APA Presidential Plenary — Social Care Innovations: What's on the Horizon

Saturday, April 29, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Location: Convention Center: 207 B

CE: Live CME: 1.50

Chair(s)

Erika Cordova Ramos, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine
Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States
Arvin Garg, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Vice Chair Health Equity
UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Barry Solomon, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Professor of Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Disclosure(s):

Erika G. Cordova Ramos, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Barry Solomon, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Session

Description: Our field, and medicine at large, has reached a critical juncture. After decades of research on the social determinants of health (SDOH), policies and professional guidelines are transforming how we deliver pediatric care. Social needs screening and innovative programs are being integrated into academic and community-based primary care clinics, subspecialty practices, emergency departments, inpatient units and intensive care settings. This trend will undoubtedly increase with new 2023 requirements for health-related social needs screening from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Joint Commission and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). As we move forward, new and current programs must be informed by rigorous research conducted in collaboration with patients, families and community-based organizations. Careful attention should be paid to eliminating bias and ensuring equitable access to screening and resource provision. In this session, Dr. Laura Gottlieb, Director of Social Interventions Research Evaluation Network (SIREN), will deliver a keynote address followed by four top abstracts presented by early and mid-career investigators leading SDOH research. A networking breakout session will follow shortly thereafter from 10:00am – 11:00am to provide space for conversation and spur collaboration for SDOH researchers, clinicians, educators, and advocates. All are welcome!

Learning Objectives:

Describe the five categories of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) framework for social care and related evidence from pediatric care settings.
Describe and discuss advantages/drawbacks of three national policy initiatives promoting social care accountability.
Discuss research related to social care integration in pediatric settings and the use of different measures to assess the social determinants of health.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM ET

Introduction and History of the Social Determinants of Health in Pediatrics
Speaker: Barry Solomon, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
8:10 AM – 8:35 AM ET

Keynote Address: Social care's transition from innovation to expectation: Why research matters
Speaker: Laura M. Gottlieb, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
8:35 AM – 8:45 AM ET

Neighborhood Opportunity and Pediatric Primary Care Metrics in a Large Pediatric Primary Care Network
Presenting Author: Stephanie L. Mayne, PhD, MHS (she/her/hers) – Children's hospital of Philadelphia
8:45 AM – 8:55 AM ET

Quantifying Associations Between Child Health and Neighborhood Social Vulnerability: Does the Choice of Index Matter?
Presenting Author: Anna F. Zolotor (she/her/hers) – Duke University
8:55 AM – 9:05 AM ET

Low-Income Caregivers' Perceptions of Statewide Education Savings Program and Receptivity to Clinic-Based Financial Counseling
Presenting Author: Zoe Bouchelle, MD (she/her/hers) – National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania
9:05 AM – 9:15 AM ET

Integrating WIC enrollment into Well-Child Visits to increase access and reduce burden for eligible families
Presenting Author: Margaret M. Tomcho, MD (she/her/hers) – Denver Health