New York Chapter 1

Welcome

Welcome to the homepage of New York Chapter 1 of the American Academy of Pediatrics. AAP New York Chapter 1 represents pediatricians in the 50 counties of upstate New York. The population in these counties consists of 6,286,792 residents (2000 census; 33% of the state population) with ~1020 pediatricians and pediatric specialists to serve the ~1,571,700 children and teens less than 19 years old, and 72,935 births in the Chapter each year.

March 29, 2018
Clean & Healthy New York's Workshop and Advocacy Day is April 24, 2018 at the Capitol. Register here.

March 29, 2018
The Safe Baby Products Guide, a new FREE online tool to help parents, families and friends keep children safe from harmful chemicals in baby products Click for more info.

March 19, 2018
Our March e-newsletter is available: AAP In Action - March 2018

March 7, 2018

Full and Part-Time Pediatricians Needed for Webster, NY Practice

Well-established pediatric office seeking both full and part-time pediatricians to join our Webster, NY practice. Our office is located in a beautiful, newly built office space. The practice is state-of-the-art, and the Epic EMR system allows access to all local hospitals. Serving a diverse suburban community affords for a stable population and promotes positive experiences for both the patients and the well-trained staff.

Full time is 4 days a week. Weekend rotation is 1 in 4. Night call by service.

Profit sharing plan and Insurance benefits are available.

Contact: Terri Brumm, LPN, CMOM, Office Manager, Portland Pediatric Group, LLP, Phone: 585-342-5665, Fax: 585-342-2345, Website: http://www.ppgkids.com

March 2, 2018

February 6, 2018
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or Younger — United States, 2018

AACAP’s 2018 Pediatric Psychopharmacology Update Institute (PPUI): Cutting-Edge Psychopharmacology: Fads vs. Facts? is being held on January 26-27, 2018 at the NY Marriot in Brooklyn, NY. More info.

November 8, 2017
Welcome to the inaugural issue of AAP NY 1 e-news! Click here to view.

October 10, 2017
There's still time to register for the REACH Mini-Fellowship in Child Mental Health for November 5-6 for Downstate PCPs (at Columbia) and December 1-2 for Upstate PCPs (at Syracuse). Please note that there is no cost to PCPs! Thank you OMH! Sign up HERE.

October 10, 2017
The website www.understood.org represents the efforts of 15 nonprofit organizations that have joined forces to “support parents of the one in five children with learning and attention issues throughout their journey”. The website is full of down to earth, practical advice about a wide range of topics related to learning disabilities, ADHD, executive functioning and behavioral concerns. The site includes an online parent support section that allows for geographic matching to “find parents who share your interests and concerns”.

July 10, 2017

Breastfeeding Grand Rounds: The Impact of Social and Cultural Values on Breastfeeding Practices and Strategies to Address Disparities” will air on August 3^rd, 2017 from 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM. This webcast is intended for healthcare professionals and paraprofessionals, and will offer CME, CNE, CHES, LCERP or general continuing education credits. For more information, and to register, please visit http://www.albany.edu/sph/cphce/bfgr.shtml.

January 24, 2017
CDC approves 2-dose HPV vaccine schedule for adolescents who initiate the series prior to the 15th birthday.

January 11, 2017
Webinar - Mumps: A Primer for Providers, Wed., Jan. 11, 2017. Dr. Howard Zucker, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, will cover a variety of topics related to mumps including: pathogenesis and clinical features, transmission, laboratory testing, required reporting, vaccine recommendations, control measures, recent mumps cases and outbreaks seen in both the US and NYS and the use of a 3^rd MMR in outbreak settings. Registration is limited. See flyer for info.

January 10, 2017

AAP Emphasizes Safety and Importance of Vaccines
In response to news reports today suggesting a possible new federal commission on immunizations, the American Academy of Pediatrics reiterates that vaccines protect children's health and save lives. They prevent life-threatening diseases, including forms of cancer. Vaccines have been part of the fabric of our society for decades and are the most significant medical innovation of our time.

January 5, 2017
AAP Offers Tips for Parents in New Monthly PSAs

The AAP is launching a series of monthly public service announcements to help parents with the task of raising kids. Pediatricians offer warm, practical advice for some of the most common challenges parents face:

· How can I get my baby to sleep?

· How much screen time is healthy for my teenager?

· We are so busy! What’s a quick way to connect with my kids?

Each PSA is 30 seconds in length and is hosted by a pediatrician. A series of 12 PSAs will be offered for the calendar year 2017. You can preview and download the spots from our multimedia site http://dnr.vnr1.com/2016/11/22/AAP_1Qtr2017_PSAs/

The featured PSA for January is "Healthy Media Use for Kids." For more information, contact the AAP Department of Public Affairs at commun@aap.org or 847-434-7877.

Video Resources for Sexual Abuse

The Connect To Protect Tampa Bay coalition recently developed a video on sexual abuse. Its broad target audience includes anyone who works with children. The video is about ten minutes long, and overviews the epidemiology, signs/symptoms, and reporting of abuse. Please feel free to use this at your discretion. We do request that if you use it, please contact Rachel Stuart @ rstewar2@health.usf.edu as we can record it for the grant.

Video link: http://c2p.health.usf.edu

Regards,

Diane M. Straub, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of South Florida

Immunization Videos

Distracted Driving Toolkit

With support from the Allstate Foundation, The American Academy of Pediatrics NYS Chapter 1 has developed a toolkit that can be shared to warn about the dangers of texting while driving.

The kit includes:

sobering facts about the rate and impact of distracted driving

NYS texting and driving laws

parent-teen driving contracts

cell phone app aimed at curbing texting while driving

Click here to download materials.

Gerald Lauria, MD (left) and Joseph Domachowske, MD (right) on a recent mission trip to El Salvador. Dr. Domachowske ran a clinic in the community of Rancho Grande. This was the 11^th mission trip for Dr. Domachowske over the past nine years. Dr. Lauria was caring for patients in Los Naranjos, a region of San Vincent.