Primary Care Learning Collaborative for the TN CARES Family Navigation Network 2024-25B – CME - Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD), 8/1/2025

Friday, August 1, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Online, Nashville, TN

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

This activity is for primary care physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and other pediatric care providers who currently provide care for children at risk for autism spectrum disorder, or who want to better serve this population, You will participate in live monthly videoconferencing sessions that will each last 60 min. This project is sponsored by the HRSA grant entitled "Innovations in Care Coordination for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Disabilities Program: The Tennessee Cares for Autism Spectrum Disorder Navigation Network." This program creates a novel system for supporting primary care identification and treatment across low-resources and underserved communities. This monthly live video conference will provide the opportunity for primary care providers to learn and discuss a range of topics related to early identification, diagnostic triage, and follow-up care for children at risk for autism spectrum disorder and their families. The sessions will include brief didactic presentations followed by guided break out discussions. Presentations will be provided by faculty experts, caregivers, community providers, and other content experts on autism-specific issues, specifically targeting underserved populations. Session recordings and associated resources will be archived and disseminated to participants. These sessions will help build competence and confidence in community providers who care for children with autism and their families. Topics will include: • Training in brief interactive measures and telediagnostic consultation • Providing guidance for services and parent resources • How to increase access to services (Early Intervention, ABA) • How to better reach underserved communities (low resource, linguistically diverse) • Culturally sensitive disabilities care • Post diagnosis medical follow up • Managing co-occurring medical/psychiatric conditions For more information, please contact Dr. Laleh Bahrami, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics [email protected]

Objective(s): 1 Identify concerns for autism in young children 2 Better support caregivers and families who have children with autism or other developmental disabilities 3 Be familiar with appropriate screening tools, when to use them, and how to seek further training/supervision 4 Connect families to appropriate resources and services 5 Manage co-occurring medical conditions and behavioral problems
Location: Online
Specialties: Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Social Work, Nursing

Faculty Disclosures:
Laleh Bahrami, MD (Nothing to disclose - 08/12/2024)

1. Identify concerns for autism in young children
2. Better support caregivers and families who have children with autism or other developmental disabilities
3. Be familiar with appropriate screening tools, when to use them, and how to seek further training/supervision
4. Connect families to appropriate resources and services
5. Manage co-occurring medical conditions and behavioral problems

1. Identify concerns for autism in young children. Measured by post-surveys related to competence and comfort level with ASD-related care
2. Better support caregivers and families who have children with autism or other developmental disabilities. Measured by post-surveys related to competence and comfort level with ASD-related care
3. Be familiar with appropriate screening tools, when to use them, and how to seek further training/supervision. Measured by post-surveys related to competence and comfort level with ASD-related care
4. Connect families to appropriate resources and services. Measured by post-surveys related to competence and comfort level with ASD-related care
5. Manage co-occurring medical conditions and behavioral problems. Measured by post-surveys related to competence and comfort level with ASD-related care

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.