Pam High, MD, Chair
Hasbro Children's /Rhode Island Hospital
APC-6, 593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903
phigh@lifespan.org
Following a survey of SDBP members, the Autism Special Interest Group (SIG)
of the Society was formed in 2007. Its goal was to provide a forum
for interested SDBP members from a variety of disciplines interested
in the diagnosis and treatment of autism to communicate and collaborate.
The Autism SIG convenes yearly at the annual SDBP meeting. This
SIG is envisioned as a forum to facilitate more informal networking
opportunities in the broad field of autism spectrum disorders at
the annual meeting, as well as to provide a platform from which
collaborative research projects and national Quality Improvement
initiatives, such as learning collaboratives and national patient
registries might develop. Potential QI projects would be designed
to improve the care of children with DBP conditions, while fulfilling
ABP Maintenance of Certification Performance in Practice standards
for DBPs. Other roles for the Autism SIG within the SDBP are expected
to develop in the coming years. For example, the SIG might convene
a subgroup with the purpose of developing a curriculum in a particular area related
to Autism.
