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Volume 30, Issue 4
April 2009
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ISSN 1073-0397
EISSN 1556-3332

News and Features

Candidates announced for AAP president-elect
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Topics: burning sensation
Tough times
Children’s health often suffers along with the family’s finances: what to look for
Allison Bond
View articletitled, <em>Tough times</em><br /> Children’s health often suffers along with the family’s finances: what to look for
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Topics: child health , economics , feelings , finance , pain
Academy endorses guidelines for infant general surgery
Asma Ahmad
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Topics: general surgery
Correction
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Topics: hospitals, pediatric , sports medicine
This month in Pediatrics
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Topics: best practice , centers for disease control and prevention (u.s.) , triage , workforce , wounds and injuries
2009 edition coming soon                    Red Book continues to be invaluable source of information
Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, <em>2009 edition coming soon</em>                    <em>Red Book</em> continues to be invaluable source of information
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Topics: communicable diseases , vaccines , telephone , maintenance of certification
Healthy GrandFamilies
Workshops on nutrition, exercise empower custodial grandparents
Wynn St. Clair
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Topics: grandparent , science of nutrition , exercise
Results of AAP socioeconomic survey of practices available
from the AAP Department of Practice
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Topics: socioeconomic factors
New advice: Rear-facing car seats safer for children until they are 2
Lori O’Keefe
View articletitled, New advice: Rear-facing car seats safer for children until they are 2
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Topics: car seats
National Quality Forum endorses practices dedicated to culturally appropriate, patient-centered care
Caitlin O. Smith
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Topics: national quality forum , patient-centered care , partnerships
AAP helps win Supreme Court challenge over mercury emissions
Kerry Ann Turner
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Topics: mercury
Emergency treatment streamlined with revised field triage guidelines
Caitlin O. Smith
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Topics: emergency treatment , triage , wounds and injuries
AAP exploring new ways to prevent, treat childhood obesity
Marc S. Jacobson, M.D., FAAP, FAHA
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Topics: childhood obesity , obesity
Academy providing resources, including sample policies, procedures
Compliance deadline for ‘Red Flag Rules’ approaching
from the AAP Department of Practice
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Topics: identity theft, medical , prevention program , theft
Reviewing UnitedHealthcare contracting
Carrier’s contracting process offers insights for pediatricians
Rick Oken, M.D., FAAP; Edward Zissman, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, <em>Reviewing UnitedHealthcare contracting</em><br /> Carrier’s contracting process offers insights for pediatricians
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Topics: fee schedules , healthcare payer , negotiating , templates , vaccines
Negotiating with payers: a pediatrician’s perspective
Rick Oken, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: healthcare payer , negotiating
Report highlights potential for growth in pediatric mental health care
Caitlin O. Smith
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Topics: mental health
Smoke and mirrors
Pro-anorexia Web sites normalize eating disorders, put patients at risk
David Ma
View articletitled, <em>Smoke and mirrors</em><br /> Pro-anorexia Web sites normalize eating disorders, put patients at risk
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Topics: anorexia nervosa , eating disorders , internet , smoke
Opt-out program can restrict prescriber data from sales reps
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Topics: pharmaceutical company , physician demographics , prescribing behavior , pharmacy (field)

Health Briefs

Many teens discuss risky behaviors on MySpace
Carla Kemp
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Topics: employment , health risk behaviors , hobbies , sex behavior , sexual orientation
Software reduces errors in managing hyperbilirubinemia
Carla Kemp
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Topics: hyperbilirubinemia , software
Laparoscopic vs. open hernia repair in children
Carla Kemp
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Topics: hernia repair , laparoscopy

Washington Report

Academy wins key health provisions in economic stimulus bill
Kerry Ann Turner
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Topics: american recovery and reinvestment act , economics
Residents advocate on Capitol Hill
Kerry Ann Turner
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Topics: internship and residency , medical residencies , advocacy
AAP leaders shine at District III conference
Kerry Ann Turner
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Topics: chanarin-dorfman disease , consultants , immunization , maryland , risk communication

Letter from the President

Advocacy, leadership: ‘must-have’ skills for pediatricians
David T. Tayloe, Jr., M.D., FAAP
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Topics: advocacy

Research Update

Pediatricians lack knowledge on cord blood banking, survey shows
from the AAP Department of Research
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Topics: umbilical cord blood

Commentary

Court decisions should allay parents’ vaccine fears
Michael T. Brady, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: measles-mumps-rubella vaccine , vaccines , autistic disorder , thimerosal , fear
Survey highlights need for Academy to communicate information in policies
William T. Shearer, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: umbilical cord blood , transplantation

Focus on Subspecialties

Does adenotonsillectomy cure sleep apnea in obese children?
Julie L. Wei, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, Does adenotonsillectomy cure sleep apnea in obese children?
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Topics: childhood obesity , obstructive sleep apnea , sleep apnea syndromes , tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Chapter Views and News

Chapters to help practices improve pediatric asthma care
from the AAP Department of Community Chapter and State Affairs
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Topics: asthma , asthma, childhood , self-management

Pediatricians and the Law

‘Get it in writing’ is good advice when it comes to tail insurance coverage
from the AAP Committee on Medical Liability and Risk Management
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Topics: employment , insurance , insurance coverage , employer

Coding Corner

ICD-10-CM implementation delayed until 2013
form the AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Quality Improvement
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Topics: health care financing administration , international classification of diseases , mountain sickness, chronic , myasthenic syndromes, congenital , reimbursement mechanisms

FDA Update

New pediatric information available for 32 products
from the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Pediatric Therapeutics and Pediatric & Maternal Health Staff
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Topics: acne vulgaris , allergic rhinitis , anastrozole , asthma , bicalutamide

For Your Information

Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting
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Topics: advisory committees , child health , economics , national children's study , research funding
National Infant Immunization Week
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Topics: immunization
MRSA infections initiative
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Topics: methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections
Early education, child care resource
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Topics: child care
Asthma awareness kit
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Topics: asthma
PREP Self-Assessment tutorial
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Topics: self assessment
AAP journals point-of-content permissions
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Topics: grand rounds
PedJobs job seeker enhancements
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Topics: confidentiality , employment , job application , professional portfolio
Breastfeeding CME
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Topics: breast feeding , education, medical, continuing
Vaccine research conference
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Topics: vaccines
Practice tips online
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Topics: information seeking , medical coding , medical home , practice management , reproductive health services
From the AAP Bookstore
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Topics: integrative medicine , pamphlets , pet animal
AAP art contest
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Topics: arts , medical research , passive smoking , smoke , tobacco

For Your Benefit

Sections make meeting young physicians’ needs a priority
form the AAP Department of Membership
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Topics: internship and residency , maintenance of certification , medical residencies , students, medical

CME

Seattle, Hilton Head among May CME event host cities
Caitlin O. Smith
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Topics: education, medical, continuing

Health Alerts

Children’s flip flops
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Topics: candy , consumer product safety , ingestion , love , malus
Activity centers
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Topics: consumer product safety , ohio , toys
Toy tool sets
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Topics: toys
Stuffed toys
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Topics: toys
Various toys
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Topics: toys

Fellows in the News

Dr. Roberts receives St. Geme award
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Topics: awards and prizes
Fellows in the News - April 2009
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Topics: basic life support , breast feeding , care of intensive care unit patient , georgia (republic) , georgia (state)

In Memoriam

John Zwicky, tended AAP archives
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Topics: cancer , american cancer society , eagle , laboratory , oklahoma
In Memoriam - April 2009
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Topics: bladder cancer , colon cancer , colorectal cancer , dermatomyositis , myocardial infarction
Preeminent environmental expert, Dr. Shannon dies at 55; wore many hats
Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff
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Topics: emergency medicine , environmental health , hospitals, pediatric , toxicology, clinical , cold medication

Seen & Heard

Seen & Heard - April 2009
from the AAP Department of Communications
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Topics: autistic disorder , childhood obesity , cholesterol , dietary sodium chloride , hodgkin's disease

Parent Plus

What to consider when positioning carseats for toddlers
Lori O’Keefe
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Topics: car seats , toddler
Benefits of summer camp can still be had in down economy: As you and your kids defrost from a cold, snowy winter, it’s time to gear up for summer camp.
Caitlin O. Smith
View articletitled, Benefits of summer camp can still be had in down economy<span class="subtitle-colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">As you and your kids defrost from a cold, snowy winter, it’s time to gear up for summer camp.</span>
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Topics: cold sensation , cold temperature , common cold , cyclic amp , economics

Letters to the Editor

Technology not overlooked at Future of Pediatrics Conference
Laura E. Ferguson, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, Technology <em>not</em> overlooked at Future of Pediatrics Conference
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Topics: communication and information technology , electronic medical records , information sciences , quality improvement , telehealth
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