FCAAP is engaged in a variety of grant-funded projects throughout the year with the help and leadership of its Committees, Task Forces, and members. Below is a list of current and recently concluded grant-funded projects. Details on learning opportunities associated with projects can be found on the FCAAP Member Resources page.
For more information on how to get involved or to start a new project, please contact Alicia E. Adams, FCAAP Executive Director, at aadams@fcaap.org.
Project FirstLine
Status: Completed
Primary Leaders: IPC AMBASSADORS DRS. ALLISON MESSINA AND IVAN GONZALEZ
Associated Committee: Emerging Infections
Focus: Project Firstline is the CDC’s National Training Collaborative for Healthcare Infection Control. Thanks to support from the National AAP, FCAAP hosted an Infection Prevention and Control Quality Improvement project for pediatric practices in Florida between December 2022 and June 2023. As part of the project, the practices participated in PDSA cycles and ECHO-style learning sessions to learn, implement, and share infection prevention and control interventions. In addition to earning CME, MOC 2, and MOC 4 points, each practice also received a package of branded supplies and resources to help their continued efforts to educate their staff and families to reduce the transmission of infections in the clinic setting. Although the project is over, FCAAP members can access resources for use in their practices in August 2023 edition of the FCAAP News, including a short PSA video in English, Spanish, and Creole.
Disaster preparedness
Status: Completed
Primary Leader: Disaster preparedness ambassador Dr. mavra agrawal
Associated Committee: disaster preparedness
Focus: To educate pediatricians about solutions related to systems of care for vent-dependent children, including those from Spanish speaking families, during a natural disaster.
HP2030
Status: Current
Primary Leader: Dr. Jasmine Reese
Associated Committee: Mental Health Task Force
Focus: To implement the Training Residents in Adolescent Depression (T.R.I.A.D) curriculum into some of Florida’s Residency Programs in order to increase the proportion of children and adolescents who get appropriate treatment for depression. Florida-based pediatric residency programs that are interested in offering the T.R.I.A.D. curriculum to their residents are encouraged to contact Alicia Adams at aadams@fcaap.org to learn more.
Patient Centered Medical Home Transition
Thanks to funding provided by Sunshine Health, FCAAP has partnered with Patient Centered Solutions to expand its Patient Centered Medical Home Transition Program to help FCAAP members achieve PCMH recognition. This pilot project launched in February and is providing full-service consultation and support to a cohort of five Florida-based pediatric practices. By completing the project, the participating practices will earn NCQA recognition as patient centered medical homes by September 2023. Contact Alicia Adams at aadams@fcaap.org for more information.
Food Insecurity
Status: Current
Primary Leaders: Dr. Chad McRae and Dr. Shaista Safder
Associated Committee: Obesity & Nutrition
Focus: To create a collaborative network of organizations providing resources to address food insecurity in children and families, to support pediatricians in addressing the food insecurity needs of their patients, and to educate families to talk to their child’s pediatrician if they are facing food insecurity. The project, which is funded through the AAP, launched in January 2023 and will run through October 2023. Members and organizations interested in participating should contact Alicia Adams at aadams@fcaap.org.
COVID Immunization Partnership
Status: Completed
Associated Committee: Immunization Committee
Focus: During the first half of the 2023 calendar year, FCAAP hosted an immunizations project focused on educating families about the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine, particularly for children between 6-months and 5-years of age. The project included social media posts with educational content about the vaccine and where to be vaccinated, resources for use in pediatric practices and in the state’s 67 county health departments, and two public health fairs at which health screenings, vaccines, and school supplies were offered to families in the community at no cost. Although the project is over, FCAAP members can access resources for use in their practices in August 2023 edition of the FCAAP News, including a flyer and a short PSA video – both available in English, Spanish, and Creole.
Nutrition Education
Status: Current
Associated Committee: Continuing Education Committee
Focus: To provide education to pediatricians on inpatient nutrition, the impact of food insecurity in malnutrition and undernutrition, and food allergies. These educational sessions will be hosted at The Future of Pediatric Practice 2023 and are made possible in part by an AAP educational grant supported by Abbott, a proud supporter of the AAP. Click here to learn more about FPP2023.
Developmental/Behavioral Health Education
Status: Current
Associated Committee: Continuing Education Committee
Focus: To provide education to pediatricians on collaborative treatment planning for immigrant and refugee mental health. These educational sessions will be hosted at The Future of Pediatric Practice 2023 and are made possible in part by an AAP educational grant supported by the Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Click here to learn more about FPP2023.
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition Education
Status: Current
Associated Committee: Continuing Education Committee
Focus: To provide a mini masterclass to pediatricians with education on short bowel syndrome, nutrition support for special needs kids, and food allergies – with extra discussion on food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES), pediatric eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGID), and eosinophilic esophagitis disease (EoE). These educational sessions will be hosted at The Future of Pediatric Practice 2023 and are made possible in part by an AAP educational grant supported by Abbott, a proud supporter of the AAP. Click here to learn more about FPP2023.
