05/28/25 event
grand rounds - Overcoming barriers to medical care for children living in the foster care system
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
One Children's Plaza (virtual option also available), Dayton, OH, 45404
Presented By:
Nora Vish, MD, MPH, FAAP- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, WSU BSOM; Lead Physician, Foster and Kinship Care Clinic, Dayton Children’s Hospital
Rich Bowlen, MS-Senior Vice President, Child and Family Services, Cordata Health, Cincinnati, Ohio
Otis Sheppard, BS, MAEd-Health Outcomes Supervisor, Montgomery County Children’s Services, Dayton, Ohio
Objectives:
- Describe reasons why children enter foster care.
- Cite the increased medical, developmental, and mental health needs of children in out-of-home care and how past traumas increase the risk of poor health outcomes.
- Explain the unique barriers to medical care for children in out-of-home care.
- Recognize unique considerations around consent and confidentially regarding children in out-of-home care.