When
Thursday September 10, 2015
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Registration & Dinner
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Seminar & Questions
Where
Providence St. Vincent's
9155 SW Barnes Road
East Pavilion, Souther Auditorium
Portland, OR 97225
Contact
Valerie FeltmanOregon Pediatric Society
503-334-1591 x102
valerie.feltman@oraap.org
FOSTER CARE AND THE TRAUMA INFORMED PEDIATRICIAN: Effective Strategies and Emerging Models
DR. JOHN STIRLING
In a Joint Providership by the Oregon Medical Association, the OPS-PAP seminar series is pleased to announce the September 10th Dinner Lecture featuring special guest, John Stirling, MD. Dr. Stirling's target audience are physicians, especially pediatricians, as well as other health care professionals who work with children, especially children in the Foster Care system.
John Stirling, MD is the director of the Center for Child Protection at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, and a Clinical Professor (Affiliated) at Stanford University, where he directs the Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect team. Dr. Stirling founded and coordinates the SPARK Clinic, a medical home for the county’s foster children.
He practiced general pediatrics for more than twenty-five years in southwest Washington state, while providing medical evaluations to victims of suspected child abuse and to foster children in the region. Dr. Stirling has served on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, receiving the AAP’s Award for Outstanding Service to Maltreated Children. Dr. Stirling helped to compose the AAP’s new Trauma Toolkits, and consulted on the Practicing Safety and Preventing Sexual Violence projects.
He has provided child abuse training around the country to CPS, law enforcement, and medical audiences.
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS & OBJECTIVES:
- Traumatic stress and foster care - Foster kids have special needs from a variety of early traumas
- Consequences of untreated trauma - That present in a variety of ways
- The toolbox for resilience - Effective intervention involves "connecting the dots" and;
- The community response - Involving community partners
We hope to see you on September 10th!
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Oregon Medical Association and the Oregon Pediatric Society. The Oregon Medical Association (OMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.