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Rural Health Special Interest Group
 WHAT'S NEW:
Rural Health Special Interest Group List Serv Discussion: March 2008: Selected Internet Resources for Developmental, Psychosocial and Social Capital Screening for Rural Pediatricians
The audiofile for the Collaborative Models in Rural Pediatrics:
Integrating Mental Health Teleconference (sponsored by the
Task Force on Mental Health, the Rural Health SIG of the Council
on Community Pediatrics and Bright Futures) is available
on the IMPACT website.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Rural Health Special Interest Group (RH SIG)
is to further the mission of the Council on Community Pediatrics
and the AAP by identifying, prioritizing, and promoting educational
and training opportunities related to rural child health. The
activity of the RH SIG is to work to educate the members of
the Council and the Academy on ways to improve the health outcomes
of rural children through the mobilization and collaboration
of AAP fellows, residents, other health professionals, families,
and community organizations.
STEERING COMMITTEE:
Robert Holmberg, MD (Maine) - Chair
George Brenneman, MD (Maryland)
Arnold Gold, MD (California)
Gil Handal, MD (Texas)vancic, MD (Mississippi)
Kurt Kooyer, MD (North Dakota)
Ed Rushton, MD (Florida)
Francis Rushton, MD (South Carolina
Michael Severson, MD (Minnesota)
David Tayloe, MD, (North Carolina)
MEMBERSHIP:
Current membership: 109
ACTIVITIES:
- Steering committee holds conference calls 6-8 times per year,
approximately every other month.
- Maintains an interactive Listserv, posting monthly discussion
topics.
- Updates of activities, publications and conferences of interest
related to rural health provided monthly on Listserv.
- RH SIG Web pages, updated periodically
- Develop educational programs for the AAP National Conference
and Exhibition (NCE)
Rural Health Monthly Listserv Topics
March 2008: Selected Internet Resources for Developmental, Psychosocial and Social Capital Screening for Rural Pediatricians by Francis Rushton, Jr, MD, FAAP, Beaufort, SC
July 2007:
June 2007: Rural S-CHIP: Need for Pediatrician Education and Advocacy by Vinny Biggs, MD, FAAP), South Hadley, MA (view accompanying Power Point presentation)
May 2007:Increased Medicaid Reimbursement - A North Carolina Story by David Tayloe, MD, FAAP, Goldsboro, NC.
November 2006: Pediatric
Obesity Prevention and Treatment in Rural Primary Care by
Ulfat Shaikh, MD, MPH, FAAP, Sacramento, CA.
September 2006: Recruitment
and Retention (Co-sponsored by the Indian Health SIG) by Lori
Byron, MD, FAAP, Crow Agency, MT.
August 2006 : Rural
Health Clinic Designation and Enhanced Cost-based Reimbursements
to Rural Pediatricians by Francis Rushton, Jr., MD, FAAP,
Beaufort, SC
June 2006 Caring for
Children with Special Health Care Needs in Rural Areas by
Kent Jones, MD, Easley, SC.
May 2006 Call
for Rural CATCH grant applications and grid of Funded
CATCH and Healthy Tomorrows Rural Projects, 2000-2006
March 2006 Some
Questions on the Rural Distribution of Pediatricians in the USA,
Rural Pediatrician Recruitment and Retention by Stephen Barnett,
MD, FAAP, Austin, TX and Robert Holmberg, MD, FAAP, Orono, ME.
March 2006 Pediatric
Workforce Statement, American Academy of Pediatrics Policy
Statement, July 2005 (accompanies March 2006 topic)
February 2006 Rural
Medical Home, Brainerd Medical Center by Troy Couture, MD,
FAAP, Brainerd, MN.
January 2006 Rural Pediatrician
On-call and EMTALA by Michael Severson, MD, FAAP, Brainerd,
MN
January 2006 Access
to Mental Health (cosponsored by the Indian Health SIG) by
Stephen Holve, MD, FAAP, Tuba City, AZ and Robert Holmberg, MD,
FAAP, Orono, ME.
November 2005 Pediatric
Healthcare in Rural Alaska by Dani Bowman, MD, PhD, Anchorage,
AK.
September 2005 Minnesota
APP Rural Health Committee by Michael Severson, MD, FAAP,
Brainerd, MN
August 2005 Introduction:
North Dakota AAP Rural Health Child Advocacy by Kurt Kooyer,
MD, FAAP, West Fargo, ND.
August 2005 North
Dakota AAP Rural Health Child Advocacy by Kurt Kooyer, MD,
FAAP, West Fargo, ND.
July 2005 Border Health by Gilbert Handal, MD, FAAP, El Paso, TX.
June 2005 Rural School Health
Project - by Arnold Gold MD, FAAP, Live Oak, CA.
March 2005 Oral Health by Francis E. Rushton, Jr., MD, FAAP, Beaufort, SC.
February 2005 Methamphetamine
Use (cosponsored by the Indian Health SIG) by Stephen Holve,
MD, FAAP, Tuba City, AZ.
Goals
1) improve ACCESS and decrease health care DISPARITIES for Rural
Children and
2) provide a communication, training, and professional support
network for rural pediatricians within the AAP.
Objectives
Communication:
Maintain an electronic communication network through the e-mail
Listserv and website providing e-mail interaction, monthly hot
topic information, web references, and grant information on rural
community child health care issues and best models.
Education:
Promote relevant rural pediatrics CME courses/ roundtables through
the NCE and State/ Regional CATCH or AAP meetings.
Recruitment:
Facilitate rural preceptorships for medical students and residents
with RH SIG pediatricians – working with state Offices of
Rural Health, medical school pediatric clubs or pediatric residencies/
Section on Residents.
Retention:
The Rural Health SIG is very interested in strategies
to improve the recruitment and retention of rural pediatricians.
CHALLENGES:
- Providing pediatricians in rural areas with CME programs,
venues, and topics geared specifically to their unique population
and practice.
- Identifying a funding source to help support the development
and presentation of Regional RH SIG programs at existing state
AAP or CATCH meetings.
- Identifying and securing funding (mini-grants) to stimulate
individual rural health medical home projects among pediatricians
to increase access and decrease health outcomes disparities.
How to Join:
If you are already a member of the Council on Community Pediatrics and would like to join the RH SIG, please send an email with you full name, email address, and AAP member ID number to cocp@aap.org requesting that you be added to the RH SIG.
To join the Rural Health SIG you must be a member of the Council
on Community Pediatrics. If you are already a member of the AAP and would like to become
a COCP member, join online by:
1. Go to www.aap.org/moc and login with your AAP ID and password.
2. Click on "Member Community".
3. Click on "Join a Section or Council" under Section, Council & Committee
Information.
4. Choose "Council on Community Pediatrics", answer a few questions, and click "Submit".
For More Information:
If you would like more information about the Council on Community
Pediatrics or the Rural Health SIG, contact the American Academy
of Pediatrics at cocp@aap.org or 800-433-9016, ext 7085. |
