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AAP Policy authored by the Committee on Practice & Ambulatory Medicine
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE & AMBULATORY MEDICINE; Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; Yvette M. Almendarez, MD, FAAP; Patricia E. Cantrell, MD, FAAP; Carolyn Cleary, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth Hawse, MD, FAAP; Lisa M. Kafer, MD, FAAP; Seth D. Kaplan, MD, FAAP; Tomitra Latimer, MD, FAAP; Alisa Skatrud, MPA; Robert H. Wiskind, MD, FAAP; Mackenzie Magnus, MBA, MPH; Maureen Cooney, MPH; Patricia E. Cantrell, MD, FAAP; Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP; Alisa Skatrud, MPA; Robin Warner, MD, FAAP; Lauren Barone, MPH; Maureen Cooney, MPH; Mackenzie Magnus, MBA, MPH
June 24 2024
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Richard J. Chung, MD, FSAHM, FAAP; Janet B. Lee, MD, FAAP; Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD, FSAHM, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE; Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD, FSAHM, FAAP; Elise D. Berlan, MD, MPH, FAAP; Richard J. Chung, MD, FSAHM, FAAP; Michael Colburn, MD, MEd, FAAP; Janet Lee, MD, FAAP; Maria Monge, MD, FAAP; Taraneh Shafii, MD, FAAP; Laura K. Grubb, MD, FAAP; Stephenie B. Wallace, MD, MSPH, FAAP; Anne-Marie Amies, MD; Liwei L. Hua, MD, PhD; Seema Menon, MD; Maria H. Rahmandar, MD, FAAP; Ellie Vyver, MD; Lauren Zapata, PhD, MSPH; Karen S. Smith; James Baumberger, MPP; COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE & AMBULATORY MEDICINE; Jesse Hackell, MD, FAAP; Yvette Marie Almendarez, MD, FAAP; Abeba Mebrahtu Berhane, MD, FAAP; Patricia E. Cantrell, MD, FAAP; Lisa Michele Kafer, MD, FAAP; Tomitra Latimer, MD, FAAP; Robin Warner, MD, FAAP; Robert H. Wiskind, MD, FAAP; Alisa Skatrud; Seth Kaplan, MD, FAAP; Abigail English, JD; Mackenzie Magnus; Elisha Ferguson
April 22 2024
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report
Richard J. Chung, MD, FSAHM, FAAP; Janet B. Lee, MD, FAAP; Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD, FSAHM, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE; Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD, FSAHM, FAAP; Elise D. Berlan, MD, MPH, FAAP; Richard J. Chung, MD, FSAHM, FAAP; Michael Colburn, MD, MEd, FAAP; Janet Lee, MD, FAAP; Maria Monge, MD, FAAP; Taraneh Shafii, MD, FAAP; Laura K. Grubb, MD, FAAP; Stephenie B. Wallace, MD, MSPH, FAAP; Anne-Marie Amies, MD; Liwei L. Hua, MD, PhD; Seema Menon, MD; Maria H. Rahmandar, MD, FAAP; Ellie Vyver, MD; Lauren Zapata, PhD, MSPH; Karen S. Smith; James Baumberger, MPP; COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE & AMBULATORY MEDICINE; Jesse Hackell, MD, FAAP; Yvette Marie Almendarez, MD, FAAP; Abeba Mebrahtu Berhane, MD, FAAP; Patricia E. Cantrell, MD, FAAP; Lisa Michele Kafer, MD, FAAP; Tomitra Latimer, MD, FAAP; Robin Warner, MD, FAAP; Robert H. Wiskind, MD, FAAP; Alisa Skatrud; Seth Kaplan, MD, FAAP; Abigail English, JD; Mackenzie Magnus; Elisha Ferguson
April 22 2024
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; Douglas J. Opel, MD, MPH; Jessica R. Cataldi, MD, FAAP; Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; 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 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, FAAP; 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; José R. Romero, MD, FAAP; 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; Gillian Gibbs, MPH; COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE; Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; Yvette Marie Almendarez, MD, FAAP; Abeba Mebrahtu Berhane, MD, FAAP; Patricia E. Cantrell, MD, FAAP; Lisa Michele Kafer, MD, FAAP; Tomitra Latimer, MD, FAAP; Robin Warner, MD, FAAP; Robert H. Wiskind, MD, FAAP; Katherine Schafer, DO, FAAP; Alisa Skatrud; Mackenzie A. Magnus, MBA, MPH; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD, FAAP; Gina Marie Geis, MD, FAAP; Deborah Susan Loeff, MD, FAAP; Kelly Michelson, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mary Ott, MD, MA, FAAP; Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH, FAAP; Kavita Arora, MD, MBE, MS; Maria McGee, MD, MPH; Anjie Emanuel, MPH
February 26 2024
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Charles Bower, MD, FAAP; Brian Kip Reilly, MD, FAAP; Julia Richerson, MD, FAAP; Julia L. Hecht, MD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE & AMBULATORY MEDICINE; Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; Yvette Marie Almendarez, MD, FAAP; Abeba Mebrahtu Berhane, MD, FAAP; Patricia E. Cantrell, MD, FAAP; Lisa Michele Kafer, MD, FAAP; Tomitra Latimer, MD, FAAP; Robin Warner, MD, FAAP; Robert H. Wiskind, MD, FAAP; Katherine Schafer, DO, FAAP; Alisa Skatrud; Julia Richerson, MD, FAAP; Joseph Jean-Pierre Abularrage, MD, MPH, M Phil, FAAP; Alexy Darlyn Arauz Boudreau, MD, FAAP; Elisha Ferguson; Mackenzie Magnus, MBA, MPH; SECTION ON OTOLARYNGOLOGY–HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; Steven E. Sobol, MD, FAAP; Kris R. Jatana, MD, FAAP; Peggy Kelley, MD, FAAP; Anna Katrine Meyer, MD, FAAP; Eileen Raynor, MD, FAAP; Brian Kip Reilly, MD, FAAP; Kristina W. Rosbe, MD, FAAP; Jeffrey Simon, MD, FAAP; Vivian B. Thorne; Alexander Fiks, MD, FAAP; Stephen (Andy) Spooner, MD, FAAP
August 28 2023
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
March 20 2023
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Reports
Dawn Nolt, MD, MPH, FAAP; Scot Moore, MD, FAAP; Albert C. Yan, MD, FAAP, FAAD; Laura Melnick, MD, FAAP, FAAD; COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES, COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE, SECTION ON DERMATOLOGY
September 26 2022
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; Sheila L. Palevsky, MD, MPH, FAAP; Micah Resnick, MD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE, COUNCIL ON CLINICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, SECTION ON EARLY CAREER PHYSICIANS
September 19 2022
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report
Alison Curfman, MD, MBA, FAAP; Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; Neil E. Herendeen, MD, MS, FAAP; Joshua Alexander, MD, FAAP; James P. Marcin, MD, MPH, FAAP; William B. Moskowitz, MD, FAAP; Chelsea E. F. Bodnar, MD, MPhil, FAAP; Harold K. Simon, MD, MBA, FAAP; S. David McSwain, MD, FAAP; SECTION ON TELEHEALTH CARE, COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE, COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC WORKFORCE
February 28 2022
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Alison L. Curfman, MD, MBA, FAAP; Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; Neil E. Herendeen, MD, MS, FAAP; Joshua J. Alexander, MD, FAAP; James P. Marcin, MD, MPH, FAAP; William B. Moskowitz, MD, FAAP; Chelsea E. F. Bodnar, MD, MPhil, FAAP; Harold K. Simon, MD, MBA, FAAP; S. David McSwain, MD, FAAP; SECTION ON TELEHEALTH CARE, COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE, COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC WORKFORCE
September 01 2021
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE, BRIGHT FUTURES PERIODICITY SCHEDULE WORKGROUP; Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; Joseph J. Abularrage, MD, MPH, MPhil, FAAP; Yvette M. Almendarez, MD, FAAP; Alexy D. Arauz Boudreau, MD, FAAP; Abeba M. Berhane, MD, FAAP; Patricia E. Cantrell, MD, FAAP; Lisa M. Kafer, MD, FAAP; Katherine S. Schafer, DO, FAAP; Alisa Skatrud, MPA; Robin Warner, MD, FAAP; Joseph F. Hagan, Jr, MD, FAAP; Alex R. Kemper, MD, FAAP; Judith S. Shaw, EdD, MPH, RN, FAAP
March 01 2021
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE; BRIGHT FUTURES PERIODICITY SCHEDULE WORKGROUP; Julia E. Richerson, MD, FAAP; Joseph J. Abularrage, MD, MPH, MPhil, FAAP; Yvette M. Almendarez, MD, FAAP; Alexy D. Arauz Boudreau, MD, FAAP; Abeba M. Berhane, MD, FAAP; Patricia E. Cantrell, MD, FAAP; Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; Lisa M. Kafer, MD, FAAP; Robin Warner, MD, FAAP; Joseph F. Hagan, Jr, MD, FAAP; Alex R. Kemper, MD, FAAP; Judith S. Shaw, EdD, MPH, RN, FAAP
March 01 2020
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE; BRIGHT FUTURES PERIODICITY SCHEDULE WORKGROUP; Julia E. Richerson, MD; Joseph J. Abularrage, MD; Yvette M. Almendarez, MD; Alexy D. Arauz Boudreau, MD; Patricia E. Cantrell, MD; Jesse M. Hackell, MD; Amy P. Hardin, MD; Scot B. Moore, MD; Robin Warner, MD; Joseph F. Hagan, Jr, MD; Alex R. Kemper, MD; Kelley E. Meade, MD; Judith S. Shaw, EdD
March 01 2019
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Amy Peykoff Hardin, MD; Jesse M. Hackell, MD; COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE; Geoffrey R. Simon, MD; Alexy Darlyn Arauz Boudreau, MD; Cynthia N. Baker, MD; Graham Arthur Barden, III, MD; Kelley E. Meade, MD; Scot Benton Moore, MD; Julia Richerson, MD
September 01 2017
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Gregory P. Conners, MD; Susan J. Kressly, MD; James M. Perrin, MD; Julia E. Richerson, MD; Usha M. Sankrithi, MBBS; COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE; COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE; SECTION ON TELEHEALTH CARE; SECTION ON EMERGENCY MEDICINE; SUBCOMMITTEE ON URGENT CARE; TASK FORCE ON PEDIATRIC PRACTICE CHANGE; Geoffrey R. Simon, MD; Alexy D. Arauz Boudreau, MD; Cynthia Baker, MD; Graham A. Barden, III, MD; Jesse Hackell, MD; Amy Hardin, MD; Kelley Meade, MD; Scot Moore, MD; Joan E. Shook, MD; James M. Callahan, MD; Thomas H. Chun, MD; Edward E. Conway, Jr, MD; Nanette C. Dudley, MD; Toni K. Gross, MD; Natalie E. Lane, MD; Charles G. Macias, MD; Nathan L. Timm, MD; Joshua J. Alexander, MD; Denise M. Bell, MD; Maya Bunik, MD; Bryan L. Burke, Jr, MD; Neil E. Herendeen, MD; Joseph A. Kahn, MD; Charles G. Macias, MD; Prashant V. Mahajan, MD; Marc H. Gorelick, MD; Lalit Bajaj, MD; Javier A. Gonzalez del Rey, MD; Sandra Herr, MD; Colette C. Mull, MD; David Schnadower, MD; Paul E. Sirbaugh, DO; Angela Lumba-Brown, MD; Deanna L. Dahl-Grove, MD; Toni K. Gross, MD; Constance M. McAneney, MD; Katherine E. Remick, MD; Paul E. Sirbaugh, DO; Anupam Kharbanda, MD; Lise Nigrovic, MD; Paul C. Mullan, MD; Margaret S. Wolff, MD; Jeffrey A. Schor, MD; Anne R. Edwards, MD; Joshua J. Alexander, MD; Patricia J. Flanagan, MD; Mark L. Hudak, MD; Julie P. Katkin, MD; Colleen A. Kraft, MD; Ricardo A. Quinonez, MD; Budd N. Shenkin, MD; Tyler K. Smith, MD; Joel S. Tieder, MD
May 01 2017
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE; BRIGHT FUTURES PERIODICITY SCHEDULE WORKGROUP; Julia E. Richerson, MD; Geoffrey R. Simon, MD; Joseph J. Abularrage, MD; Alexy D. Arauz Boudreau, MD; Cynthia N. Baker, MD; Graham A. Barden, III, MD; Oscar “Skip” W. Brown, III, MD; Jesse M. Hackell, MD; Amy P. Hardin, MD; Kelley E. Meade, MD; Scot B. Moore, MD; Alisa Skatud; Edward S. Curry, MD; Paula M. Duncan, MD; Joseph F. Hagan, Jr, MD; Judith S. Shaw, EdD; Jack T. Swanson, MD
April 01 2017
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE; COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS; COUNCIL ON SCHOOL HEALTH; SECTION ON ADMINISTRATION AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT; Geoffrey R. Simon, MD; Alexy D. Arauz Boudreau, MD; Cynthia Baker, MD; Graham A. Barden, III, MD; Jesse Hackell, MD; Amy Hardin, MD; Kelley Meade, MD; Scot Moore, MD; Julia E. Richerson, MD; Carrie L. Byington, MD; Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD; H. Dele Davies, MD; Kathryn M. Edwards, MD; Ruth Lynfield, MD; Flor M. Munoz, MD; Dawn Nolt, MD; Ann-Christine Nyquist, MD; Mobeen H. Rathore, MD; Mark H. Sawyer, MD; William J. Steinbach, MD; Tina Q. Tan, MD; Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD; J. Gary Wheeler, MD; Anne R. Edwards, MD; Tami H. Brooks, MD; Nancy R. Graff, MD; Michael Louis McManus, MD; Victor Hugo Perez, MD; Marsha Dendler Raulerson, MD; Breena Holmes, MD; Mandy Allison, MD; Richard Ancona, MD; Elliott Attisha, DO; Nathaniel Beers, MD; Cheryl De Pinto, MD; Peter Gorski, MD; Chris Kjolhede, MD; Marc Lerner, MD; Adrienne Weiss-Harrison, MD; Thomas Young, MD; Christoph Robert Diasio, MD; Kathleen K. Cain, MD; Herschel Robert Lessin, MD; Jeanne Marie Marconi, MD; Gail Ann Schonfeld, MD; Budd N. Shenkin, MD; Rudolph Wong, MD; John Eiland Moore, MD
September 01 2016
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Kathryn M. Edwards, MD; Jesse M. Hackell, MD; THE COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES, THE COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE; Carrie L. Byington, MD; Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD; H. Dele Davies, MD; Kathryn M. Edwards, MD; Ruth Lynfield, MD; Flor M. Munoz, MD; Dawn Nolt, MD; Ann-Christine Nyquist, MD; Mobeen H. Rathore, MD; Mark H. Sawyer, MD; William J. Steinbach, MD; Tina Q. Tan, MD; Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD; Geoffrey R. Simon, MD; Cynthia N. Baker, MD; Graham A. Barden, III, MD; Oscar “Skip” W. Brown, III, MD; Jesse M. Hackell, MD; Amy P. Hardin, MD; Kelley E. Meade, MD; Scot B. Moore, MD; Julia E. Richerson, MD
September 01 2016
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE; SECTION ON OPHTHALMOLOGY; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED ORTHOPTISTS; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY; Geoffrey R. Simon, MD; Alexy Darlyn Arauz Boudreau, MD; Cynthia N. Baker, MD; Graham Arthur Barden, III, MD; Jesse M. Hackell, MD; Amy Peykoff Hardin, MD; Kelley E. Meade, MD; Scot B. Moore, MD; Julia Richerson, MD; Sharon S. Lehman, MD; David B. Granet, MD; Geoffrey E. Bradford, MD; Steven E. Rubin, MD; R. Michael Siatkowski, MD; Donny Won Suh, MD; David B. Granet, MD
January 01 2016
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE and; BRIGHT FUTURES PERIODICITY SCHEDULE WORKGROUP; Geoffrey R. Simon, MD, FAAP; Cynthia N. Baker, MD, FAAP; Graham A. Barden, III, MD, FAAP; Oscar “Skip” W. Brown, III, MD, FAAP; Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP; Amy P. Hardin, MD, FAAP; Kelley E. Meade, MD, FAAP; Scot B. Moore, MD, FAAP; Julia E. Richerson, MD, FAAP; Edward S. Curry, MD, FAAP; Paula M. Duncan, MD, FAAP; Mary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP; Joseph F. Hagan, Jr, MD, FAAP; Judith S. Shaw, EdD, MPH, RN, FAAP; Jack T. Swanson, MD, FAAP; Lynn Van Pelt, DMD, CAPT
January 01 2016