Joint Committee Meeting: Committee on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics & School Health Committee
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
AAPCA1 invites you to join the joint committee meeting with the Committee on Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics and the School Health Committee, held virtually on Wednesday, February 26, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Featured topics include the AAP Child Registry, AI for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatricians, the Suicide Prevention Summit, autism diagnosis by pediatricians, and more. Don’t miss this important discussion on developmental, behavioral, and school health topics!
Hosted by
Renee C. Wachtel, MD, FAAP – Alameda Area Director
Renee C. Wachtel, MD, FAAP is a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the UCSF School of Medicine. She chairs the CAC1 AAP Committees on Development and Behavior and School Health and is a Director at Large as well. She is a tireless advocate for children with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges.
Agenda
- INTRODUCTIONS:
- ANNOUNCMENTS:
- CONFERENCES: Bay Area Autism Consortium (BAAC) February 28; , UCSF Developmental Disabilities March 3-6
- CAC1 AAP SUICIDE PREVENTION SUMMIT March 29
- OPPORTUNITIES:
- NEW BUSINESS:
- National AAP CHILD Registry Diagnostic Feedback Workgroup: Alia Lien, AAP
- AI Support for DB Pediatricians : Dr. Damon Korb
- AAPCA1 grant:
- AAP YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION- Virtual Summit March 29, 2025,
- Autism Workgroup
- ASD Diagnosis by pediatricians and referral/treatment pathways
- PediLink ASD Identification MOC (six modules)-free
- Article- Coker Peds 8-24: Barriers to screening by Pediatricians
- Advocacy:
- Mental Health Referrals: Dr. Diane Dooley
- CA Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative: Technical Advisory Committee for State Health Information Guidance (CYBHI SHIG TAC)
- School Health-cellphone usage in schools; civics, financial literacy curriculum requirements; NEFFY VS. EPI PENS, School Based Behavioral Health Services-Fee Schedule
- Autism CARES Act re-authorization signed by President Biden 12/23/24