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PEDS and PEDS:DM Presentations - PowerPoint Slide Shows
Why Screen? This slide show presents a rationale for screening, reasons for under-detection rates, covers several quality tools, coding reimbursement, etc. The entire script is included in the notes pages. Be sure to download the file called, "Handout For Participating Audience" below.
How To Administer PEDS This slide show explains how to administer PEDS, includes several
practice examples, and shows how the online version functions.
How To Spot A Quality Screen Describes test psychometry with amusing images and animations that explain various kinds of reliability, validity, sensitivity, specificity, etc.
PEDS:DM Slideshow Presentations How to administer PEDS:DM, Implementing PEDS:DM with AAP Policy, and A comprehensive model of surveillance and screening.
PEDS "Pearls and Pitfalls" Further examination of the PEDS process with focus on step-by-step training in the use of PEDS forms and test administration.
Additional Screens Note: The authors of the following tests have generously provided their work to the child development community free of charge. You are permitted to download and copy them freely. However, be aware that they still own the copyright to their work and it may not be sold or altered without their consent.
Family Psychosocial Screen This screen, developed by Kathi J. Kemper, MD, MPH and Kelly Kelleher, MD, MPH, screens family health habits, maternal depression, substance use, parent's history of abuse, etc.
Pediatric Symptom Checklist Developed by Michael Jellinek, MD, this 35 item parent questionnaire screens for both internalizing and externalizing problems, as well as attentional problems.
Safety Word Inventory and Literacy Screener (SWILS) A 29-item measure of children’s academic skills that can also be used as a springboard to injury prevention counseling. Normed on 934 children around the country, the SWILS is 78% sensitive and 84% specific to academic status in the areas of reading, math and written language. For children from 6 to 14 years of age.
Modified Checklist of Autism in Toddlers This screen may be downloaded here along with a second file on how it is scored. The MCHAT is online together with PEDS at www.forepath.org. Additional information about using the MCHAT to comply with recommendations from the American Academy of Neurology are detailed at www.firstsigns.org
Scored PEDS test forms Download scored examples of the three PEDS forms here. These may not be used to screen other children but can be shared with colleagues for training and review purposes.
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