Approximately 750,000 children interact with the US foster care system each year. Up to 80 percent of those children have complex medical needs. Pediatricians across the country have dedicated their lives to addressing and improving the lives of this high-need population. However, they are often met with many barriers that arise from a disconnection between healthcare organizations and child welfare agencies.
Join us on Thursday, September 15 at 11am ET to hear from four leading pediatricians as they discuss the importance of connecting systems and how to overcome the current barriers in place when providing care for children in foster care.
Speakers:
- Carissa Cousins, MD, MPH
ABC House – The Children’s Advocacy Center Serving Benton and Linn Counties
Medical Director, Samaritan Encompass – Care Coordination for Children - Bird Gilmartin, MD
Assistant Clinical Medical Director, Child Health Clinic
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital Colorado - Suzanne Haney, MD, MS
Medical Director, Children’s Advocacy Team
Division Chief, Child Abuse Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
Interim Division Chief, Pediatric Palliative Care
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Vice-Chair, Faculty Affairs, Pediatrics
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Moderator:
- Mary Greiner, MD, MS
Medical Director, CHECK Foster Care Center
Professor, General and Community Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center