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Save!the!Date:!February!8th,!2016! Post!Disaster!Child!Mental!Health! By!Judith!Palfrey,!MD,!Duncan!Maru,!MD!PhD,! Myron!Belfer,!MD,!and!Doughlas!Ahlers,!MJ! 12pmF1pm! (Lunch!will!be!provided)! ! Harvard!Medical!School,!Tosteson!Medical! Education!Center!(TMEC)!Conference!Room! 333! * Directions to 260 Longwood Ave TMEC from 300 Longwood Ave: Head right on Longwood Avenue for 270 ft. The destination will be on your right.!

Join!OPENPediatrics!and!Participate!in!the!Upcoming! Global!Health!World!Shared!Practice!Forum!

! OPENPediatrics! is! an! online! learning! community! that! provides! continuing! medical! education! freely! and! openly,! and! connects! providers! in! all! resource! settings! in! one! global! community! of! care.! A! Global! Health! World! Shared! Practice! Forum!is!a!quarterly!forum!where!global!health!practitioners!gather!to!view!a!preFrecorded!video!lecture!and!discuss! questions!interspersed!throughout!the!presentation.!These!videos!are!viewed!through!OPENPediatrics!and!structured!so! that!other!practitioners!around!the!world!are!also!watching!the!video!and!posting!their!discussion!responses!to!a!live! discussion! board.! This! provides! an! opportunity! for! the! sharing! of! best! practices! across! time! zones! and! geographic! borders.! ! This!video!will!discuss!the!increasing!incidence!of!disasters,!the!impact!of!these!disasters!on!children’s!mental!health!–! particularly! in! underserved! and! underFresourced! communities! –! and! the! best! practices! for! treating! and! preventing! mental!illness!in!children.!!! • Dr.!Maru!discusses!his!experience!in!the!devastating!Nepal!earthquake,!the!initial!mental!burden!of!shock!and! confusion!following!a!disaster,!and!the!importance!of!helping!aid!workers.!! • Dr.! Palfrey! discusses! the! disproportionate! impact! of! disasters! on! lowFdevelopment! level! countries! and! children’s!characteristic!reactions!to!the!physical!and!mental!shock!of!disaster.!! • Dr.!Belfer!presents!a!list!of!best!practices!to!ensure!the!proper!treatment!and!prevention!of!child!mental!illness! following! disasters! and! outlines! important! developmental! frameworks! for! establishing! normalcy! in! postF disaster!life.!! • Dr.! Ahlers! describes! the! “four! phases”! of! disaster! relief,! and! emphasizes! the! importance! of! focusing! on! the! mental!health!of!vulnerable!populations!throughout!these!four!phases.! ! Following!this!presentation,!participants!will!be!able!to:! • Understand!the!impact!of!disasters!on!children’s!mental!health! • Identify!the!factors!that!contribute!to!mental!illness!risk!in!postFdisaster!periods! • Recognize!the!disproportionate!impact!of!disasters!on!lower!human!development!levels!and!vulnerable! populations! • Describe!the!typical!mental!health!response!of!children!following!disaster! • Describe!the!best!practices!in!treating!and!preventing!child!mental!illness! • Outline!recommended!postFdisaster!steps!to!establish!normalcy,!community!empowerment,!and!healthy! mental!environments! !! How! to! View! the! Forum! Video:! The! Global! Health! World! Shared! Practice! Forum! will! be! displayed! through! the! OPENPediatrics’! clinician! community! site! and! public! website.! Please! go! to! www.openpediatrics.org! and! register! for! a! free!account.!On!February!8th,!2016,!or!any!later!date,!you!can!log!in!to!the!site!and!click!the!link!from!the!home!page!to! view! this! video.! This! video! and! its! transcript! can! also! be! found! at! www.openpediatrics.org/worldFsharedFpracticeF forums.!

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Nepal!earthquake,!the!initial!mental!burden!of!shock!and! ... OPENPediatrics'! clinician! community! site! and! public! website.! Please! go! to!

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