Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

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Publications, Press, and Conferences

  1. Devlin, K., Ulrich, K. & Feinberg, E. (2015, Nov). Optimizing an Intervention to Reduce Disparities in Timely Autism Diagnosis. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, October 31-November 4, 2015, Chicago, IL.
  2. Augustyn, M. et al. (2015, May). Understanding and Sharing an Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis: Perspectives of Diverse Families Participating in a Family Navigation Program. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, May 2015, Salt Lake City, UT.
  3. Feinberg, E., Augustyn, M., Devlin, K., Sandler, J., Linhart, Y. & Silverstein, M. (2015, May).Reducing Disparities in Timely Autism Diagnosis through Family Navigation. Abstract presented at the International Society for Autism Research Conference, May 13-16, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT.
  4. Fernandez-Pastrana, I. (2015, Apr). Navigation Intervention Overview during the Diagnostic Evaluation (ASD-DE). Presented at Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA.
  5. Blenner, S., Fernandez-Pastrana, I., Giron, A., Grossman, X. & Augustyn, M. (2014, Jul). Where Do We Start? Using Family Navigation to Help Underserved Families. Zero to Three, 34(6), 4-8. (Article available upon request.)
  6. Laskowski, A. (2014, Jan). A Helping Hand for Children with Disabilities at Boston Medical Center. BU Today.
  7. Augustyn, M. & Fernandez-Pastrana, I. (2013, Nov). Patient Navigation at Boston Medical Center. Autism Consortium.
  8. Grossman, X., Blenner, S., Fernandez, I., Giron, A., Medeiros, A. & Augustyn, M. (2013, Nov).Parenting Stress and Depression in Diverse Families with a Child Newly Diagnoses with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Associational Annual Meeting, November 2-6, 2013, Boston, MA.
  9. Augustyn, M. & Fernandez-Pastrana, I. (2013, Feb). The First 100 Days Before and the First 100 Days After: Supporting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Presented at the Boston University School of Medicine, February 2013, Boston, MA.
  10. Augustyn, M. et al. (2013). The Family Navigator: Newest Team Member in the Care of the Child on the Autism Spectrum. Poster presented at the Autism Consortium Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
  11. Augustyn, M. et al. (2013). Family Navigation: Overcoming Barriers to Care in Diverse Families Impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorder. Presented at the Combating Autism Act Initiative Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
  12. Augustyn, M. et al. (2012). Family Navigation: Overcoming Barriers to Care in Diverse Families Impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented at the Autism Consortium Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
  13. Augustyn, M. et al. (2012). Families from Low Income and Diverse Backgrounds and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Clinician Perspective. Presented at the Combating Autism Act Initiative Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.