Multidisciplinary Conferences and Meetings
The fellow is involved with a variety of multidisciplinary teams, including those listed below.
Philadelphia Children's Alliance (PCA)
The PCA was developed to provide joint police and social service interviews and mental health evaluations for children who are victims of sexual abuse. The fellow participates in biweekly case conferences of children seen at the PCA.
Bucks County and Montgomery County Child Advocacy Centers
These Child Advocacy Centers provide service to the outlying counties of Philadelphia. Our faculty provides medical evaluations to children referred from these Centers and the fellow participates in the care and monthly case reviews.
The Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice and Research
The Field Center brings the many resources of the University of Pennsylvania together to integrate policy, research and practice toward the goal of preserving children's developmental potential and assuring that America's children are safe and secure in their own homes and communities. The fellow participates in ongoing initiatives of the Center.
Philadelphia Child Fatality Review Team/Act 33
The team was developed in 1993 and provides multidisciplinary evaluations of all children who die or experience near fatality in Philadelphia County. The fellow participates in monthly meetings held at the Medical Examiner's Office.
Medical Legal Advisory Board on Child Abuse
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office brings together pediatricians, pathologists, radiologists, law enforcement agents, lawyers and other professionals to improve state legislation regarding child abuse. The board reviews difficult abuse cases to improve the prosecution of individuals who abuse children. The fellow attends meetings, participates in reviewing cases and learns about the politics of child abuse work.
Subcommittee on Children in Substitute Care of the Children's Health Coalition
This Philadelphia-wide policy collaborative addresses system-wide barriers to health services of children in substitute care in order to improve the city's response to the children's needs.
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