Mental Health Strategies For The Pediatric Office
Followed By All-Star Panel of Pediatric Leaders
Dr. Kerry Fierstein MD
Dr. Kerry Fierstein MD
Dr. Kerry Fierstein MD
Dr. Kerry Fierstein, CEO of Allied Physicians Group and Adjuvant.Health. She has been a practicing pediatrician for more than 30 years, and today also works to advocate for physician-led practices. She will moderate the panel.
Long Island, NY
Dr. Fierstein recommends Project Teach from New York.
Susan Sirota MD
Dr. Kerry Fierstein MD
Dr. Kerry Fierstein MD
Susan Sirota MD, a teacher, a leader, and - of course - a pediatrician, Dr. Sirota is one of the founding partners of Pediatric Partners and the Chairperson of the Board of Managers of PediaTrust. She’s been proudly caring for children in Highland Park, and Vernon Hills for 25 years.
Dr. Sirota is passionate about educating not just patie
Susan Sirota MD, a teacher, a leader, and - of course - a pediatrician, Dr. Sirota is one of the founding partners of Pediatric Partners and the Chairperson of the Board of Managers of PediaTrust. She’s been proudly caring for children in Highland Park, and Vernon Hills for 25 years.
Dr. Sirota is passionate about educating not just patients and their families about their health, but her colleagues (and future colleagues) as well. She is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and enjoys teaching medical students and resident physicians. She has been showcased as a speaker for many local and national organizations, including at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Sirota recommends RAMP project for those who might want to learn more.
Jeanne Marconi MD
Dr. Kerry Fierstein MD
Dr. Scott Rogers, DO, FAAP
Dr. Jeanne Marconi is Vice President of Clinical Integration at PM Pediatric Care. After 25 years in private practice Dr. Marconi joined PM Pediatric Care to bring her innovative and out of the box thought leadership to help meet the gaps in behavioral health care delivery to children and young adults by leveraging PM’s presence in 17 sta
Dr. Jeanne Marconi is Vice President of Clinical Integration at PM Pediatric Care. After 25 years in private practice Dr. Marconi joined PM Pediatric Care to bring her innovative and out of the box thought leadership to help meet the gaps in behavioral health care delivery to children and young adults by leveraging PM’s presence in 17 states and robust telehealth platform. While in practice she was at the forefront of mental health assessments and delivery of services by care managers, social workers, and psychiatric nurse practitioners through a collaborative model.
Dr. Scott Rogers, DO, FAAP
Dr. Scott Rogers, DO, FAAP
Dr. Scott Rogers, DO, FAAP
Dr. J. Scott Rogers, DO, FAAP is the Vice-President of Business at Priority Care Pediatrics (PCPEDS) and an Adjunct Clinical Instructor for Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. PCPEDS was founded in 2004. Dr. Rogers joined PCPEDS in 2006 when he finished his pediatric residency at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City,
Dr. J. Scott Rogers, DO, FAAP is the Vice-President of Business at Priority Care Pediatrics (PCPEDS) and an Adjunct Clinical Instructor for Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. PCPEDS was founded in 2004. Dr. Rogers joined PCPEDS in 2006 when he finished his pediatric residency at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He and his partners have helped PCPEDS be on the cutting edge of private practice for over 18 years. As the first Health Home in Missouri and one of the first in the United States, PCPEDS aims to provide the highest quality, compassionate, and family-centered care in the region. PCPEDS now has 20 board-certified pediatricians, 2 pediatric nurse practitioners, a Harvard-trained clinical psychologist, and 3 licensed care social workers. PCPEDS has 3 offices and is a training site for 12 pediatric residents, 1 sports medicine fellow, and several medical students each year. Because of their Patient-Centered Medical Home emphasis, PCPEDS has 3 newborn hospitalists, a fellowship-trained sports medicine pediatrician, an asthma care program, 3 lactation support specialists, a complex care coordination team, with other physicians emphasizing their interests in acute care/PALS instruction, dermatology, and adolescent medicine. Telemed has become an essential tool of their practice. PCPEDS has developed a mental health program over the past 10 years and has been creative to integrate this into their primary care.
Dr. Kristin Stuble MD FAAP
Dr. Scott Rogers, DO, FAAP
Dr. Kristin Stuble MD FAAP
Dr. Krsitin Struble MD FAAP, completed her pediatric residency at Phoenix Children’s Hospital/ Maricopa Integrated Health Systems She’s also been quoted in publications such as the Washington Post, Forbes magazine, the Food and Beverage Insider magazine and has been a guest on several podcasts, including Dishing Up Nutrition, which reach
Dr. Krsitin Struble MD FAAP, completed her pediatric residency at Phoenix Children’s Hospital/ Maricopa Integrated Health Systems She’s also been quoted in publications such as the Washington Post, Forbes magazine, the Food and Beverage Insider magazine and has been a guest on several podcasts, including Dishing Up Nutrition, which reaches over two million Saturday listeners in the state of Minnesota. She has authored several articles for Squatty Potty and even co-marketed a version of her children’s book with them. Most recently, she acted as an educator and spokesperson for Wellements baby products and a Scientific Advisor for SmartyPants Multivitamins. Also, she’s currently getting certified in Functional Integrative Medicine. She is a general practicing pediatrician in Phoenix, Arizona.
Dr, Alisa Minkin MD
Dr. Scott Rogers, DO, FAAP
Dr. Kristin Stuble MD FAAP
Alisa Minkin, MD serves as Chair of JOWMA Preventative Health and Host of JOWMA Podcast which provides health education geared to the Orthodox community. Dr Minkin also produces the JOWMA Preventative Health hotline (929-4-GEZUNT/929-444-9868). She is a board-certified pediatrician in Oceanside, NY. She attended Johns Hopkins University f
Alisa Minkin, MD serves as Chair of JOWMA Preventative Health and Host of JOWMA Podcast which provides health education geared to the Orthodox community. Dr Minkin also produces the JOWMA Preventative Health hotline (929-4-GEZUNT/929-444-9868). She is a board-certified pediatrician in Oceanside, NY. She attended Johns Hopkins University followed by New York University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. Since its inception in November 2019, JOWMA’s podcast and hotline have garnered over 50,000 downloads/calls in addition to thousands of views on JOWMA’s YouTube.
New York
Webinar Notes
Webinar Notes
Webinar Notes
The webinar function like a mastermind group and the members are so kind as to have shared the following notes and documents for your practices.
Help with finding your state’s child psychiatry access program- nncpap.org
Book: The Optimistic Child, By: Martin Seligman and Jane Gilham PhD
The webinar function like a mastermind group and the members are so kind as to have shared the following notes and documents for your practices.
Help with finding your state’s child psychiatry access program- nncpap.org
Book: The Optimistic Child, By: Martin Seligman and Jane Gilham PhD
Book: Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, By: Dr. Becky is a great resource for parents
Book: AAP publication Thinking Developmentally, By: Andy Garner and Robert Saul
Dr. Gaggino-
Pediatric Meltdown Podcast
Lisa Horowitz “Screening for suicide in a busy pediatric practice”.
Why Pediatricians are awesome:
Suicide Prevention Series:
With a parent who lost her son to suicide:
With a medical student who struggled with suicidal ideation:
With PA who implemented the ASQ screen:
Link to podcast on financing mental health
Also link to the Washington Collaborative Care AIMS website-
Book: Prescriber’s Guide to Psychopharmacology, By: Steven Stahl
MC3 Parent Youth Engagement - talking to patient and parent about suicidal ideation -
Behavioral health solutions that are happy to offer a consult option with your practice www.medicalbhs.com
Dr. Sirota- RAMP (Resources for Advancing Mental Health in Pediatrics)- Great resources for all things mental health
Dr. Rogers- Missouri program that helps his office afford the salary of their LCSW
Dr. Marconi - Coding for Pediatrics
Positive Psychology Basic Principles of Hope Circuit
Daniel Tomasulo is an American counseling psychologist, writer, and professor and the Academic Director and core faculty at the Spirituality Mind Body Institute (SMBI), Teachers College, Columbia University. He holds a Ph.D. in psychology, MFA in writing, and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and was formerly the Director of the New York City Certification in Positive Psychology for the New York Open Center. He is also a Review Editor for Frontiers in Psychology special section Positive Psychology.
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Dr. Andrew Garner MD PHD FAAP
Dr. Andrew Garner MD PhD
Dr. Andrew Garner MD PhD
Dr. Andrew Garner MD PhD
Dr. Garner earned his bachelor’s degree in psychobiology from Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pa. He earned a PhD in Neuroscience in 1996 followed by a Doctor of Medicine with distinction in neuroscience from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1997. He completed a residency in pediatrics at The Children's Hospital of
Dr. Garner earned his bachelor’s degree in psychobiology from Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pa. He earned a PhD in Neuroscience in 1996 followed by a Doctor of Medicine with distinction in neuroscience from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1997. He completed a residency in pediatrics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
A national expert on early brain development and the factors affecting it, Dr. Garner has been an invited lecturer at numerous national and international pediatric professional meetings and conferences, speaking on topics such as the impact of stress and trauma on the developing brain. He also has published extensively on early brain development in pediatric medical journals and neuroscience journals. With grants from the Woodruff Foundation, a Cleveland-based foundation that supports quality mental health care services in Cuyahoga County, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Garner has worked to improve access to mental health services.
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Dr. Andrew Garner MD PhD
Dr. Andrew Garner MD PhD
Childhood experiences can affect a person’s lifelong health. Thinking Developmentally presents a clinical framework for understanding the impact of toxic stress and both adverse and affiliative childhood experiences on development. It makes a compelling case that many diseases of adulthood are not adult-onset, but rather adult-manifest, b
Childhood experiences can affect a person’s lifelong health. Thinking Developmentally presents a clinical framework for understanding the impact of toxic stress and both adverse and affiliative childhood experiences on development. It makes a compelling case that many diseases of adulthood are not adult-onset, but rather adult-manifest, based on genetic and epigenetic consequences from early childhood experiences. Garner and Saul examine the needs of children and the role of parents, caregivers, the community, and medical practitioners in ensuring that children have safe, stable, and nurturing relationships. They explore community empowerment and offer suggestions for applying developmental science to help bring about healthy children, nurturing families, and caring communitie
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Trauma-informed care is emerging as a critical component of pediatric best practices. With this new practical guide, pediatricians and other child health professionals will learn to identify, evaluate, and treat children and families affected by trauma and adversity when they present at the office.
In addition to instruction for acute, ha
Trauma-informed care is emerging as a critical component of pediatric best practices. With this new practical guide, pediatricians and other child health professionals will learn to identify, evaluate, and treat children and families affected by trauma and adversity when they present at the office.
In addition to instruction for acute, hands-on care, the cohesive approach offered in this guide also lays out a framework and concrete steps to transform practices into ones that are trauma-sensitive and can provide the best, most impactful care to all patients.
Childhood Trauma and Resilience: A Practical Guide includes mnemonics, charts, tables, and numerous case studies to reinforce learning, as well as timely information on physician burnout and secondary traumatic stress.
More than 20 reproducible handouts on topics such as attachment, cultural connections, and promoting resilience, will help pediatricians engage with parents on these important related topics and focus on the family factors that can help prevent and mitigate the effects of trauma.