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Implementation Of Pediatric Adverse Childhood Experiences Screening In Primary Care, Alexzandra Hillyer
Implementation Of Pediatric Adverse Childhood Experiences Screening In Primary Care, Alexzandra Hillyer
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Implementation of Pediatric Adverse Childhood Experiences Screening in Primary Care
Problem: Over half of children worldwide have experienced abuse in the past year. In 2012, The American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement emphasizing the importance of primary care providers implementing Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) screening into all well-child examinations.
Methods: This quality improvement project was a descriptive, observational pilot study in which Center for Youth-Well ACE Questionnaire (CYW-ACE-Q) was implemented into a large, metropolitan pediatric primary care clinic. A convenience sample was utilized composed of pediatric patients between the ages of 5 and 18 being seen for a …
Improvement In Primary Care Identification Of Trauma Symptoms Of Foster Care Children, Crystal Lucas
Improvement In Primary Care Identification Of Trauma Symptoms Of Foster Care Children, Crystal Lucas
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Introduction: Exposure to adverse childhood events (ACEs) is common in foster children. Primary care providers are ideally positioned to advocate for foster care children through early identification and treatment of trauma-related symptoms and diagnoses during routine well-child assessments.
Purpose: This quality improvement project sought to institute a standardized trauma assessment instrument, the Childhood Behavioral Checklist (CBCL), to determine if there was an increase in the identification of trauma-related symptoms and diagnoses along with an increase in the rate of referral to mental health care (MHC).
Method: This quality improvement project used a descriptive, observational design to complete retrospective and prospective …