It Takes a Team: The Role of the Pediatric Psychologist in Innovative Interdisciplinary Collaboration
The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) presents a new webinar series: CHOP Pediatric Psychology Perspectives.
This year's theme is "It Takes a Team: The Role of the Pediatric Psychologist in Innovative Interdisciplinary Collaboration.”
Psychologists, behavioral health professionals and trainees of all levels are invited to attend and learn more about our innovative programming and evidence-based approach to supporting medically complex patients and families across the lifespan.
Each presentation will begin at 7 p.m. EST/6 p.m. CST/4 p.m. PST.
Oct. 27: Innovative Interdisciplinary Care: Leveraging the Electronic Health Record to Improve Psychosocial Screening and Care Coordination
Presenter: Julie Gettings, Ph.D.
Dr. Gettings is a psychologist who supports patients in CHOP’s Diabetes Center for Children. She has expertise in using the electronic health record to improve psychosocial screening, access to behavioral health care and interdisciplinary communication.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how the electronic health record can be utilized to efficiently gather and analyze psychosocial data within an interdisciplinary clinic.
- Learn strategies to automate and streamline communication across an interdisciplinary team.
- Identify two ways to examine patient and population-level data obtained across the hospital system to improve patient care.
Other sessions:
- Aug. 25: Starting Strong: Working Together to Optimize Outcomes for Our Youngest Pediatric Patients
- Sept. 29: Acquired Autonomic Dysfunction: Diagnosis, Treatment, and the Role of Behavioral Health in Multidisciplinary Care
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Each lecture is approved for 1 CE credit. In order to be eligible to earn CE credit for the webinar, attendees will need to be present for at least 50 minutes, and all attendees must register with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia CE Portal.
For questions or more information, email Gayle Chesley, PhD at chesley@chop.edu.