Pediatric Updates, Opportunities &
Events
Friday, 18 September 2020 | Issue 29
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Dear Chapter Members,

I am excited to announce we have been approved for 6.5 CME at our virtual annual meeting on Saturday, October 24!

This week are are confirming virtual poster presenters and are starting to sign up exhibitors. We will send a separate email to all of you when registration opens including a free registration option for active chapter members!

In the meantime, you can view the published agenda on NevadaAAP.org/annual-meeting-2020.

Be well,
Lee

Leann D. McAllister, Executive Director
Nevada Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Cell 508-685-0918
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On Saturday, October 24, the Nevada AAP will host our first-ever virtual Annual Meeting. Through this online event, our chapter hopes to connect pediatricians throughout the state of Nevada in a meaningful networking and educational event. 
UPDATES
Nevada AAP Launches New Committee on Immigrant Health

Randi Lampert, MD, FAAP

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New Blog Post
Worth a Read!

The latest blog post on the Nevada AAP website announces the creation of a Committee on Immigrant Health chaired by Nevada AAP Member Randi Lampert, MD, FAAP.

Chapter members interested in volunteering to work on the committee can contact Dr. Lampert via the general chapter email box NevadaChapterAAP@gmail.com.
Coding Calculator

​ ​ ​​​Are you aware how coding affects your reimbursement? How well are you coding your services? Use the AAP Coding Calcu​lator​​​ to find out. One way to make sure to get paid for what you do is to make sure that you are coding correctly.

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AAP Payer Advocacy Advisory Committee (PAAC) Updates
As many of you know by now, significant changes to E/M codes begin Jan. 1, 2021. The AAP Payer Advocacy Advisory Committee (PAAC) wants members to know that documentation of 2021 E/M codes compared to 2018 and 2019 will be critical for practices. PAAC urges practices to begin to collect baseline data to have data to compare the 2021 changes to. Please explore the downloadable spreadsheet found here and review your 2019 data and eventually your 2020 data (2020 impacted by COVID-19 important but AAP also wants prior year) to be prepared for comparing 2021 data as it becomes available.
Welcome Alexandra
The Nevada AAP is excited to welcome Alexandra Aland as our newest chapter intern!

Alexandra is a University of Nevada Reno senior graduating this fall. She started her college career in 2016 at Truckee Meadows Community College graduating with an Associates of Science Degree before transferring to UNR to study Public Health. After graduation, Alexandra plans to obtain a CNA certificate with aspirations of working toward being a dermatologist.

In addition to her studies and this internship, Alexandra also currently works at a title 1 elementary school giving the Nevada AAP inside access to what's happening at a public school during the pandemic. Over the next few weeks, Alexandra will reach out to Nevada AAP members who are also members of the AAP's Council on School Health (COSH) with an aim of increasing chapter activities at Nevada schools.
OPPORTUNITIES
Expanding from Quality Improvement to Value Improvement – Recorded Webinar
Expanding from Quality Improvement to Value Improvement is necessary and useful when seeking to lower cost and resource utilization while improving value of care, outcomes, and patient experience. Value Improvement has started to gain more momentum in healthcare, but there is still work to be done. This recorded webinar, presented by Mike Tchou, MD, MSc, FAAP provides attendees with the resources and educational tools needed to begin implementing high-value care. 
Stay home. Connect virtually!
Although we are all practicing "social distancing", there are still many online opportunities to "get together" to network and learn together. We may be physically separated, but not emotionally or intellectually. 

The Nevada AAP Event Calendar is an ever-changing publicly shared Google calendar that you can import into your personal Google calendar by following this link. When we update the calendar, the new events will appear in your calendar as well. Follow this link to learn more about adding a public Google calendar to yours.


Complete Calendar and Details at NevadaAAP.org/calendar.

Mon Sep 21st
12:00 PM- 1:00 PM
2020-21 Flu Season Kick-Off in Nevada
Lessons from Last Season and How Our State Can Increase Flu Vaccine Uptake

Wed Sep 23rd
9:00 AM- 10:00 AM
Dr. Paul Offit Discusses COVID-19 Vaccine Development
For Physicians -- Free CME

Thu Sep 24th
12:00 PM- 1:00 PM
Challenges of Influenza Vaccination During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Racial and Ethnic Disparities

Thu Sep 24th
5:00 PM- 6:00 PM
E-cigarettes 101: What They Are, Their Health Effects, and Their Appeal to Youth
Free for Members

Fri Sep 25th
12:00 PM- 1:00 PM
The Critical Importance of Flu Prevention: Insights from a Mother Whose Daughter Almost Didn't Survive

Sat Sep 26th
7:45 AM- 2:45 PM
TriplePlay! Ethics. Suicide Prevention. Controlled Substances Prescribing.

Fri - Mon Oct 2nd-5th
AAP National Conference & Exhibition

Fri Oct 9th
12:00 PM- 1:00 PM
Project ECHO -- Complex Pediatrics
For Physicians -- FREE CME -- Featuring Nevada AAP Member Kathryn Eckert, MD, FAAP

Sun Oct 11th
10:00 AM- 11:00 AM
FREE Walk with a Doc -- KIDS TIME!
For Families -- Free
Visit nevadaaap.org/walk-with-a-doc to learn more.

Sat Oct 24th
8:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Nevada AAP Annual Meeting & 6.5 CME
2020 Pediatric Update: What We Envision for Children

Wed Nov 11th
8:00 AM- 4:30 PM
Children's Hospital Colorado Virtual Conference
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