Pediatric Nonadherence

Victor Fornari, MD, MS, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY vfornari@northwell.edu Ida Dancyger, PhD, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell,  Hempstead, NY idancyge@northwell.edu Peter Silver, MD, MBA; Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY psilver@northwell.edu

• Part I - Framing the issue.- Health Economics: The Hidden Cost of Childhood Illness and Nonadherence.- Vaccine Hesitancy: the Changing Socio-Political Climate.- Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies for Youth.-  Potential Harms of Excessive Social Media and Smartphone Use on Youth Mental Health.- Part II - How Nonadherence Impacts Children and Adolescents.- Medical Compliance and Adherence Post-Discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.- Pediatric Nonadherence in Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.- Nonadherence in Pediatric Asthma.- Non-Adherence in the Pediatric Emergency Department.- Non-Adherence in Pediatric Orthopedics: A Solutions Based Approach.- Pediatric Healthcare Providers are the Cornerstone of Firearm Injury Prevention.- Part III -Solving the Dilemma.- Communication Education for Trainees to Enhance Adherence in their Patients.- The Influence of the Therapeutic Alliance on Treatment Adherence.- Humanism as a Foundation for Understanding and Addressing Non-Adherence.- DBT Enhances Treatment Engagement, Motivation, and Adherence in Multi-Problem, High-Risk Adolescents.- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and its Impact on Enhancing Pediatric Treatment Adherence.- The Use of Technology to Enhance Treatment Adherence.- There is No Health Without Mental Health. -Closing the Gap:  Where Do We Go From Here?.