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: Current
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. T¬hanks to support from the National AAP, FCAAP is hosting an Infection Prevention and Control Quality Improvement project for pediatric practices in Florida. The program includes a cohort of practices from around the state, offers CME, MOC2, and MOC4 credits, as well as financial incentives for all participants who complete the project. The project launched in January 2023 and will conclude in June 2023.
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: Current
Associated Committee: Immunization Committee
Focus: To educate families in rural communities about the COVID-19 vaccine, to encourage caregivers to talk to their child’s pediatrician about the COVID-19 vaccine for their kids five years of age and under, to increase public confidence in pediatricians, and to provide resources and support to pediatric practices administering the COVID-19 vaccine to children. The project, which is funded through the AAP, launched in February 2023 and will run through June 2023. Practices interested in receiving resources are encouraged to contact Alicia Adams at aadams@fcaap.org.
Nutrition Education
Status: Current
Associated Committees: Continuing Education Committee and Obesity & Nutrition 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 Educational
Status: Current
Associated Committees: Continuing Education Committee and Obesity & Nutrition 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.
