YEAR 3:

AMBULATORY BLOCK

The overarching goals are as stated in training overview.

This month will focus on Injury Prevention and Children With Special Health Care Needs.


Injury Prevention:

This month is an opportunity for residents to focus on the topic of injury prevention and its impact on child health. By the end of this month, pediatric residents will:

• learn the epidemiology of injuries and different approaches (active and passive strategies) to their prevention

• learn the basics of office-based injury prevention counseling and be able to implement TIPP (The Injury Prevention Program – AAP) in their primary care practice

• learn community-based approaches to the prevention of pediatric injuries

Sites visited:

- Access Safety City
- Baby stores


Children With Special Health Care Needs (SHCN):

This month is an opportunity for residents to learn about issues affecting children with special health care needs (SHCN) and their families. By the end of this month, pediatric residents will:

• gain insight into the home and family life of a child with SHCN and learn how to incorporate this knowledge into patient/family encounters with SHCN children.

• learn about facilities that take care of this population.

Sites visited:

- New York Foundling
- Home Visit to Project DOCC Parent