Pediatrics In Practice: A Health Promotion Curriculum For Child Health Professionals (springer Series On Medical Education)

This innovative curriculum teaches both the core concepts and practical skills that support child health professionals in providing optimal care for children and their families. The curriculum is based on six core concepts that serve as the foundation for effective health encounters: Partnership Communication, Health Promotion/Illness Prevention, Time Management, Education, and Advocacy. The accompanying DVD, with a focus on Health Promotion/Illness prevention, one of six core competencies developed by BRIGHT FUTURES, presents an introduction and overview of the Bright Futures approach.

This book/CD-ROM package offers a faculty development health promotion curriculum designed to support child health professionals, including public health specialists, nurse practitioners, and social workers, in integrating health promotion into clinical practice. The curriculum consists of an introductory module, with accompanying videos (on the CD-ROM), six stand-alone modules that present core concepts, and a facilitator's guide. Numerous handouts, forms, and teaching aids are included. Bernstein teaches pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Reviewer:Charles Kantrow, MD(Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description:This book is a structured course description for teaching Bright Futures, a health promotion initiative designed with the pediatric population in mind. It provides education for the educator as well as an outline of how teaching sessions may proceed.
Purpose:The purpose is to assist in teaching the Bright Futures program to better integrate its principles into clinical practice, thereby improving the care of pediatric patients. The book appears to meet these goals.
Audience:It is written in such a way to allow it to be used to educate students, residents, and general practitioners. It is targeted at anyone providing ongoing health supervision for children.
Features:The book presents a curriculum designed to reach the six core concepts needed for positive health encounters. This is done in multiple sessions employing a wide variety of teaching strategies including care management, role playing, and consensus building. It describes well the important issues and how the teacher can best help the students to learn the core concepts offered.
Assessment:This appears to be an informative and well thought out means to teach the Bright Futures concepts. The skills reviewed can be used to teach at any level -- students, housestaff, and staff. The combination of teaching skills information and Bright Futures core concepts provide an excellent means to make this program a valuable tool for present and future pediatricians.

Pediatrics in Practice is a faculty development health promotion curriculum based on the principles of Bright Futures. Through the resources presented, maternal and child health (MCH) educators can prepare healthcare professionals with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to communicate effectively, partner with, and educate children and families as their advocates to promote health and prevent illness in a time-efficient manner.

This innovative curriculum is based on six core concepts that serve as the foundation for effective health encounters:

• Partnership
• Communication
• Health promotion/Illness prevention
• Time Management
• Education
• Advocacy

These six concepts provide the tools for building successful partnerships and promoting positive interactions among health professionals, children, and families during health encounters. By learning how to integrate these core concepts into clinical practice, health professionals can be assured that they are delivering time-efficient health promotion services.

This curriculum developed in collaboration with Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, and Bright Futures, will be of interest to anyone who cares for pediatric-age children, including all maternal and child health professionals such as pediatricians, nurses, public health specialists, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, social workers, dentists, and medical educators.

The Pediatrics in Practice publication is accompanied by a supplemental DVD containing background information about Bright Futures, models of best practice, this health promotion curriculum, and scenes from Disney's The Doctor to be used with the Communication module.

For Further Information, Please Click Here! Pediatrics in Practice is a faculty development health promotion curriculum based on the principles of Bright Futures. Through the resources presented, maternal and child health (MCH) educators can prepare healthcare professionals with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to communicate effectively, partner with, and educate children and families as their advocates to promote health and prevent illness in a time-efficient manner. This innovative curriculum is based on six core concepts that serve as the foundation for effective health encounters: Partnership Communication Health promotion/Illness prevention Time Management Education Advocacy These six concepts provide the tools for building successful partnerships and promoting positive interactions among health professionals, children, and families during health encounters. By learning how to integrate these core concepts into clinical practice, health professionals can be assured that they are delivering time-efficient health promotion services. This curriculum developed in collaboration with Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, and Bright Futures, will be of interest to anyone who cares for pediatric-age children, including all maternal and child health professionals such as pediatricians, nurses, public health specialists, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, social workers, dentists, and medical educators. The Pediatrics in Practice publication is accompanied by a supplemental DVD containing background information about Bright Futures, models of best practice, this health promotion curriculum, and scenes from Disney's The Doctor to be used with the Communication module. For Further Information, Please Click Here! Facilitator's guide / Janet P. Hafler Health: introducing pediatrics in practice in practice and bright futures / Richard Pan, Habib Shariat and Judith S. Palfrey Partnership: building effective partnerships / Danielle Laraque, Joe Lopreiato and Diane Pickles Communication: fostering family-centered communication / Theodore C. Sectish and Gregory S. Blaschke Health promotion: promoting health and preventing illness / John T. Benjamin, Habib Shariat and Judith S. Shaw Time management: managing time for health promotion / Franklin Trimm and Joe Lopreiato Education: educating families through teachable moments / Donna M. D'Alessandro, Judith S. Palfrey and Janet P. Hafler Advocacy: advocating for children, families, and communities / Judith S. Shaw ... [et al.]. Talks about the Pediatrics in Practice: A Health Promotion Curriculum for Child Health Professionals curriculum that is based on six core concepts that serve as the foundation for effective health encounters. This title is accompanied by a supplemental DVD, containing background information about Bright Futures and models of best practice.