Newsletter Contents
I. Renewal Notices and Election Ballots
II. Flu Season: Influenza Vaccines for the Upcoming Season
III. 2019 Donors - Thank you!
IV. Life is Beautiful Gala: Pro-Life Gala by the Hosea Initiative
V. How to Plan for Retirement
VI. A parent resource guide about understanding and responding to the transgender issue
VII. Project Nettie: scientists supporting biological sex
VIII. ACPeds President Dr. Van Meter recommends the Texas Medical Board ban puberty blockers for minors
IX. Explanation of the harm puberty blockers cause kids
X. ACPeds Handout: Guidance for Parents of children with Gender Identity Distress
XI. Jobs
XII. Follow us on Social Media
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Thank you for all you do to protect and defend the lives of children.
May your thanksgiving be filled with fun, family, and lots of yummy food. We are so grateful for all that you do!
ACPeds
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I. Renewal notices & election ballots
Invoices for 2020 dues and ballots for
voting members
are currently on the way to you via US Post. Be on the lookout to receive them by mid-November.
If you are a voting member, please return the ballot no later than December 15th
. While 2020 membership payments are due by January 30th, you are welcomed to make payment at your earliest convenience.
The American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) is well aware that from time to time, financial circumstances may fluctuate due to changes in practice venues or temporary interruption in medical practice. Because continuous membership is a benefit to you in so many ways,
ACPeds will review, on a case-by-case basis, your request for a reduction or elimination of dues in the short term until your financial circumstances improve
. We value your input as an active member and want to allow you to continue supporting ACPeds with your personal approval or disapproval of position statements, while also continuing to benefit from the services ACPeds offers to you.
If you are experiencing financial hardship, please call the office at 352-376-1877 or send an email to
admin@acpeds.org
and Ronni Ann will have a board member contact you.
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II. Flu Season
This is the time of the year to encourage patients and families to get flu vaccines. The last two flu seasons have been heavy. The recent heavy season was attributed to a mutated or “drifted” H3N2 strain of influenza A virus.
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The good news is that both types of vaccines have been updated with a H3N2 strain to match the drifted strain,
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so they should be much more effective this coming season. It remains to be seen how the FluMist will perform in comparison with the shots. See the full statement from ACPeds' member Scott Field, MD,
here
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Ultimately, we hope our patients and families will benefit from these changes and the information.
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III. 2019 Donors - Thank you!
If you haven’t visited our Wall of Fame highlighting our donors, please do so at
this link
.
We are very grateful to our donors who make it possible for the College to continue to expand and reach more families, physicians, educators, and policy makers.
There’s still time to make a donation to the
Best for Children campaign if you haven’t already this year. We invite and welcome you to
donate here
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IV. Life is Beautiful Gala by the Hosea Initiative
On Sunday December 8th, 2019, the Hosea Initiative will be hosting a Pro-Life Gala in Washington DC. All supporters of life are welcome to attend. For more information or to register, please click
here
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V. How to Plan for Retirement
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VI.
A parent resource guide about understanding and responding to the transgender issue
Members of ACPeds provided medical consultation and reviewing for this Parent Resource. This guide is a great resource for all - not just parents, created to help you understand and properly respond to the transgender issue. It specifically addresses how it effects our nation's schools, making it an essential resource for parents who are being faced with how to compassionately respond to this issue. You can download it for free or purchase a print copy
here.
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VII. Project Nettie: scientists supporting biological sex
"Project Nettie is an online and regularly updated record of scientists, medics and those in related disciplines who, by signing their support for the Project Nettie statement, assert the material reality of biological sex and reject attempts to reframe it as a malleable social construct."
Click here
to read and sign the Project Nettie statement.
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VIII. ACPeds President Dr. Van Meter recommends the Texas Medical Board ban puberty blockers for minors.
Earlier this year, our president, Dr. Quentin Van Meter, went in front of the Texas medical board and recommended that they halt all puberty blockers and transgender treatments for minors under the age of 18 that are suffering from gender dysphoria. During the presentation, Dr. Van Meter pointed out that many European countries are doing this and recommended that a study panel be set up to carefully examine the medical research on medical interventions of minor children. You can watch Dr. Van Meter speak on this issue
here.
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IX. Explanation of the harm puberty blockers cause kids.
Endocrinologist, Dr. Michael K. Laidlaw, explains how puberty blockers work and why they are a toxic, harmful, experimental form of conversion therapy for kids who identify as transgender.
This is a great resource to share with parents as it clearly and concisely explains the harms behind this specific form of transgender treatment in children. You can watch the video
here.
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X. ACPeds Handout: Guidance for Parents of children with Gender Identity Distress
To help you best serve your parents, we have created a handout with guidance and resources to help parents with children struggling with Gender Dysphoria. Inside you will find resources for support groups, advice on finding a good therapist, and more. We encourage you to share this in your practices as you meet concerned parents. You can find the handout
here.
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XI. Visit the ACPeds' Jobs Board
There are practices hiring and looking for YOU. Jobs available in Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Montana, California, Alabama, Georgia and Colorado. See
this page
for details on the ACPeds website.
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XII. Follow us on Social Media
Every week the College publishes a new blog on its website and a
link to the blog
is posted on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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