Improving NICU Referrals to the Missouri Early Intervention Program (First Steps)

Authors

Luke Prest, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Lauren Fenstermann, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Ayman Khmour, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Publication Date

5-2019

Files

Mentor, Preceptor, Principle Investigator

Mentor: Ayman Khmour MD

Abstract

First Steps is the statewide early intervention program in Missouri, but a review of referrals from the Truman neonatal intensive care unit revealed that only 24% of eligible patients were being referred. This poster describes efforts to increase awareness among residents and to refer all eligible patients to First Steps upon discharge.

MeSH Keywords

Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Early Intervention (Education); Quality Improvement; Missouri; Patient Discharge

Keywords

NICU; ICN; First Steps

Disciplines

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities | Early Childhood Education | Pediatrics

Notes

Presented at the Children's Mercy Kansas City Research Days, May 2019.

Recommended Citation

Prest, Luke; Fenstermann, Lauren; and Khmour, Ayman, "Improving NICU Referrals to the Missouri Early Intervention Program (First Steps)" (2019). Posters. 112.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/posters/112