Namaste.

There is a definite buzz throughout the Society this year. Asyou will read in this issue, we are proudlymoving forward along the Strategic Plan laidout in the Spring of 2004. I will share just afew highlights.

SDBP Research Award. The ResearchCommittee has been extremely active thisyear. As part of the Strategic Plan, the com-mittee conceived of a grant award as a sym-bol of the Society’s strong commitment toresearch and as a stimulus for youngresearchers. Under the capable leadership ofBill Barbaresi and with the talented fund-raising abilities of Ellen Perrin, the ResearchCommittee has made this dream a reality.The Past Presidents generously provided thefunding for the initial grant award. Notices about the grantwill have been circulated by e-mail and posted on the web-site by the time of this printing. (See announcement, page 6)

On behalf of the Society, I would like to extend my sincerethanks to the Research Committee and its dedicated lead-ership for this outstanding new program. Please encouragefellows and young faculty to submit applications. Andplease consider making your own contribution to this wor-thy cause the next time you pay dues.

SDBP Practice Survey. The Practice Committee haslong recognized the importance of understanding howmembers of the Society spend their time and earn their liv-ing. Clinical practice is a central component of that formulafor many of us. Other subspecialties have benefited fromdetailed surveys of their members, documenting practicepatterns and challenges in this modern era of health carefinancing. Under the steady leadership of Alex Geertsma,the Practice Committee has called for a comprehensive sur-vey of practice patterns of the Society’s members. EllenPerrin, Robin Adair, and Carol Hubbard are in the final phas-es of preparing a detailed on-line survey, including a plan forthe rapid analysis of the data. At our Annual Meeting in SanDiego, they will provide us with the details about complet-ing the survey, which will be circulated to all members in thefall. The Society is providing modest funding to facilitatethis project. (See article, page 9)

On behalf of the Society, I want to thank the PracticeCommittee and the Survey Subcommittee for the hard workof preparing the survey. When it becomes available, I urge

you all to complete it carefully. As you allappreciate, the greater the accuracy of theresults, the more value we gain from theeffort. Please take the time to gather docu-ments and records before completing thesurvey to make sure your responses areaccurate. If you feel so inclined, you canmake a special contribution in addition toyour standard dues, to support this effort.

Journal of Developmental-BehavioralPediatrics. Our Journal has had a banneryear. The on-line manuscript submissionand review process has dramatically shortenedthe lag time for processing. The supplementshave been extremely well received. The

financial status of the Journal is improving, providing anenormous boost to the Society. Many thanks to SuzanneDixon, our gifted editor, and to Mary Sharkey, an outstandingManaging Editor. Also thanks to Lippincott, Williams andWilkins for all of the support it offers.

SDBP NEWSLETTER EDITORSGerard A. Banez, PhDThe Cleveland Clinic FoundationRobert D. Needlman, MDMetroHealth Medical CenterCase Western ReserveMariela RodriguezManaging Editor

2004-2005 EXECUTIVE COUNCILPRESIDENTHeidi M. Feldman, MD, PhDChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

PRESIDENT-ELECTPaul H. Dworkin, MDConnecticut Children’s Medical Center

SECRETARY TREASURERTerry Stancin, PhDMetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTDaniel L. Coury, MDChildren’s Hospital, Columbus

EXECUTIVE COUNCILLaurie J. Bauman, PhDAlbert Einsten College of MedicineFrances Glascoe, PhDVanderbilt University John C. Duby, MDAkron Children’s HospitalRobin L. Hansen, MDUC DavisLeonard Rappaport, MD, MS Children's Hospital, Boston Henry L. Shapiro, MDAll Children’s Hospital, St. PetersburghNeil L. Schechter, MDSt. Francis Medical Center

PROGRAM DIRECTORNathan J. Blum, MD Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

JOURNAL EDITORSuzanne D. Dixon, MD, MPHUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of Washington

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORGail Haas

SDBP National Office15000 Commerce Parkway, Suite CMount Laurel, NJ 08054856-439-0500 Fax 856-439-0525email: sdbp@ahint.comwebsite: http://www.sdbp.org

VOLUME 10, ISSUE #1 SPRING/SUMMER 2005

In this issue

Heidi M. Feldman, MD, PhD

Message from the President

Presidential Column ........................................................1

Journal Report ................................................................2

Classified Ads ................................................................4

Annual Meeting Preliminary Program ..............................7

Hypnosis Workshop ........................................................8

Calendar of Events ........................................................10

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Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is insunny San Diego, September 24-26. Nate Blumand the Program Committee have assembled anextremely interesting set of sessions. Dan Couryhas been extremely successful at soliciting unre-stricted contributions for the Meeting. Thankyou, Nate and Committee and Dan for your stren-uous efforts. I want to mention a bit about thekeynote speaker, Andrew Meltzoff. He is aworld-renowned expert on infant cognitionwhose book, The Scientist in the Crib, has cap-tured the interest of scientists and parents alike.He is also a compelling speaker. I am confidentthat he will teach us a lot.

The Hypnosis Course will precede the meeting,beginning Wednesday evening, September 21.The Education Workshop, always a popularoption, will run Monday afternoon, after themajor plenary sessions. Check out the website,www.sdbp.org, for details.

I urge you all to come to the Annual Meeting thisyear. We recognize that travel has become chal-lenging in this era of increased practice pres-sures and decreased professional developmentfunding. Nonetheless, the Annual Meeting solid-ifies our camaraderie and reaffirms our commit-ment to Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics.West Coast members, you often struggle tomake it to the East Coast meetings. Please comeout for this meeting. Bring your colleagues andfriends, not only Developmental-BehavioralPediatricians and Psychologists, but also GeneralPediatricians, Nurses or Nurse Practitioners,Social Workers, Educators, Advocates, and oth-ers committed to improving the health and well-being of children.

I hope you all can sense my excitement and prideabout the Society. Please lend your support inwhatever way you can to this organization. Makesure that it represents you.

Namaste.

The Journal of Developmental and BehavioralPediatrics is in good health, academically, finan-cially and operationally. This is the 25th year asshown in our shower of silver fireworks on thecover of this year’s issues.

THE SCHOLARSHIP SIDEAcademically, we continue to receive a variety ofgood manuscripts, up in number to 124 for 2004,an increase of 18 over 2003. We accepted 27 or22% last year; down from the historical patternof about 30%. We have about 20-25 manuscripts“in play” at any one time. We have asked formore pages for this next fiscal cycle to expandthe number of articles we publish.

While the interval from submission to first deci-sion is down significantly, the lag from accept-ance to publication is getting longer, now atabout 9 months.

The current manuscripts are getting a very thor-ough going over by reviewers and editors alikeand I think they are stronger for those efforts.We have expanded the panel of reviewers butwe are still in need of more qualified reviewersto add to the panel. With the increase in thenumber of manuscripts and the more rapid turn-around, this need is critical. It is also critical tonurture a younger generation of reviewers.

Toward that end, the editorial group will do aworkshop during this fall meeting to assist in thesubmission of strong articles and to make thewhole process familiar to potential contributorsand reviewers. We also plan to give prizes at theannual meeting from the pool of reviewers whosend in reviews ahead of time. Some journalsoffer CME’s to the reviewers. We have exploredthat option and feel that it is too much troublewithout a significant benefit.

The review articles continue to be lined up aheadin great strength; we have enough currently sub-mitted to fill through April 2006. We will publishtwo per issue this next year with the proviso thatthe two articles are substantially different.

Supplements: The Challenging Case supplementwent out with Pediatrics in November. We planon another sponsored supplement for October.We are also planning a special edition on autismwith Robin Hansen as special editor.Announcements have gone out.

THE FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONS SIDE Financially, we are in good shape as well. TheJournal continues to make money for theSociety; our royalty in 2004 was about $80,000.

Diana Pesek has done an outstanding job as ourpublisher at LWW,and we have made the transi-tion to web based management with only mildturbulence. We can stay on top of each submis-sion, track its progress and communicate effec-tively within our editorial group and with authorsand reviewers. The web management allowseach editor to link to Medline from the manu-script site and check both for new reviewers whowork in this field as well as to check for duplicatepublication. Each review is rated for quality andthat information is in the data base. Those withconsistently bad ratings can be avoided and weare now considering how to reward those whoreally do provide us and the contributors with

outstanding reviews. This system also enablesus to monitor how many requests have beenmade to an individual, who has requested a sab-batical from reviewing and for what dates andhow many requests are honored, ignored ordeclined. Big Daddy is watching- we know it all!

Goals for the coming year:

• Smooth out operations, particularly for rereviews

• Reward good and timely reviewers- watch fora special event at the fall meeting

• Expand reviewer panel

• Invite/ inspire more commentaries

• Look for more supplement proposals

• Begin long term planning for the JDBP with aspecial panel of advisors

Continued from page 1President’s Message

By Suzanne Dixon with assistance from Mary SharkeyThe Journal at 25!

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“…the Annual Meeting

solidifies our camaraderie

and reaffirms our

commitment to

Developmental-Behavioral

Pediatrics.” “Diana Pesek has done an

outstanding job as our

publisher at LWW,and we

have made the transition to

web based management

with only mild turbulence.”

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This year for the first time, the Great LakesRegional Conference on Child Health was jointlysponsored by the Society of Pediatric Psychology(SPP) and the Society for Developmental andBehavioral Pediatrics (SDBP). The Great LakesConference is the longest continually-run region-al pediatric psychology meeting in the UnitedStates. Scheduled on a biennial basis, the meet-ing took place at The Hilton Columbus inColumbus, Ohio, from 4/21/05-4/23/05. The jointsponsorship reflected both organizations’ inter-est in collegial interchange and was meant toserve as a springboard for future planningefforts. A total of 206 child health professionalswere pre-registered, including the largest numberof pediatricians to attend.

Following clinical workshops on Ethical issues,Pain, and Psychopharmacology and an openingposter session/reception, the conference beganwith keynote addresses by Dr. Denny Drotar, SPPPresident and former SDBP President, and Dr. DanCoury, current SDBP President. In their presenta-tions, both highlighted the potential of SPP-SDBPcollaboration for mutual support, collaborativeresearch opportunities, and collaborative trainingprograms. Dr. Drotar pointed out that “pediatri-cians and other professionals have a lot to teach

and psychologists have a lot to learn (and viceversa).” To the psychologists in attendance, hepointed out that “APA and SPP are not the be alland end all” (referring to the AmericanPsychological Association) and stressed that“there is strength in numbers and shared com-mitment.” The meeting featured symposia on (1)Issues in pediatric sleep, (2) Neurodevelopmentand early intervention, and (3) Pediatric obesity.Each symposium represented a collaborationbetween pediatric psychologists and pediatri-cians, many of whom are actively involved inSDBP. Of special interest to the many trainees at

the meeting were the various ProfessionalDevelopment seminars/roundtables. Theseincluded: (1) a thought-provoking and engagingseminar on “How to be – and find – a greatprofessional mentor,” presented by Dr. SharonBerry; (2) a roundtable on “Developing multidis-ciplinary clinical care in pediatric settings,” pre-sented by an “All-Ohio, all-the-time” contingentof pediatric psychologists; and (3) a roundtableon “Negotiating your job,” given by psycholo-gists working in a variety of child health settings.The meeting’s social event was dinner and a showat the Funny Bone Comedy Club and Café, locatedin the Easton Town Center shopping/restaurantcomplex next to the Hilton. At the meeting’sconclusion, a number of hearty souls reportedlybraved cold and wet weather to attend the OhioState University Spring Football game.

The next Great Lakes Regional Conference onChild Health is scheduled to be held inCincinnati, OH, in April, 2007. To further promoteSPP-SDBP collaboration, a greater effort will bemade to encourage pediatricians and other SDBPmembers to present and attend. Drs. Drotar andCoury invite ideas and strategies for a sharedagenda, including planning of future collabora-tive meetings.

By Gerard A. Banez, Ph.D., The Children’s Hospital, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child HealthColumbus, Ohio (4/21/05-4/23/05)

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Dr. Drotar pointed out

that “pediatricians and

other professionals

have a lot to teach and

psychologists have a lot to

learn (and vice versa).”

Children in a Thai village destroyed bythe tsunami, with picture books from

Reach Out and Read Greater Cleveland.MARCH 3, 2005.

SUBMITTED BY ROBERT NEEDLMAN

BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENTS

DEVELOPMENTAL-BEHAVIORALPEDIATRICIAN

Carle Clinic Association, a 300-physician owned and operatedmultispecialty group practice, is seeking a BE/BC Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician to join an established department inUrbana, Illinois.

We offer the opportunity to work with a wide range of interests,including emotional/behavioral impairment, language delay,ADHD, autism, and developmental delay, and to lead an interdis-ciplinary diagnostic team (Child Disability Clinic). Our diversePediatrics department includes 20 Pediatricians (including 3Pediatric Neurologists). The Carle Clinic staff includes ChildPsychologists, Child Psychiatrists, Pediatric Social Workers,Pediatric Speech/Language Therapists, Physical Therapists, andAudiologists. We also offer the opportunity for academic/researchaffiliation with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

For further information, please contact:

Dawn Dvorak, Search ConsultantCarle Clinic Association Fax: (217) 337-4119Telephone: (800) 436-3095, extension 4103Email: dawn.dvorak@carle.com

DEVELOPMENTAL-BEHAVIORALPEDIATRICIAN

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of South Alabamais seeking candidates for a second faculty position inDevelopmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. Duties include teaching andpatient care with an interdisciplinary team. Candidates shouldhave fellowship training or substantial clinical experience inDevelopmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. Opportunities are availablefor program development and clinical research in our new Centerfor Chronic Diseases in Children. Academic rank will be commen-surate with training and experience. Join a congenial, diverse,expanding department committed to providing the opportunity foracademic and professional growth while enjoying the climate,affordability, and high quality of life of the Gulf Coast. USA is anAffirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Contact: Loran Clement, MD, Professor and ChairUSA Department of Pediatrics1504 Springhill Avenue, Room 5309Mobile, AL 36604

“Early Disparities in School Readiness: How FamiliesContribute to Successful and Unsuccessful Transitionsto School” focus of Penn State University’s 12thSymposium on Family Issues, October 13-14, 2005.http://www.pop.psu.edu/events/symposium

CLASSIFIED ADSCLASSIFIED ADSYou can now place a classified ad in the SDBP newsletterand on the SDBP website. SDBP will only accept placementads from institutions/organizations that are seeking to fillpositions within the developmental and behavioral pediatriccommunity. By placing an ad in the newsletter and on thewebsite, you will have access to a community of profession-als in the field.

If you would like to submit an ad for our newsletteror website, please send this directly to MarielaRodriguez, mrodriguez@ahint.com.Artwork and company logos willnot be accepted.

Advertising will be billed at a rateof $10.00 per line, based on finallayout. A sample layout andpreliminary invoice will besent to the advertiser priorto publication.

C L A S S I F I E D A D S

At the Vanderbilt Center for Child Development (www.VanderbiltChildDevelopment.us), we are attempting a reconceptualization of the tradi-tional developmental clinic. We seek to use a biopsychosocial modelrather than a largely medical model, emphasizing functional assessment(e.g., routines based; response to intervention) and consultation to fam-ilies and communities on interventions. Applicants for the psychologypositions should be eligible for healthcare professional licensure by theState of Tennessee (i.e., 3 years experience as a licensed psychologist).Applicants for developmental pediatrician positions should be board-certified general pediatricians and board-eligible or –certified for devel-opmental-behavioral pediatrics or neurodevelopmental disabilities.These positions would be Assistant/Associate Professors in theDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Send ane-mail message with attached CV to Robin.McWilliam@Vanderbilt.edu.

Robin McWilliam

R. A. McWilliam, Ph.D.DirectorCenter for Child DevelopmentProfessor of Pediatrics and Special EducationVanderbilt University Medical Center415 Medical Center South2100 Pierce AvenueNashville, TN 37232-3573Robin.McWilliam@Vanderbilt.edu615-936-2985http://www.VanderbiltChildDevelopment.us

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VOLUME 10, ISSUE #1 SPRING/SUMMER 2005

Sooner SUCCESS, a model development projectat the University of Oklahoma Health SciencesCenter, is building a community-based infrastruc-ture for the care of children and youth with spe-cial health care needs (CYSHCN). SUCCESSstands for State Unified Children’sComprehensive Exemplary Services for SpecialNeeds. The program will coordinate the effortsof the health, mental health, social and educa-tion systems regionally and across the state.Sooner SUCCESS seeks to provide each familywith (1) coordinated, ongoing comprehensivecare within a medical home and the child’s localschool system; (2) a financial plan to pay forneeded services; (3) early and continuousscreening for special needs, including risk forabuse and neglect; and (4) help with transitionsto all aspects of adult life, including adult healthcare, work and independence. Families will part-ner in decision-making at all levels.

The pilot project, now in its second year ofimplementation, began as a coalition of familymembers, public service managers and advo-cacy groups. Funding has come from theOklahoma’s CYSHCN Program and theOklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council.

The collaboration has grown to include TheOklahoma Health Care Authority, The OU ChildStudy Center, and Oklahoma’s University Centerfor Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.

The model promotes and strengthens a com-prehensive, unified service system using amulti-tiered approach, addressing differencesin coordination at the state, regional, local andindividual level. At the state level, the SoonerSUCCESS State Interagency Council identifiessystemic approaches to maximizing servicecoordination. Regionally, Sooner SUCCESS

partners with existing formal and informalservice and support systems to identify thestatus of CYSHCN and the services availableto them and their families. The project alsoworks to strengthen communication amongthe many providers involved in the children’scare. At the local level, the project supportscommunity-based coalitions to identify waysto increase service capacity and respond toindividual family’s needs.

The long-term goal of Sooner SUCCESS is todevelop a model for an integrated system ofservices in a six-county, primarily rural region.Eventually, we hope to replicate the systemthroughout the state of Oklahoma, and to offerit as an exemplary model for other states. InMay 2005, Dr. Wolraich was awarded aMaternal and Child Health Bureau grant toreplicate the model in a metropolitan region.For additional information about the project,contact Louis Worley, Sooner SUCCESS StateCoordinator at 405-271-6824 extension 45131email: louis-worley@ouhsc.edu or Dr. Wolraichat 405-271-6824 extension 45123 email:mark-wolraich@ouhsc.edu.

By Mark Wolraich

Sooner SUCCESS: A Model for a Family-Centered,Community-Based, System for Children and Youthwith Special Health Care Needs and their Families

The pilot project, now

in its second year of

implementation, began as a

coalition of family members,

public service managers

and advocacy groups.

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Changes at the TopThe position of Executive Director of SDBP, held for the last year by Nicolette (Nikki) Zuecca, is turningover. Nikki has taken on the Executive Director title for another one of the professional societies managedby Association Headquarters (AH) – a move up for her. Our new Executive Director, Gail Haas, hasworked at AH in various posts, including as Assistant Executive Director for the Society for BehavioralMedicine. She and Nikki have worked closely in the past, and have offices right across the hall from eachother. Over the past weeks, they have spent hours reviewing the SDBP list of projects, in order to makethe transition a smooth one. SDBP President Heidi Feldman notes, “Gail has demonstrated her enthusiasmfor her new position and is quickly getting up to speed.” Congratulations to Nikki for her promotion, andbest of luck to Gail as we go forward together!

— Robert Needlman

Our research at the Olson Huff Center inAsheville NC has focused on the potential aug-mentation of stimulant effects in children withADHD by adding placebo to the regimen andthen decreasing the dose of the stimulant. In apilot crossover study of 26 children with ADHDwho had been stable on the same dose of a stim-ulant for the previous 3 months, we comparedthe effects of (1) their usual dose, (2) 50% of thatdose, and 3) 50% of that dose plus placebo. Theplacebo was administered in open label, i.e.,with full disclosure to child and parent. Wefound that there was short-term benefit of the50% plus placebo condition, i.e., the group as awhole maintained effective ADHD control andhad fewer reported side effects than they did ontheir usual dose1.

Our subsequent research (supported by theNational Institute of Mental Health) has focusedspecifically on a conditioned placebo treatment2

in ADHD. We have enrolled 70 children age sixthrough twelve years, and subjects will havecompleted the protocols within 3 months. In oneexperiment, each child goes through a double-blind dose finding procedure, in which theeffects and side effects of placebo and differ-ent doses of mixed amphetamine salts arecompared in random order. We are examiningpotential treatment order effects during dosefinding, as this may shed light on the questionof conditioned placebo effects. We hypothesizethat subjects’ response to the placebo may be

higher when the placebo is taken after a periodof effective stimulant dose – after the subjecthas “learned” to respond to the conditionedstimulus - than when the placebo is takenbefore the effective stimulant dose.

In another experiment, we take the most effec-tive dose for each child as determined in dosefinding, and then randomize the children to oneof three groups. The study group goes through aone-month period of deliberate conditioning,during which they take the most effective doseof the stimulant along with a separate and dis-tinctive placebo capsule administered in openlabel. Then the subject continues to take theplacebo capsule along with 50% of the dose ofthe stimulant. Another group remains on themost effective stimulant dose alone and the thirdgroup goes through dose reduction without theaddition of placebo. We are using quantitativeand qualitative methods to compare the efficacy,

side effects and acceptability of the conditionedplacebo treatment group with the other twocontrol groups. Our preliminary findings suggestthat the conditioned placebo dose reductionmethod is very acceptable to children andparents. Children in this group appear to dobetter in terms of ADHD control and stimulantside effects. Most of the children who completethe conditioned placebo dose reduction do verywell and their parents choose to keep them onthe 50% dose plus placebo for another 3 monthmaintenance period. Most of those childrenmaintain their effective ADHD control during the3 months.

Given the widespread and growing concernsabout side effects of commonly used psychoac-tive medications in children, we believe thisinnovative research involving therapeutic uses ofplacebo effects may hold great potential toimprove healthcare.

REFERENCES1. Sandler AD, Bodfish JW. The therapeutic use

of placebos in the treatment of ADHD: A pilotstudy. Abstract presented at the PediatricAcademic Societies Annual Meeting, Seattle,May 2003.

2. Olness K, Ader R (1992) Conditioning asan adjunct in the pharmacotherapy of lupuserythematosus. J Dev Behav Pediatr 13: 124-125

By Adrian SandlerPlacebo for ADHD: Potential Augmentation of Stimulant Effects

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This year, for the first time, the Society will offer a one-year grant of $5,000 to promote research in

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics by a young investigator in our field. The initial SDBP

Research Grant award was funded by contributions from a number of former Presidents of the SDBP.

The grantee must be an SDBP member. Grant applications are judged by the Research Committee. The

deadline for receipt of completed grant applications is August 15, 2005. For more information please

visit our website at www.sdbp.org, or contact Gail Haas, Executive Director of the Society

(ghaas@ahint.com).

“We are examining potential

treatment order effects during

dose finding, as this may

shed light on the question of

conditioned placebo effects.”

New SDBP Research Grant Award

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2005

8:00 AM – 12:00 PMConcurrent Pre-Meeting Workshops

WORKSHOP AImproving Developmental Services: Pediatric Generalists andSpecialists in the Office and in the CommunityNeal Halfon, MD, Edward Schor, MD, Martin Stein, MD, Lane Tanner, MD

WORKSHOP BSleeping in San Diego: A Primer for Developmental BehavioralPediatric ProvidersJudith Owens, MD, MPH, Jodi A. Mindell, PhD, and Mark G. Goetting, MD

WORKSHOP CGetting into Print: The Inside Track on How to Get Your Work Published Suzanne Dixon, MD, MPH, Lee Pachter, DO, Glen Aylward, PhD,Robin Hansen MD, and Mary Sharkey

WORKSHOP DControversies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Mood DisorderDavid A. Mrazek, MD, Lynn Mowbray Wegner, MD, and Laurel K. Leslie, MD

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pre-meeting Research Mentoring: Individual Mentoring for Junior Investigators Offered by the SDBP Research Committee

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch On Own

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Session 1DysmorphologyKen Lyons Jones, MD

Concurrent Session 2Missteps in the Dance: A Relationship-Focused Approach to Children with Behavior ProblemsPrachi Shah, MD and Cheryll Bowers-Stephens, MD

Concurrent Session 3Mentored Career Development Awards (K Grants): PracticalInformation for Students, Fellows, and Junior Faculty Considering aResearch CareerLaura Sices, MD, Lynne Haverkos, MD, Carolyn Ievers-Landis,PhD and Dennis Drotar, PhD

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Break

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Welcome

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Plenary Session IAbstract Presentation

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Break

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception and Poster Session

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 20057:30 AM – 9:00 AM Fellowship Program Directors’

Meeting with Breakfast

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM Concurrent Committee MeetingsCommunication Committee MeetingPractice Issues Committee Meeting

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Plenary Session IIAbstract Presentation

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break

10:45 – 12:00 PM Plenary Session IIIAbstract Presentation

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM LuncheonsFellows LuncheonEditorial Board Luncheon

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Session 4The Death of a Child: What the Pediatrician Should Know Esther Wender, MD and William Coleman, MD

Concurrent Session 5Transition Planning for Adolescents with Down Syndrome andOther Cognitive DisabilitiesBill I. Cohen, MD and Sheila A. Cannon, MEd

Concurrent Session 6Spirituality in Pediatrics: What is it, How Could One Measure it,What is its Place in Practice Gary Walco, PhD and Susan O. Cohen, MA, ADTR, CCLS

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Break

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Lectureship Award and Presentation

The Scientist in the Crib: Minds,Brains, and How Children LearnAndrew N. Meltzoff, PhD

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM SDBP Business Meeting

7:00 PM -10:00 PM Dinner Social Event: The Prado atBalboa Park

September 24 – 26, 2005 • Westin Horton Plaza • San Diego, CaliforniaSDBP 2005 Annual Meeting Preliminary Program

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 20057:30 AM – 9:00 AM Concurrent Committee Meetings

Research Committee MeetingAdvocacy Committee MeetingEducation Committee Meeting

9:00 AM -10:15 AM Plenary Session IVAbstract Presentation

10:15 AM -10:30 AM Break

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Presidential AddressHeidi Feldman, MD

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Incoming President Address and Conclusion of the MeetingPaul Dworkin, MD

1:00 PM - 7:00 PM Post-meeting Education WorkshopOffered by the SDBP Research Committee

VOLUME 10, ISSUE #1 SPRING/SUMMER 2005

ABOUT THE PROGRAM This workshop is offered at three levels (introductory, intermediate, andadvanced) depending on previous experience in hypnosis. The workshopprovides training for physicians and other pediatric health care profes-sionals in the use of hypnosis and its applications in clinical pediatricsettings. Emphasis is placed on supervised practice of hypnotic tech-niques. No previous training in hypnosis is required for the introductoryworkshop, but those interested in receiving intermediate and advancedinstruction must provide evidence of previous training. Advanced partici-pants must bring a DVD, or VHS videotape of hypnotic work with apatient and a typed case vignette.

This course has been approved by the American Society of ClinicalHypnosis as meeting the requirements for certification and membership.

INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS• Introduction of Faculty

• Introduction to Hypnosis (Definitions, History, Theories of Hypnosis,Myths and Misperceptions, Susceptibility, Hypnotic Phenomena)

• Group Hypnotic Experience

• Stages of Hypnosis and Principles of Induction; Presenting Hypnosis tothe Patient

• Demonstrations of Induction Methods

• Introduction to Small Group Practice

• There will be at least 9 hours of supervised small group practice overthe course of the workshop

• Developmental Considerations: Hypnotic Approaches at DifferentAges

• Preschool Techniques

• Intensification (Deepening Involvement) and Alerting

• Formulating Suggestions: The Language of Hypnosis

• Integrating Hypnosis into Clinical Practice:– Approaches to Anxiety– Hypnotic Approaches to Pain Management– Acute Pain– Chronic Pain– Chronic Illness (e.g., Asthma, Tics, C.F., Inflammatory Bowel

Disease)– Elimination Disorders: Enuresis, Encopresis– Habits– Sleep Disorders

• Self-Hypnosis for Clinicians, Children, and Parents

• Ethical Considerations / Informed Consent

• Physiologic Controls: Biofeedback / Hypnosis Interface andPsychoneuroimmunology

• Hypnosis in the Practice of:– General Pediatrics– Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics– Psychotherapy– Nursing and Child Life

• Getting Started in Practice: Ongoing Training, Continuing Education,Supervision, Organizations, Hypnosis Boards, Certification, Questionsand Answers

You must make your reservations by Tuesday, August 30th toreceive the group rate. After this date rooms are on a space and rateavailable basis. For housing and registration information, please visit ourwebsite at www.sdbp.org

September 21 – 24, 2005 Sheraton Suites San Diego • San Diego, CaliforniaClinical Hypnosis Workshop

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I graduated as a Dipl.-Psych with the specialty areas of Clinical and Health Psychologyfrom Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany in 1996. In addition, I received mydoctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Indianapolis, teaching grad-uate and undergraduate students, supervising the clinical work of doctoral students, con-ducting research, and having administrative responsibilities. I also gained experience as anad-hoc journal reviewer and IRB Committee Member. Currently I am employed as aClinical Psychologist for the Section of Developmental Pediatrics at the Indiana UniversitySchool of Medicine where I provide services to children with developmental delays, per-vasive developmental disorder, and behavior difficulties. I have a particular interest in

infant mental health, as well as parent stress, grief, and adjustment to parenting a child with special needs.

As I remain interested in research, I hope that I will be able to contribute in some way to the field in the future.Personally, I was blessed with a daughter about one year ago and thoroughly enjoy every moment and aspectof motherhood.

I am excited to be a member of SDBP and hope that I will get the opportunity to network with other professionalsin the same area of practice.

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Dr. Minnich

Clinical productivity and compensation arecritical issues currently facing developmental-behavioral pediatricians. Financial pressuresare increasingly impacting the way many devel-opmental-behavioral pediatricians practice, andcreating new challenges for us. Large nationaldatabases of productivity and salary statisticsare available, but the data in our specialtyreflect very small numbers and a limited rangeof practice.

In addition, there is little information availableto describe the vast range of variation in theclinical practice of developmental-behavioralpediatrics. We work in solo practices, in multi-specialty practices, in academic centers, inspecialized hospitals, in schools and colleges…and then some.

It is vital that we, as a specialty, gather accuratedata on how developmental-behavioral pedi-atrics is practiced and how it is paid for, and thatwe create our own reasonable and optimalstandards of productivity. Other pediatricspecialties have found that having these sortsof data has resulted in much improved advocacyfor appropriate reimbursement.

Alex Geertsma, Chair of the Practice IssuesCommittee, charged a small subcommittee withthe task of creating a survey that would beapplicable to almost all members of the SDBP.The subcommittee consists of Robin Adair,Carol Hubbard, Vanessa Jensen, and myself.

The survey is in its pilot testing phase now, andwill be sent out to all SDBP members inOctober. During the September annual meetingthere will be an opportunity to preview anddiscuss the survey. The survey itself shouldtake about half an hour to complete. It is VERY

IMPORTANT that a large proportion of theSDBP membership completes the survey inorder for the results to be useful in advocatingfor better recognition and reimbursement. Weplan to publish results of the survey in theNewsletter and in the Journal ofDevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

In order to complete the survey it will benecessary to have as much as possible ofthe following information available:

• the average number of patients you see in aweek,

• your no-show rate,

• your collection rate,

• your payer mix,

• relative value units (RVUs) that you generate

• CPT codes that you typically use to code var-ious types of patient visits.

Please come see the survey during the annualmeeting, look for it in your email in October,and PLEASE PLEASE complete it promptly andaccurately.

By Ellen Perrin

SDBP Survey of Practice Patterns and Clinical Productivity

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“It is vital that we,

as a specialty, gather

accurate data on how

developmental-behavioral

pediatrics is practiced…”

BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENTS

MEETING LOCATION DATE

International Society for the Study ofBehavior Development Melbourne, Australia July 2-6, 2005

www.issbd.org

International Society on Infant Studies www.isisweb.org Brisbane, Australia July 8-11, 2005

Society of Pediatric Psychology www.apa.org/division/div54 Washington, DC August 18-21, 2005

American Academy for Cerebral Palsy www.aacpdm.org

Orlando, FL September 14-17, 2005

SDBP Pediatric Hypnosis Workshop San Diego, CA September 21-24, 2005

American Association on Mental Retardationwww.aamr.org

Washington, DC September 21-24, 2005

Clinical Hypnosis Workshop San Diego, CA September 22-24, 2005

SDBP Annual Meeting San Diego, CA September 24-26, 2005

American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org

Washington, DC October 8-11, 2005

Children with Attention Deficit Disorders www.chadd.org

Dallas, TX October 27-29, 2005

Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine www.apm.org

Albuquerque, NM November 17-20, 2005

Learning Disabilities Association www.ldanatl.org

New Orleans, LA March 1-4, 2006

American Psychosomatic Society www.psychosomatic.org

Denver, CO March 1-4, 2006

Society of Behavioral Medicine www.sbm.org

San Francisco, CA March 22-25, 2006

Society for Research in Child Development www.srcd.org

Boston, MA March 29 – April 1, 2006

SPR/APS/Ambulatory Pediatric Association www.ambpeds.org

San Francisco, CA April 29- May 2. 2006

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2005

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