| Save the Date: Upcoming Conferences & CME Events |
 California Chapter 4, AAP Quarterly Dinner Meeting
Date: June 19, 2007
Location: Turnip Rose
Time: 6:15- 9:00 p.m.
Speaker: TBA
California Chapter 4, AAP CME Events/Save The Dates
Date: May 19, 2007
Topic: ADHD
Location: Mile Square Golf and Country Club, Fountain Valley
Date: June 14, 2007
Topic: GERD
Location: Mile Square Golf and Country Club, Fountain Valley
National AAP Conference
Date: October 26 to 30, 2007
Location: San Francisco, CA
Headquarters at the San Francisco Marriott
55 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
View National AAP website for additional hotels and travel
arrangements
29th Annual Las Vegas Seminars
Date: November 15 to 18, 2007
Location: Venetian Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
CA Chapter 1, 2, 3 & 4 AAP Pediatric Updates
310-540-6240
meetings@aap.ca.org
The Future of Pediatrics: Community Pediatricians, Medical Home and Beyond, American Academy of Pediatrics
Date: June 29 to July 1, 2007
Location: Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort
Orlando, Florida
Pedialink-CME Finder
AAP Safer Healthcare for Kids April Webinar
Mark your calendar now to participate in the next live Webinar:
The Role of Health Information Technology in Medication Safety
Date: Wednesday April 25, 2007
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Hurry! Registration deadline is April 24. For more information, and to register, go to PediaLink.org. Please direct any questions about this Webinar or the Safer Health Care for Kids program to saferhealthcare@aap.org |
| PE4ME Expands in Preschool Age Group Michael Weiss, DO |
| PE4ME continues to be active in 9 middle and high schools (approximately 300 participants). Data from last year were analyzed and showed a maintenance or decrease in BMI in most participants as well as an increase in self esteem. We received an AAP CATCH Grant and will be expanding the program into the preschool age group in the upcoming months. We are looking for a part-time Medical Director and Program Coordinator to take over the program's day to day operations. Anyone interested please contact Dr. Weiss at mweiss3@cox.net. Refer to the program website for more information. |
| Connected Kids Goes to School |
Title: CONNECTED KIDS GOES TO SCHOOL
Phyllis Agran, MD, MPH1,2, Jyoti Trueman, MPH1, Amy Dale, MPH1, Bethi Luu, BA1, Jamie Mc Donald, MPH1, Debra Hill3, Joey Van Camp, RN CPNP3, Carolyn Moser, MD1,2 and Annelee Gallegos, BS1. 1Injury and Violence Prevention Program, California Chapter 4, American Academy of Pediatrics, Garden Grove, CA, United States, 92840; 2Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, United States, 92868 and 3Westminster School District, Westminster, CA, United States.
Background
Connected Kids (CK), an AAP violence prevention program for anticipatory guidance, was adapted for use in school. The pilot program, Connected Kids Goes to School, reaches children 11 - 14 years, who visit the pediatrician less often than younger children. Collaboration was established with the multi-ethnic, socioeconomically diverse Westminster School District to expose children to CK messages.
Setting/population
School professionals, community organizations and law enforcement participated at the School District.
Program activities
A focus group with 13 multidisciplinary school nurses, counselors, psychologists, teachers and after school program educators was conducted to introduce and determine how to adapt CK within the school environment. Data were used to plan a workshop; adapt the Clinical Guide and determine priority CK topics. Follow-up includes an electronic survey to determine if/how CK is used, follow-up meeting, and school-based additions to the Clinical Guide.
Results
Priority CK topics were Bullying, Talking to Your Teen and Staying Cool. CK brochures in Spanish and Vietnamese were requested and adapted with focus group testing. 38 multidisciplinary participants attended the workshop. They will incorporate CK into parent/teacher/nurse conferences, after school programs, parent nights, team sports, newsletters and peer mediator training. Brochures will be displayed in school and community settings. Evaluation outcomes included requests for additional workshops and collaboration with CA4, AAP, and additional CK brochures. School District leadership will conduct additional focus groups, use brochures and involve community partners in CK. Requests for community trainings were also generated.
Conclusions and Implications
The CK Goes to School pilot was successful in capturing the enthusiasm of school professionals who identified the need for CK brochures and recognized the value of consistent messages and integrating CK in the school environment. The School District will continue implementation and use of materials. Schools have the advantage of dealing with children/families on a daily basis and are excellent partners for AAP chapters. |
| Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) Harry Pellman, MD, FAAP |
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Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS):
Providing the Evidence For New Guidelines on Very Young Febrile Infants
Harry Pellman, MD, FAAP
How does participation in Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS http://www.aap.org/pros), the AAP's practice-based research network, enhance pediatric practice and improve care for children? Here's one way.
Do you remember all those young infants you saw during your training who presented to the emergency department who presented with fever? Nearly all of those children were admitted, worked up for sepsis, and placed on antibiotics pending culture results. That management strategy was based on guidelines which, in turn, had been based on evidence from pediatric emergency departments.1 Those of you have been in general pediatrics practice for a few years know by now that this management strategy is not followed uniformly by practicing pediatricians, who see a different spectrum of patients. The PROS Febrile Infant Study demonstrated that practicing pediatricians using management strategies less aggressive than those suggested in the guidelines can achieve good outcomes in very young febrile infants.2
Thinking that a new practice guideline might be created that took into account these new data, PROS tapped Febrile Infant Study principal investigator Bob Pantell to spearhead an effort to get the AAP behind creation of a new guideline. He did so, and the AAP in turn nominated Febrile Infants < 3 Months Old to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for new guideline development. Recently, we learned that one of AHRQ's Evidence-Based Practice Centers is beginning work on a new guideline. This new guideline ultimately will benefit both practicing pediatricians, who no longer will risk being "hung out to dry" for less aggressive management of young febrile infants that is supported by existing evidence (developed by PROS practitioners), and selected young infants and their families, who will safely avoid unnecessary testing, treatment, and hospital admission.
Want to help develop evidence that leads to a change in pediatric practice? Consider joining PROS. Any pediatric practice or clinic with at least one AAP member is eligible to join PROS.For more information, please contact me at hpellman@earthlink.net, or contact PROS Central at 800/433-9016, extension 7623.
Reference
1. Baraff LJ, Bass JW, Fleisher GR, Klein JO, McCracken GH Jr, Powell KR, Schriger DL. Practice guideline for the management of infants and children 0 to 36 months of age with fever without source. Ann Emerg Med 1993; 22:1198-1210.
2. Pantell RH, Newman TB, Bernzweig J, Bergman DA, Takayama JI, Segal M, Finch SA, Wasserman RC. Management and outcomes of care of fever in early infancy. JAMA 2004; 291:1203-1212. |
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National AAP President-Elect Candidates |
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The AAP National Nominating Committee has named James E Shira, MD, FAAP and David Tayloe, Jr., MD, FAAP as candidates for AAP President-elect. As part of the election campaign,candidates are asked to respond to a question posed by the National Nominating Committee specifically for use by chapters and sections in their newsletters. Click here to view the candidates responses.
This year, the question the candidates have been asked to respond to is: "What would you say to pediatricians who look at the cost of membership and wonder whether being a member of the AAP is really worth it?"All candidates questions and responses will be posted on the homepage of the AAP Web site Member Center under "What's New." After clicking on this, click on the link that reads "2007 National Election Information." |
| 2007 Cover the Uninsured Week: A Focus on SCHIP |
| This focus will take place April 23-29, 2007 in communities across the country. The American Academy of Pediatrics is once again a national supporting organization. This year, volunteers and groups like the AAP will focus on covering America's children and demonstrate broad, public support for reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
Cover the Uninsured Week staff is available to assist organizations and volunteers planning activities. In addition, free planning guides and materials are available for individuals interested in planning events in their communities. Visit CoverTheUninsured.org for free guides, materials, additional information and updates.
For more information on AAP involvement in Cover The Uninsured Week, contact Marjorie Tharp, AAP Dept. of Federal Affairs, 800-336-5475 ext.3303 or mtharp@aap.org. |
| CMA/AAP-CA Legislative Day 2007 |
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Tuesday, April 24th
Sheraton Grand Sacramento
For information and registration visit, www.aap-ca.org
Legislative Updates: AAP-CA has recently sent support letters for the following bills:
AB 93 (Garcia) Food:trans fats
AB 57 (Soto) Highways: Safe routes to School construction program
AB 606 (Galgiani) Medi-Cal: reimbursement rates
SB 7 (Oropeza) Smoking in vehicles with minor passengers |
| New California Based E-Newsletter on Children with Special Needs |
| A new electronic newsletter with a focus on children with special health care needs in California can be found at CaCSHCNews. It is being distributed by the USC University Center for Excellence in Disabilities at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles in collaboration with partners from Health Resources and Services Administration grant aimed at improving the system of care for children and youth with special needs in California. It will come out quarterly, and include state and national news and resources about and for this population.
For more information you can contact Laura Schweers at: laschweers@chla.usc.edu |
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Job Bulletin |
Pediatrician Needed to Join Local Practice
This is an opportunity for a pediatrician to practice in a clinic and hospital setting at Millers Children's Hospital, Long Beach, CA
Contact Information: Nasir Tejani, MD, FAAP
711 Peppertree Lane
Long Beach, CA 90815
Ph: 562-20-8576
Fax: 562-420-9092
n.tejani@verizon.net
Orange County Regional Center: Employment Opportunities
Job Title: Director, Health Resources, Health Resources Group
Date: March 21, 2007
Job Title: Physician, Health Resource Group
Date: March 21, 2007
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| Do you have an extra Red Book? |
| Dr. Bai, a pediatrician in Riverside is requesting that anyone with old Red Books donate them to her so she can take these books to China in July. If you have an outdated Red Book please call the AAP to make arrangements to donate your old Red Book (714) 971-0695. |
| Immunization Health Fairs |
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The AAP is participating in the upcoming Immunization Health Fairs scheduled from April 26th through June 9th. We are looking for physicians to help at these Health Fairs to provide information for the parents on the immunizations needs of their children and to possibly be available as a medical home if the family is in need. Whatever amount of time you can provide at these health fairs is greatly appreciated.
The next health fair is scheduled for April 26th in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District and if you are available to help, please contact the AAP chapter office (714) 971-0695. The other health fairs currently scheduled are:
Ocean View May 11th 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Savannah May 12th 10am - 2pm
Santa Ana May 12th 10am - 1pm
Westminster May 16th TBD
Irvine May 19th TBD
Newport-Mesa May 19th 10am - 1pm
Capistrano May 30th 10am - 1pm
Centralia June 2nd 10am - 2pm
Huntington Beach June 9th 10am - 1pm
Thank you for your help in providing immunizations for the children of Orange County. | |
