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Volume 8
Pediatrics & Therapeutics
ISSN: 2161-0665
Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology 2018
March 21-22, 2018
16
th
Annual World Congress on
3
rd
Annual World Congress on
March 21-22, 2018 | New York, USA
PEDIATRICS
PEDIATRIC NUTRITION,
GASTROENTEROLOGY & CHILD DEVELOPMENT
&
Overview of the developments in child and adolescent psychiatry and pediatric integrated care in Lithuania
Sigita Lesinskiene
Lithuanian Ministry of Health, Lithuania
Introduction:
Stemming from pediatrics the specialty of child and adolescent psychiatry keeps strong cooperation with pediatric
services in the country. These both fields of child/adolescent psychiatry and pediatrics are actively growing and strengthening,
keeping traditions and constantly changing them according the time.
Objective:
of the presentation is to analyze pathways of the development of child mental health services and the process of building
pediatric integrated care in Lithuania.
Method:
An historical overview from the beginning of the specialities to later stages, through various socioeconomical periods, will
be presented highlighting strengths, weaknesses and challenges for further development. Ways on how to achieve the best balance
between public health interventions and individual integrated medical care will also be discussed. System of service delivery, funding
and training of specialists in Lithuania will be presented.
Results:
Pathways of mutual cooperation of pediatrics and child/adolescent psychiatry were built as a network throughout the
country for both outpatient and inpatient services. Good examples of these developments will be presented. Child and adolescent
psychiatry, one of the most socially and multidisciplinary-oriented medical specialties, has been stressing intersectorial collaboration
for many years. In recent years awareness of the urgent need for integrated services, to solve complex problems related to the somatic
and mental health of children and adolescent, has been recognized and programs have begun to be implemented in society. Good
practices, successful examples, and innovative programs along with the need to build comprehensive, continuous services will be
discussed as a means to achieve a better quality of care.
Conclusions:
In the countries where financial resorses are quite limited it is very important to cooperate with politicians and decide
priorities for funding when talking about the improvement of child and youth somatic and mental health. Cooperation with sectors
of education and social affair is constantly growing and very important. Intersectorial collaboration is essential for building a healthy
society. Intersectorial action remains a complex and challenging area of policy development and practice.
sigita.lesinskiene@mf.vu.ltPediatr Ther 2018, Volume: 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0665-C1-049