Monday, June 1, 2009

Download a copy of the MCMC mission/goals statement here.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Maryland AACAP joint dinner meeting with AAP 6/17/09

The Maryland Children's Mental Health Collaborative (our new name!) is co-sponsoring the joint dinner meeting of Maryland's Regional Council of AACAP (Child Psychiatry) and the Maryland Chapter of the Academy of Pediatrics. The meeting is open to members of either group or trainees in child psychiatry or pediatrics. It will feature a brief update from the collaborative and then a panel discussion on prevention and management of antipsychotic-induced weight gain. Discussants include Drs. Gloria Reeves, Mark Riddle, and Soren Snitker. Date: 6/17/09; time: 6:00 PM; Location: Radisson Hotel at Cross Keys, Baltimore. For information contact Laurie Tochterman (Maryland AACAP): 410-215-0618 or laurietoch@yahoo.com.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Meeting February 25

A meeting was held to continue the momentum toward increasing communication and collaboration between pediatricians and child psychiatrists. We hope to continue the momentum toward this goal by pursuing the following:

1) Consultation model committee--plans to draft a proposal of a pilot study to provide a consultation model for pediatricians and child psychiatrists; this proposal would also involve an evaluation component in order to monitor the progress of the program.
2) Networking committee--plans to incorporate CHADIS network members into contact with interested pediatricians and psychiatrists.
3) Colocation committee--plans to run a seminar to guide people who wish to start a colocation model.
4) Aims/goals--A guide to the ultimate goals of the group will be drafted.

The committee hopes to have a dinner meeting in June 2009 in conjunction with the Maryland Regional AACAP group in which will involve CME for pediatricians and child psychiatrists.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Our next meeting is January 28th, 2009, at the SEPH boardroom at 6:30 PM. Watch here for a draft agenda. We have four working subcommittees:

1. Collaboration/consultation models
2. Co-location models
3. Networking/continuing education models
4. Aims/goals