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  1. Bright Futures Chairperson
  2. Bright Futures Content Experts
  3. Bright Futures Steering Committee
  4. Bright Futures Partner Liaisons
  5. Integration and Users Panel
  6. Periodicity Schedule Workgroup
  7. Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Workgroup
  8. Bright Futures Expert Panels
    > Infancy Expert Panel
    > Early Childhood Expert Panel
    > Middle Childhood Expert Panel
    > Adolescence Expert Panel
  9. Bright Futures Evidence Reviewers
  10. Bright Futures Nutrition Materials Revision Panel
  11. Bright Futures Content Toolkit Workgroups
    > Anticipatory Guidance
    > Community Resources
    > Developmental and Psychosocial Screening
    > Encounter Forms
    > Medical Screening
    > Practice Management

BRIGHT FUTURES CHAIRPERSON
Paula Duncan, MD, FAAP – Chairperson, Bright Futures Pediatric Implementation Project (PIP)

BRIGHT FUTURES CONTENT EXPERTS
Paula Duncan, MD, FAAP – Adolescence
Joseph F. Hagan Jr, MD, FAAP – Middle Childhood
Judith S. Shaw, RN, MPH, EdD – Infancy and Early Childhood

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BRIGHT FUTURES STEERING COMMITTEE
The Bright Futures Education Center Steering Committee provides advice on activities and consultation to staff of the Bright Futures Education Center and the Center's Project Advisory Committee. The Education Center is funded by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Services Administration. The overall goal of the AAP project is to revise/update and promote implementation of Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents among health care professionals, public/private partners with key child health constituencies, and communities and families.

Betsy Anderson – Family Voices
Jane Bassewitz, MA – Staff, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Christopher DeGraw, MD, MPH – Federal Liaison, MCHB
Paula Duncan, MD, FAAP – Chairperson, Bright Futures PIP
Mary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP – Content Expert, Bright Futures PIP and Representative, NAPNAP
Joseph F. Hagan Jr, MD, FAAP – Content Expert, Bright Futures PIP 
Amy Pirretti, MS - Staff, AAP
Maryjo Reynolds – Staff, AAP
Judith S. Shaw, RN, MPH, EdD – Content Expert, Bright Futures PIP and Representative, APA Darcy Steinberg-Hastings, MPH – Staff, AAP
Mary Story, PhD, RD – American Dietetic Association
Jack Swanson, MD – Integration and Users Panel Chairperson
Frances Vera Tait, MD – Staff, AAP
Eric M. Wall, MD, MPH – American Academy of Family Physicians
Linda Walsh, MAB – Staff, AAP
Edward Zimmerman, MS – Staff, AAP

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BRIGHT FUTURES PARTNER LIAISONS
The Bright Futures Education Center Partner Liaisons provide advice on activities and consultation to staff of the Bright Futures Education Center a program funded by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Services Administration. The overall goal of the AAP project is to update/revise and promote implementation of Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents among health care professionals, public/private partners with key child health constituencies, and communities and families.

Betsy Anderson – Family Voices
CDR Gregory S. Blaschke, MD, MPH – AAP Section on Uniformed Services
Ann Elizabeth Burke, MD – Association of Pediatric Program Directors
Charlotte J. Burt, MA, BSN, FASHA, RN – American School Health Association
Paul Steven Casamassimo, DDS – American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Daniel Lee Coury, MD – Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
James J. Crall, DDS, ScD – American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Christopher A. DeGraw, MD, MPH – Federal Liaison, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Paula Duncan, MD, FAAP – Co-Chairperson, Bright Futures PIP
Arthur B. Elster, MD – American Medical Association
Missy Fleming, PhD – American Medical Association
Myron Genel, MD – American College of Preventive Medicine
Mary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP – Co-Chairperson, Bright Futures PIP, and Representative, NAPNAP
Joseph F. Hagan Jr, MD, FAAP – Co-Chairperson, Bright Futures Partner Liasons
Marisa I. Herran, MD – National Hispanic Medical Association
Pat Hufford – Federal Liaison, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Christopher Andrew Kus, MD, MPH – Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Carole Lannon, MD, MPH – AAP Steering Committee on Quality Improvement and Management
Danielle Laraque, MD – Bright Futures Health Promotion Workgroup
Monica Marshall, PhD – National Mental Health Association

Ruth Perou, PhD – Federal Liaison, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Richard E. Rainey, MD – Blue Cross/ Blue Shield Association
Judith S. Shaw, RN, MPH, EdD – Co-Chairperson, Bright Futures Parter Liaisons and Representative, APA
Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh – National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality
Mary Story, PhD, RD – American Dietetic Association
Myrtis Lee Sullivan, MD – National Medical Association
L. Read Sulik, MD – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Jack Swanson, MD – Integration and Users Panel Chairperson
Judith K. Thierry, DO – Federal Liaison, Indian Health Service
Eric M. Wall, MD, MPH – American Academy of Family Physicians

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INTEGRATION AND USERS PANEL
The Bright Futures Integration and Users Panel provides consultation on the Bright Futures materials to the staff of the Bright Futures Education Center, a program funded by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Services Administration. The overall goal of the Bright Futures Education Center is to update, revise, and recommend new Bright Futures materials, and promote implementation of Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents among health care professionals, public/private partners with key child health constituencies, communities, and families. The overall goal of the Integration and Users Panel is to evaluate usage of current Bright Futures materials and identify formats, tools, and strategies to expand or enhance their usefulness.

Betsy Anderson – Family Voices
Bruce Bedingfield, DO – Private Practitioner
Anita Berry, MSN, CNP/APN – Advocate Health Care, Healthy Steps
CDR Gregory S. Blaschke, MD, MPH – AAP Section on Uniformed Services
James J. Crall, DDS, ScD – American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Paula Duncan, MD, FAAP– Co-Chairperson, Bright Futures PIP
Missy Fleming, PhD – American Medical Association
Mary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP – Co-Chairperson, Bright Futures PIP, and Representative, NAPNAP
Marisa I. Herran, MD – National Hispanic Medical Association
Philip G. Itkin, MD – Private Practitioner
Myrtis Lee Sullivan, MD – National Medical Association
Jack Swanson, MD – Private Practitioner
Eric M. Wall, MD, MPH – American Academy of Family Physicians

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PERIODICITY SCHEDULE WORKGROUP
Marilyn J. Bull, MD
Paula Duncan, MD
Martin Fisher, MD
Edward Goldson, MD
Joseph F. Hagan, Jr, MD
J. Lane Tanner, MD
Jack Swanson, MD
Robert D. Walker, MD
Kyle Yasuda, MD

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CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS WORKGROUP
Betsy Anderson
Richard C. Antonelli, MD
Polly Arango
Marion Taylor Baer, PhD
William (Carl) Cooley, MD
Christopher A. DeGraw, MD, MPH - Federal Liaison
Paula Duncan, MD
Mary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP
Joseph F. Hagan Jr., MD
Monique Rochelle Fountain-Hanna, MD - Federal Liaison
Beth A. MacDonald
Merle McPherson, MD, MPH - Federal Liaison
Judith S. Shaw, RN, MPH, EdD
Bonnie Strickland, PhD - Federal Liaison

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BRIGHT FUTURES EXPERT PANELS
The Bright Futures Expert Panel provides consultation on the Bright Futures materials to the staff of the Bright Futures Education Center. The overall goal of the Expert Panel is to evaluate usage of current Bright Futures materials and identify formats, tools, and strategies to expand or enhance their usefulness.

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Infancy Expert Panel
Marilyn J. Bull, MD – Pediatrician
Deborah Campbell, MD – Neonatologist/Pediatrician
George J. Cohen, MD – Pediatrician
Barbara Deloian, PhD, RN, CPNP – Nurse Practitioner
Kevin Joseph Hale, DDS – Pediatric Dentist
Penelope Krener Knapp, MD, FAPA – Pediatric Mental Health Provider/Pediatrician
Beth Potter, MD –Family Physician
Karyl Rickard, PhD, RD, FADA – Dietician
Melissa Clark Vickers, MEd, IBCLC, RLC – Family Representative

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Early Childhood Expert Panel
Polly Arango – Family Representative
Joseph M. Carrillo, MD – Pediatrician
Nan Gaylord, PhD, RN, CPNP – Nurse Practitioner
Peter A. Gorski, MD, MPA – Pediatrician
Michael A. Ignelzi, Jr, DDS, PhD – Pediatric Dentist
Christopher Andrew Kus, MD, MPH – Pediatrician
Donald B. Middleton, MD – Family Physician
Cynthia Schaffer Minkovitz, MD – Pediatrician
Madeleine Sigman-Grant, PhD, RD – Dietician
J. Lane Tanner, MD – Pediatrician

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Middle Childhood Expert Panel
Scott Cashion, DDS – Pediatric Dentist
Jane A. Corson, MD – Family Physician
Edward Goldson, MD – Pediatrician
Beth A. MacDonald – Family Representative
Bonnie A. Spear, PhD, RD – Dietician
Eve Spratt, MD – Pediatric Mental Health Provider
Howard Lewis Taras, MD – Pediatrician
Anne Turner-Henson, DSN, RN – Nurse/Academia

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Adolescence Expert Panel
Frances Biagioli, MD – Family Physician
Pamela Burke, PhD, RN, BC-FNP, PNP – Nurse Practitioner
Arthur B. Elster, MD – Pediatrician
Martin Mandell Fisher, MD – Pediatrician
Alma L. Golden, MD – Pediatrician
Katrina Holt, MPH, MS, RD – Dietician
M. Susan Jay, MD – Pediatrician
Jaime Martinez, MD – Pediatrician
Amy V. Mellencamp, EdD – Family Representative
Vaughn Rickert, PsyD – Pediatric Mental Health Provider
Scott Smith, DDS – Pediatric Dentist

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BRIGHT FUTURES EVIDENCE REVIEWERS
Michael D. Cabana, MD
Elizabeth A. Edgerton, MD, MPH
Virginia A. Moyer, MD, MPH
Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH
Modena Hoover Wilson, MD, MPH

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BRIGHT FUTURES NUTRITION MATERIALS REVISION PANEL
Christopher A. DeGraw, MD, MPH - Federal Liaison
Katrina Holt, MPH, MS, RD
Michelle Lawler – Federal Liaison
Karyl Rickard, PhD, RD
Madeleine Sigman-Grant, PhD, RD
Denise Sofka – Federal Liaison
Bonnie Spear, PhD, RD
Mary Story, PhD, RD
Nancy Wooldridge, MS, RD, LD

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BRIGHT FUTURES CONTENT TOOLKIT WORKGROUPS



Anticipatory Guidance
Bruce Bedingfield, DO – Users Panel
Anita Berry, MSN, CNP/APN – Leader, Healthy Steps for Young Children, Users Panel
CDR Gregory S. Blaschke, MD, MPH – AAP Section on Uniformed Services
George J. Cohen, MD – Infancy Expert Panel
Wendy Sue Davis, MD – Consultant, VCHIP

Robert D. Sege, MD, PhD

Judith S. Shaw, RN, MPH, EdD – Consultant, VCHIP
Madeleine Sigman-Grant, PhD, RD – Early Childhood Expert Panel
Melissa Clark Vickers, MEd, IBCLC, RLC – Infancy Expert Panel


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Community Resources
Mary Ann Sprauer Abrams, MD, MPH – AAP Council on Community Pediatrics
Betsy Anderson – Leader, Federation for Children with Special Needs
Charlotte Burt – American School Health Association
Wendy Sue Davis, MD – Consultant, VCHIP

Judith S. Shaw, RN, MPH, EdD – Consultant, VCHIP

Myrtis Sullivan, MD, MPH – National Medical Association
Melissa Clark Vickers, MEd, IBCLC, RLC


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Developmental and Psychosocial Screening
Michelle Beauchesne, DNSc, RN, CPNP – NAPNAP
Harolyn M.E. Belcher, MD, MHS – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Anita Berry, MSN, CNP/APN – Healthy Steps for Young Children, Users Panel

Wendy Sue Davis, MD – Consultant, VCHIP
Paula Duncan, MD – Leader, Bright Futures PIP Co-Chairperson
William L. Flood, MD – Indian Health Service
Penelope Krener Knapp, MD – Infancy Expert Panel
Monica Marshall, PhD – National Mental Health Association
Donald B. Middleton, MD – Early Childhood Expert Panel
Judith S. Shaw RN, MPH, EdD– Consultant, VCHIP

Lynn Mowbray Wegner, MD – AAP Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Ken C. Winters, PhD – SAMHSA


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Encounter Forms
Anita Berry, MSN, CNP/APN – Healthy Steps for Young Children, Users Panel
George J. Cohen, MD – Infancy Expert Panel

Wendy Sue Davis, MD – Consultant, VCHIP
Paula Duncan, MD – Leader, Bright Futures PIP Co-Chairperson
Missy Fleming, PhD – American Medical Association
William L. Flood, MD – Indian Health Service
Donald B. Middleton, MD – Early Childhood Expert Panel
Judith S. Shaw, RN, MPH, EdD – Consultant, VCHIP

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Medical Screening
CDR Gregory S. Blaschke, MD, MPH – AAP Section on Uniformed Services

Wendy Sue Davis, MD – Consultant, VCHIP
Donald B. Middleton, MD – Early Childhood Expert Panel

Judith S. Shaw, RN, MPH, EdD – Consultant, VCHIP
Madeleine Sigman-Grant, PhD, RD – Early Childhood Expert Panel
Myrtis Sullivan, MD, MPH – National Medical Association
Jack Swanson, MD – Leader, Users Panel

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Practice Management
Wendy Sue Davis, MD – Consultant, VCHIP

Philip G. Itkin, MD – Users Panel
Lois Kohrt – Bright Futures Training Intervention Workgroup
Richard E. Rainey, MD – Regence BlueShield of Idaho
Jack Swanson, MD – Leader, Users Panel
Judith S. Shaw, RN, MPH, EdD – Consultant, VCHIP

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