Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Electronic Newsletter December 2009
Holiday book drive benefits ROR Ohio During the months of November and December, Barnes & Noble stores in Columbus and Akron chose Reach Out and Read (ROR) Ohio as their charity of choice for their annual Holiday Book Drive. In the first month, more than 2,000 books were collected between the locations at Polaris Fashion Place in Columbus, and in the Montrose Shopping Area in Fairlawn. Ohio AAP President, Terry Barber, Sr., MD, participated in the Holiday Book Drive by reading to children during story time at the Barnes & Noble Polaris on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 29. ROR Ohio expects to raise approximately $2,000, or more, from the sales, as well as collect nearly 4,000 books between the two stores.
Ohio AAP President, Terry Barber, Sr., MD, participated in the Holiday Book Drive by reading to children during story time at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Columbus.
How to navigate the foster care system What would you do to address the real issues regarding foster care in the state of Ohio? Bring your ideas on how the Ohio AAP and you can work together to tackle these issues. The Open Forum meeting will be held Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at Dayton Children’s Hospital. The Open Forum meeting will focus on two topics: “Navigating the System: An Overview of Current Ohio Foster Care” and “A Behind-the-Scenes Look
at Foster Care” a panel discussion with a juvenile judge, a care coordinator, a children’s services director, a child, and a parent participating. Breakfast will be provided FREE to all attendees. This is an opportunity to learn and share your thoughts with other professionals from around the state and at the same time influence Ohio AAP policy. To register, go to: http://www.ohioaap.org/pediatricianeducation/open-forum/registration-form
Save the Date Ohio AAP Open Forum May 2010 Akron Children’s Hospital
2010 Annual Meeting Nov. 5 & 6 featuring Ari Brown, MD “Parental Refusal of Vaccines” Dublin Marriott, Dublin, OH
Ohio AAP E-newsletter
December 2009
Ohio AAP receives $100,000 obesity grant The Ohio AAP received a Statewide Wellness and Obesity Prevention Program Grant for $100,000! The Ohio AAP will use the grant to increase the number of individuals trained in the Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound program with health-care professionals throughout the state. The project begins Jan. 1, 2010 and will run through June 30, 2011. The OAAP, as one of the founding partners who developed the Ounce materials, will aim to train a minimum of 400 health-care professionals, with potential to spread the materials into an even broader audience, by utilizing four targeted educational opportunities.
Ohio AAP will use the following steps to disseminate and train health-care providers: 1) Regional CME/CNE meetings in five regions targeted as high-risk for childhood obesity. 2) Webinars targeted in the five high-risk for childhood obesity regions plus available to physicians and/or nurses throughout the state. 3) Conduct a quality improvement learning collaborative that will provide CME and Part IV Maintenance of Certification credit. 4) Launch an interactive Web site that has features for health-care providers, parents, and children/ teenagers that features the Ounce tools and questions about healthy weight and nutrition.
Opportunities available to learn about screening for autism and delayed development The Concerned About Development Learning Collaborative (CADLC) will host an informational call Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 12:15-1 p.m. Participants will learn about the program which provides Part IV Maintenance of Certification and be able to ask questions of the project’s Medical Director John Duby, MD. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Dr. Duby will also lead a Hot Topics Call, “Making Autism Screening a Reality.” The session will begin at 12:15 and last one hour. The Webinar will summarize the rationale for implementing a system of continuous developmental care for developmental surveillance
and screening, identify autism screening tools that can be used in primary care and help teams better refer and evaluate children with social and communication concerns. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. To register for the information call go to: http://www.ohioaap.org/files/ CADLC_Registration_%20FINAL.pdf . To register for the Webinar go to: http:// www.ohioaap.org/files/Hot_Topics_Call.pdf Those with questions can contact Dan Farkas, OAAP Project Manager,
[email protected] or at (614) 846-6258
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