Abstract
This study evaluates the effectiveness of an early childhood tele-education program in preparing community pediatric clinicians to manage developmental and mental health disorders in young children. Community pediatric clinicians from rural, underserved, or school-based health center practices in the mid-Atlantic region participated in a weekly tele-education videoconference. There was a significant knowledge gain evidenced by the percentage of questions answered correctly from pre- to post- didactic exposure (P <.001). Participants reported an increase in knowledge from pre- (P <.001) and in confidence from pre- to post- participation (P <.001). Practice management changes demonstrated an encouraging trend toward managing patients in the Medical Home, as compared with immediately deferring to specialists following participation. This early childhood tele-education videoconferencing program is a promising response to the urgent need to confidently increase the role of pediatricians in the provision of care for childhood developmental and mental health disorders.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 46-55 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Clinical pediatrics |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2022 |
Keywords
- developmental and behavioral pediatrics
- medical education
- project ECHO
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health