Bright Futures Webinars

Bright Futures Let’s Talk: Healthy Mental and Emotional Development Series

The Bright Futures Let’s Talk: Healthy Mental and Emotional Development 3-part series is part of the AAP Bright Futures National Center’s work addressing healthy mental and emotional development. Session 1 highlights key elements for health care professionals to consider in working with children and the families they serve. Session 2 highlights key principles of screening for health care professionals to consider in partnering with children and their families. Session 3 will focus on collaboration between pediatric health care professionals and mental health specialists. Series host: Marian F. Earls, MD, MTS, FAAP.

• Session 1: The Intersection between Social Drivers of Health and Healthy Mental & Emotional Development
  Thursday, January 26, 2023
  
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• Session 2: Engaging Patients & Families in Behavioral/Social/Emotional Screening
  Monday, February 27, 2023
  
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• Session 3: Pediatric Health Care Professional & Mental Health Specialist Collaboration
  Thursday, March 23, 2023
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Learn about the revised and updated Bright Futures Guidelines, 4th Edition from the editors themselves. The Bright Futures National Center hosted two separate 45-minute webinars for health care professionals and public health professionals. They are posted here for anyone that cannot participate in the live events.

The co-editors reviewed the new and updated components such as 3 new health promotion themes, updates to several adolescent visit screening recommendations, and more. They discussed how to efficiently and effectively integrate these new components into your practice setting and answered your questions about the Bright Futures Guidelines, 4th Edition.

• Bright Futures Guidelines, 4th Edition - Introduction (for Public Health Professionals)
  Wednesday, May 24th, 2017
  Watch the recorded webinar.
  View the slide set (updated October 2018).

• Bright Futures Guidelines, 4th Edition - Introduction (for Health Care Professionals)
  Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
  Watch the recorded webinar.
  View the slide set (updated October 2018).

Making Bright Futures Work! How Evidence, the Periodicity Schedule, and the Bright Futures Guidelines Impact Practice
July 1, 2019

Learn more about how to incorporate the Bright Futures Guidelines in practice. Dr Joe Hagan reviews new clinical content in the Bright Futures and the associated Periodicity Schedule, discusses how to use evidence to decide on content for your practice's health supervision visits, and identifies strategies, tools, and resources to maximize efficiency for health promotion and preventive services.

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Bright Futures and Oral Health: Strategies for Promoting Oral Health Within the Well-Child Visit
December 11, 2019

The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) hosted a webinar that featured speakers from the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Oral Health and the Bright Futures National Center. This webinar provided attendees with important insights related to the promotion of oral health within the well-visit, and reviewed strategies for overcoming common barriers. Presenters discussed valuable resources that can be used to assist states and communities in reaching their oral health promotion goals.

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​Download the slide set .

Explore the numerous AAP oral health resources, including the AAP/Bright Futures Oral Health Risk Assessment Tool, Oral Heath Prevention Primer, coding fact sheet, and family resources.

Access AMCHP's oral health resources.

Bright Futures Presents: Resources, Strategies, and Experiences to Advance NPMs 11 & 12
December 9, 2020

The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) hosted a webinar that featured key resources, strategies, and real-world experiences to assist state Title V MCH program's efforts to advance National Performance Measures 11 (Medical Home) and 12 (Transition). Presenters included representatives from the Bright Futures National Center, state Title V MCH programs, Got Transition, and the National Resource Center for Patient/Family-Centered Medical Home.

Watch the recorded webinar here. ​
Download the slide set.

Explore the numerous AAP resources from the National Resource Center for Patient/Family-Centered Medical Home.

Additional resources from the Got Transition website.

Bright Futures and the Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight

The Bright Futures National Center has partnered with the Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight​ to support education about and implementation of the related Bright Futures healthy weight recommendations in a series of 3 webinars.

Webinar 1: Using Bright Futures to Achieve Excellence in Well-Child Care

• This webinar provides an introduction into Bright Futures healthy weight recommendations.
• View resources related to this webinar here.

Webinar 2: Building a Foundation for Healthy Active Living: A Focus on Childhood Obesity Prevention During the First Five Years

• This webinar takes a deeper dive into early obesity prevention.
• View resources related to this webinar here.

Webinar 3: Laying the Foundation for Obesity Assessment and Management: An Introduction to the AAP Obesity Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment Algorithm

• This webinar reviews assessment, prevention, and treatment via the AAP Algorithm.
  View resources related to this webinar here​.