Developmental screenings

Use these tools to manage and educate patients about developmental screenings.

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Developmental Screenings
Clinical practice policy
Web page	Policy on identifying infants and young children with developmental disorders in the medical home: An algorithm for developmental surveillance and screening, 2006. Updated 04/2009
Practice management
Web page	AAP Developmental Surveillance and Screening Policy Implementation Project (D-PIP) This project of the American Academy of Pediatrics, National Center of Medical Home Initiatives, offers you free tools and reference materials designed to help you implement developmental screenings in your practice, including: Developmental Surveillance and Screening Algorithm within a pediatric preventive care visit (PDF) Integrating Developmental Screenings in your practice worksheet (35KB DOC) Examples of developmental screening tools, including description, administration time, scoring method, cultural considerations and more (PDF)
	Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) Overview MDCH created this overview of developmental screening information, AAP and state EPSDT recommendations, and practice implementation tips. MDCH overview (212KB PDF) Added 5/2009
Web page	Tips on delivering difficult news What type of environment, language, and follow-up works best when talking to parents about their child.
	Well child exam forms: Well Child Medical History form (86KB PDF) - Updated 12/2006 Well Child 0-4 Week Exam form (420KB PDF) - Updated 06/2010 Well Child 2 Month Exam form (105KB PDF) - Updated 12/2006 Well Child 4 Month Exam form (105KB PDF) - Updated 12/2006 Well Child 6 Month Exam form (106KB PDF) - Updated 12/2006 Well Child 9 Month Exam form (104KB PDF) - Updated 03/2007 Well Child 12 Month Exam form (433KB PDF) - Updated 06/2010 Well Child 15 to 18 Month Exam form (105KB PDF) - Updated 12/2006 Well Child 2 Year Exam form (433KB PDF) - Updated 06/2010 Well Child 3 Year Exam form (104KB PDF) - Updated 02/2009 Well Child 4 Year Exam form (104KB PDF) - Updated 02/2009 Well Child 5 Year Exam form (103KB PDF) - Updated 02/2009 Well Child 6 to 10 Year Exam form (103KB PDF) - Updated 02/2009 Well Child 11 to 14 Year Exam form (562KB PDF) - Updated 06/2010 Well Child 15 to 20 Year Exam form (105KB PDF) - Updated 02/2009
Patient education
	Developmental screening fact sheet CDC-prepared education for parents
	Topic-specific fact sheets for parents from the CDC website Topics include autism, ADHD, hearing/vision loss, intellectual disability and cerebral palsy
Web pages	Important developmental milestones When should a child begin to grasp and shake hand toys? Imitate sounds? Bang items together? Walk? Make sentences? Download Milestone sheets at the CDC's "Act Early" website. By the end of 3 months By the end of 7 months By the end of 1 year By the end of 2 years By the end of 3 years By the end of 4 years By the end of 5 years
Web page	Developmental screenings: online resource list for your patients Print this page from the priorityhealth.com website

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