Northeast Regional Developmental Screening, Referral & Response Conference

Northeast Regional Developmental Screening,
Referral and Response Conference

The overall goal of the conference is to exchange national and state information on early identification, developmental screening, referral and response to referral and to integrate knowledge into state autism plans.

Why attend the conference?

• Learn about:
• Screening tools
• Electronic screening
• Early childhood databases
• Learn the Signs. Act Early.
• Keynote Speakers
• Paul Dworkin, MD, Founder, Help Me Grow; Executive Vice-President, Community Child Health Director, Office for Community Child Health, Connecticut Children's Medical Center
• Ellen Amore, KIDSNET Program Manager, Rhode Island Department of Health
• Family directly affected by screening and early identification
• National performance measures on developmental screening
• Action planning with follow-up
• Great networking opportunity
• Ongoing participation through webinars and an email list

What will be provided?

• Complimentary Registration
• Breakfast and lunch May 21 and May 22, 2015 (working sessions)
  
• Hotel room for Wednesday May 20 and Thursday May 21, 2015

This event is invite only (which you should have received directly from your State Act Early Ambassador). If you have any questions, please contact your State’s Act Early Ambassador:

• Stacey Aguiar, RI at stacey.aguiar@health.ri.gov or 401-222-1087
• Elaine Gabovitch, MA at Elaine.Gabovitch@umassmed.edu or 774-455-6531
• Ann Gionet, CT at ann.gionet@ct.gov or 860-509-8069
• Nancy Cronin, ME at nancy.cronin@maine.gov or 207-287-4214
• Deepa Srinivasavardadan, NJ at deepas@spannj.org or 609-665-2696
• Janet Kilbum, VT at janet.kilbum@state.vt.us or 802-865-1323
• Jennifer Doris, at Jenniferd@lrcs.org or 603-630-9046.

If you have any questions about registration or meeting logistics, contact AMCHP (ktaft@amchp.org).

Thanks to the Association of Maternal and Child Health Program, Connecticut Department of Public Health and Rhode Island Department of Health for funding this conference. And special thanks to our national partners for their support Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources Services Administration, Association University Centers on Disabilities, in collaboration with the Act Early Network.