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Journal of Current Pediatric Research | Volume: 22
Joint Event
August 16-17, 2018 | Paris, France
Primary Healthcare
12
th
International Conference on
International Conference and Medicare Expo on
&
Pediatrics Health Care
Introduction:
Global burden of Emotional/Educational,
Behavioral and Developmental [EBD] problems like Dyslexia,
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are said to be in the order
of 1 in 4 to 1 in 5 children (prevalence rate)1. 75% of all such
children present in Primary Care Setting and accounts for 50%
of all Pediatric consultations. Despite being in the privileged
gatekeeping position, Primary Care Physicians were found to be
only less than 20% efficient in identifying such problems1.
Objectives:
Proposing a model of combination of (1) effective
Early Interventional Tools for children with special needs and (2)
an Universal Care Pathway for them, which works wonders.
Methods:
Combining (1) (a) Prechtle’s Methods for General
Movements Assessments (GMA) for accurate (98%) Early
Detection (ED) for Cerebral Palsy (CP) in At-Risk Population, (b)
LEAP-CP Study looking at parent delivered Early Intervention
(EI) delivered to infants screened positive for CP using GMA
(c) use of Measurable Eye Tracking in Infancy, (d) Infant Start,
a Parent-Implemented Intervention for Symptomatic Infants
for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and (e) PACT Study, UK
archiving evidence of success for ASD treatment through parent
training, we can identify risks of most neuro-developmental
disorders in early infancy, thereby instituting a novel method
of interventions based on available science, which is emerging
as a clinically highly effective intervention. This enables us to
propose an Universal Care Pathway for such children, which is
both novel as well as steeped in Evidence Base to be extremely
effective.
Speaker Biography
Anjan Bhattacharya has worked in Newham University Hospital and Newham Primary
Care Trust, London as a Developmental Paediatrician. He worked for 12 years in the
UK in Paediatrics. He has skills in assessing children’s mental development using
Griffiths tool and Bayley III Scale for Infants and Toddlers. He uses the Gold Standard
diagnostic evaluation of children with Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule [ADOS]
and Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised [ADI - R] technique. He is an RCPCH, UK
examiner for MRCPCH UK and DCH, UK examinations. He is also an honorary affiliate
tutor and course coordinator of DCH/IPPC of Sydney University Australia. He is ex-head
DNB program of AGH, Kolkata and DNB center appraiser of NBE, New Delhi. He worked
as an international medical expert in a medicolegal case involving childhood disability
in Singapore. He is an office bearer of two chapters of Indian Academy of Pediatrics,
nationally.
e:
anjancdc@gmail.comAnjan Bhattacharya
Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, India
Universal care pathway for early detection and early intervention in children with
special needs
Notes:
Anjan Bhattacharya
, Pediatrics & Primary HealthCare 2018, Volume 22
DOI: 10.4066/0971-9032-C1-001