Latest News
“CHADIS is the best example of what the future of pediatrics should look like.”
Dr. Neal Halfon, Professor, UCLA, invited address: “The Future of General Pediatrics” at National Pediatric Academic Societies, May, 2006
2010 News
American Board of Pediatrics approves CHADIS to certify pediatricians for their required Maintenance of Certification (MOC-4)
June, 2010
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Total Child Health and Brookes Publishing Agree to Release ASQ-3™ on CHADIS

June, 2010 — Total Child Health Inc., the licensors of CHADIS©, the Child Health and Development Interactive System, is pleased to announce that they have come to an agreement with Brookes Publishing Co., Inc., the publisher of the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ-3™) to make available this new version of the widely used developmental screening tool on its system beginning the 2nd quarter 2010.
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Video for Training Pediatricians in Autism identification created with Rethink Autism group.
June, 2010
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Alternative Functional Criteria for ADHD – research presented at PAS - Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, Vancouver, CA.
May, 2010
Sturner, R., Howard, B. J., Barry, T., Bergmann, P., Kent, R., Sullivan, C., “Response to Intervention” as Alternative Functional Criteria for ADHD Diagnoses in School Settings, Pediatric Academics Societies, Annual Meeting,  Vancouver, CA. May, 2010

SBIR research award from NIMH for ADHD QI
April, 2010


2009 News
Maryland Model for Autism Screening presented at OCALI Conference, Columbus, Ohio
Sturner, R., and Howard, B. J., Autism Screening, Maryland Pilot Project.
Ocali Conference. Columbus, Ohio.
November 2009

Infant Mental Health Symposium and ADHD School Identification research presented at SDBP - Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Portland Oregon

September 2009
Sturner, R., and Howard, B. J., Infant Mental Health, A Symposium.  Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Portland Oregon, Sept., 2009
Sturner, R., Howard, B. J., Barry, T., Bergmann, P., Kent, R., Sullivan, C. Universal Teacher Screening for ADHD Risk: Exploring Potential Utility. Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Portland Oregon

NIMH award for ADHD research on community intervention with economic impact
September 2009

New Release Features!
September 2009 — We are pleased to announce our updated edition of CHADIS with some exciting new features that will enhance your user experience. The most important of these changes are described below for your full understanding. Please make sure to review them at your convenience. These changes will launch on September 20, 2009.
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July 2009 — Decision support for ADHD care: questionnaires/ratings, e-chapters, resources, collaborative data collection for teachers, teens and parents, and visual graphics.
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Pediatrics Article reports "high degree of satisfaction with the use of a computer-assisted previsit assessment (CHADIS)"
July 2009 —"Our results showed a high degree of satisfaction ... also demonstrated a high degree of provider satisfaction..." July, 2008 by Bergman, Beck and Kulchak. The Use of Internet-Based Technology to Tailor Well-Child Care Encounters, David Aaron Bergman, Arne Beck, and Alanna Kulchak Rahm, Pediatrics 2009;124 e37-e43.
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ADHD research using CHADIS presented at PAS - Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting
May, 2009
Sturner, R. Howard, B. J., Barry, T., Bergmann, P., Kent, R., Sullivan, C., Rethinking Functional Criteria for ADHD “Diagnoses” in School Settings Pediatric Academics Societies, Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD, May, 2009

CHADIS releases new 'CHADIS 0-3' questionnaires for infant/toddler routine care and the assessment of mental health problems

March 2009
— NIMH, SBIR award to CHADIS to identify best methods for parent access: (phone vs. laptop vs. kiosk) and most accurate methods for early autism

January 2009 —
Read the Abstract: Improving Accuracy and Accessibility of Early Autism Screening
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2008 News
CHADIS to be Part of Primary Mental Health Care Project
November 2008 — Mount Sinai School of Medicine, N.Y. will provide CHADIS to a network of NYC pediatricians as part of a project aimed at improving primary mental health care sponsored by New York Community Trust.


New Version of CHADIS Released
15 September 2008 — We are pleased to announce a new version of CHADIS with some exciting new features!
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CHADIS Praised at PAS Meeting
5 May 2008 — CHADIS proves high acceptability and feasability at Kaiser, Colorado.
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CHADIS Release 10
Baltimore, MD: 26 April 2008 — We are pleased to announce a new version of CHADIS with some exciting new features!
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2007 News
CHADIS Releases New Questionnaires
Baltimore, MD: 28 November 2007 — We are proud to announce the availability of 2 new questionnaires.
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CHADIS Release 9 Available
Baltimore, MD: 13 October 2007 — A new version of CHADIS is available which includes some new features including interactive clinical templates.
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NICHD Grant for the Validation of CHADIS 0-3
Baltimore, MD: September 2007 — Total Child Health receives a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant will allow us to complete and validate the infant/toddler component of CHADIS in preparation for marketing.
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CHADIS Releases new Questionnaires
Baltimore, MD: 6 September 2007 — We are proud to announce the availability of 3 new questionnaires and updates to 3 existing questionnaires.
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