What is an AACPDM Care Pathway?

A Care Pathway is a practical summary, including an algorithm, of evidence informed guidelines or the best evidence, for an aspect of care/services for individuals with childhood-onset disabilities to inform clinical practice.

See current care pathways listed below:

• Central Hypotonia (coming soon)
   

• Dystonia in Cerebral Palsy

  Authors (AACPDM Dystonia Care Pathway Team): D Fehlings (team lead), L Brown, A Harvey, K Himmelmann, JP Lin, A MacIntosh, J Mink, E Monbaliu, J Rice, J Silver, L Switzer, I Walter
   

• Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy (coming soon)
   

• Hip Surveillance in Cerebral Palsy

  Authors (AACPDM Hip Surveillance Care Pathway Team): M O’Donnell (team lead), T Mayson (project manager and clinical examination sub-group leader), S Miller (radiology sub-group leader), R Cairns, K Graham, S Love, F Miller, K Mulpuri, U Narayanan, H Read, B Shore, K Stannage, P Thomason, J Vargus-Adams, L Wiggins, K Willoughby, M Wynter
   

• Osteoporosis in Cerebral Palsy

  Authors (AACPDM Osteoporosis Care Pathway Team): D Fehlings (team lead), L Switzer, R Stevenson, D Gaebler-Spira, B Dalziel, S Ozel
   

• Sialorrhea in Cerebral Palsy

  Authors (AACPDM Sialorrhea Care Pathway Team): L Glader (team lead), C Delsing, A Hughes, J Parr, L Pennington, D Reddihough, K van Hulst, J van der Burg

AACPDM Care Pathways are organized into 3 main sections:

Section I: Evidence Summary (Care Pathway)

A ‘bottom line’ summary (2 page maximum) providing key information to the health professional on a specified health condition. This is paired with an ‘Algorithm’ outlining a logical path from assessment to treatment. The ‘Algorithm’ is color-coded with the level of treatment evidence:

Green = Effective	Purple = Recommended by clinical expert opinion
Yellow = Probably/possibly effective	Red = Not effective

Section II: Published Evidence

Links to peer-reviewed published evidence (systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines) informing the ‘Care Pathway’

Section III: Practical Tools

Links to helpful practical tools and information for health professionals on the designated ‘Care Pathway’ health condition (e.g. plain language summary, parent handout)

If you are interested in developing a future AACPDM Care Pathway or would like to learn more about the method of developing a care pathway, please go to AACPDM Care Pathway Development and complete the online application.

AACPDM Care Pathways Steering Committee

D. Fehlings, MD (Chair); I. Novak, PhD OT; J. Vargus-Adams, MD; L. Glader, MD; M. O'Donnell, MD