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Volume 35, Issue 2
February 2014
AAP News Cover Image for Volume 35, Issue 2
ISSN 1073-0397
EISSN 1556-3332

News and Features

2D barcodes should be on most vaccine products by year’s end
AAP Department of Practice
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Topics: vaccines , bar codes
Providing clarity on Tdap recommendations
Only 1 dose of vaccine is recommended for anyone who is not pregnant
Sarah S. Long, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: tdap vaccine , vaccines , pregnancy , pertussis
Distracted driving puts newly licensed teens at risk
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Topics: distracted driving
Despite success of varicella vaccine program, many missing 2nd dose
Jane F. Seward, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., FAAP; Mobeen H. Rathore, M.D., C.P.E., FAAP
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Topics: chickenpox , chickenpox vaccine , vaccines , human herpesvirus 3
Brush up on dental trauma management, prevention counseling
Martha Ann Keels, D.D.S., Ph.D.
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Topics: dental trauma , counseling
Guideline outlines when to vaccinate immunocompromised patients
Lorry G. Rubin, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: immunocompromised host , vaccination , collision-induced dissociation
Report: U.S. needs to improve safeguards against infectious diseases
Patrick M. O’Connell
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Topics: communicable diseases
Survey: Many pediatricians unfamiliar with requirement to give parents Vaccine Information Statements
Anne B. Francis, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: vaccine information sheets , vaccines
13 practices learn to integrate genetics into primary care
Beth A. Tarini, M.D., M.S., FAAP
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Topics: genetics
AAP advocacy at national, state levels results in coverage for pediatric services
Peter D. Rappo, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: advocacy , breast pumps , developmental screening , hearing screening , obesity
FDA: Rare cases of priapism associated with methylphenidate use
Food and Drug Administration's Office of Pediatric Therapeutics; Pediatric and Maternal Health Staff; Division of Psychiatry Products
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Topics: methylphenidate , priapism , united states food and drug administration
In-home nurse visiting program cuts ED use among newborns
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Topics: birth , community , emergency service, hospital , home visits , internship and residency
Pediatric ED untapped setting for counseling parents who smoke
Kathryn M. Hewett, M.D., FAAP; E. Melinda Mahabee-Gittens, M.D., M.S., FAAP
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Topics: asthma , counseling , passive smoking , pediatric emergency medicine , smoke

2014 Immunization Schedules

Changes to 2014 immunization schedules include revised footnotes
H. Cody Meissner, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: immunization schedule , vaccines , immunization , adverse event , advisory committee on immunization practices
Recommended immunization schedule for persons aged 0 through 18 years — United States, 2014
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Topics: immunization schedule
Catch-up immunization schedule for persons aged 4 months through 18 years who start late or who are more than 1 month behind — United States, 2014
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Topics: immunization schedule, catch-up
Footnotes — Recommended immunization schedule for persons aged 0 through 18 years — United States, 2014
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Topics: immunization schedule

AAP Policy

This month in Pediatrics
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Topics: advisory committees , child abuse , children's health insurance program (chip) , clinical practice guideline , communicable diseases

Health Briefs

How long do respiratory tract infection symptoms last?
Carla Kemp
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Topics: respiratory tract infections
Lidocaine does not improve fluid intake in kids with mouth ulcers
Carla Kemp
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Topics: fluid intake , lidocaine , oral ulcer
1 in 6 high school seniors has used stimulant medication
Carla Kemp
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Topics: central nervous system stimulants , high schools , older adult

Washington Report

Why CHIP matters for children and what pediatricians are doing to protect it
Devin Miller
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Topics: children's health insurance program (chip) , health services accessibility , insurance , medicaid , poverty
Make tobacco history
Devin Miller
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Topics: tobacco

Letter from the President

Affordable Care Act delivering for children, families, pediatricians
James M. Perrin, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: medicaid , patient protection and affordable care act

Pediatricians and the Law

Discuss with patients, families what ‘medical clearance’ is — and is not
William M. McDonnell, M.D., J.D., FAAP; Sandeep K. Narang, M.D., J.D., FAAP
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Topics: surgical clearance

Focus on Subspecialties

Evidence shows children treated by pediatric surgeons have better outcomes than those treated by adult specialists
Benedict C. Nwomeh, M.D., FACS, FAAP; David Rothstein, M.D., FACS, FAAP
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Topics: bowel resection , intussusception , pediatric surgery , pediatric surgical procedures , postoperative complications

MMWR in Review

Report outlines use of tobacco products among students
Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: tobacco
Illnesses due to rare pathogen documented in U.S.
Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: pathogenic organism , pathogenicity , shiga-toxigenic escherichia coli , disease outbreaks
Flu vaccine reduces illnesses, hospitalizations
Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: influenza vaccines , influenza

ID Snapshot

Should vaccinated pediatrician receive post-exposure prophylaxis for hepatitis B?
H. Cody Meissner, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: hepatitis b , hepatitis b virus , post-exposure prophylaxis , vaccination , hepatitis b surface antigens

Research Update

Study to look at whether families will use online portal to manage asthma
AAP Department of Research
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Topics: asthma , informatics

Chapter Views and News

Grants used to address bullying, adolescents in foster care
AAP Department of Community, Chapter and State Affairs
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Topics: bullying , foster care , rhode island

Coding Corner

CMS-1500 claim form updated to prepare for transition to ICD-10-CM
AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Practice Improvement
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Topics: health care financing administration , mountain sickness, chronic , myasthenic syndromes, congenital

FDA Update

Neonatal drugs among 500 products with new pediatric information
Food and Drug Administration Office of Pediatric Therapeutics; Pediatric & Maternal Health Staff
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Topics: newborn

Commentary

Paving the way for improved emergency care for children
James M. Chamberlain, M.D., FAAP; Steven E. Krug, M.D., FAAP; Kathy N. Shaw, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: emergency medical services for children , investments , translational research , pay for performance , coordination

Did You Know?

Pediatrician’s AAP leadership history is one for the books
Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff
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Topics: awards and prizes , colorado , consultants , hospitals, pediatric , older adult

For Your Information

Free oral health materials
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Topics: oral health
Call for annual meeting abstracts
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Topics: head and neck surgery , internship and residency , medical residencies , older adult , oral health
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
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Topics: congenital heart defects
Toolkit for safety of fragile newborns
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Topics: infant, premature , neonatal intensive care units , primary care provider , insurance coverage , united states agency for healthcare research and quality
Course on children’s media use
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Topics: aggressive behavior , brain development , cell phones , child health , delayed language development
AAP policy: when to refer to pediatric surgical specialists
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Topics: community , dentists , endoscopy , health services accessibility , heart
Report offers guidance on evaluating fractures
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Topics: fractures

Health IT Trends

Tele-audiology improves access to diagnostic hearing evaluations for infants
James Marcin, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP; Anne Simon, Au.D., CCC-A, FAAA
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Topics: audiology

Tech Tip

Vaccines on the go: What you should know
AAP Division of Quality
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Topics: vaccines

Health Alerts

Children’s wall-mounted lamps
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Topics: lights, manufactured
Hip hammock
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Topics: hip region
Home playground tube slides
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Topics: playgrounds
Baby rattles
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Topics: choking , consumer product safety , food , mental recall , product recall
Water absorbing polymer beads
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Topics: polymers
Car seat adapter
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Topics: car seats
Children’s utensils
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Topics: cooking and eating utensils
Hooded camouflage sweatshirts
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Topics: consumer product safety , food , mental recall , neck , product recall
Pre-lit artificial Christmas trees
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Topics: trees (plant)

Parent Plus

Sweet flavors, cheap prices tempt kids to try little cigars
Trisha Korioth
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Topics: flavored tobacco products , smoke , tobacco , cigarettes , chocolate
Warn teens, preteens about mixing alcohol, caffeine
Trisha Korioth
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Topics: caffeine , ethanol , pre-teen

Fellows in the News

Fellows in the News
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Topics: awards and prizes , hospitals, pediatric , professors , schools, medical , public health medicine

Seen & Heard

Seen and Heard
AAP Department of Public Affairs
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Topics: diet , elementary schools , insurance coverage , male circumcision , pregnancy

In Memoriam

Dr. Alpert: AAP past president, primary care training pioneer
Trisha Korioth
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Topics: advocacy , hospitals, pediatric , institute of medicine (u.s.) , leukemia, myelocytic, acute , poisoning
Dr. Prince was N.C. Chapter president, PROS coordinator
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Topics: air force , daughter , eagle , grandchild , hospitals, pediatric
In Memoriam
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Topics: eagle , superfund amendments and reauthorization act

CME

Head to Florida for a sunny medical education hotspot
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Topics: education, medical , florida , education, medical, continuing , canada , pamphlets
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