and First Aid for Adults, to meet OSHA and AED Training requirements, "Source Authority" 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
The goal of this program is to help you gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary to manage a medical emergency until more advanced help arrives.
This training will focus on your essential responsibilities as a first aid provider:
· Recognizing a medical emergency
· Making a decision to help
· Identifying hazards and ensuring personal safety
· Activating the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system
· Providing supportive, basic First Aid care.
You will learn about:
· Scene safety
· How to protect yourself from the risk of blood borne pathogens
· First aid and the law
· Basic life saving skills
· Basic Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) operation
· How to perform a physical assessment and obtain a patient history. When:
January 29th, 2013
8:30 am - 12:30 pm Mountain Where:
MSSC Training Center
2727 Central Avenue, Ste. 2
Billings, MT 59102 Cost:
MSSC Members $ 95/person
Non-Members $120/person
Class size is restricted to 12 registrants. Contact:
reg@mssc.org
406-248-4893
TSA: Travelers with disabilities and medical conditions - 0 views
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Travelers with Disabilities and Medical Conditions TSA strives to provide the highest level of security while ensuring that all passengers are treated with dignity and respect. To that end, TSA launched TSA Cares, a new helpline number designed to assist travelers with disabilities and medical conditions. Travelers may call TSA Cares toll free at 1-855-787-2227 prior to traveling with questions about screening policies, procedures and what to expect at the security checkpoint. TSA Cares will serve as an additional, dedicated resource specifically for passengers with disabilities, medical conditions or other circumstances or their loved ones who want to prepare for the screening process prior to flying.
Bright Beacon - a social network for parents of children with medical needs - 0 views
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Bright Beacon exists to provide a safe haven for parents of children with medical needs to meet, discuss their children, their children's medical needs, and perhaps even their own personal stories: their victories, defeats, joys and sorrows.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its National Center for Medical Home Implementation (NCMHI) are hosting a FREE four part webinar series February through May 2013 on how to effectively deliver care through the medical home model. Building on the success of two previous medical home webinar series (2009 and 2011), the NCMHI will provide engaging educational "how to" presentations focused on several important facets of pediatric care delivery, including empowering youth, reducing health disparities, using data to improve quality, and employing best practices in family-centered care. The webinars will feature expert faculty and provide targeted information and tools; they will feature new products from the NCMHI such as updated state profiles in the Medical Home Data Portal, promising practices regarding language access services, and a new family-centered care monograph.
When:
How To Engage Youth in Health Care
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain
How to Enhance Care Delivery for a Diverse Population
To be determined - March 2013
How to Use Data to Improve Care Delivery
Thursday, April 25, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain
How To Incorporate Best Practices in Family Centered Care in Your Practice
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain
Cost:
This webinar series is offered free of charge.