A Conversation on the Emergence of Pediatric Complex Care
Increased attention to children with medical complexity has occurred because these children are growing in number, consume a disproportionate share of health-system costs, and require policy and programmatic interventions that differ in many ways from the broader group of children with special health care needs. But will this focus on complex care lead to meaningful changes in systems of care and outcomes for children with serious chronic diseases?
Discussing Status Complexicus? The Emergence of Pediatric Complex Care, the lead author and experts in the field reviewed the article’s key content and shared thoughts on the implications of its recommendations.
This article is part of a supplement to Pediatrics entitled, “Building Systems that Work for Children with Complex Health Care Needs.”
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Speakers
Eyal Cohen, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
Staff Physician, Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children
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Jeffrey P. Brosco, MD, PhD
Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Deputy Secretary, Children’s Medical Services, Florida Department of Health
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James Perrin, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Rishi K. Agrawal, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Pediatric Specialist, Lurie and La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago
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