Chapter webinar/teleconference:
IMPORTANT UPDATE ON ALABAMA'S SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 5:30 p.m.
- Did you miss it?  If so, view online recording now!

2010 ANNUAL MEETING & PEDIATRIC UPDATE
Featuring an Immunization Financing Congress
September 24-26, 2010
The Wynfrey Hotel
Birmingham, AL
- Online registration
- Download registration brochure
- Immunization Congress flier/registration
- Immunization Congress online registration
- Exhibitor online application
- Exhibitor prospectus
- Sponsorship opportunities

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NEW! WEBCAST TRAINING:  Standardized Development Screening for your practice!
Sponsored by Alabama Chapter-AAP, ADPH and ADMH
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Developmental Screening toolkit for Chapter members

PowerPoint Presentation to Business Leaders
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PowerPoint Presentation
   Supporting Documents:
- Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home
- Preamble to Patient-Centered Medical Home Joint Principles
- For more information on PCMH, click here.

Third-Party Payor Information/Resources
- Chapter Hassle Factor Form
- BCBS's Modifier 25 policy
- Explanation of BCBS's preventive visit benefits

1st Look Oral Health Initiative (effective Jan. 2, 2009)
- Summary of program
- Fluoride Varnish vendors
- Detailed program requirements and limitations from Medicaid
- AAP Policy Statement, Preventive Oral Health Intervention for Pediatricians, 11/7/2008

Vaccine Safety Resources
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Facts for Parents about Vaccine Safety   (English)  (Spanish)
- Parent Handout - Vaccine Safety: The Facts
- Sample Practice Vaccine Policy Statement
- Sample Non-Compliance Dismissal Letter
- CDC Vaccine Safety Web Site

2010 Pediatric Employment
Opportunities

Click here for the latest opportunities



Help Children read through the "Summer of a Million Books Campaign," June 21-September 6, 2010! Across the country, Reach Out and Read plans to give one million children a brand-new, age-appropriate book before Labor Day! You can help Reach Out and Read-Alabama reach our state goal of 30,000 books by making a "virtual donation" of two books. Click here for details!

New! Resources on new meaningful use regulation
- AAP resources to help guide pediatricians in complying with the requirements of "meaningful use":  http://www.aap.org/ehr.
- 7/13/2010 New England Journal Article, "The Meaningful Use" Regulation for Electronic Health Records"

Changes to Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
- NEW:
Navigating MOC, AAP News, July 2010

Click here for a glimpse of Spring Meeting photos>>
Check out photos from all of our events - Click here >> 

Summer 2010 Public Health Update
Pertussis is on the rise in Alabama
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Click here for story
- State Board of Health rules on immunization of children in schools
- News release from ADPH, 4/8/2010

Visit new Asthma QI page for update on Alabama's CQN asthma learning collaborative project

Read more on this and other Public Health programs >>

NEW! AAP Healthcare Reform Implementation Resources
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New! PowerPoint on healthcare reform implementation
One-pagers:
- Overview: AAP Priorities Within Health Reform Implementation

- Support for Small Pediatric Practices
- Age-Appropriate Benefits
- Access to Care Through Pediatric Payment Rates
- Pediatric Workforce
- Become an AAP key contact
- Contact Your Member of Congress!
- Contact Information for Alabama Delegation

Frequently Asked Questions About the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Pediatricians have many questions about the impact of the incentives available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to support the adoption of health information technology. While many of the details will need to be determined through the regulatory process, AAP staff has developed FAQs to provide answers to some of the most common questions.

2009 News Releases 
Alabama Chapter-AAP wins AAP Outstanding Chapter!  - March 2009

AL-AAP Mental Health Coalition releases white paper, Needs Assessment and Recommendations on Children's Mental Health in Alabama - March 2009


Help raise money for Reach Out and Read-Alabama!
Find out more about our early literacy program, Reach Out and Read-Alabama, and make a donation online using Paypal by clicking here.



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