The Massachusetts Chapter of the
American Academy of Pediatrics (MCAAP)
Edward Penn Memorial Lecture
2015 Annual CME Program and Business Meeting
May 14th – 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
held at the Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, MA
“Caring for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs:
How to Make it Work in the World of Health Care Reform”
PROGRAM
9:30 am – 9:45 am – Welcome
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Michael McManus, M.D., MPH, FAAP President of the MCAAP, Chair in Critical Care
Anesthesiology; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine; Senior Associate in Perioperative
Anesthesia;, Associate Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
Judith Palfrey, M.D., FAAP Chair of the MCAAP Committee on Children and Youth with
Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN), Senior Associate, Boston Children's Hospital, Past
President, American Academy of Pediatrics (2010)
Ron Benham, Director, Bureau of Family Health at the Massachusetts Department of Public
Health
9:45 am – 10:45 am – Making the Medical Home Work
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Robert J. Master, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Care Alliance
Tisa M. Johnson-Hooper, M.D., FAAP Pediatrician, Henry Ford Health System at Henry Ford
Medical Center
10:45 am – 11:00 am – BREAK
11:00 am – 12:00 pm – PANEL - Enhancing Family Engagement Strategies for Success in Quality
Improvement
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Shikha Anad, M.D., MPH, FAAP - Chief Health Officer, National Institute for Children’s
Health Quality (NICHQ)
Ziva Mann, MA -Patient Lead for Cambridge Health Alliance
Pixie Plummer, M.D., FAAP - Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Neurodevelopmental
Disabilities
Baystate Mason Square Health Center, Commonwealth Community Care Springfield,
MA
Rich Robison, Executive Director, Mass Family Voices at the Federation for Children
with Special Needs
Bonnie Thompson, CHIPRA Grant Family Leader, Mass Family Voices at the Federation
for Children with Special Needs
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Business Meeting and Lunch
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm – WORKSHOPS
Optimizing Strategies for School Success
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Stephanie M. Porter MSN, RN, Project/Program Coordinator, MASSTART, LEND Nursing
Faculty, Community Education Initiative
Erin Ward, M.S.Ed, CAS, Faculty Associate, Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice,
Boston Children’s Hospital, President, MTM-CNM Family Connection, Inc., Vice-President,
TrachCare, Inc., Patient & Family Chair, Global Tracheostomy Collaborative
Judith Palfrey M.D., FAAP Senior Associate, Boston Children's Hospital, Past President,
American Academy of Pediatrics (2010)
Becoming NCQA Recognized
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Gonzalo Paz-Soldán, M.D, CPE, FAAP Executive Medical Director – Pediatrics, Reliant Medical
Group
Innovative State Models
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Robert Graham, M.D., FAAP Director, Critical Care, Anesthesia, Perioperative Extension
(CAPE) and Home Ventilation Program, Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's
Hospital Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Jack Maypole, M.D., FAAP Director: Comprehensive Care Program, Co-Pi: the 4C Program with
the Massachusetts Alliance for Complex Care, Medical Director, the SPARK Center, Associate
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Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Attending Physician, Boston Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics.
Matthew Sadof, M.D., FAAP Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Tufts University School of
Medicine, Complex Care, Asthma, Medical Home, Director 4C and NEWREADY Programs,
Baystate Children’s Hospital
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – "Population Health Management in the Medical Home" - Tim Proctor, Practice
Management Consultant at Physician's Computer Company
4:00 pm - Adjournment