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Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics SIG

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SIG Description

The Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics SIG meets annually at the PAS meetings and addresses important issues in the field. Each year the SIG has presenters on topics ranging from cutting edge research to pragmatic changes in everyday practice to promote optimal child development. The SIG has a membership of primary care providers as well as board certified developmental - behavioral pediatricians.

Mission/Goals

The SIG has no current projects. Interests over the past few years have involved re-thinking well child care and primary care approaches to reducing disruptive behavior and promoting healthy development.

April 2012 Newsletter Article

Over the past quarter century a number of research networks have appeared across the pediatric landscape. Networks consisting of practices based in primary care, emergency departments, and resident continuity clinics have become active contributors to our knowledge of conditions seen in these settings. A recent addition to the field is the research network in developmental-behavioral pediatrics known as DBP-Net (www.dbpnet.org). This year's Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics SIG will feature a presentation by Nate Blum, MD and Heidi Feldman, MD, PhD on the DBP-Net. They will discuss research in this field and the activities that DBP-Net has initiated, and review some of the methods they have used to prioritize research topics, develop studies that benefit from being conducted across a network, and potential future collaborations among DBP-Net members and others. There will be ample opportunity for discussion and idea development during the session.

SIG Chair:
Daniel Coury
Daniel.Coury@Nationwidechildrens.org

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Past Meeting

The SIG was at the PAS Meeting in Baltimore May 2-5,2009.

The 2008 Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics SIG featured a presentation by Regina Gargis, Andrea Hart and Betsy Johnson of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. They spoke on promoting social competence and cooperation in toddlers with disruptive behaviors. Their session focused on therapeutic ways to empower parents to develop stronger child-parent relationships.