March 9 - 13, 2016 - Chicago

 

The Annual Leadership Forum, aka ALF, is a 4 day conference where AAP leaders from chapter, councils, sections, and

	Paula J. Whiteman, MD, FACEP, FAAP  President, AAP-CA2 Representative, AAP-District IX CFMC

committees meet with members from National to help guide the priorities for the Academy. This is done in the form of resolutions covering topics of advocacy, practice, education, or AAP operations.

Resolutions submitted from across the country were discussed and debated. This year, there were over 135 resolutions. Those felt to be without controversy go to a 'consent' calendar. In reference committees, the resolutions may be modified or like resolutions combined. The reference committees provide reports recommending to the voting leadership whether or not they feel resolutions should be adopted. The voting members are chairs of the sections, committees, and councils, or are a chapter president or vice president. Next, the resolutions are discussed and possibly modified again. The final adopted resolutions are ranked with the top ten being advisory to the AAP Board of Directors.

This year the deadline for submitting resolutions to ALF will be November 15, 2016.

ALF started with a leadership skills session led by Second City, a veteran Chicago comic troupe, focusing on team and leadership building exercises. There was an informative lecture on Leadership in Disaster Preparedness and Response followed by small break-out groups. A highlight of these discussions was the pediatric surge project within our chapter.

There were lectures on AAP Child health Priorities, such as poverty and child health, Violence - Reacting to the Culture of Violence, Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccine Exemptions, Physician Wellness, and Global Child Health and Emergency Medicine around the World. 

There were peer mentoring sessions for chapters of similar size. There were concurrent sessions on legals issues, state advocacy, and grants management.

We heard from AAP President Bernard Dreyer, MD, FAAP and CEO Karen Remley, MD, MBA, MPH, FAAP, AAP immediate past president Sandra Hassink, MD, FAAP and AAP president-elect Fernando Stein, MD, FAAP. The new AAP president-elect candidates were introduced: Colleen A. Kraft, MD, FAAP and Micheal T. Brady, MD, FAAP.

ALF concluded with a presentation of the award winning chapters where our very large chapter of excellence award was highlighted as well as our new amazing AAP-CA2 chapter video highlighting our accomplishments, past, present, and future.

One of the highlights of ALF was our annual district dinner organized by our AAP-CA District Chair, Stu Cohen, MD, FAAP and District Vice Chair, Yasuko Fukuda, MD, FAAP. It was a wonderful opportunity to bond and get to know better our AAP-CA leaders in an informal and welcoming environment. 

	Daniel Bruckner, MD Member At Large

Cindy Baker, MD, FAAP Member At Large

May 18, 2016. - Town Hall in Studio City, with hosts Cindy Baker, MD, FAAP, and, Daniel Bruckner, MD - Sponsored by Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)

Topic: Orthopedics for the General Pediatrician

Speakers: Rachel Goldstein, MD, MPH  &  Curtis Vandenberg, MD

Location:  Bistro Garden (12950 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA 91604)   Time:  6:30 PM  

RSVP : Please  email the Chapter  to save your seat.  

June 2, 2016. - Town Hall in Victorville, with host, AAP-CA2 San Bernardino/High Desert Area Representative, Damodara Rajasekhar, MD, FAAP - Sponsored by First 5 San Bernardino.

June 8, 2016. - Town Hall in Claremont, with host, AAP-CA2 Vice President, Edward Curry, MD, FAAP - Sponsored by Pfizer.

Free On-Line Training Course on Child Abuse and Neglect

This free interactive online course is approved for 1.25 CME credits and was produced by the Child Abuse Prevention center in Sacramento and designed for physicians who, because of their training or their practice, may not be familiar with indications of child abuse. Nurses, social workers and other healthcare professionals are encouraged to take advantage of the free training.

IMQ received a second grant from the Governor's Office on Emergency Preparedness to provide this training at no charge. The terms of the grant required us to establish a pre-registration system to limit access to the course because of its sensitive content. In addition to 1.25 continuing medical education credits, the course also is approved for nursing continuing education units or a completion certificate for other healthcare professionals. Be sure to pre-register and take this course.  To initiate the training, click on this link

Please direct questions about the training to Leslie Anne Iacopi, e-mail - liacopi@imq.org

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First 5 San Bernardino - Reach Out And Read

1. Inquire  - Contact Ruth Ann Martinez at (909) 386-7706 (RuthAnn.Martinez@cfc.sbcounty.gov) or complete this Interest Form 
2. Apply -  Register to become a Reach Out and Read provider with Reach Out and Read at http://www.reachoutandread.org to receive training and information on the program
3. Order - Place an order for books that suits your patient demographic ranging from bilingual, age and other considerations. 
4. Store - Consider the location of storing and inventory of books at your practice. 
5. Distribute - There are several ways you can Reach Out and Read, ranging from prescribing a book to creating a reading room. 
6. Report - Inform the national Reach Out and Read® headquarters of your activities with a low-hassle report only twice a year. Check out what is asked on the report by clicking here.