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I hope that you are enjoying the spring season. We are six months away from the 2022 elections, and our advocacy efforts at the state will continue to help children one step at a time. An increase in malpractice insurance rates, health insurance premiums, and overall cost of healthcare are at stake during the upcoming election.
I would like to welcome our new chapter members and encourage them to make use of the resources available on our website, aapca2.org
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Our Member Spotlight features Dr. Lindsay M. Andras, Associate Division Chief and Director of The Spine Program at the Children’s Orthopaedic Center at CHLA. I hope to see more of you participate and make this part of the newsletter interesting, by submitting your personal narratives to be published.
The Residency Corner has been featuring the finalists of the 2022 Research Awards. This month we have Dr. Divya Patel, a second-year pediatric resident at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Residency Program.
Please register for the Climate Change and Human Migration webinar, to be held on April 21st. Dr. Caleb Dresser will present on the implications of climate change and its consequences on migration patterns, and ultimately, the health and safety of children and their families across the world.
I want to thank the Chapter 2 delegates who represented District IX during the recent virtual congressional visits during the AAP Advocacy Conference, focusing on child mental health. You may see the details of that below.
Please welcome Cindy Little as our new, interim Reach Out and Read Inland Empire (RORIE) program coordinator. Cindy will be connecting with our RORIE sites to assist with any program needs, including training, reports and book ordering. This program is fully funded by First 5 Riverside and First 5 San Bernardino, providing free books for all well-child visits to children zero to five.
Are you interested in improving e-cigarette/vaping screening? Please consider signing up for UCLA's QI project, led by Dr. Denise Nuñez. The project will require a minimum of three PDSA cycles and will offer CME and MOC part 4. Please see below for details.
If you missed any of the most recent webinars, you may watch the recordings by following the links provided in the Recent Events section below.
Best wishes,
D. Rajasekhar, MD, FAAP
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Climate Change Research Study
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On behalf of fellow pediatricians and the University of Pittsburgh, we are inviting you to participate in a research survey to learn more about the opinions and practices of pediatricians and pediatric providers regarding discussion of climate change within pediatric clinical settings.
This study includes a 5-minute online IRB-approved survey to report your opinions on discussing the health effects of climate change with patients and families. Following the survey, you will have a chance at one of twenty $50 Amazon gift cards.
Thank you so much for considering and we are so deeply grateful to learn from your expertise!
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The Quorum
April 2022
The Expanded Child Tax Credit
By Karinne Van Groningen, MD, MPH - Legislative and Policy Analyst
The expanded child tax credit was passed by the Biden Administration via the American Rescue Plan in March 2021, but payments swiftly ceased in December 2021. So what were the impacts of the child tax credit, and why did it already stop? Read more ...
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2022 AAP Advocacy Conference
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Over 400 AAP members participated in the virtual AAP Advocacy Conference on March 20 and 21, concluding with virtual congressional visits on March 22. This year's focus on Capitol Hill was to urge congress to support youth mental and behavioral health, urging them to cosponsor two bipartisan, bicameral bills: the Supporting Children's Mental Health Care Access Act (H.R. 7076/ S.3864) and the Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 1803/ S.3628).
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(Above) Representatives from District IX (California Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4) on a virtual congressional meeting with Isabel Rangel from the office of Senator Alex Padilla on March 22, 2022. |
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During the conference, several high-ranking federal officials spoke about the importance of pediatrician advocacy and applauded the exceptional role of pediatricians in supporting their patients and communities throughout the pandemic.
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A brief address from the First Lady of the United States Jill Biden, EdD
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A conversation with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, JD
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A conversation with Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine, MD, FAAP
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33rd Annual Advances in Pediatrics Symposium | Video
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AAP Presidents Panel at the 33rd Annual Advances in Pediatrics Symposium on February 26th at UCLA. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, many threats to child health have become more evident. Does history repeat itself? View the discussion. |
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Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health Survey
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AAP-CA2 is partnering with the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health to survey pediatric subspecialists in California about supporting families of children with chronic health conditions. Subspecialists will soon receive the brief, 5-minute survey on parent-to-parent support, the results of which will be used to inform the Foundation’s advocacy efforts addressing families’ medical and social needs as well as assist practices in meeting the needs of this population. A donation on behalf of the pediatric community will be made to Ronald McDonald House Charities for every completed survey. We encourage you to complete the survey as soon as you receive it. |
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Chapter Immunizations Champion Resources
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Candace M. Gragnani, MD, MPH, FAAP
AAP-CA2 Immunizations Champion
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The California Department of Public Health, and the County of Los Angeles Public Health Department have created the following MIS-C resources for clinicians:
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QI PROJECT - UCLA Anti-Vaping Task Force
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Participate in QI - Get MOC Part 4 - Improve Outcomes
The UCLA Health Preventive Medicine education team is interested in collaborating with clinics on quality improvement work to incorporate tobacco use/vaping treatment and screening in pediatric practices. The goal is to improve screening, identification, treatment, and referral policies during clinic visits for pediatric patients who use tobacco/vaping products.
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Lindsay M. Andras, MD, FAAP
Associate Division Chief and Director of The Spine Program at the Children’s Orthopaedic Center
Practice location: Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Number of years in practice: 10
Although I really enjoy calling southern California home, I originally grew up in a small town in Illinois. My father, also an orthopaedic surgeon, comes from a large farming family, and most of my spare time in adolescence was spent working on the farm and riding horses. Read more...
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The Member Spotlight is written to highlight our chapter membership. Chapter members can submit personal narratives about themselves with a focus on how they maintain their physician wellness in the face of everyday struggles and challenges. Authors may also choose to highlight a practice, volunteer activities, QI projects, etc. The purpose of the spotlight series is to encourage and foster unity and support within the chapter. |
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Residency Corner - 2022 Research Awards
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The AAP California Chapter 2 sent out a call for abstracts on scholarly projects by pediatric residents and medicine-pediatric residents from CHLA, Harbor-UCLA, Kaiser LA, Loma Linda, UCLA and USC; and medical students from the Southern California counties of Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The accepted abstracts were showcased at the 2022 Advances in Pediatrics Symposium. We are thrilled to share with you the authors and their abstract each month. |
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Divya Patel, MD
Poster Presenter
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Clinical Case Report: SIADH as a presentation of Neuromyelitis Optica
Divya Patel is a second-year pediatric resident at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Residency Program. She grew up in the Bay Area, studied public health and biology at UC Berkeley, and attended medical school at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Read more...
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Please Share Your Story
Are you currently enrolled in a pediatric or medicine-pediatrics residency in our Chapter region? Are you involved in a project that you would like to showcase? Do you practice a sport or have an artistic talent that you would like to share? We want to showcase YOU in the Residency Corner of our Chapter Newsletter. Please find the submission guidelines HERE.
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Reach Out and Read Inland Empire - Staffing Update
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Reach Out and Read Inland Empire is funded by First 5 Riverside and First 5 San Bernardino to bring free books at no cost to practices in the Inland Empire. Join us. Become a ROR provider and help improve child literacy today. Contact us at chapter2@aapca2.org
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Staffing Update
Reach Out and Read Inland Empire is happy to announce our interim Project Coordinator, Cindy Little. Cindy comes to us with sixteen years of non-profit experience, and eight of those with Reach Out and Read. Cindy will be connecting with RORIE sites to complete Site Quality Classification reviews and to complete book ordering for FY21/22.
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Every Other Tuesday | COVID-19 Open Office Hours
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Join us every other Tuesday at 5 PM during the "Open Info Hours" to learn about COVID-19 vaccine topics. Brought to you by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and AAP-CA2.
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Fridays - Miller Children's Grand Rounds
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Pediatric Grand Rounds
Fridays at 8 AM
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April 21 - Climate Change and Human Migration
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Join us on April 21st for a conversation with Dr. Caleb Dresser on the implications of climate change and its consequences on migration patterns, and ultimately, the health and safety of children and their families across the world.
April 21, 2022
Time: 6:00 PM -7:30 PM (PT)
This event will be hosted via Zoom
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May 4 - Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee
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The AAP-CA2 Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee invites you to attend a meeting to discuss committee goals and objectives.
To join the committee, please follow this link
AAP-CA2 Equity Diversity & Inclusion Committee Meeting
May 4, 2022
6:00 - 7:00 PM
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May 20-21 - Inflammatory Brain Disorders
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Inflammatory Brain Disorders Conference 2022 – Fee Waivers
Hosted by Neuroimmune Foundation
Fee waivers available for 500 providers to attend the 2022 conference free of charge. Waivers to be processed the first week of January.
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Welcome New Chapter Members |
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Welcome to the following NEW members who joined the Chapter in March.
Thank you for your support!
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Kaitlin Anderson, DNP - San Luis Obispo
Rhoda Blum, MD, FAAP - Redlands
Maria Chandler, MD, FAAP - Sunset Beach
Mikhaela Cielo, MD, FAAP - Los Angeles
Carol DeWalt, MD, FAAP - Torrance
Asma Khan, MD, FAAP - Bellflower
Margaret Nguyen, MD, FAAP - Los Angeles
Katelyn Pardon - Pomona
Ankit Shah, MD, FAAP - Los Angeles
Maureen Sims, MD, FAAP - La Cañada
Kristi Westphaln, PhD, RN CPNP-PC - Santa Monica
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Videos in Spanish for Parents | COVID-19 Vaccines
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New Video | COVID-19 Vaccines are Safe
Through a grant from the AAP and the CDC, AAP-CA2 produced the video shown below to educate Spanish speaking parents about the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The material is being featured as a Facebook commercial ad, and may be accessed on our YouTube and Facebook pages.
Ilan Shapiro, MD, FAAP is Chief Health Correspondent and Medical Affairs Officer at Altamed, and a Member-At-Large with our chapter.
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New Videos | El Chavo
Despite the number of COVID-19 cases dwindling across the state, Latinos continue to be the most impacted by COVID-19 and its variants.
In an effort to tackle these issues in a culturally relevant way, the ¡Ándale! Qué Esperas? campaign and Chespirito launched the El Chavo animated PSA in California’s top five Latino markets.
Please share these with children/parents in your office.
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Short version (30 seconds)
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Long version (60 seconds)
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CHLA | New Fellowship Program
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The Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Division of Orthopedics is now accepting applications for 2022-2023 for the inaugural Non-Operative Pediatric Orthopedic (NOPO) Fellowship.
There is an emerging new field of medicine, Non Operative Pediatric Orthopedics, in response to the growing need for pediatric musculoskeletal specialists to diagnose and treat many of the primarily non-surgical musculoskeletal conditions in children and adolescents.
This one-year fellowship will train candidates who have completed residency in Pediatrics, Family Medicine, or Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to practice as specialists in non-operative pediatric musculoskeletal medicine. Fellow will be competent in the diagnosis and non-operative management of a variety of musculoskeletal conditions. Upon completion, graduates will gain employment in a busy pediatric orthopedic group with competitive income potential and with minimal to no call responsibilities.
Applicants are required to submit their CV, transcripts, and 3 letters of recommendations. Interested candidates can check out the website below and contact our fellowship coordinator and/or fellowship program director for more information:
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Membership Options | Large Groups
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Enterprise Membership - Did you know? |
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Signing up your entire practice (clinical and non-clinical staff) qualifies for a 20% discount on Chapter membership dues. Contact us for details.
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Los Angeles County Immigrant Youth Resource Toolkit |
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The Immigrant Youth Task Force (IYTF) at UCLA and the American Academy of Pediatrics California Chapter 2 (AAP-CA2) invite you to visit The Los Angeles County Immigrant Youth Resource Toolkit, a website consolidating community resources in the greater LA area for immigrant youth and families. Our goal is to help professionals from all disciplines address the needs of their immigrant youth patients/clients with regards to health care, legal services, education, social services, and more. As our toolkit continues to evolve, we encourage you to explore and use it in your practice going forward.
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Chapter Committees and Sections |
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Chapter committees are great opportunities to get involved in areas that interest you the most. Furthermore, if you are a Fellow member (FAAP), local involvement could position you for leadership opportunities at National AAP. To learn more about our various Committees and Sections, and to sign up, please visit aapca2.org/committees.
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Advertise in Our Newsletter |
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AAP-CA2 invites you to advertise in our newsletter
AAP-CA2 publishes its electronic newsletter, Peds@CA2, which is emailed to its 1,500+ members on the second weekend every month. Chapter members and non-profit organizations receive a 50% discount. Please follow the link below for more information.
For advertisement rates and guidelines, please click here.
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Article submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The newsletter is published the second Sunday of each month.
You may direct questions and article submissions to the "American Academy of Pediatrics - CA Chapter 2" <chapter2@aapca2.org>.
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The AAP-CA2 Newsletter Editorial Review Board |
Established in July 2020 to highlight educational content and resources of value to chapter members, and to showcase our chapter membership. |
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AAP-CA2 Chapter Excellence Award
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For the ninth year in a row, the AAP-CA2 is a recipient of the 2020 AAP Award of Chapter Excellence in recognition for its accomplishments during the 2020 calendar year. We would like to thank you, our members, for your loyalty as we advocate for children, pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists, bringing you opportunities for engagement and professional development. |
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Thank you to the 1,288 who follow us on Twitter! @AAPCA2
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