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AAP Policy brings together a constellation of policy documents from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Policy Statements, Clinical Reports, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Technical Reports, and can now be found in one location.
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
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10.1542/peds.2023-061452
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Statement of Endorsement
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10.1542/peds.2023-061453
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Statement of Endorsement
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10.1542/peds.2023-061455
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Statement of Endorsement
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10.1542/peds.2023-061456
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Statement of Endorsement
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10.1542/peds.2023-061454
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE ; M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; Yvette M. Almendarez, MD, FAAP; Abeba M. Berhane, MD, FAAP; Patricia E. Cantrell, MD, FAAP; Lisa M. Kafer, MD, FAAP; Tomitra Latimer, MD, FAAP; Katherine S. Schafer, DO, FAAP; Alisa Skatrud, MPA; Robin Warner, MD, FAAP; Robert H. Wiskind, MD, FAAP; Mackenzie Magnus, MBA, MPH; BRIGHT FUTURES PERIODICITY SCHEDULE WORKGROUP ; Patricia E. Cantrell, MD, FAAP; Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP; Alisa Skatrud, MPA; Robin Warner, MD, FAAP; Jane B. Bassewitz, MA; Kathryn M. Janies
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10.1542/peds.2023-061451
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Brad T. Tinkle, MD, PhD; Ronald V. Lacro, MD; Leah W. Burke, MD, FAAP; THE COUNCIL ON GENETICS ; Leah W. Burke, MD, MA, FAAP; Timothy A. Geleske, MD, FAAP; Ingrid A. Holm, MD, FAAP; Wendy J. Introne, MD, FAAP; Kelly Jones, MD, FAAP; Michael J. Lyons, MD, FAAP; Danielle C. Monteil, MD, FAAP; Amanda B. Pritchard, MD, FAAP; Pamela Lyn Smith Trapane, MD, FAAP; Samantha A. Vergano, MD, FAAP; Kathryn Weaver, MD, FAAP; Aimee A. Alexander, MS, CGC; Christopher Cunniff, MD, FAAP; Mary E. Null, MD; Melissa A. Parisi, MD, PhD, FAAP; Steven J. Ralston, MD; Joan Scott, MS, CGC; Paul Spire
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10.1542/peds.2023-061450
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
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10.1542/peds.2022-060974
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Mark Del Monte, JD
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10.1542/peds.2022-061032
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
JoAnna K. Leyenaar, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Vanessa Hill, MD, FAAP; Vinh Lam, MD, FAAP; Rebecca Stern, MD; Kristin Williams Vaughan, MD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON HOSPITAL CARE ; Daniel A. Rauch, MD, FAAP; Samantha House, DO, FAAP; Benson Hsu, MD, MBA, FCCM, FAAP; Melissa Mauro-Small, MD, FAAP; Nerian Ortiz-Mato, MD, FAAP; Charles Vinocur, MD, FAAP, FACS; Nicole Webb, MD, FAAP; Vanessa Hill, MD, FAAP; Kimberly Ernst, MD, MSMI, FAAP; Vinh Lam, MD, FAAP; Michael S. Leonard, MD, MS, FAAP; Karen Castleberry; Nancy Hanson; Kristin Hittle Gigli, PhD, RN, CPNPAC, CCRN; Barbara Romito, MA, CCLS; S. Niccole Alexander, MPP
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10.1542/peds.2022-060973
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
James M. Callahan, MD, FAAP, FACEP; Steve Baldwin, MD, FACEP; Chelsea Bodnar, MD, MPhil, FAAP; Susan Fuchs, MD, FAAP, FACEP; Steven Krug, MD, FAAP; Cynthiana Lightfoot, EMT-P; Mordechai Raskas, MD, EdM, FAAP; Stuart Weinberg, MD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE ; Gregory Conners, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; James Callahan, MD, FAAP, FACEP; Javier Gonzalez del Rey, MD, MEd, FAAP; Toni Gross, MD, MPH, FAAP; Madeline Joseph, MD, FAAP; Lois Lee, MD, MPH, FAAP; Elizabeth Mack, MD, MS, FAAP; Jennifer Marin, MD, MSc, FAAP; Suzan Mazor, MD, FAAP; Ronald Paul, MD, FAAP; Nathan Timm, MD, FAAP; Ann Dietrich, MD; Andrew Eisenberg, MD, MHA; Cynthia Wright Johnson, MSN, RN; Cynthiana Lightfoot, BFA, NRP; Charles Macias, MD, MPH, FAAP; Brian Moore, MD, MPH, FAAP; Diane Pilkey, RN, MPH; Katherine Remick, MD, FAAP; Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACEP; Sally Snow, RN, BSN, CPEN, FAEN; Mary Fallat, MD, FAAP; Terry Adirim, MD, MPH, FAAP; Michael S. D. Agus, MD, FAAP; Thomas Chun, MD, MPH, FAAP; Gregory Conners, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Edward Conway, Jr, MD, MS, FAAP; Nanette Dudley, MD, FAAP; Natalie Lane, MD, FAAP; Charles Macias, MD, MPH, FAAP; Prashant Mahajan, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Joan Shook, MD, MBA, FAAP; Joseph Wright, MD, MPH, FAAP; Sue Tellez; COUNCIL ON CLINICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ; Emily Chui Webber, MD, FAAP; Sandy Lee Chung, MD, FAAP; Kevin Reid Dufendach, MD, MS, FAAP; Marvin Bruce Harper, MD, FAAP; Brandan P. Kennedy, MD, FAAP; Eli Matthew Lourie, MD, FAAP; Heather C. O’Donnell, MD, FAAP; Reza Sadeghian, MD, MBA, MSc, FAAP; Eric Shelov, MD, MBI, FAAP; Srinivasan Suresh, MD, MBA, FAAP; Andrew Michael Wiesenthal, MD, SM, FAAP; Francis Dick-Wai Chan, MD, FAAP; Han Yu (Stephanie) Liou, MD; Gregg M. Alexander, DO; Eric L. Beyer, MD, FAAP; Anne B. Francis, MD, FAAP; Alexander M. Hamling, MD, MBA, FAAP; Eric G. Handler, MD, MPH, FAAP; Timothy D. Johnson, DO, MMM; Eric Steven Kirkendall, MD, MBI, FAAP; Donald E. Lighter, II, MD, MBA, FAAP; Ann M. Mann, MD, FAAP; Stephen James Morgan, MD, FAAP; Stuart T. Weinberg, MD, FAAP; Jeffrey Alan Wright, MD, FAAP; Dale Clark Alverson, MD, FAAP; Mordechai Raskas, MD, EdM, FAAP; Melissa Sarah Van Cain, MD, FAAP; Lisa Krams; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN AND DISASTERS ; Steven Krug, MD, FAAP; Sarita Chung, MD, FAAP; Carl Baum, MD, FACMT, FAAP; Deanna Dahl Grove, MD, FAAP; Dele Davies, MD, MS, MHCM, FAAP; Eric Dziuban, MD, DTM, CPH, FAAP; Aaron Gardner, MD, MS, FAAP; Stephanie Griese, MD, MPH, FAAP; Scott Needle, MD, FAAP; David Schonfeld, MD, FAAP; Joelle Simpson, MD, MPH, FAAP; Laura Aird, MS; AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE COMMITTEE ; Ann M. Dietrich, MD; Kiyetta H. Alade, MD; Christopher S. Amato, MD; Zaza Atanelov, MD; Marc Auerbach, MD; Isabel A. Barata, MD, FACEP; Lee S. Benjamin, MD, FACEP; Kathleen T. Berg, MD; Kathleen Brown, MD, FACEP; Cindy Chang, MD; Jessica Chow, MD; Corrie E. Chumpitazi, MD, MS, FACEP; Ilene A. Claudius, MD, FACEP; Joshua Easter, MD; Ashley Foster, MD; Sean M. Fox, MD, FACEP; Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP; Michael J. Gerardi, MD, FACEP; Jeffrey M. Goodloe, MD, FACEP; Melanie Heniff, MD, JD, FAAP, FACEP; James (Jim) L. Homme, MD, FACEP; Paul T. Ishimine, MD, FACEP; Susan D. John, MD; Madeline M. Joseph, MD, FACEP; Samuel Hiu-Fung Lam, MD, MPH, RDMS, FACEP; Simone L. Lawson, MD; Moon O. Lee, MD, FACEP; Joyce Li, MD; Sophia D. Lin, MD; Dyllon Ivy Martini, MD; Larry Bruce Mellick, MD, FACEP; Donna Mendez, MD; Emory M. Petrack, MD, FACEP; Lauren Rice, MD; Emily A. Rose, MD, FACEP; Timothy Ruttan, MD, FACEP; Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MBA, FACEP; Genevieve Santillanes, MD, FACEP; Joelle N. Simpson, MD, MPH, FACEP; Shyam M. Sivasankar, MD; Daniel Slubowski, MD; Annalise Sorrentino, MD, FACEP; Michael J. Stoner, MD, FACEP; Carmen D. Sulton, MD, FACEP; Jonathan H. Valente, MD, FACEP; Samreen Vora, MD, FACEP; Jessica J. Wall, MD; Dina Wallin, MD, FACEP; Theresa A. Walls, MD, MPH; Muhammad Waseem, MD, MS; Dale P. Woolridge, MD, PhD, FACEP; Sam Shahid, MBBS, MPH
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10.1542/peds.2022-060970
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Toni K. Gross, MD, MPH, FAAP; Natalie E. Lane, MD, FAAP; Nathan L. Timm, MD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE ; Gregory P. Conners, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Toni Gross, MD, MPH, FAAP; Jennifer Hoffmann, MD, FAAP; Benson Hsu, MD, MBA, FAAP; Lois Lee, MD, MPH, FAAP; Jennifer Marin, MD, MSc, FAAP; Suzan Mazor, MD, FAAP; Ronald Paul, MD, FAAP; Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MS, MBA, FAAP; Muhammad Waseem, MBBS, FAAP; Mark Cicero, MD, FAAP; Paul Ishimine, MD, FACEP, FAAP; Andrew Eisenberg, MD, MHA; Mary Fallat, MD, FAAP; Patricia Fanflik, PhD, MFT, MS; Cynthia Wright Johnson, MSN, RN; Sara Kinsman, MD, PhD, FAAP; Cynthiana Lightfoot, BFA, NRP; Charles Macias, MD, MPH, FAAP; Katherine Remick, MD, FAAP; Sam Shahid, MBBS, MPH; Elizabeth Stone, RN, PhD, CPEN; Joseph Wright, MD, MPH, FAAP; James Callahan, MD, FAAP; Javier Gonzalez del Rey, MD, MEd, FAAP; Madeline Joseph, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth Mack, MD, MS, FAAP; Nathan Timm, MD, FAAP; Ann Dietrich, MD, FACEP; Brian Moore, MD, FAAP; Diane Pilkey, RN, MPH; Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACEP; Sally Snow, RN, BSN, CPEN, FAEN; Sue Tellez
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10.1542/peds.2022-060971
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report
Toni K. Gross, MD, MPH, FAAP; Natalie E. Lane, MD, FAAP; Nathan L. Timm, MD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE ; Gregory P. Conners, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Jennifer Hoffmann, MD, FAAP; Benson Hsu, MD, MBA, FAAP; Lois Lee, MD, MPH, FAAP; Jennifer Marin, MD, MSc, FAAP; Suzan Mazor, MD, FAAP; Ronald Paul, MD, FAAP; Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MS, MBA, FAAP; Muhammad Waseem, MBBS, FAAP; Mark Cicero, MD, FAAP; Paul Ishimine, MD, FACEP, FAAP; Andrew Eisenberg, MD, MHA; Mary Fallat, MD, FAAP; Patricia Fanflik, PhD, MFT, MS; Cynthia Wright Johnson, MSN, RN; Sara Kinsman, MD, PhD, FAAP; Cynthiana Lightfoot, BFA, NRP; Charles Macias, MD, MPH, FAAP; Katherine Remick, MD, FAAP; Sam Shahid, MBBS, MPH; Elizabeth Stone, RN, PhD, CPEN; Joseph Wright, MD, MPH, FAAP; James Callahan, MD, FAAP; Javier Gonzalez del Rey, MD, MEd, FAAP; Madeline Joseph, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth Mack, MD, MS, FAAP; Ann Dietrich, MD, FACEP; Brian Moore, MD, FAAP; Diane Pilkey, RN, MPH; Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACEP; Sally Snow, RN, BSN, CPEN, FAEN; Sue Tellez
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10.1542/peds.2022-060972
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES ; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Monica I. Ardura, DO, MSCS, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; Kristina A Bryant, MD, FAAP; Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Robert W. Frenck, Jr., MD, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Chandy C. John, MD, MS, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Angela Myers, MD, MPH, FAAP; Pia Pannaraj, MD, MPH, FAAP; Adam J. Ratner, MD, MPH, FAAP; Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE, FAAP; David W. Kimberlin, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP; Henry H. Bernstein, DO, MHCM, FAAP; Cristina Cardemil, MD MPH; Karen M. Farizo, MD; Lisa M. Kafer, MD, FAAP; David Kim, MD; Eduardo López Medina, MD, MSc; Denee Moore, MD, FAAFP; Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, MD, MPH; Laura Sauvé, MD, MPH, FAAP, FRCPS; Jeffrey R. Starke, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Thompson, MD; Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH; Charles R. Woods, Jr., MD, MS, FAAP; Jennifer M. Frantz, MPH
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10.1542/peds.2022-061029
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Alan D. Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP; Bryan D. Stierman, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Lori G. Byron, MD, FAAP; the COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE, COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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10.1542/peds.2022-060644
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report
Alan D. Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP; Bryan D. Stierman, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Lori G. Byron, MD, FAAP; COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE, COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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10.1542/peds.2022-060645
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
James M. Perrin, MD, FAAP; Patricia Flanagan, MD, FAAP; Julie Katkin, MD, FAAP; Greg Barabell, MD, FAAP; Jonathan Price, MD, FAAP; the Committee on Child Health Financing
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10.1542/peds.2022-060681
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Cora C. Breuner, MD, MPH, FAAP; Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD, FSAHM, FAAP; Jennifer A. Jewell, MD, MS, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE, COMMITTEE ON HOSPITAL CARE
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10.1542/peds.2022-060647
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Cora C. Breuner, MD, MPH, FAAP; Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD, FSAHM, FAAP; Jennifer A. Jewell, MD, MS, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE, COMMITTEE ON HOSPITAL CARE
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10.1542/peds.2022-060646
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guideline
Sarah E. Hampl, MD, FAAP; Sandra G. Hassink, MD, FAAP; Asheley C. Skinner, PhD; Sarah C. Armstrong, MD, FAAP; Sarah E. Barlow, MD, MPH, FAAP; Christopher F. Bolling, MD, FAAP; Kimberly C. Avila Edwards, MD, FAAP,; Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, FAAP; Robin Hamre, MPH; Madeline M. Joseph, MD, FAAP; Doug Lunsford, MEd; Eneida Mendonca, MD, PhD, FAAP; Marc P. Michalsky, MD, MBA, FAAP; Nazrat Mirza, MD, ScD, FAAP; Eduardo R. Ochoa, Jr, MD, FAAP; Mona Sharifi, MD, MPH, FAAP; Amanda E. Staiano, PhD, MPP; Ashley E. Weedn, MD, MPH, FAAP; Susan K. Flinn, MA; Jeanne Lindros, MPH; Kymika Okechukwu, MPA
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10.1542/peds.2022-060641