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A matter of patient safety
AAP policy calls for mandatory flu shots for health care workers

Henry H. Bernstein, D.O., FAAP; Joseph A. Bocchini, Jr., M.D., FAAP

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Topics: influenza vaccines , patient safety

Tdap in adolescents effective, but challenges remain in pertussis control

Sarah S. Long, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: pertussis , tdap vaccine , thoracodorsal artery perforator flap

CDC health advisory: Consider dengue fever in returning travelers with acute febrile illness

Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff

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Topics: dengue fever , fever , traveler

Studies: Menactra does not cause Guillain-Barré syndrome

Michael T. Brady, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: guillain-barre syndrome , meningococcal conjugate vaccines

Brace yourself:
Flu season is right around the corner

Henry H. Bernstein, D.O., FAAP; Joseph A. Bocchini, Jr., M.D., FAAP

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Topics: influenza , braces , antiviral agents

Afluria should not be used routinely in children younger than 9 years

Henry H. Bernstein, D.O., FAAP; Joseph A. Bocchini, Jr., M.D., FAAP

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Topics: quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine

Delay in licensure of motavizumab prompts CDC to focus on palivizumab

H. Cody Meissner, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: licensure , palivizumab

Hib conjugate vaccine available for order

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Topics: haemophilus b conjugate vaccines

AAP joins legal action to exclude pediatricians from Red Flags Rule

AAP Department of Practice

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Topics: principles of law and justice

Will federal government’s $250 million infusion really bolster primary care?

Lori O’Keefe

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Topics: infusion procedures , internship and residency , workforce , primary care physicians

Concussion discussion
Proper management reduces long-term problems

Robert Musinski

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Topics: brain concussion , athlete

This month in Pediatrics

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Topics: brain concussion , child abuse , community pediatric service , contraceptive methods , death of child

Children in danger
High court ruling puts local, state gun laws in jeopardy

Molly Droge, M.D., FAAP; H. Garry Gardner, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: firearms , principles of law and justice , statutes and laws

Report reviews pelvic exam for adolescents in primary care setting

Heather Waldron

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Topics: manual pelvic examination

Make your case
Pediatricians cannot continue to subsidize immunizations

Richard Oken, Jr., M.D., FAAP

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Topics: immunization , vaccines

Power of a pediatrician
Member taps AAP leadership to help solve vaccine payment problem

Kristy Kennedy

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Topics: twin anemia-polycythemia sequence , vaccines

AAP tackles tobacco prevention at community, state levels

AAP Department of Communications

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Topics: community , passive smoking , tobacco , smoke

Health Briefs

Children injured while using wheelchairs, crutches

Carla Kemp

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Topics: crutches , wheelchairs

Adverse events rare after use of off-label, unlicensed medications

Carla Kemp

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Topics: adverse event , off-label use

Head Start enrollment may help children maintain healthy weight

Carla Kemp

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Topics: head start program

Washington Report

Several health reform provisions set to take effect Sept.23

Jamie Poslosky

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Topics: health care reform , health insurance , patient protection and affordable care act , insurance , child health

Washington Report - September 2010

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Topics: child nutrition , obesity , statutes and laws

AAP comments on health reform regulations

Jamie Poslosky

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Topics: health care reform

AAP files amicus brief supporting Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

Jamie Poslosky

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Topics: vaccine injury compensation program

Letter from the President

Parents as partners: a powerful tool in the care of children

Judith S. Palfrey, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: medical home , partnerships , bright futures , voice , advocacy

Research Update

AAP research network praised for advancing pediatric knowledge, spurring policy changes

AAP Department of Research

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Topics: awards and prizes , fever , newborn care management , precocious puberty , vision screening

Focus on Subspecialties

Staring off: Is it boredom or a seizure?

Donald L. Gilbert, M.D., M.S., FAAP

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Topics: seizures , staring , boredom , absence epilepsy

Use of LABAs in asthmatic children requires close monitoring

Miles M. Weinberger, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: asthma, childhood , long-acting inhaled beta-agonist

Needs of children with disabilities addressed best through partnerships

Nancy A. Murphy, M.D., FAAP; Paul S. Carbone, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: disabled children , partnerships

Orthopedists share lessons learned during Haitian relief effort

Richard M. Schwend, M.D., FAAP; Michael G. Vitale, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: disasters , earthquakes , haiti , orthopedic surgeons , rehabilitation

Chapter Views and News

Partnerships key to influencing state health reforms

AAP Department of Community, Chapter and State Affairs

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Topics: advocacy , government , partnerships

Pediatricians and the Law

$2.7 million malpractice verdict highlights mistakes to avoid

Robert A. Mendelson, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: defendants , fever , malpractice , medical liability , meningitis

ID Snapshot

What’s the Dx? Teen develops fever, headache, rash after camping

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Topics: camping , exanthema , fever , headache

MMWR in Review

Hepatitis A vaccine coverage

Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: hepatitis a vaccines , immunization

Cigarette use among teens

Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: cigarette smoking

Coding Corner

Changes in ICD-9-CM coding take effect Oct. 1

AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Quality Improvement

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Topics: international classification of diseases , medical coding

Health IT Trends

Symposium to explain how ‘meaningful use’ of EHRs affects pediatricians

AAP Division of Pediatric Practice

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Topics: electronic medical records , health information technology

FDA Update

Report misleading prescription drug ads

Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Pediatric Therapeutics, Pediatric & Maternal Health Staff; Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communications

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Topics: prescription drug

Honor Roll of Giving

For Your Information

Healthy Smiles

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Topics: avoidance behavior , dental caries , dental examination , healthy diet , oral health

Raise awareness of obesity epidemic

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Topics: epidemics , obesity

Complementary, integrative medicine grants

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Topics: integrative medicine

Telemedicine conferences

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Topics: telemedicine

Visiting professorships

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Topics: allergy and immunology , hypersensitivity , professors , allergists , internship and residency

Otitis media CME online

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Topics: education, medical, continuing , otitis media

Practice Management Online

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Topics: practice management

AAP Bookstore

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Topics: diagnosis coding , international classification of diseases , medical coding , puberty , sexual maturation

Federal statistics on America’s children

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Topics: birth rate , economic status , information centers , mathematics , personal satisfaction

Red Book vaccine tables

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Topics: vaccines

CME

Enjoy a warm weekend at Practical Pediatrics course in Phoenix

Rose Pastore

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Topics: weekend , education, medical, continuing , canada , pamphlets

Health Alerts

Play yard tents

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Topics: consumer product safety , lifting , metals , neck , strangulation

Children’s jewelry

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Topics: jewelry

Pacifiers

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Topics: pacifiers

Roman and roller shades

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Topics: gold , medical devices , strangulation , mental recall , consumer product safety

Bunk beds

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Topics: beds

Fellows in the News

President Obama names Dr. Berwick head of CMS

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Topics: barack obama , health care financing administration , mountain sickness, chronic , myasthenic syndromes, congenital

Dr. Guttmacher takes helm of NICHD

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Topics: national institute of child health and human development

Dr. Keenan appointed executive director of IPA

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Topics: apgar score , awards and prizes , education, medical, continuing , eye , fetus

Fellows in the News - September 2010

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Topics: awards and prizes , child abuse , christianity , developmental and behavioral pediatrics , maine

In Memoriam

Dr. Torstenson, former AAP District VI chair

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Topics: intern , professors , wisconsin , family medicine , internship and residency

Dr. Peebles, isolated measles virus

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Topics: measles virus

In Memoriam - September 2010

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Topics: congestive heart failure , pulmonary fibrosis

Seen & Heard

Seen & Heard - September 2010

AAP Department of Communications

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Topics: breast feeding , head lice , overweight , vaccines , developmental stages

Parent Plus

Is your child ready to wear contact lenses?

Rose Pastore

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Topics: contact lenses , lens (device)

Determining when to keep your child home from school

Heather Waldron

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Topics: acetylcholinesterase , body temperature , cough , diarrhea , earache

Letters to the Editor

Costs cited for MOC misleading

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Topics: maintenance of certification

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