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Volume 31, Issue 6
June 2010
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ISSN 1073-0397
EISSN 1556-3332

News and Features

Policy outlines PCV13 recommendations
Mary P. Glode, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine
How will health care reform impact smaller pediatric practices?
Anne B. Francis, M.D., FAAP; Jay E. Berkelhamer, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, How will health care reform impact smaller pediatric practices?
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Topics: employee , employer , health care reform , health insurance , health insurance exchanges
President-Elect Candidates
A leap of faith takes pediatrician from high school classroom to medicine
Wynn St. Clair
View articletitled, <em>President-Elect Candidates</em><br /> A leap of faith takes pediatrician from high school classroom to medicine
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Topics: classroom , high schools
President-Elect Candidates
Improving the lives of children takes many forms for pediatrics professor
Wynn St. Clair
View articletitled, <em>President-Elect Candidates</em><br /> Improving the lives of children takes many forms for pediatrics professor
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Topics: awards and prizes , professors , classroom , pursuit eye movement , symbols
This month in Pediatrics
View articletitled, This month in <em>Pediatrics</em>
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Topics: ambulatory care services , community pediatric service , hypertension , immunization , sports medicine
High doses of vitamin D pose risk of hypercalcemia
Steven A. Abrams, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, High doses of vitamin D pose risk of hypercalcemia
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Topics: hypercalcemia , vitamin d
Weighing the evidence
Recommendation made to add SCID to uniform newborn screening panel
Timothy A. Geleske, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, <em>Weighing the evidence</em><br /> Recommendation made to add SCID to uniform newborn screening panel
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Topics: severe combined immunodeficiency , neonatal screening
AAP President’s Award honors Dr. Alexander during PAS meeting
View articletitled, AAP President’s Award honors Dr. Alexander during PAS meeting
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Topics: awards and prizes
Achieving universal immunization coverage
Rates are climbing, but new vaccination challenges require collective, individual efforts
Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff
View articletitled, <em>Achieving universal immunization coverage</em><br /> Rates are climbing, but new vaccination challenges require collective, individual efforts
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Topics: immunization , vaccination , vaccines
Medical society leaders collaborate to tackle tobacco issues
View articletitled, Medical society leaders collaborate to tackle tobacco issues
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Topics: societies, medical , tobacco
Advising athletes with hypertension on sports participation
Rebecca A. Demorest, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: athlete , hypertension
Supplement aims to encourage dialogue on developmental, behavioral pediatrics cases
Martin Stein, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, Supplement aims to encourage dialogue on developmental, behavioral pediatrics cases
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Topics: developmental and behavioral pediatrics
CATCH grants: Call for proposals
View articletitled, CATCH grants: Call for proposals
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Topics: child health , community , internship and residency , medical residencies , health disparity
Annual AAP art contest expands internationally
View articletitled, Annual AAP art contest expands internationally
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Topics: money , passive smoking , tobacco , travel

Health Briefs

Corneal abrasions may not be cause of unexplained crying in infants
Carla Kemp
View articletitled, Corneal abrasions may not be cause of unexplained crying in infants
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Topics: corneal abrasions , crying , abrasion
Physicians working fewer hours, payments decrease
Carla Kemp
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Topics: censuses , engineering , fees and charges , health care reform , workforce
Multistate outbreaks of Salmonella associated with small turtles
Carla Kemp
View articletitled, Multistate outbreaks of <em>Salmonella</em> associated with small turtles
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Topics: disease outbreaks , salmonella , turtle

Washington Report

Health reform moves to implementation phase
Jamie Poslosky
View articletitled, Health reform moves to implementation phase
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Topics: health care reform , statutes and laws
Pediatricians nominated to federal government posts
Jamie Poslosky
View articletitled, Pediatricians nominated to federal government posts
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Topics: government , mountain sickness, chronic , myasthenic syndromes, congenital

Letter from the President

Through global activities, AAP works to improve health of ‘all children’
Judith S. Palfrey, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, Through global activities, AAP works to improve health of ‘all children’
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Topics: child health , haiti , tobacco , developing countries , community

Research Update

Periodic Survey explores age gap in pediatricians’ use of Internet, social media
AAP Department of Research
View articletitled, Periodic Survey explores age gap in pediatricians’ use of Internet, social media
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Topics: internet , social media

Commentary

PediaLink facilitates lifelong learning and maintaining board certification
Terry Kind, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP; Edward Rothstein, M.D., FAAP; Beverly Wood, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.Ed., FAAP
View articletitled, PediaLink facilitates lifelong learning and maintaining board certification
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Topics: board certification , maintenance of certification

Focus on Subspecialties

Nothing to sneeze at
Rate of allergic rhinitis in children has nearly doubled since 1980
Frank S. Virant, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, <em>Nothing to sneeze at</em><br /> Rate of allergic rhinitis in children has nearly doubled since 1980
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Topics: allergens , allergic rhinitis , hygiene hypothesis , obesity , sneezing
Joint Commission releases standard to measure exclusive breastfeedings in birth hospital
Lori Feldman-Winter, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP; Susan Landers, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, Joint Commission releases standard to measure exclusive breastfeedings in birth hospital
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Topics: breast feeding , milk, human , perinatal care , nurseries
Researchers look at role of acetaminophen in development of asthma
Elizabeth C. Matsui, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, Researchers look at role of acetaminophen in development of asthma
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Topics: acetaminophen , asthma
Pediatricians should become familiar with state consent laws for minors
Gale Burstein, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP; Abigail English, J.D.
View articletitled, Pediatricians should become familiar with state consent laws for minors
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Topics: billing and payment , statutes and laws , health services , confidentiality , insurance
New children’s oncology group study focuses on bilateral Wilms’ tumors
Fernando A. Ferrer, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, New children’s oncology group study focuses on bilateral Wilms’ tumors
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Topics: medical oncology , nephroblastoma , chemotherapy regimen

Chapter Views and News

Teams share lessons learned during asthma improvement project
AAP Department of Community, Chapter and State Affairs
View articletitled, Teams share lessons learned during asthma improvement project
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Topics: asthma

Pediatricians and the Law

General peds face increased scrutiny in newborn nursery
Jay P. Goldsmith, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, General peds face increased scrutiny in newborn nursery
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Topics: genetic screening , jaundice , missed diagnosis , newborn , nurseries

Coding Corner

Modifier 25 vs. modifier 59: which to choose?
AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Quality Improvement
View articletitled, Modifier 25 vs. modifier 59: which to choose?
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Topics: modifiers

Health IT Trends

E-prescribing of controlled substances allowed under certain conditions
AAP Department of Practice
View articletitled, E-prescribing of controlled substances allowed under certain conditions
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Topics: controlled substances , electronic prescribing

FDA Update

New cardiac valve can be implanted without open-heart surgery
Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Pediatric Therapeutics; Center for Devices and Radiological Health
View articletitled, New cardiac valve can be implanted without open-heart surgery
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Topics: heart valves , open heart surgery

For Your Information

Protect Tomorrow through childhood vaccines
View articletitled, Protect Tomorrow through childhood vaccines
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Topics: immunization, childhood
Medical home hub
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Topics: medical home
Encourage girls to build strong bones
View articletitled, Encourage girls to build strong bones
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Topics: calcium , food , physical activity , united states dept. of health and human services , vitamin d
Call for nominations to Pediatrics Editorial Board
View articletitled, Call for nominations to <em>Pediatrics</em> Editorial Board
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Topics: care of intensive care unit patient , credentialing , decongestive lymphatic therapy , developmental and behavioral pediatrics , genetics
Lyme disease guidelines reviewed
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Topics: lyme disease
Book on mental health care
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Topics: mental health
Practice Management Online
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Topics: practice management
New CME features on PediaLink
View articletitled, New CME features on PediaLink
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Topics: education, medical, continuing

For Your Benefit

AAP task force recommends steps to prepare for future of pediatrics
AAP Department of Membership
View articletitled, AAP task force recommends steps to prepare for future of pediatrics
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Topics: advisory committees

CME

Minneapolis to host pediatric hospital medicine meeting
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Topics: hospital care

Health Alerts

Drop-side cribs
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Topics: cribs
Cribs
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Topics: cribs
Roman shades, roll-up blinds
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Topics: consumer product safety , interior design and furnishings
Toy drums
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Topics: toys
Baby books
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Topics: aspirations (psychology) , canada , choking , color , consumer product safety
Girls’ jackets
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Topics: consumer product safety , strangulation
Hooded sweatshirts
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Topics: blue light , charcoal , clothing , colorado , consumer product safety
Baby walkers
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Topics: infant walkers , walkers

Fellows in the News

Fellows in the News - June 2010
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Topics: professors , schools, medical

In Memoriam

Dr. Sherry remembered as children’s advocate on media issues
View articletitled, Dr. Sherry remembered as children’s advocate on media issues
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Topics: adolescent health services , adoption , advisory committees , awards and prizes , cancer
Sanford Sharp, AAP research analyst, helped establish Periodic Survey
View articletitled, Sanford Sharp, AAP research analyst, helped establish Periodic Survey
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Topics: american heart association , baseball , daphnia , employee , friendship
In Memoriam - June 2010
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Topics: dietary sodium chloride , salts , sodium chloride

Parent Plus

Melanoma prevention: Keep kids protected from sun’s ultraviolet rays
Trisha Korioth
View articletitled, Melanoma prevention: Keep kids protected from sun’s ultraviolet rays
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Topics: melanoma , ultraviolet rays
Talking to your child about serious illness
Heather Waldron
View articletitled, Talking to your child about serious illness
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Topics: anger , cancer , chemotherapy regimen , fatigue , nausea
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