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Academy announces president-elect candidates

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Match Day Results: Pediatrics: percentage of filled positions continues to grow

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Topics: career choice , education, medical , family medicine , internal medicine , internet

Panel calls for mandatory flu vaccination of health workers if other measures fail

Hillary Rasch

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Topics: influenza vaccines

AAP clinical report updates the review of credentials, privileges in hospitals

Daniel A. Rauch, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: credentialing

Warning signs: Help protect patients from sudden cardiac arrest with proper screening, recognition of symptoms

Ruben J. Rucoba, Jr., M.D., FAAP

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Topics: sudden cardiac death

Neonatal Resuscitation Program celebrates milestones

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Topics: newborn resuscitation

AAP launches workforce survey of sections

AAP Division of Workforce and Medical Education Policy

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Topics: specialties, surgical , workforce

Guideline addresses challenges of newborn screening in preterm, ill infants

James John Cummings, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: neonatal screening , nijmegen breakage syndrome , narcotic bowel syndrome , balance, device

Training ‘the best pediatricians we possibly can’ is goal of committee that sets, reviews standards

Jessica Pupillo

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Topics: internship and residency , medical residencies , acgme

Payouts begin in UnitedHealth Group settlement; charge data available

AAP Department of Practice

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Topics: defendants , dental procedures , health insurance , insurance, life , knowledge acquisition

NIMH director to speak at PAS meeting

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Topics: national institute of mental health (u.s.)

AAP Policy

This month in Pediatrics

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Topics: cardiac surgery procedures , communicable diseases , fetus , hospital care , neonatal intensive care units

Health Briefs

Children, adults often cannot identify nuts

Carla Kemp

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Topics: nuts , peanuts , hypersensitivity

Clinical symptoms not reliable in diagnosing strep throat

Carla Kemp

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Topics: sore throat, streptococcal , sore throat , throat culture

Macrolide treatment failure leads to rheumatic fever

Carla Kemp

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Topics: macrolides , rheumatic fever , treatment failure

Washington Report

Building strong children: AAP leaders speak out during Child Abuse Prevention Month

Jamie Poslosky

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Topics: child abuse , child abuse prevention , neglect

AAP applauds tobacco report

Jamie Poslosky

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Topics: tobacco

Letter from the President

Efforts to maintain child health take center stage in April

Robert W. Block, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: child abuse prevention , child health , immunization , vaccines , economics

Commentary

If not vaccination, then what?

David W. Kimberlin, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: vaccination , vaccines , vaccine-preventable diseases

Setting the record straight on sleep needs in children

Judith A. Owens, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP

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Topics: sleep

Pediatricians and the Law

How to end physician-patient relationship legally

AAP Committee on Medical Liability and Risk Management

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Topics: physician-patient relations

Focus on Subspecialties

Breathe easier: Management of neonatal nasal obstruction can range from suctioning to surgery

Katherine K. Hamming, M.D., FAAP; David L. Walner, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: nasal obstruction , newborn , nose , suction drainage , soft tissue

Hospitalists taking comprehensive approach to improve care of children with asthma

Mark W. Shen, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: asthma management , asthma, childhood , hospitalists

True cost of child abuse can’t be measured in dollars and cents

Christopher S. Greeley, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: child abuse

ID Snapshot

What’s the cause of bronchiolitis in 5-month-old?

H. Cody Meissner, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: bronchiolitis , metapneumovirus, human

Chapter Views and News

Chapters share success stories with asthma quality improvement initiative

AAP Department of Community, Chapter and State Affairs

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Topics: asthma , quality improvement

Research Update

Years of survey data from residents allow AAP to track career trends

AAP Department of Research

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Topics: internship and residency , medical residencies , trend

Coding Corner

How to code for newborn care in hospital

AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Quality Improvement

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Topics: coding education , medical coding , newborn care management , intensive care , prenatal care

FDA Update

Why some pediatric trials are not successful

Food and Drug Administration Office of Pediatric Therapeutics; Pediatric & Maternal Health Staff

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Topics: cancer , diabetes mellitus, type 2 , hypertension , mental disorders , migraine disorders

For Your Information

Get symptom checker for your practice website

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Topics: advanced practice nurse , emergency service, hospital , licensure , physician assistant , security measures

Free asthma screenings

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Topics: asthma

Donate to AAP brick program

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Topics: mentors

Upcoming Red Book webinars

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Helping Babies Breathe honored

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Topics: advocacy , maternal mortality , newborn resuscitation , partnerships , technology

Responding to vaccine misinformation

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Topics: misinformation , vaccines

Physician re-entry research honored

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Topics: awards and prizes , community , ilex

Learn to weigh evidence

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Topics: clinical research

Vaccine facts for adolescents

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Topics: vaccines

Join PREP Study Group

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Topics: self assessment

At the AAP Bookstore

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Topics: american public health association , cd-rom , child care , childhood obesity , clinical practice guideline

Why clinical trials are important

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Topics: clinical research , evidence-based practice , united states national institutes of health

Health IT Trends

CMS releases second set of EHR ‘meaningful use’ criteria

AAP Department of Practice

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Topics: electronic medical records , health care financing administration , mountain sickness, chronic , myasthenic syndromes, congenital

Tech Tip

Smart phone app helps parents track their child’s medical information

AAP Department of Practice

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Topics: cell phones

Health Alerts

Wooden toys

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Topics: toys

Night lights

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Topics: lights, manufactured

Children’s pajamas

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Topics: burns , clothing , preschool age psychiatric assessment , gossypium , cattle

Jogging strollers

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Topics: jogging

Children’s slides

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Topics: consumer product safety , food , foot , mental recall , playgrounds

Spinbrush poses choking, other risks: Supervise children using battery-powered toothbrushes

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Topics: choking , toothbrush

Recalled children’s products resold to discounters

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Topics: burns , choking , consumer product safety , cutis laxa , deglutition

Parent Plus

Cute packaging, fun flavors make ‘alcopops’ attractive to minors

Hilary Rasch

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Topics: alcoholic beverages , ethanol

Did You Know?

Did you know?

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Topics: cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/etoposide , oregon

Fellows in the News

Dr. McGuinness to receive St. Geme award

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Topics: awards and prizes

Fellows in the News - April 2012

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Topics: liposomal amikacin for inhalation , professors , schools, medical , faculty development , care of intensive care unit patient

Seen & Heard

Seen & Heard - April 2012

AAP Department of Communications

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Topics: acetaminophen , caffeine , cumulative trauma disorders , human papilloma virus vaccine , hypercholesterolemia

In Memoriam

Dr. Narkewicz, AAP past president

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Topics: air force , cancer therapy , child health , eagle , fetal nutrition

Disabilities council chair, Dr. Liptak

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Topics: disability , cerebral palsy , spinal dysraphism

Neurology section chair-elect, Dr. Lewis

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Topics: neurology

Dr. Lewine, West Virgina Chapter president

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Topics: awards and prizes , hospitals, pediatric , intern , professors , west virginia

In Memoriam - April 2012

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Topics: ohio

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Practical Pediatrics heads to Hilton Head Island, New York City

Hilary Rasch

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Topics: education, medical, continuing , new york city , canada , pamphlets , thyroid diseases

Correction

Corrections

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Topics: antibodies , hepatitis b , hepatitis b immune globulin , hepatitis b surface antigens , immunization schedule

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