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Volume 26, Issue 8

August 2005

ISSN 1073-0397

EISSN 1556-3332

In this Issue

News and Features
Health Briefs
Washington Report
Letter from the President
Research Update
Commentary
Focus on Subspecialties
Pediatric Drug Labeling Update
Second Opinions
Pediatricians and the Law
Coding Corner
Chapter Views and News
For Your Information
CME
Health Alerts
Fellows in the News
In Memoriam
Seen & Heard

News and Features

ACIP votes to recommend adolescent pertussis booster: CDC, Academy policy likely to parallel ACIP recommendation

Sarah S. Long, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, ACIP votes to recommend adolescent pertussis booster: CDC, Academy policy likely to parallel ACIP recommendation

Topics: pertussis , vaccines , tdap vaccine , advisory committee on immunization practices

AAP president named to Medicaid reform panel

Marjorie Tharp

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View articletitled, AAP president named to Medicaid reform panel

Topics: medicaid

All in the family: Patients' psychosocial concerns should be addressed in context of family

Carla Kemp

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View articletitled, All in the family: Patients' psychosocial concerns should be addressed in context of family

Topics: psychosocial problem , mental health

Pediatric electronic health records face off in competition

Joseph H. Schneider, M.D., M.B.A., FAAP

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View articletitled, Pediatric electronic health records face off in competition

Topics: electronic medical records

CDC publishes updated influenza recommendations

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View articletitled, CDC publishes updated influenza recommendations

Topics: influenza

Keeping kids safe in cyberspace: Pediatricians should talk to patients, parents about Internet dangers

Daniel D. Broughton, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Keeping kids safe in cyberspace: Pediatricians should talk to patients, parents about Internet dangers

Topics: internet

Budget cuts threaten progress of National Children's Study: Twenty-year study is expected to reveal much about kids'health

Lori O'Keefe

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View articletitled, Budget cuts threaten progress of National Children's Study: Twenty-year study is expected to reveal much about kids'health

Topics: budgets , national children's study , child health

New food pyramid: Too much, yet not enough to prevent obesity?

Frank R. Greer, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, New food pyramid: Too much, yet not enough to prevent obesity?

Topics: food , overweight and obesity prevention , usda diet pyramid , diet , nutrition guidelines

Free hearing DVD

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View articletitled, Free hearing DVD

Topics: hearing impaired persons , hearing assistive technology , hearing loss , hearing loss, partial , early intervention (education)

Guide for diabetes in schoolchildren

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View articletitled, Guide for diabetes in schoolchildren

Topics: diabetes mellitus , diabetes mellitus, type 2

Gender issues grow as more women enter pediatric workforce

Beth A. Pletcher, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Gender issues grow as more women enter pediatric workforce

Topics: gender , internship and residency , workforce

American Academy of Pediatrics 2005-'06 Strategic Plan *

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Topics: child health , personal satisfaction , quality of care

AAP-sponsored pediatric resident wins seat on AMA board: AAP delegates to the AMA focus on Medicaid coverage, physician workforce and education,healthy beverages in schools and health disparities of children with gay or lesbian parents.

Calvin C.J. Sia, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, AAP-sponsored pediatric resident wins seat on AMA board: AAP delegates to the AMA focus on Medicaid coverage, physician workforce and education,healthy beverages in schools and health disparities of children with gay or lesbian parents.

Topics: beverages , female homosexuality , health disparity , homosexuality , internship and residency

AAP seeks fair payment for provision of mental health care

Steve Berman, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, AAP seeks fair payment for provision of mental health care

Topics: mental health

Experts to ensure AAP guidance can be used at point of care

AAP Division of Pediatric Practice

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View articletitled, Experts to ensure AAP guidance can be used at point of care

Topics: electronic medical records , informaticist , partnerships , proton pump inhibitors , quality improvement

New resource answers clinical questions at point-of-care

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View articletitled, New resource answers clinical questions at point-of-care

Topics: antibiotic therapy, intravenous , chest tubes , empyema , fever , parapneumonic effusion

Airline reservations for Academy travel can be booked online

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View articletitled, Airline reservations for Academy travel can be booked online

Topics: travel

Pneumonia associated with contaminated mouthwash

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View articletitled, Pneumonia associated with contaminated mouthwash

Topics: mouthwash , pneumonia

Health Briefs

Unit-dose packaging of iron supplements reduces poisoning

Carla Kemp

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View articletitled, Unit-dose packaging of iron supplements reduces poisoning

Topics: iron , iron supplement , poisoning

Distraction strategies to reduce venipuncture distress

Carla Kemp

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View articletitled, Distraction strategies to reduce venipuncture distress

Topics: venipuncture

Children with elevated lead levels receive poor follow-up care

Carla Kemp

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View articletitled, Children with elevated lead levels receive poor follow-up care

Topics: lead level

Washington Report

MediKids bill introduced in new Congress

Taryn Houghton Rosenkranz

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View articletitled, MediKids bill introduced in new Congress

Topics: advocacy , child and adolescent psychiatry , child health , climate , community health centers

AAP files legal challenge to EPA mercury rule

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View articletitled, AAP files legal challenge to EPA mercury rule

Topics: mercury , principles of law and justice

Celebrating 35 years in Washington, D.C.

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View articletitled, Celebrating 35 years in Washington, D.C.

Topics: child health , children's health insurance program (chip) , congress (u.s. legislature) , government , insurance

Advocacy opportunities at the NCE

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View articletitled, Advocacy opportunities at the NCE

Topics: advocacy

Key Contact Corner: Chris Hudson, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Key Contact Corner: Chris Hudson, M.D., FAAP

Topics: advocacy , internship and residency , medical residencies

Letter from the President

Youths in foster care need pediatricians to stand up for them

Carol D. Berkowitz, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Youths in foster care need pediatricians to stand up for them

Topics: foster care , adolescent

Research Update

Surveys explore part-time residency, developmental screening

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View articletitled, Surveys explore part-time residency, developmental screening

Topics: developmental screening , internship and residency

Commentary

Now is the time to mobilize resources to help foster children

Walter M. Fierson, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Now is the time to mobilize resources to help foster children

Topics: foster care , foster child

Focus on Subspecialties

Preoperative fasting: It's no longer just `NPO after midnight'

Robert D. Valley, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Preoperative fasting: It's no longer just `NPO after midnight'

Topics: fasting , preoperative care

Is it necessary to restrict physical activity of CHD patients?

Ruey-Kang Chang, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP

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View articletitled, Is it necessary to restrict physical activity of CHD patients?

Topics: physical activity , overweight , exercise

Pediatric Drug Labeling Update

Law prompts studies of drugs in children, label changes

AAP Priority Drugs and Pediatric Labeling Education Project Advisory Committee

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View articletitled, Law prompts studies of drugs in children, label changes

Topics: statutes and laws

Second Opinions

Infant vision program questioned

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View articletitled, Infant vision program questioned

Topics: ophthalmology , vision , eye diseases , ophthalmic examination and evaluation , pediatric ophthalmology

Pediatricians and the Law

Study: Malpractice caps associated with growth in number of physicians

C. Morrison Farish, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Study: Malpractice caps associated with growth in number of physicians

Topics: malpractice , statutes and laws , economics

Coding Corner

Guidance on coding for obesity, co-morbidities in primary care

AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Quality Improvement; Jamie Calabrese, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Guidance on coding for obesity, co-morbidities in primary care

Topics: obesity , medical coding

Chapter Views and News

Grant recipients outline progress in tackling obesity

AAP Department of Community, Chapter and State Affairs

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View articletitled, Grant recipients outline progress in tackling obesity

Topics: obesity , west virginia , physical activity , community , maine

For Your Information

For Your Information - August 2005

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View articletitled, For Your Information - August 2005

Topics: awards and prizes , immunization , storage and handling , vaccination , vaccines

CME

Adolescent medicine CME set for Arizona

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View articletitled, Adolescent medicine CME set for Arizona

Topics: Adolescent Medicine , arizona , education, medical, continuing

Health Alerts

Health Alerts - August 2005

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View articletitled, Health Alerts - August 2005

Topics: hair , iron , mental recall , powered scooters , toys

Fellows in the News

Fellows in the News - August 2005

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View articletitled, Fellows in the News - August 2005

Topics: adaptive pacing therapy , awards and prizes , communicable diseases , professors , hospitals, pediatric

In Memoriam

In Memoriam - August 2005

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View articletitled, In Memoriam - August 2005

Topics: foley catheters , heart failure

Seen & Heard

Seen & Heard - August 2005

AAP Department of Communications

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View articletitled, Seen & Heard - August 2005

Topics: poison prevention , violence , childhood obesity , obesity , medical devices

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