Today's date: September 05, 2010
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For nearly four decades, the legislative staff has worked to put, and keep,
children's health on the national agenda. Through lobbying, coalition
building and raising public awareness, DOFA has cemented the
Academy's credibility and visibility on national child health issues. Read More...
‘Meet the Red Book’ to Focus on Infectious Diseases
The AAP 2009 National Conference & Exhibition (NCE) is excited to present an innovative NEW format for the ever-popular session, Meet the Red Book™. For those unable to attend the NCE, this session will be videotaped and streamed live on the PREP Audio Web site (www.prepaudio.org). The session will be presented from 8:00 to 10:00 am Monday, Oct. 19, in Room 146 A-B of the Washington Convention Center. Read More...
Commentary: Location, Location, Location
As the 2009 AAP National Conference and Exhibition fast approaches, two medical issues increasingly garner media attention: health care reform and H1N1. Read More...
NIH Director Collins to Receive Excellence Award
On Oct. 17, Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, Director of the National Institutes of Health will receive the Academy's Excellence in Public Service Award. Read More...
NCE Workshops: A Hands-on Educational Experience
The beauty of the workshop format is that it's very interactive in a small group, and lets you hone a specific clinical skill. Read More...
Sessions to Update Members on Health Care Reform, Advocacy
The effect of health care reform on the care of children and on pediatric practices will be examined during an NCE plenary session and a related session dedicated to pediatric advocacy efforts. Read More...
Health Care Reform Update To Be Presented at Plenary
The status of proposed health care reform legislation and its effect on children will be reviewed in the plenary presentation "Health Care in the New Millennium: Improved Health Care for Children?" (P2063), from 10:30 to 10:50 am Oct. 18. Read More...
Sessions to Address Issues Related to H1N1 Influenza
Children are among those who are the most susceptible to the H1N1 influenza, so five sessions will be presented during the NCE to keep pediatricians and their staffs up to date on the epidemiology of the disease, and how to best deal with its effects on public health and medical practices. Read More...
Guidelines for Introducing Foods to Infants Being Developed
The traditional diets of infants could change in the near future with the development of guidelines for introducing complementary foods, which are expected to call for an earlier introduction of meat in the infant's diet. At present, 80 percent of US infants are receiving complementary foods by six months of age. Read More...
Office of the Future to Demonstrate Much More than EHR
In the discussion of health care reform, proposed changes to medical practice often focus on electronic health records (EHR), but the Pediatric Office of the Future — on display during the NCE — will demonstrate that pediatricians have a lot more to look forward to than EHR. Read More...
NCE Sessions to Address the Many Facets of Obesity, Overweight
Eleven sessions related to reducing obesity in children will be presented during the NCE as part of the Academy's ongoing campaign in the prevention and treatment of childhood overweight and obesity. Read More...
Help Celebrate 30 Years of Pediatrics in Review During the NCE
Help Pediatrics in Review, the acclaimed review journal, celebrate its 30th anniversary at 2 pm Oct. 18 in the Abbott Nutrition Health Institute booth in the exhibit hall, where cake and punch will be served. Read More...
PEDS 21 to Explain Significance of Pediatricians in Lives of Children and Teens in Foster Care
PEDS 21 to Explain Significance of Pediatricians in Lives of Children and Teens in Foster Care. Read More...
Keynote to Reveal Ways Pediatricians Can Help Strengthen America’s Youth
Alma Powell, chair of the America's Promise Alliance and wife of the organization's founding chairman, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, will tell AAP members how they can help deliver America's promise during the NCE Keynote Address (P1059) October 17. Read More...
Welcome from the Editor
Welcome to AAP ConvergeNCE, formerly known as "The AAP Highlight," a news publication that features educational sessions and special events at the National Conference and Exhibition (NCE). As you may remember, the mission of the AAP is to attain optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. "To accomplish this mission, the AAP shall support the professional needs of its members."
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The ‘Classic’ Diagnosis May Not Always Hit the Mark
Pediatricians and allied health professionals will have an opportunity to test their diagnostic skills by participating in the interactive educational session, "Challenging Infectious Disease Cases" (A1025) October 17. Read More...
Session to Explore Differences Between Seizures, ‘Funny Spells’
When a child has a "funny spell" with sudden distortion of consciousness, such a spell can be anything but fun to a parent and perhaps the pediatrician faced with such a child. A session during the NCE will help pediatricians learn to recognize the differential diagnoses for children who are experiencing unusual events or movements. Read More...
Get the DNA of Genetics Revolution at Plenary
Information on four areas of genetic testing that pediatricians may use in the near future is the topic of the October 19 NCE plenary, "The Genetics Revolution and Primary Care Pediatrics" (P3066). Read More...
Session to Review Important Articles from Medical Journals
Medical journals abound with reports on the latest research in pediatrics. How to evaluate the conclusions and possible limitations of these studies and decide whether to implement their findings in practice will be discussed in the October 17 AAP session, "In Case You Missed It: Interesting Articles From AAP Grand Rounds That May Change the Way You Practice" (S1110 and repeated as S2092). Read More...
Trends in Treating Obesity, Diabetes to be Addressed
The latest trends in the metabolic consequences of obesity and in the diagnosis and treatment of impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes in children will be discussed by reviewing actual cases in "Consequences of Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes." Read More...
Early Diagnosis Can Help Treat Serious Cardiac Conditions
Physicians can easily overlook several cardiac conditions and these conditions can seriously influence a child's health — or even shorten a life — if they remain undetected or misdiagnosed. Read More...
Sending Young Children Back to School Important When Abdominal Pain Persists
For parents with children suffering from chronic, unexplained abdominal pain, dilemmas over whether to return to school and seeing yet another doctor are serious concerns. They're problems B U.K. Li, MD, sees often. Read More...
Session Examines ICD-9-CM Diagnoses and Reporting Issues
Attendees with questions regarding the reporting of the classification or coding of diseases will get their answers during the session, "ICD-9-CM Diagnoses: Translates Into Income," (A2078) October 18. Read More...
Palliative Care for Children to be Addressed
"For children and their families living with a life-threatening illness, this session responds to a growing and more openly acknowledged need," Dr Feudtner said. "How can we help both the children with the symptoms they may be having and the parents with the decisions they have to make?" Read More...
Edelman Pushes for Full, Affordable Health Care for All Children, Pregnant Women
Every 33 seconds, a baby is born into poverty. And every 39 seconds, a baby is born without health insurance. Read More...
Assistive Technology Empowers Children with Disabilities
Doctors can develop a better understanding of the types and range of assistive devices available, especially those that can lessen the impact of communication impairments, in the October 19 AAP workshop, "Assistive Technology and Other Gadgets for Children With Disabilities," which will be presented twice, as W3045 and W3127. Read More...
Ear Tubes Need To Be Managed After Insertion
There continues to be much discussion among pediatricians concerning which children with chronic middle-ear fluid and infection are candidates for tympanostomy, or ear tubes. Mark S. Volk, MD, DMD, FACS, FAAP, wants to remind pediatricians that they should not only pay attention during the preoperative stage, but also to what happens after tubes are in place. Read More...
CATCH Program to Honor Community Pediatricians
One pediatrician can make a difference in his or her community. That philosophy, and the emphasis on local people solving local problems, are mainstays of the Community Access To Child Health (CATCH) Program. Read More...
AAP Section on Critical Care to Celebrate 25th Anniversary
The AAP Section on Critical Care (SOCC) will commemorate its 25-year anniversary this year at the NCE. The SOCC became an official Academy home for physicians practicing pediatric critical care medicine (PCCM) about the same time Apple introduced the Macintosh in 1984. Read More...
Program to Focus on Sports Injuries
All NCE attendees are invited to a joint program on high school sports and injuries between the Council on Sports Medicine & Fitness and the Council on School Health October 19. Read More...
Program Addresses Ethical Dilemmas in Senior Care
"Controversies in Care: What You Don't Know May Harm You," sponsored by the AAP Section for Senior Members (H3071) October 19, is open to all conference attendees. The program and will cover topics such as recognizing ethical dilemmas and politics in caring for yourself, loved ones, and your patients as you consider retirement. Read More...
AAP Moves Forward with Its Comprehensive Asthma Program
In 2008, the Academy identified a need for the development of a high-impact, national initiative focused on improved quality care of pediatric patients with asthma, including the facilitated implementation of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 2007 asthma guidelines within Medical Homes. To meet this need, the Academy has established a Comprehensive Asthma Program (CAP), initiated with the generous support of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network (MCAN). Read More...
What’s New in Medical Home? Building Your Medical Home Toolkit
All of the buzz about the medical home has pediatric health care providers wondering, "How do I move forward with optimal medical home implementation in my practice?" The Academy has resources for you to do this! Read More...
NICHD Director to Receive Bartholome Award
Duane Alexander, MD, director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, will receive the William G. Bartholome Award for Ethical Excellence October 18 during the Section on Bioethics program, "Ethical Issues in Adolescent Medicine." Dr Alexander is well known both for his research in developmental disabilities and for prioritizing that research dollars from the National Institutes of Health focus on vulnerable children. For more than a decade, Dr Alexander has also served as the United States' observer on the Steering Committee on Bioethics for the Council of Europe. As part of the award ceremony, Dr Alexander will be giving a presentation on the topic of his choice. Read More...
Does Your Practice Need a Little TLC?
The Technology Learning Center has a series of sessions that will help you massage the aches and pains out of practice management.
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