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“Evidence-Informed Milestones for Developmental Surveillance Tools”

“Evidence-Informed Milestones for Developmental Surveillance Tools”
"Evidence-Informed Milestones for Developmental Surveillance Tools" Special Article – Pediatrics – February 8, 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Learn the Signs. Act Early. program, funded the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to convene an expert working group to revise its developmental surveillance checklists. The goals of the group were to: identify evidence-informed milestones…
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Early Intervention Evaluation

Improving the Rate of Early Intervention Evaluation New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Journal Watch June 18, 2018 The associate editor of the NEJM Journal Watch, Jenny Radesky, MD, reviews an article on early intervention services (EI) from the June 2018 issue of Pediatrics from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The article, “Ensuring Timely Connection…
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Should Your Practice Have an Early Childhood Development Intervention?

Should Your Practice Have an Early Childhood Development Intervention?
Review of “Primary Care Interventions for Early Childhood Development: A Systematic Review” Jenny Radesky, MD reviewing Peacock-Chambers E et al. Pediatrics 2017 Nov 14. In a NEJM Journal Watch summary, associate editor Jenny Radesky, MD, reviews “Primary Care Interventions for Early Childhood Development: A Systematic Review” from the November 14, 2017 issue of Pediatrics. The journal article offers a…
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Developmental Delay: When and How to Screen

Developmental Delay: When and How to Screen
"Developmental Delay: When and How to Screen" Kirsten Vitrikas, MD; Dillon Savard, MD; Merima Bucaj, DO. Recent and recommended article: “Developmental Delay: When and How to Screen” examines barriers to screening children for delays. It promotes the early and periodic use of screening tools, and incorporating ongoing developmental surveillance into the workflow of primary care…
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