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Dear
Chapter
Member,
My
late
Summer
Report
reflects
the
diversity
of
issues
that
challenge
the
District
leadership,
members
and
staff
over
the
course
of
our
focused
work
to
improve
the
health
and
well
being
of
New
York's
children
and
strengthen
pediatric
practice
to
deliver
clear
and
positive
health
outcomes
for
our
child
patients.
Henry
Schaeffer,
MD,
FAAP
Chair,
AAP
District
II,
New
York
State
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This
year,
despite
the
highly
dysfunctional
and
chaotic
legislative
session,
we
were
able
get
two
major
bills
passed;
an
autism
insurance
bill
and
the
newborn
hearing
screening
bill.
Several
other
bills
of
interest
passed,
including
one
that
requires
the
State
Department
of
Health
to
offer
all
parents
educational
materials
describing
the
value
of
flu
immunization
for
all
children,
one
that
basically
tracks
AAP
policy
on
offering
HIV
testing
and
counseling
to
high
risk
adolescents,
(but
includes
all
patients
from
age
13 -
64
so
it
is
not
just
a
pediatric
bill).
We
were
also
able
to
stop
several
anti-immunization
bills,
including
one
that
would
have
provided
a
philosophic
exemption
so
broad
that
it
would
have
permitted
any
parent
to
refuse
immunization
for
any
reason.
But
we
were
unable
to
get
the
legislation
requiring
meningococcal
immunization
for
7th
graders
passed
through
both
houses.
It
is
probable
we
can
get
this
one
done
next
year.
We
were
also
very
active
in
working
with
the
Senate
and
Assembly
on
negotiating
a
final
version
of a
"back
to
play"
concussion
bill.
The
session
ended
before
either
version
of
the
legislation
passed
both
houses.
But
it
is
very
close.
And
it
is
possible
that
should
the
legislature
come
back
into
session
this
fall,
they
may
pass
a
version
of
this
legislation.
The
challenge
now
is
to
understand
what
we
need
to
do
to
get
the
Autism
Insurance
bill
signed
by
the
Governor.
Stay
tuned.
We
may
be
asking
you
to
act
before
the
end
of
the
summer
to
help
assure
the
New
York
State
health
insurance
coverage
pays
for
evidence
based,
peer
reviewed
and
clinically
proven
autism
treatments.
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NYS
Immunization
Stakeholders'
Congress
AAP
District
II is
presenting
the NYS
Immunization
Stakeholders'
Congress
on
September
14th
in New
York
City
at the
Affinia
Hotel
in
mid-town. This
meeting
will
bring
together
pediatricians,
vaccine
manufacturers,
insurers,
representatives
of the
State
Department
of
Health,
representatives
of
County
Health
Departments,
and
other
interested
parties
to
discuss
issues
related
to
immunization
in
practice,
the
role
of
the
media
and
the
development
of
public
perceptions
both
for
and
against
childhood
immunizations.
We
have
recently
surveyed
our
members
and
found
that
80% of
those
who
responded
spent
time
dealing
with
parents
hesitant
to
allow
immunizations.
Also
more
than
half
of
respondents
indicated
that
they
were
spending
more
and
more
time
talking
with
parents
who
initially
refuse
vaccines.
Half
of
respondents
also
had
issues
with
the
current
economics
of
immunization
in the
office
based
practice.
We
therefore
believe
that
the
Congress
should
be of
interest
to
most
members
of the
District.
The
Congress
will
be
moderated
by Dr.
Louis
Z.
Cooper,
past
President
of the
National
AAP,
former
President
of
District
II and
a long
time,
forceful
immunization
advocate.
Two
panels
of key
experts
have
been
assembled;
one to
address
issues
of
practice
such
as
costs/the
economics
of
immunization,
administration/office
issues,
storage,
availability,
schedules
distribution,
etc.
The
second
panel
will
examine
public
attitudes,
the
role
of the
media
and
the
growing
anti-immunization
concerns.
Space
is
limited,
so if
you
are
planning
to
attend
please
email
your
name,
email
address
and
affiliation
to jgeslani@aap.org as
soon
as
possible.
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Child
and
Adolescent
Psychiatry
in
Primary
Care
Our
District
Children's
Mental
Health
training
project
has
been
launched.
Training,
provided
to the
project
by the
REACH
Institute,
for
pediatricians
and
family
physicians,
has
already
taken
place
in
Syracuse.
The
Training
in
Buffalo,
which
is
fully
subscribed,
will
be
Aug.
6.
Click
here
for
more
information
about
upcoming
REACH
trainings
in
Rochester,
NYC
and on
Long
Island,
or you
can
contact
Elie
Ward
at eward@aap.net.
In
addition,
Four
Winds
Foundation
in
Saratoga
Springs,
will
be
providing
its
CAPES
(Child
&
Adolescent
Psychiatry
Education
and
Support)
for
Primary
Care
Clinicians
training
for
pediatricians
in the
Capital
District
area
and up
through
northeastern
New
York.
The
details
of
these
trainings
are
still
being
developed.
Statewide
implementation
of the
project
will
eventually
train
and
provide
ongoing
consultation
and
support
to
over
200
pediatricians.
It is
hoped
that
after
successfully
completing
this
phase
of the
project,
the
State
Office
of
Mental
Health
and
the
State
Department
of
Health
will
be
able
to
work
with
AAP
District
II to
expand
access
to
training
and
consultation
support
to all
pediatricians
interested
in
providing
children's
mental
health
services
in the
primary
care
setting.
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Upcoming
AAP
District
II
Elections
Along
with
the
National
AAP Election
for
President
Elect,
our
own
District
has
two
offices
that
are
up
for
election.
The
office for
District
Vice
Chair
has
two
excellent
candidates:
- Warren
Seigel,
MD,
FAAP,
FSAM (Brooklyn,
NY)
- Michael
Terranova,
MD,
FAAP (Lancaster,
NY)
The
office
for
National
Nominating
Committee
Representative
also
has
two
excellent
candidates:
- Marie
Casalino,
MD,
MPH,
FAAP (New
York,
NY)
- Sheila
Palevsky,
MD,
MPH,
FAAP (New
York,
NY)
Electronic
Ballots
will
be
sent
from
National
AAP
on
August
2nd,
so
please
look
for
them
and
make sure
you
make
your
voice
heard
and VOTE!
Thank
you.
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