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The
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Executive Committee Member position opening for a
member of District II. Available are a Job
Description so that you know what you are
committing to, and an application,
due by January 4, 2010.
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AAP DISTRICT II
RESIDENT NEWSLETTER
(Updated 9/24/09)
AN UPDATE ON DISTRICT
2 RESIDENT ACTIVITIES:
Newest
Residents' Newsletter (Sept 2009)
Newsletter,
April 2009
(pdf format)
Greetings from your
District II Representatives! We are happy to
bring you the next District II newsletter. We hope to provide you with
some useful information and resources that are
available to you as an AAP District II resident
member.
Again, we are your
resident representatives. We want to know
what is going on in New York State on the chapter
level. District II is a very active
district, with many programs going on around this
state. Our district is one of two districts
that have only one state in their district.
This gives us the chance to have great unity among
the resident members. We are all New Yorker’s,
rural to urban; mountain to coast.
Let us know what programs are
happening around your hospital and community, and
how we can help. We are available to you for
any questions you might have regarding issues that
we as pediatric residents, soon-to-be fellows and
attendings face.
Sincerely,
Tina Halib, MD
District Coordinator
hjt2001@nyp.org
Melissa
Grageda, MD
PAssistant District Coordinator
Melissa.Grageda@mssm.edu
PS: Don’t forget to check out
the AAP Resident Section
Website for the latest news!
AAP
Smoking Advocacy – www.aap.org/richmondcenter
The AAP urges the entertainment industry to immediately adopt four Smoke
Free Movie policies:
- Rate new smoking movies "R." - Any film that shows or implies
tobacco should be rated "R."
- Certify no payoffs. - The producers should post a certificate in the
closing credits declaring that no one on the production received anything of
value
Documenting
Parental Refusal to Have Their Children Vaccinated
Despite our best efforts to educate parents about
the need to vaccinate their children through discussions of vaccine-preventable
diseases, the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing them, and the realistic
chances of vaccine-associated adverse events, some will decline to have their
children vaccinated. The incredible success of immunizations in
dramatically reducing the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases has led to
an increased public focus on vaccine safety. Even though scientific data
and doctors solidly support the fact that vaccines are safe and effective,
research on hypotheses about harmful side effects often is taken out of
context. Safety concerns, some appropriate and many inappropriate but
widely discussed in the media and on unmonitored and biased Web sites, cause
substantial and often unrealistic fears. Although most parents believe
they are safe, up to 25% have important misconceptions about vaccine safety
that may lead the parents to refuse some or all immunizations for their
children. According to an AAP Periodic Survey of Fellows, 79% of
pediatricians have had one or more instances of parents refusing to allow their
child or children to be vaccinated. About 10% of pediatricians report 10%
or more of parents are avoiding vaccines because of safety concerns.
All parents and patients should be informed about
the risks and benefits of preventive and therapeutic procedures, including
vaccination. In the case of vaccination, federal law mandates this
discussion. Despite doctors’ and nurses’ best efforts to explain its
importance, some families will refuse vaccination for their children.
The Section on Infectious Diseases and other
contributing sections and committees hope this form will be helpful to you as
you deal with parents who refuse immunizations. It will be available on
the AAP Web site (www.aap.org/bookstore),
the Section on Infectious Diseases Web site (http://www.aap.org/sections/infectdis/index.cfm),
and the Web site for the Academy’s Childhood Immunization Support Program (http://www.aap.org/immunization/).
The use of this or a similar form can demonstrate the importance you place on
appropriate immunizations and focus the parent's attention on the unnecessary
risk for which they are accepting responsibility.
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