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I wish you all a “Happy Thanksgiving Holiday”. The pandemic kept many families apart during the 2020 holidays. After taking the COVID-19 vaccine, many families now feel comfortable to meet and celebrate this year. These are all baby steps, until the pandemic is behind us. “Caution” is still the name of the game.
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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Are you interested in improving e-cigarette/vaping screening? Please consider signing up for UCLA's QI project, lead 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.
Our Member Spotlight features one of our board members, Cindy Baker, MD, FAAP, who has been in practice for 37 years. Alyssa Morse, MD presents her project, Direct Emergency Department Referrals to Primary Care, with which she won the AAP Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Award. I hope to see more of you participate and make this part of the newsletter interesting, by submitting your personal narratives to be published. Please read the submission guidelines below and contact [email protected] for more information.
Our Advances in Pediatrics Symposium is set for February 26, 2022 at UCLA. This will be an in-person event, with the option of attending virtually via Zoom.
Anisa M. Ibrahim, MD, FAAP, Seattle-based pediatrician and recipient of the 2021 Great Immigrants, Great Americans award, will talk on her experience with immigrant children. Smita Malhotra, MD, FAAP, AAP official spokesperson and Medical Director of LAUSD will talk about the latest with COVID in schools. Lindsay Wells, MD, FAAP will present on microaggressions. Reshma Shah, MD, MPH will discuss plant-based dietary options for pediatric patients. And more! Please save the date! Residents and medical students, the abstract submission deadline is December 15th.
We had our first climate related webinar on October 27, hosted by our own climate change committee. This event was well attended by chapter 2 members. Please visit the aapca2.org/climate web page for information, to access the webinar recording, and to learn about the latest calls to action.
Thank you to Keith Mann, MD, MED of the American Board of Pediatrics for presenting on November 11th on the latest news and options for pediatricians interested in obtaining Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits. The ABP may provide MOC Part 4 credit for some of the quality improvement work we are already doing in our practices, such as meeting certain quality measures. We will share this information as soon as it becomes available.
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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COVID-19 Dashboards by County |
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AAP-CA2 Advances in Pediatrics Symposium 2022
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Please Save The Date for this Hybrid event.
Attend in Person - Attend Via Zoom
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Call for Abstracts
AAP-CA2 Advances in Pediatrics Symposium
February 26, 2022
Abstract Submission Deadline: December 15, 2021 at 11:59PM PST
General Information:
The AAP California Chapter 2 will accept abstracts on scholarly projects by pediatric and medicine-pediatric residents from CHLA, Harbor-UCLA, Kaiser LA, Loma Linda, UCLA, and USC.
Students from medical schools in the Southern California counties of Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura are also invited to submit their abstracts.
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The Quorum
November 2021: The Pediatric Mental Health Crisis
By Karinne Van Groningen, MD, MPH - Legislative and Policy Analyst
On October 19th, the AAP, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), and Children’s Hospital Association declared a national emergency in children’s mental health. Below is an overview of the crisis, AAP policy recommendations, and ongoing legislation at the national and state levels to improve mental health service and delivery. Read more ...
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Community Advocacy Opportunity - Los Angeles
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Opportunity with the Los Angeles Department of Public Health:
LA DPH is looking for pediatricians to speak at school events, such as parent info sessions, regarding the COVID vaccine for children and quickly approaching LAUSD vaccine mandate deadline. Speaking opportunities are mostly virtual, with some in-person opportunities. Prior to any speaking engagement you will be provided with prepared presentations and parent FAQs. If you're interested in this community engagement effort please fill out the form [HERE]
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Pediatricians at PTA Meetings
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In late September, we began to fulfill requests from PTA leaders throughout our region who were asking for pediatricians to participate in their meetings via Zoom to provide information regarding COVID and the vaccine. The initial requests were funneled by the national AAP, and more recently from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. AAP-CA2 policy analyst, Karinne Van Groningen, MD sent a request to our members and has compiled a list of pediatricians who have volunteered their time for this community service. We would like to thank all who have already signed up, as well as the following for being there during these PTA events:
Laura Hutchison, MD, FAAP
- 9/21 For Coast Unified School District (San Luis Obispo)
- 10/27 for Hamilton Elementary (Pasadena Unified)
- 11/4 for Delevan Drive Elementary (LAUSD)
- 11/15 for Highlands Council of PTA's (18 PTA/PTSAs in Los Angeles)
Denise Nuñez, MD
- 11/16 for Mount Washington Elementary (LAUSD)
Robert Riewerts, MD, FAAP
- 11/17 for Vieja Valley Elementary (Santa Barbara).
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Statewide Advocacy - District IX
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On October 29th, AAP-CA2 hosted the 2021 California Advocacy Training Collaborative and Annual Gathering. AAP District IX advocacy leaders (Representing the four California chapters) convened in Burbank to discuss state-wide advocacy opportunities. Topics discussed included the ongoing pediatric mental health crisis, school based behavioral health services, and health care delivery changes coming with CalAIM. The collaborative was fortunate to have two in-person speakers, Alex Briscoe from the Children's Trust (Bottom left) and LA's own, Dr. Mark Ghaley, CA HHS Secretary (Top left).
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UCLA Anti-Vaping Task Force
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The UCLA Anti-Vaping Champions Task Force needs YOU to help protect children and young adults from the harmful influence of big tobacco companies and the e-cigarette/vaping epidemic! Our Task Force is looking for members who are passionate about fighting against the use of tobacco products in our communities. Read More...
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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 pediatrics practices. The goal is to improve screening, identification, treatment, and referral policies of pediatric patients using tobacco/vaping products during clinic visits. In addition, training will be developed to provide local providers with resources on implementing cessation referral policies. The funded project is a collaboration between the California Department of Health and UCLA to reduce the impact of vaping among youth and young adults in our community. Our team will ensure to support your team throughout the process, including sourcing up-to-date information to provide clinic staff with resources for screening, identification, treatment, and referral protocols.
Project activities:
- A contract will be signed to adopt and implement the voluntary cessation, assessment, and referral policy
- A team of administrators/providers will meet to plan the design and integration of the project into the practice group
- Representatives from the clinics will be interviewed about the current state of the protocols and potential barriers to adopting a voluntary policy
- A pre-and post-policy screening survey will be administered to staff at clinics which adopted the voluntary policy
- Pediatric clinics will apply and participate in quality improvement (QI) work to increase screening, identification and treatment of pediatric patients using tobacco/vaping products with a minimum of 3 Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles
Other opportunities include:
- Joining our interprofessional task force, UCLA AntiVaping Champions, to collaborate with the community on reducing the impact of vaping.
- Health professionals and trainee's educational curriculum support on screening, identification and treatment of pediatric patients using tobacco/vaping products.
Please contact Denise Nunez, MD at [email protected] for an application form or further information.
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Cindy Baker, M.D.
Practice location: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles
Number of years in practice: 37 years
I was born in Philadelphia, PA and grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia. I am the eldest of four, my Dad was a pediatrician, my Mom a librarian. I went to college and medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. I moved to LA and did my residency at CHLA, stayed on as Chief Resident, then moved across the street to Kaiser Permanente to get some experience in general pediatric practice. My plan was to stay for a year or so. I ended up staying my whole career! 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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Congratulations to the 2021 AAP Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Award Winners!
Direct Emergency Department Referrals to Primary Care
By Alyssa Morse, MD
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
The AAP Bright Futures Initiative recommends every child see a primary care pediatrician (PCP) regularly for routine well-child checks, developmental screenings, and immunizations. Families without access -- or with poor access -- to primary care, often utilize the Emergency Department (ED) for their emergent and non-emergent healthcare needs. 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.
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Residency Corner Articles: The Residency Corner is dedicated to highlighting resident voices and providing an opportunity to find peer connections across the residency programs in the chapter. It is a space for residents to publish articles on their topics of interest. Submissions from all areas are welcome, including sharing ideas to stay socially connected during residency, describing personal hobbies or passions, highlighting resident research or QI projects, describing advocacy efforts, or providing advice and perspective on transitions during residency. The Residency Corner will rotate monthly to showcase a representative from each of the residency programs in the chapter. Please find the submission guidelines HERE.
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Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Program Call for Proposals is open!
The Community Access To Child Health (CATCH) program is a national initiative of the AAP that supports pediatricians to collaborate within their communities to plan and/or implement projects that advance the health of all children. The CATCH Call for Proposals is open through January 24, 2022 at 11:59 pm CT. Pediatricians and pediatric residents in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canadian AAP chapters, with innovative ideas to plan or implement initiatives that address critical child health issues in their local communities may apply for $10,000 and $2,000, respectively.
The Resident Call for Proposals guidelines include targeted funding opportunities on more than 10 topics including oral health, community pediatrics, environmental health, developmental and behavioral pediatrics, emergency medicine, school health, obesity prevention, and child abuse/neglect.
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November 17 | ACEs Aware Ventura County
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The Community Resiliency Model:
An Introduction
Presented by Dr. Chudzynski
This is the ninth session in the AAVC 12-lecture series.
In this session, attendees will learn:
- How our biology and nervous system as a uniting thread in the human experience to introduce the shift in understanding trauma/stress reactions as biology not mental weakness
- The importance of this biological model as it relates to helping people understand and heal from ACEs
- How to use the Wellness Skills from this course to regulate the nervous system
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Don't miss the last three sessions of the 12-lecture series
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December 1: Beyond ACE Screening: Role of Protective Factors in Enhancing Resilience. Suzanne Roberts, MD
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December 7: How to Have an Open Dialogue About Race, Bias, and Discrimination When Considering ACEs. Dominique Eugene, PhD
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December 15: Trauma-Informed Network of Care: Supporting a Resilient Ventura County. Sharon Elmensdorp, PhD, BCBA-D & Kathleen Van Antwerp, Ed.D
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November 19 - Pediatric Grand Rounds
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Pediatric Grand Rounds – November 2021
Fridays, 8:00 am – 9:00 am – Zoom
11/19: Pediatric Orthopaedic Tumors
Amy Williams, M.D.
Benign Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors Common to Children
Malignant Bone Tumors: Osteosarcoma and Ewing Sarcoma
Know “Red Flag” Findings Concerning for Orthopaedic Malignancy
Imaging: When to Order and What to Order
Referrals: When and to Whom
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 924 5224 4153
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Optimizing Pediatric Prehospital Seizure Management
Presented by the Los Angeles EMS Agency
Tuesday November 30, 2021
11:45 am – 12:45 pm Pacific Time
Manish I. Shah, MD, MS
Associate Professor and Attending Physician
Baylor College of Medicine & Texas Children’s Hospital
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the optimal medical management of pediatric seizures
- Describe the age-based standardized dosing approach for Midazolam
- Summarize the major challenges that medics face in treating pediatric seizures
- Discuss and describe the PediDOSE study—Pediatric Dose Optimization for Seizures in EMS
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 826 0936 5588
Passcode: 507162
One tap mobile: +12532158782,,82609365588# US (Tacoma)
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December 2 | Section on Early Career Physicians (SOECP)
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Leadership, Equity, and Advancement in Pediatrics (LEAP) Webinar Series
Webinar series presented by the AAP Section on Early Career Physicians
Join us for our Leadership, Equity, and Advancement in Pediatrics (LEAP) webinar series designed to educate, empower, and equip our early career members so that they have the tools to lead with confidence.
- Navigating a Structurally Discriminatory Environment | Thursday, December 2, 2021 | 7-8pm CT
- Graceful Self-Promotion | Thursday, January 20, 2022 | 7-8pm CT
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January 25 - CHOC Children's Lecture Series
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CHOC Children’s Virtual Pediatric Lecture Series provides online CME lectures at no cost. |
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- January 25, 2022 at 12:30 PM - Pediatric Otolaryngology
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Welcome New Chapter Members |
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Welcome the following NEW members who joined the Chapter in October.
Thank you for your support!
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Kristen Andersen, MD, FAAP - Redondo Beach
Alina Avetisyan, Medical Student - Auburn Hills
Patricio Fernandez Martorell, MD, FAAP - Murrieta
Yasuko Fukuda, MD, FAAP - San Francisco
Reis Harney, MD, FAAP - Santa Barbara
Hanna Hong, MD, FAAP - Riverside
Alexandra Iacob, MD, FAAP - Long Beach
Giorgi Maziashvili, Medical Student - Tbilisi
Brittany Meyer, Medical Student - Granada Hills
Christopher Ng, Medical Student - Chino
Bess Raker, MD, FAAP - Beverly Hills
Autumn Shurin, MD, FAAP - Los Angeles
Diana Yan, MD, FAAP - Los Angeles
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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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The National AAP announced the 2021 Award Winners in several categories.
We would like to recognize the following recipients who practice in our Chapter. You may access the full list of awardees, here.
Edwin L. Kendig, Jr. Award
Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine
Thomas G. Keens, M.D., FAAP
He is professor of pediatrics, physiology and neuroscience at Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, and Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). At CHLA, he is medical director of the Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory and director of the Cystic Fibrosis Care Center. Dr. Keens also chairs the California SIDS Advisory Council.
Holroyd-Sherry Award
Council on Communications and Media
Ilan Shapiro, M.D., M.B.A., FACHE, FAAP
He is medical director of health education and wellness at Los Angeles-based AltaMed Health Services and an AAP spokesperson in English and Spanish media. Dr. Shapiro provides evidence-based children’s health information to parents, physicians, community leaders, policymakers and others. He is a member of the Council on Immigrant Child and Family Health and Section on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology.
Neonatal Pioneer Award
Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Gil Martin, M.D., FAAP
He is director emeritus of the neonatal intensive care unit at Emanate Health Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina, Calif., and on the faculty since 1972. Dr. Martin is professor of pediatrics at Loma Linda University and editor emeritus of the Journal of Perinatology. He is past president of the California Perinatal Association and the author of several books and treatises.
Thomas F. Tonniges M.D., FAAP, Lifetime Achievement Award
for Advocacy on Behalf of Vulnerable Children
Council on Foster Care, Adoption and Kinship Care
Moira A. Szilagyi, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP
She is AAP president-elect. Dr. Szilagyi, who led development of the first health care standards for children in foster care in New York State, is professor of pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics at University of California, Los Angeles; division chief of developmental behavioral pediatrics; and the Peter Shapiro Term Chair for Enhancing Children’s Developmental and Behavioral Health in Pediatrics. She is a former chair of the council’s executive committee.
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Amazon Smile - Support the Chapter |
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Did you know that you can select a charity of choice and make all of your Amazon purchases count toward charitable contributions?
Next time you are on Amazon.com, go to smile.amazon.com and select "American Academy of Pediatrics District IX Chapter 2" as your charity of choice. There after, always be sure to begin at smile.amazon.com when you make purchases, or they will not count. Amazon will donate half a percent of all purchases. This is a way of supporting the chapter so that we may have a greater impact through our programs. We thank you for your support!
Use this link to select us as your charitable organization at AmazonSmile.
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Reach Out and Read IE
Are you a pediatrician in Riverside or San Bernardino County? Through a generous grant from First 5 Riverside and First 5 San Bernardino, the AAP Chapter 2 can provide free books and support to start a Reach Out and Read program at your clinic. Learn more ...
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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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To All Pediatricians in San Bernardino County |
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ARE YOU UTILIZING ACES AWARE TOOLS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF YOUR PATIENTS?
Receive $29 per visit reimbursement for each Medi-Cal office visit
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To All Pediatricians in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura County |
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The Landon Pediatric Foundation received a grant from ACEs Aware to provide supplemental training to providers in Ventura County (and neighboring counties)... Read more >>>
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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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New: ADVOCACY
Be the voice in your County. Share local issues that need to be addressed with grassroots efforts.
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New: CLIMATE CHANGE
Join discussions on what pediatricians can do to address climate change in our region.
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New: MEDIA and COMMUNICATIONS
Do you have an interest in media and communications? Would you like to learn how to structure sound bytes when speaking with the media? Or perhaps how to be a more effective Tweetrician? .
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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" <[email protected]>.
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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 1,233 who follow us on Twitter! @AAPCA2
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