American Academy of Pediatrics California Chapter 2
2022 - November Edition
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Grant Christman, MD, MACM, FAAP |
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The midterm elections brought us an important victory for child health in California: the passage of Proposition 31. This month, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published a report based on the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) showing that 16.5% of high school students and 4.5% of middle school students state they are currently using tobacco products, with e-cigarettes/vapes being by far the most used. |
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Candy and fruit flavored tobacco products target children’s taste preferences and get them addicted to nicotine, often leading to use of other products like cigarettes. Proposition 31 bans most flavored tobacco products and tobacco product flavor enhancers in our state. Chapter 2 members have been traveling to city council meetings and state capitol offices for many years to advocate for flavor bans and other vaping limits. I would like to congratulate them on this hard-won victory!
I would also like to call attention to another positive development for the chapter: the return of in-person member events. Last month, Dr. Ken Saul (Chapter 2 Ventura County Area Representative) hosted a town hall on Meningococcal B disease in Woodland Hills. The town hall was very well-attended by local chapter members and featured a special guest who shared her experiences as a meningitis survivor.
On December 10, we will be hosting a social event for pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists at the Penmar Golf Course in Venice. There will be food, music, and even a ping-pong table for kids and adults to enjoy. All chapter members and their families are welcome, and we encourage you to bring a pediatric colleague (member or not). We are hoping to host more events like this soon in every region of our very large chapter. Please email Tomas at ttorices@aapca2.org if you have any ideas for an event or would like to host!
This month's member spotlight features Candace Gragnani MD, MPH, FAAP, who practices preventive medicine at UCLA and is the Chapter 2 Breastfeeding Champion.
I would like to welcome our new chapter members and encourage them to get involved by joining a chapter committee. Information about our committees and other resources are available on our website, aapca2.org. Your support makes the work of this chapter possible!
Some other highlights and upcoming events in this month’s newsletter include:
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Dr. Kamaal Jones gives a debrief on the recent election in The Quorum
- Dr. Nina Shapiro discusses the tongue tie controversy
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Dr. Melissa Ruiz shares her reflections in The Long Days of Winter
- Delesa Barnes, our Reach Out and Read Inland Empire (RORIE) Program Coordinator, gives an update on the program’s national leadership conference
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December 10th: AAP-CA2 Social at The Penmar in Venice (near the Santa Monica Airport)
- May 20, 2023 | AAP-CA2 Advances in Pediatrics Symposium at UCLA
I hope you have a wonderful month!
Best wishes,
Grant Christman, MD, MACM, FAAP
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Tongue Tie: Cutting through the Controversy
Nina Shapiro, MD
In surgery, there’s a saying: “A chance to cut is a chance to cure.” Most surgeons learn early on that a good surgeon knows how to operate; but a great surgeon knows when not to operate. This issue continues to be met with when it comes to tongue tie surgery. Tongue tie, or ankyloglossia, is a manifestation of the thin band of tissue, usually a translucent, white membrane, on the undersurface of the tongue, known as the lingual frenulum. Diagnosis and management sparks debate between pediatric colleagues. Read more ...
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This event will be outdoors. Full details in the "Upcoming Events" section, below. |
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The Quorum
Status Post Midterms
By Kamaal A. Jones, MD, FAAP - Policy and Legislative Affairs Analyst
While votes are still being tallied throughout California and the nation, this midterm election has shaped up to be extremely consequential. If ever there was a question about the value of an individual vote, one need look no further than the margins of this most recent election to see how close some of these races and ballot measures have been. Read more ...
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The AAP-CA2 Newsletter Committee asked the following question to readers in winter 2020: The days are getting shorter, but the work hours seem to be getting longer. What do you do to stay balanced during the busy winter respiratory season? Now, as daylight savings time ends in 2022, we asked Dr. Ruiz to share an updated response two years later. Please enjoy.
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The Long Days of Winter
Melissa Ruiz, MD, FAAP
I’m a morning person, so the earlier sunshine is just what the doctor ordered for my early mornings! Getting up and exercising helps me start my day with more positive energy and gives me the patience to work with my partner to get our three boys ready and get them where they need to be. Continue reading ...
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The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) program is a flagship initiative of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) which supports pediatricians to lead innovative, community-based projects that increase children’s access to optimal health or well-being. The Call for Proposals for funding through the CATCH program opened on November 1, 2022, with applications due on January 23, 2023. https://grants.aap.org/res/p/available-grant-applicati/
CATCH grants–including CATCH Planning, CATCH Implementation, and CATCH Resident grants— are open to AAP member pediatricians and resident trainees (medical students, residents, fellows) in US and Canadian AAP chapters. Pediatricians and residents 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 also includes 12 targeted funding opportunities. Browse the Community Pediatrics Funded Project list to learn about more than 300 community-based projects funded from 2017 to the present and review over 30 recent CATCH projects’ impacts in the CATCH Poster Hall. Further information can be found at www.aap.org/catch
All applicants are strongly encouraged to seek technical assistance by contacting Chapter 2 CATCH Facilitators Melissa Ruiz, MD (ruizmj@gmail.com) and Christine Thang, MD (CThang@mednet.ucla.edu).
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Dear Residents… We want to highlight you in our newsletter!
We are reaching out to invite pediatric trainees to contribute an article to our AAPCA2 monthly newsletter to be published in an upcoming month. The AAPCA2 Newsletter Editorial Board will help to review and edit all submissions prior to publication. Read more...
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Candace Gragnani, MD, MPH, FAAP
Practice location: Preventive Medicine at UCLA
Number of years in practice: 6
After growing up in a farm family in the Central Valley of California, I was a first-generation college student alongside my siblings and studied physiology as an undergrad at UCLA. A change of heart in evaluating my post-undergrad plans led me to
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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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Reach Out & Read in Madison
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Experiencing the Reach Out & Read National Leadership Conference
By Delesa Barnes
Reach Out and Read Inland Empire Program Coordinator
Being a part of the Reach Out and Read (ROR) network means gaining access to a community of like-minded professionals, all with a very similar mission in mind: giving young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together. The National Leadership conference in Madison, Wisconsin brought together affiliates and partners for the first time in person since the pandemic began, Read more ...
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Reach Out & Read Inland Empire |
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There are currently 31 Reach Out and Read Inland Empire (RORIE) active sites in San Bernardino County, and 27 active sites in Riverside County. Join us and make a difference utilizing our literacy program.
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.
Please reach out to Delesa Barnes if you are ready to incorporate the Reach Out and Read literacy program into your practice. You may reach Delesa directly at dbarnes@aapca2.org or by calling (909) 709-1441
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Welcome New Chapter Members
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Welcome to the following NEW members who joined the Chapter in October.
Thank you for your support!
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Shomir Deshpande, MD, FAAP – Tulsa
Kelly Feldmen, MD – Orange
Brian Friend, MD, FAAP – Los Angeles
Kelly Garrity, MD – Charlotte
Tyson Hekking, MD, FAAP – Baltimore
Dev Darshan Khalsa, MD, FAAP – Los Angeles
Emily King, MD, FAAP – Claremont
Erika Li, MD – Los Angeles
Jordan Mudery, MD, FAAP – Los Angeles
Sasha Pannu, MD, FAAP – Santa Monica
Sepideh Rabi, MD, FAAP – Los Angeles
Siamak Safar, MD, FAAP – Westlake Village
James Schick, MD, FAAP – Long Beach
Zenab Tamer, MD, FAAP – Los Angeles
Manuel Viamonte, MD, FAAP – Los Angeles
Edward Zitnik, DO – Los Angeles
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RESOURCES Help Me Grow LA
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Help Me Grow LA website: www.HelpMeGrowLA.org
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Help Me Grow LA Call Center phone number: (833) 903-3972
You can help improve the system by partnering with Help Me Grow LA to make sure all young children in your care are supported and provided resources to benefit their development.
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Oct 19 | Town Hall at Maggiano's
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Dr. Ken Saul was live and in-person at Maggiano's of Woodland Hills after a two-year COVID hiatus. Event sponsor GSK invited Sarah, a meningococcal disease survivor and advocate, to share her personal life and death struggle when she acquired the disease while in college. Guest speaker David Smeltzer, MD presented remotely from Minneapolis. Thank you to all who attended. |
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December 10 | Los Angeles Area AAP-CA2 Social | 1-3 PM
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Chapter 2 Pediatricians and Pediatric Subspecialists
Saturday, December 10, 2022
1 - 3 PM
We will be hosting quarterly networking events in each of the counties in our region, starting with the Los Angeles Area. Members from all counties are invited, so if you are in the area, please join us on December 10 any time between 1 and 3 PM at the Penmar Venice. This event will be outdoors.
- Meet chapter board members and committee chairs
- Learn about chapter projects and opportunities
- Connect with pediatric subspecialists. Bring your business cards!
- Medical students, residents/fellows, early career physicians, join us!
There will be food, music, and a Ping-Pong table! - Kids welcome.
Bring a Guest: Invite a pediatrician who is not a current Chapter 2 member an get 10% off symposium registration for you and your guest.
We hope to see you there!
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Location
Penmar Golf Course - Venice
1233 Rose Ave. Venice, CA 90291
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May 20, 2023 | Save the Date!
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Every Tuesday @ Noon | Lactation Office Hours
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Every First Tuesday | COVID-19 Open Office Hours
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Join us the first Tuesday of every month 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
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 924 5224 4153
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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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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 Board of Directors 2022-2024
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2022-2024 Members-At-Large |
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2022-2024 Area Representatives |
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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 1,335 who follow us on Twitter! @AAPCA2
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