In this episode Barbara Howard, MD, FAAP, explains ways pediatricians can streamline the health-maintenance visit using technology. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also speak with Benjamin Masserano, MD, FAAP, about use of pharmacologic restraints for children hospitalized with mental health conditions.
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Barbara Howard, MD, FAAP
Guest
Dr. Howard is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician and faculty at Johns Hopkins. She is co-creator of CHADIS, an online Clinical Process Support System that allows parents, teens and teachers to complete pre-visit screening tools online; affords clinicians moment-of-care decision support; and provides individual MemoryBook Care Portal webpages for each child. Dr. Howard’s research has included improving child mental health diagnosis, autism screening, ADHD care and social determinants of health. Dr. Howard was awarded the 2019 C. Anderson Aldrich award for contributions in child development. She has been a speaker nationally and internationally on topics concerning development and behavior.
Benjamin Masserano, MD, FAAP
Guest
Benjamin Masserano, MD, FAAP, is a Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellow at the University of Texas Southwestern at Children’s Health in Dallas. He completed his residency training at the same institution and his medical school training at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is completing a Masters of Health Science Education from the University of Houston. His areas of interest include pediatric mental health, medical education and health services research.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Barbara Howard, MD, FAAP, is co-founder and president of CHADIS, Inc., a health IT platform.
Music Credits:
"Steadfast" by Blue Dot Sessions at www.sessions.blue
Theme music composed by Matthew Simonson at Foundsound.media
*The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.