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Supporting Healthy Child Development with Ontario's Enhanced 18-Month Well-Baby Visit

Supporting Healthy Child Development with Ontario's Enhanced 18-Month Well-Baby Visit

Learn about the various components of the Enhanced 18-Month Well-Baby Visit.
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Outline

Learn about the various components of the Enhanced 18-Month Well-Baby Visit, including the use of standardized assessment tools such as the Rourke Baby Record and the Looksee Checklist. Review the neuroscience that underpins the importance of this developmental evaluation.

Objectives

Recognize how ‘nuture’ impacts ‘nature’ and its relevance to the enhanced 18-month well-baby visit
Integrate standardized assessments and the provincial early child development resource system in your practice
Educate parents about the visit, healthy development, and the types of community programs and resources available to them
Implement the enhanced 18-month well-baby visit.

Audience

  • Physicians and other Health Professionals
  • Early Years Professionals
  • Health Professional Trainees

Credits

This e-learning activity is a form of self-study using enduring materials (e-learning modules) as defined by the Maintenance of Proficiency (Mainpro+®) Program of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). Self-study using e-learning modules is included under the Non-Certified Self-Learning credit category. Any non-certified activity is generally eligible for one non-certified credit per hour.

This e-learning activity is a form of self-study using enduring materials (e-learning modules) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Self-study using e-learning modules is included as an example of a Section 2 activity. Reviewing enduring materials is generally valued at 0.5 credit per topic. However, additional research/self-study using the e-learning can also be submitted as Personal Learning Projects (PLPs) where you will earn two (2) credits per hour.

We estimate that this activity should take 45 minutes.

Developers

  • Anthony J Levinson, MD, FRCPC, McMaster University
  • Keyna Bracken, BSc, MD, CCFP, FCPC, McMaster University

Details

Duration
45 minutes
Credits
Self-Study (Non-Certified/Unaccredited)
Certificate
Yes
Added
Aug 25, 2025
Tags
Child Development
Primary Care
Pediatrics

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