Stephen Richards (not his real name), age 29 months, received health care from Paragon Pediatrics, a practice implementing the American Academy of Pediatrics’ 2006 policy on developmental screening and surveillance. The practice added a 30 month visit devoted to detecting and addressing developmental and behavioral issues. Clinicians used both PEDS and the PEDS:DM. Mrs Richards filled out a PEDS Response Form while she was in the waiting room. She expressed some concerns about Russell’s behavior and understanding of language.
PEDS: DM forms are laminated and parents mark them with a dry erase marker. Opposite the questions are stories and illustrations to encourage reading aloud. A scoring template is placed over the answers to reveal correct and incorrect responses. Results are marked on the PEDS:DM Growth Chart (see handout) where there is also space for noting specific decisions. On the other side of the PEDS: DM Growth Chart is the PEDS Score and Combined Interpretation Form. Thus a 1 page form remains in the child’s chart to track surveillance and screening activities from 0 to 7– 11 years.
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