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Goodbye, logo-stamped pens
How will PhRMA’s revised code play in pediatric office settings?

Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff

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Topics: coding edits , food , travel , consultants , formularies

Hib cases underscore need for immunization with primary series

Joseph A. Bocchini, Jr., M.D., FAAP

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Topics: haemophilus influenzae type b , immunization , vaccines , haemophilus b conjugate vaccines , haemophilus influenzae type b infections

AAP: influenza immunization quality measure poses problems

David T. Tayloe, Jr., M.D., FAAP

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Topics: influenza vaccines , quality indicators

This month in Pediatrics

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Topics: childhood cancer , hematology , medical oncology , survivors

Long-awaited special court ruling says no autism-vaccine link

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Topics: autistic disorder , vaccines

Guidelines for use of rotavirus vaccine updated

Penelope H. Dennehy, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: rotavirus vaccines , vaccines

Ganciclovir may be used during intravenous acyclovir shortage

David W. Kimberlin, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: acyclovir , ganciclovir

Place your influenza vaccine orders for 2009-’10 season

Henry H. Bernstein, D.O., FAAP

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Topics: influenza vaccines

AAP jump-starts discussions on vaccine barcodes

Edward N. Zissman, M.D., FAAP; Kathleen K. Cain, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: vaccines

Injury prevention, safe transport, special needs advocate
New District V chair Dr. Bull passionate about care for all children

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: injury prevention , dreams , advocacy

2008 AAP State Legislation Report

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Topics: statutes and laws

Influenza vaccine stability tests reveal inadequate potency

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Topics: influenza vaccines

Children’s Oncology Group guidelines
As the number of childhood cancer survivors grows, so does the need for pediatricians to monitor for therapy-related complications

Robert Musinski

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Topics: childhood cancer , medical oncology , survivors , cancer , partnerships

Infant iron supplement dropper size, dosing amount changed

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Topics: iron supplement

Ballots for AAP section, council elections due March 31

Charles H. Spencer, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: community , educational programs , internet , specialties, surgical

Interviews trace history of pediatric surgery

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Topics: pediatric surgery , pediatric surgical procedures

Health Briefs

Teens benefit from delayed school start time

Carla Kemp

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Topics: high schools , sleep , weekend , traffic accidents

Hypersensitivity to HPV vaccine rare among girls

Carla Kemp

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Topics: human papilloma virus vaccine , human papillomavirus type 18 l1 vlp vaccine , hypersensitivity , papillomavirus vaccine, bivalent , quadrivalent human papillomavirus recombinant vaccine

Pedometers do not give accurate readings for children

Carla Kemp

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Topics: pedometer

Washington Report

CHIP reauthorization a step in the right direction

Robert Hall

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Topics: barack obama , medicaid , statutes and laws , children's health insurance program (chip) , economics

Letter from the President

Health reform offers chance to ensure fair payment

David T. Tayloe, Jr., M.D., FAAP

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Topics: health care reform , medical home , government , maintenance of certification , medicaid

Focus on Subspecialties

Guidance on screening for childhood diabetes

Dorothy Becker, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: diabetes mellitus, type 1 , diabetes mellitus, type 2 , hyperglycemia , insulin , oral glucose tolerance test

Good matchup
Pediatricians can combine devotion to care of children and sports medicine career

Rebecca A. Demorest, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: sports medicine

Rehabilitation hospitals provide unique multidisciplinary care

Laura J. Mirkinson, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: rehabilitation hospitals , rehabilitation

Chapter Views and News

Perseverance pays off in fight for coverage of habilitative care

from the AAP Illinois Chapter

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Topics: habilitation

Pediatricians and the Law

Medical liability insurance premium rates fall in 2008

from the AAP Committee on Medical Liability and Risk Management

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Topics: insurance, liability , malpractice insurance , medical liability

Coding Corner

Coding Corner - March 2009

from the AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Quality Improvement

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Topics: medical coding , cpt codes , levalbuterol , albuterol

FDA Update

Meeting the challenges of global pediatric drug development

from the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Pediatric Therapeutics and Pediatric & Maternal Health Staff

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Topics: drug development

AAP Abroad

Inaugural pediatric disaster training in China

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: china , disasters

Meeting of presidential minds gives children a head start

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: head start program , chile

Academy builds relationship with United Arab Emirates

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: united arab emirates

For Your Information

AAP opportunities for quality improvement

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Topics: quality improvement

Free PREP Audio podcast

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Topics: podcasts

School nutrition standards report

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Topics: science of nutrition

Public vs. private cord blood banking

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Topics: umbilical cord blood

Practice Management Online

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Topics: practice management

FDA Patient Safety News

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Topics: patient safety , united states food and drug administration

EHR-ready family health tool

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Topics: electronic medical records , family health

Resources for healthy food preparation

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Topics: food

Podcasts for Mongolian pediatricians

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Topics: podcasts

For Your Benefit

Task force making progress in preparing AAP for the future

from the AAP Department of Membership

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Topics: advisory committees

CME

Pediatric Academic Societies to hold annual conference in Baltimore

Caitlin O. Smith

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Topics: canada , child health , customer service , education, medical, continuing , pamphlets

Health Alerts

Cribs

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Topics: cribs

Portable play yards

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Topics: consumer product safety , entrapment (morphologic abnormality) , textiles

Pacifiers

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Topics: pacifiers

Rattles

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Topics: atrial myxoma with lentigines , choking , consumer product safety , ear , lions

Infant garments

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Topics: clothing

Lip gloss key chains

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Topics: lip

Fellows in the News

Dr. Besser to serve as interim head of two federal agencies

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Topics: communicable diseases , disasters and emergency preparedness , meningitis , poisons , respiration disorders

Fellows in the News - March 2009

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Topics: academic medical centers , addiction medicine , adolescent health services , awards and prizes , cystic fibrosis

FAAPs celebrate hope for advancing children’s health issues

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Topics: child health

Howland Medal awarded to Pediatrics editor emeritus, Dr. Lucey

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Topics: vermont , apgar score , awards and prizes , health services , institute of medicine (u.s.)

In Memoriam

In Memoriam - March 2009

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Topics: leukemia

Seen & Heard

Seen & Heard - March 2009

from the AAP Department of Communications

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Topics: asphyxia , credibility , ice , vaccines , wheezing

Parent Plus

Check cribs for defects before placing babies back to sleep

David Ma

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Topics: cribs , positions on back for sleep

Letters to the Editor

UHC fails to address AAP concerns

Kathleen Cain, M.D., FAAP; Richard Lander, M.D., FAAP; Richard Oken, M.D., FAAP; Lawrence Schaffer, M.D., FAAP; Edward Zissman, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: cpt codes , employ a variety of communication techniques (e.g., active listening, questioning, paraphrasing, reflecting) , fee schedules , fees and charges , health care financing administration

Future of Pediatrics conference neglected technology

Eugenia Marcus, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: cardiologists , communication and information technology , diabetes mellitus , electronic , electronic medical records

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