THANK YOU FOR A VERY SUCCESSFUL
2017 MA Act Early State Team Summit Meeting
Early Identification & Intervention of
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Autism in
Underserved and Culturally Diverse Children
Date: Friday, April 21, 2017
Location: UMass Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
State team members engaged in a daylong Summit meeting with learning and networking on topics related to early identification. Listed below are the speaker biographies and other helpful information from the event.
Location: UMass Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
State team members engaged in a daylong Summit meeting with learning and networking on topics related to early identification. Listed below are the speaker biographies and other helpful information from the event.
2017 Summit agenda and registration:
Summit Agenda:
| ma_act_early_summit_registration_and_agenda_april_21-2107.pdf |
2017 Summit PowerPoint lectures:
Deborah Fein, PhD: Disparities in Screening for Autism in Toddlers
| dr._deb_fein-_disparities_for_screening_for_autism_in_toddlers.pptx |
Roula Choueiri, MD (MA), Stacey Aguiar, MPH, CHES (RI), Deepa Srinivasavaradan (NJ):
CDC Act Early and Teams updates
| roula_choueiri_cdc_act_early_ambassador_to_ma-_ma_act_early_updates_april_2017.pptx |
New Level-2 Autism Screener: Rapid Interactive Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers (RITA-T)
| _stacy_aguiar_cdc_act_early_ambassador_to_ri_updates_ma_act_early_summit_4.21.17.ppt |
| _deepa_srinivasavaradan_cdc_act_early_ambassador_nj_ltsae_presentation_ma_act_early_summit.pptx |
Thyde Dumont-Mathieu, MD, MPH: Bridging the Gap - Early Identification and Early Intervention for Underserved Children within the Medical Home
| _dr._dumont-mathieu-_bridging_the_gap_presentation.ppt.pptx |
Tere Ramos-Dunne, Esq.: Bridges, not Walls - Creating Access for Immigrant Families to Ensure Best Outcomes
| 7_tere_ramos-dunne_esq-_creating_access_for_immigrant_families_to_ensure_best_outcomes.pptx |
Elaine Gabovitch, MPA: MA Healthy People 2020: Autism Road Map Report
| ma_healthy_people_2020_asd_roadmap2_042117.ppt |
Pictures from the April MA Act Early Training Summit in Cape Cod!
2017 MA Act Early Training at UMMS
Please use links below to download slides and breakout session information from our last meeting!
"Watch Me Grow" training weblink
Breakout Session Overviews:
Click here for overview of breakout session 1:
"Having Difficult Conversations with Families"
Click here for overview of breakout session 2:
"Strategies to integrating the “Learn the Signs. Act Early” material into practice. Example of the WIC program in Missouri."
Click here for overview of breakout session 3:
"Identifying and accessing resources, developing local relationships and communicating with other agencies, organizations or stakeholders."
Presentation Slides
Click here to download slides for presentation by Roula Choueiri, MD:
"Overview and Introduction to the “Learn The Signs. Act Early Material” (LTSAE). Importance of early detection and screening."
Click here to download slides for presentation by Mary Andrianopoulos, Ph.D:
"Early Signs of ASD and Research Updates: what we do know in 2017?"
Click here to download slides for BREAKOUT SESSION 1 by Sarah Oh Neville, MD:
"Sharing difficult conversations with families"
Please use links below to download slides and breakout session information from our last meeting!
"Watch Me Grow" training weblink
Breakout Session Overviews:
Click here for overview of breakout session 1:
"Having Difficult Conversations with Families"
Click here for overview of breakout session 2:
"Strategies to integrating the “Learn the Signs. Act Early” material into practice. Example of the WIC program in Missouri."
Click here for overview of breakout session 3:
"Identifying and accessing resources, developing local relationships and communicating with other agencies, organizations or stakeholders."
Presentation Slides
Click here to download slides for presentation by Roula Choueiri, MD:
"Overview and Introduction to the “Learn The Signs. Act Early Material” (LTSAE). Importance of early detection and screening."
Click here to download slides for presentation by Mary Andrianopoulos, Ph.D:
"Early Signs of ASD and Research Updates: what we do know in 2017?"
Click here to download slides for BREAKOUT SESSION 1 by Sarah Oh Neville, MD:
"Sharing difficult conversations with families"
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