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Members approve 2 bylaw changes
Dr. Hassink elected 2015 AAP president

Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff

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Topics: agenda , brain , child development , child health , childhood obesity

Consider working with Head Start/Early Head Start to meet needs of vulnerable patients

Marilyn J. Bull, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: head start program , partnerships

Nearly one in four high school students uses tobacco

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Topics: high schools , tobacco

Ecstasy-related hospital visits on the rise

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Topics: ecstasy-drug

Raw milk products remain hazardous, according to AAP policy

Patrick M. O’Connell

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Topics: raw milk , milk

AAP-endorsed guidelines discuss prevention, treatment of opportunistic infections in children with HIV

Michael T. Brady, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: aids, pediatric , opportunistic infections

Treatment of preterm infants subject of 3 AAP statements

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Topics: infant, premature

Education funding, adolescent privacy among issues discussed at AMA meeting

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

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Topics: education funding , patient protection and affordable care act , privacy , pharmacists , medicare

Checklist helps parents, physicians track services needed by children with Down syndrome

Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff

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Topics: down syndrome

Survey details pediatricians’ knowledge, use of immunization registries

Jon Almquist, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: immunization

AAP Policy

This month in Pediatrics

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Topics: chemical surfactants , fetus , infant, premature , cancer therapy , cardiotoxicity

Health Briefs

Parents want email advice from doctors but many don’t want to pay for it

Carla Kemp

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Topics: child health , chronic disease , copayment , fees and charges , hospitals, pediatric

Oral contrast OK before sedation for CT scan

Carla Kemp

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Topics: computed tomography , sedation procedure

Young women rarely use two methods of contraception

Carla Kemp

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Topics: contraceptive methods

Washington Report

Government rule paves way for improved access to mental health services

Devin Miller

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Topics: mental health , mental health services , parity , government , substance use disorders

Gun violence prevention summit held

Devin Miller

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Topics: gun violence

Letter from the President

Four areas affecting children, pediatricians will be focus of presidency

James M. Perrin, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: brain , chronic disease , medical home , mental health , poverty

Pediatricians and the Law

Pediatric malpractice claims low in frequency but high in severity

AAP Department of Practice

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Topics: malpractice , risk management

Focus on Subspecialties

Physicians often unaware that Medicaid patients qualify for home care services

Douglas McNeal, M.D., FAAP; Jerie Beth Karkos, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment , home care services , medicaid

Pediatric Trials Network focuses on labeling drugs for infants

P. Brian Smith, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.S., FAAP; Kelly C. Wade, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.C.E., FAAP

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Topics: acyclovir , ampicillin , best pharmaceuticals for children act , blood spot specimen , drug dose

ID Snapshot

How are respiratory viruses transmitted?

H. Cody Meissner, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: adenoviruses , aerosols , bodily secretions , particle size , pathogenicity

Research Update

Grant program encourages residents to start academic research career

AAP Department of Research

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Topics: internship and residency , medical residencies

Chapter Views and News

Advocacy partnerships grow between chapters/districts, residency programs

AAP Department of Community, Chapter and State Affairs

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Topics: advocacy , internship and residency , partnerships

Coding Corner

CPT codes for transitional care management services revised to clarify rules

AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Practice Improvement

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Topics: cpt codes , transition of care

FDA Update

Metabolic, endocrine drugs among 500 products with new pediatric information

Food and Drug Administration Office of Pediatric Therapeutics; Pediatric & Maternal Health Staff; Division of Metabolic and Endocrine Products

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Topics: testosterone , united states food and drug administration , weight reduction , androgen antagonists , bicalutamide

Did You Know?

Tucked away in a New York park, a plaque celebrates pioneer Dr. Jacobi

Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff

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Topics: autobiography , awards and prizes , contraceptive methods , daughter , diphtheria

For Your Benefit

AAP offers financial planning, consumer education resources to residents

AAP Department of Membership

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Topics: internship and residency , medical residencies , insurance , affinity

AAP Abroad

Myanmar, AAP come together to boost health care for children

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Topics: myanmar

For Your Information

Course covers screening for heart defects

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Topics: heart

Intensive care societies to convene in Istanbul

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Topics: intensive care

Toolkit offers resources on immigrant child health

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Topics: child health , immigrants

National Birth Defects Prevention Month

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Topics: congenital abnormality

Hospital Pediatrics published more often

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Topics: child, hospitalized , evidence-based practice , hospitalists , medline , national library of medicine (u.s.)

AAP tobacco consortium, clinical practice training

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Topics: tobacco

New job this year?

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Topics: love

Practice management grants

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Topics: practice management

AAP Bookstore

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Topics: child care , child health , health policy , mental disorders , parenting behavior

Video series on HealthyChildren.org

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Topics: fever , sleep , well child

EMS educational meeting

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Topics: knowledge acquisition

Submit poster abstracts

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Topics: posters

Practice managers focus on customer service

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Topics: customer service , postpoliomyelitis syndrome

AAP report addresses iatrogenic opioid dependence

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Topics: opioid dependence , opioids

Scholarship fund seeks resident, intern applicants

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Topics: internship and residency , medical residencies

Health IT Trends

Support available to help chapters guide pediatricians in meaningful use of electronic health records

AAP Division of Quality

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Topics: electronic medical records , extension , health information technology , informatics

Tech Tip

App from CDC keeps physicians up-to-date on flu information

AAP Division of Quality

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Topics: influenza

Health Alerts

Baby monitors with sensor pads

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Topics: cushions , infant monitors , sensor

Mini bikes

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Topics: carbon , consumer product safety , food , headlamps , heat (physical force)

Wagons

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Topics: back , consumer product safety , food , mental recall , product recall

Bicycle racks

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Topics: aluminum , bedside rails , consumer product safety , food , internet

Boys’ hooded jackets

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Topics: choking , consumer product safety , food , gossypium , mental recall

Infant sandals

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Topics: choking , consumer product safety , food , kentucky , mental recall

Children’s nightgowns

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Topics: consumer product safety , fire - disasters , fire - physical phenomenon , food , gossypium

Bunk beds

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Topics: beds

Cradle glider

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Topics: color , dreams , food , mental recall , consumer product safety

Girls pajama sets

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Topics: clothing , consumer product safety , fire - disasters , fire - physical phenomenon , food

Parent Plus

Infants, children should stay away from raw milk

Patrick M. O’Connell

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Topics: raw milk , milk

More than Facebook: Teens use many apps to talk to friends, strangers

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: mobile applications

Fellows in the News

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Topics: awards and prizes , hospitals, pediatric , mountain sickness, chronic , myasthenic syndromes, congenital , professors

In Memoriam

Dr. Barness: AAP Nutrition Handbook editor, committee chair

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: science of nutrition

Children’s health, policy advocate, Dr. Cuttler

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Topics: child health

In Memoriam

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Topics: alzheimer's disease , barrett's esophagus , cancer , heart diseases , maine

CME

Atlanta plays host to intensive developmental, behavioral review

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Topics: canada , education, medical, continuing , pamphlets , atypical , chronic disease

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