April is World Autism Month
April is World Autism Month -- an opportunity to spotlight the importance of understanding and ongoing support for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. Primary care providers play an important role in recognizing early signs, supporting timely screenings and guiding families to trusted resources.
The tools and organizations below can help support your practice as you care for children and families affected by ASD. These resources offer practical guidance, clinical insights and family-centered information to enhance care.
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Register for the 8th Annual Administrative Staff Retreat
Please save the date for the 8th Annual Administrative Staff Retreat on Friday, June 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This virtual retreat is designed for organizational, practice leaders and non-clinical staff who work with Partners For Kids. Sessions will include updates to the Ohio Pediatric Psychiatric Access Line, using AI in your daily activities and a Partners For Kids’ leadership panel. Register early to get a swag box!
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Register for the Upcoming Primary Care Education Series: “What’s Under Your Skin? Dermatologic Presentation in Pediatrics.”
Registration is open for the upcoming Primary Care Education Series on Thursday, April 30, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Livingston Ambulatory Center (380 Butterfly Gardens Drive). A virtual option will also be available. This series will focus on case studies related to dermatologic presentations in pediatrics. Participants can submit questions after registration, and answers will be discussed by the expert panel during the event. The panel will highlight knowledge gaps and make recommendations about appropriate interventions.
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Sign Up for the Second Partners For Kids’ Primary Care Webinar
Join Alex Rakowsky, MD, Beau Meyer, DDS, and Michelle Golla, MD, from Nationwide Children’s for the second Partners For Kids’ quarterly webinar titled, “A Focus on Preventative Care,” held on Tuesday, June 16, from noon to 1 p.m. CME credit will be available.
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Recording Now Available
If you missed the first Partners For Kids’ Quarterly Webinar, “Primary Care Approach to Asthma: Decreasing the Disparity,” you can now listen to the recording and view the slides.
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Welcome, Julie Manuel!
Please welcome Julie Manuel, MSEd, LPCC-S, LICDC, NCC, as the Director for the West Region's Behavioral Health Population Health Stream. Julie brings a wealth of experience to the team having managed the Intensive Outpatient Programs across Kettering Health and maintains a private practice providing therapy and wellness services to First Responders and focusing on processing traumatic incidents in a healthy way. Julie is also an adjunct professor at Sinclair Community College, teaching Family Dynamics of Addiction and presenting Levels of Care in the Behavioral Health System. She is looking forward to connecting with community and state providers working toward a shared goal of providing the best quality care to our kids in the West Region. A fun fact about Julie is that she played professional pickleball for three years!
Julie will be visiting community partners in the upcoming months. If you would like to schedule a visit, please contact Emily Buckingham at buckinghame@childrensdayton.org
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Sign Up for the May Behavioral Health Training
The next Behavioral Health training course is Friday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on “Guiding Your Supervisees to Effective Documentation.” To sign up, please contact your provider relations team at PFKProRelations@childrensdayton.org
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Pharmacy and Prescribing Updates |
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Easy Reference for Prescribing Guidelines
Based on your feedback in the Partners For Kids’ annual provider and manager survey, we are working to improve your access to the prescribing resources on PartnersForKids.org. Here’s how:
- We have added a direct link on our homepage menu to easily find “Prescribing Resources”
- We developed a fact sheet about how to access resources to keep on-hand in your office
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Quarterly Updates: Partners For Kids’ Pediatric-focused Unified Preferred Drug List (UPDL)
The Ohio Department of Medicaid’s (ODM) UPDL is developed by ODM and implemented by the single Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Gainwell Technologies. Partners For Kids has condensed the UPDL into commonly prescribed drug classes for pediatric primary care and behavioral health providers.
Partners For Kids' UPDL for Ohio Medicaid Plans is now available for review.
To review specific changes that were effective on April 1, 2026, please see our Pharmacy Coverage Updates document.
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Welcome New Members!
We are pleased to welcome the following providers and practices who have joined the Partners For Kids’ provider network:
- Jennifer Marie Hazelton, Rocking Horse Health Center
- Daniel Evan Keltner, Five Rivers Health Centers
- Holly Marie Yeagley, Five Rivers Health Centers
- Sarah Wildermuth, South Dayton Pediatrics
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Important Dates
- Thursday, April 30, 5 to 8 p.m.: Primary Care Education Series: “What’s Under Your Skin? Dermatologic Presentations in Pediatrics”
- Friday, May 8, 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Behavioral Health Course Offering: “Guiding Your Supervisees to Effective Documentation”
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Monday, May 25: Partners For Kids’ offices are CLOSED in observance of Memorial Day
- Friday, June 12, 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Behavioral Health Course Offering: “Leveraging AI to Enhance Clinical Care”
- Friday, June 12, 9 a.m. to noon: Administrative Staff Retreat
- Tuesday, June 16, noon to 1 p.m.: Primary Care Quarterly Webinar, “A Focus on Preventative Care”
- Friday, July 3: Partners For Kids’ offices are CLOSED
- Wednesday, August 12, noon to 1 p.m.: Behavioral Health Series for Primary Care Offering, “Depression and Anxiety in Pediatric Primary Care”
- Thursday, September 3, noon to 1 p.m.: Primary Care Quarterly Webinar, “Type II Diabetes”
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