Talking with Teens, A Practical Approach to Screening Adolescents

Talking with Teens, A Practical Approach to Screening Adolescents
Web-Based Activity
November 2010
www.azpedialearning.org

COURSE DESCRIPTION
"Talking with Teens, A Practical Approach to Screening Adolescents" has been designed with the goal to promote healthy behaviors, enhance positive youth development and strengthen assets of adolescents through the use of screening tools. An e-learning educational format will be utilized.  A narrator will take you through the history and details of using screening tools with adolescents and two video clips will show you examples of using the screening tools with adolescents in clinical settings.  You should participate in this activity if you are a primary care physician serving adolescents, pediatric subspecialist, hospital and /or university faculty, resident, medical student, nurse practitioner, dental provider or other clinician that serves adolescents.

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY
Narrator: 
Karla L. Birkholz, MD – Medical Director, Arizona Collaborative for Adolescent Health

Healthcare Clinician Video Clip #1:
Pamela Murphy MD, FAAP-  Pediatrician

Healthcare Clinician Video Clip #2:
Anthony Dekker, DO-V.P. Medical Center Affairs, Brighton Hospital, Michigan

Expert Contributor:
Chantay Banikarim, MD, MPH

Additional Participants in video
Hayley Hilborn – Teen Video #1
Gabe Peterson – Teen Video #2
Janese Ritter – Mom Video #2
Pat VanMaanen – Mom Video #1

ACTIVITY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Recognize the key characteristics of early, middle and late adolescents
• Discuss the benefits of using screening tools when working with adolescents
• Identify at least three(3) techniques to enhance an adolescent friendly environment in their clinic
• Use the GAPS or HEADSSS screening tool with adolescents in their clinical setting

*Please note that there is no fee for this online training. This has been developed by the Arizona Collaborative for Adolescent Health, a program of the American Academy of Pediatrics-AZ Foundation, through an unrestricted educational grant provided by the following organization:

• Greater Valley Area Health Education Center

 

 If you have any questions you can contact AzAAP via email at rebecca@azaap.org or by phone at 602-532-0137 ext 401.

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