The Massachusetts Chapter of the
American Academy of Pediatrics (MCAAP)
Edward Penn Memorial Lecture
2015 Annual CME Program and Business Meeting
May 14th – 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
held at the Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, MA
“Caring for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs:
How to Make it Work in the World of Health Care Reform”
PROGRAM
9:30 am – 9:45 am – Welcome
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Judith Palfrey, M.D., Chair of the MCAAP Committee on Children and Youth with Special
Health Care Needs (CYSHCN), Senior Associate, Boston Children's Hospital, Past President,
American Academy of Pediatrics (2010),
Michael McManus, M.D., MPH, President of the MCAAP, Chair in Critical Care
Anesthesiology; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine; Senior Associate in Perioperative
Anesthesia; Chief of Pediatrics, South Shore Hospital, Weymouth MA, Associate Professor of
Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
Ron Benham, Director, Bureau of Family Health at the Massachusetts Department of Public
Health
9:45 am – 10:45 am – Making the Medical Home Work
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Robert J. Master, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Care Alliance
Tisa M. Johnson-Hooper, M.D., Pediatrician, Henry Ford Health System at Henry Ford Medical
Center
10:45 am – 11:00 am – BREAK
11:00 am – 12:00 pm – PANEL - The Family and CYSHCN
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Rich Robison, Executive Director, Mass Family Voices at the Federation for Children with
Special Needs
Bonnie Thompson, CHIPRA Grant Family Leader, Mass Family Voices at the Federation for
Children with Special Needs
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Business Meeting and Lunch
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – WORKSHOPS
Optimizing Strategies for School Success
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Stephanie M. Porter MSN, RN, Project/Program Coordinator, MASSTART, LEND Nursing
Faculty, Community Education Initiative
Erin Ward, M.S.Ed, CAS, Faculty Associate, Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice,
Boston Children’s Hospital, President, MTM-CNM Family Connection, Inc., Vice-President,
TrachCare, Inc., Patient & Family Chair, Global Tracheostomy Collaborative
Judith Palfrey M.D., Senior Associate, Boston Children's Hospital, Past President, American
Academy of Pediatrics (2010)
Becoming NCQA Recognized
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Gonzalo Paz-Soldán, M.D, CPE, Executive Medical Director – Pediatrics, Reliant Medical Group
Innovative State Models
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Robert Graham, M.D., Director, Critical Care, Anesthesia, Perioperative Extension (CAPE) and
Home Ventilation Program, Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Jack Maypole, M.D., Director: Comprehensive Care Program, Co-Pi: the 4C Program with the
Massachusetts Alliance for Complex Care, Medical Director, the SPARK Center, Associate
Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Attending Physician, Boston Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics.
Matthew Sadof, M.D., Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine,
Complex Care, Asthma, Medical Home, Director 4C and NEWREADY Programs,
Baystate Children’s Hospital
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – "Population Health Management in the Medical Home" - Tim Proctor, Practice
Management Consultant at Physician's Computer Company
4:00 pm - Adjournment
Fees:
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$60 for MCAAP members
$85 for non-members
FREE for residents and medical students
A continental breakfast and hot lunch will be included.