D. Rajasekhar, MD, FAAP
AAP-CA2 President
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It is good to see that life is slowly getting back to normal. Schools reopening soon in California is a welcome sign for children and families. We can’t say that the pandemic is behind us, until the infection rate goes down in other countries. We have to be cautiously optimistic.
Assembly bill AB 1130 (California Health Care Quality and Affordability Act) is moving fast. It already passed the assembly and moved to the next stage. Irrespective of the specialty, this bill will impact all modes of practice, if it becomes a law. Please read the text of this bill.
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I would like to welcome our new chapter members and encourage them to make use of the resources available on our website, aapca2.org
We are continuing to take volunteers to form the Advocacy Committee in our chapter to plan and improve our advocacy efforts. If you wish to take an active part in that committee, please click here to sign up, or contact Tomas at chapter2@aapca2.org.
I would like to thank the The Children and Families Commission for San Bernardino County (First 5 San Bernardino) for their continuing support of our Reach Out and Read program. The Commission approved the 2021-2022 contract on June 3rd, extending our commitment to deliver free books during well child visits to children in San Bernardino County. Please contact Staci Scranton at sscranton@aapca2.org if you are interested in participating.
Jonathan Warus, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is featured in this month's Member Spotlight. Furthermore, we are continuing to feature the finalists of the 2021 Research Awards. This month we have Brenda Rieger, MD, a 2nd year resident at CHLA. I hope to see more of you participate and make this part of the newsletter interesting, by submitting your personal narratives to be published. Please read the submission guidelines below and contact chapter2@aapca2.org for more information.
Voting for National AAP President Elect, District IX Chairperson and Vice Chairperson will be from August 25, 2021 to September 8, 2021. Please read the candidates' bios in the elections section below.
If you missed any of the most recent webinars, you may watch the recordings by following the links provided in the Recent Events section below.
In case that you missed it last month, please be informed about the following important information:
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Please watch THIS VIDEO to learn about the 2022 ballot initiative called FIPA (Fairness for Injured Patients Act). If this initiative were to pass, it would raise the MICRA cap to $1.2 million and tie it to inflation, create a new category of damages with essentially no definition and no award cap, and would allow a physician’s personal assets to be seized in a judgement against them. The end result of this would be significantly increased insurance premiums for Californians and decreased access to providers for MediCal patients.
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Best wishes,
D. Rajasekhar, MD, FAAP
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COVID-19 Dashboards by County |
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June is National Safety Month
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How to Prevent Pediatric Drowning
By Millicent Wilson, MD
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“Drowning is silent and only takes a minute.” Imagine that you are boarding a cruise ship docked at Port Canaveral, Florida waiting to depart. The boarding process takes several hours because the passengers, boarding in family groups, can only board during specified time slots. Suddenly, poolside, there is a pediatric full arrest. Continue reading...
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Providers are reminded to remain vigilant for potential cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). |
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To date, Los Angeles County has identified 200 cases of MIS-C among children and young adults aged < 21 years. Any patients meeting the case definition for MIS-C should be reported by phone within 1 working day.
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Chapter Immunizations Champion Report
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Candace M. Gragnani, MD, MPH, FAAP |
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Myocarditis and Pericarditis Reports after mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines:
By Candace M. Gragnani, MD, MPH, FAAP
As the Chapter Immunization Representative, I wanted to bring your attention to an important news update from AAP News regarding ongoing investigations of myocarditis or pericarditis in those 30 years of age and younger who have received an mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. To date, federal officials have confirmed 226 cases of myocarditis... Continue reading
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Member Spotlight Articles |
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The Member Spotlight is written to highlight our chapter membership. Chapter members can submit personal narratives about themselves with a focus on how they maintain their physician wellness in the face of everyday struggles and challenges. Authors may also choose to highlight a practice, volunteer activities, QI projects, etc. The purpose of the spotlight series is to encourage and foster unity and support within the chapter. |
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The AAP California Chapter 2 sent out a call for abstracts on scholarly projects by pediatric residents and medicine-pediatric residents from CHLA, Harbor-UCLA, Kaiser LA, Loma Linda, UCLA and USC; and medical students from the Southern California counties of Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The accepted abstracts were showcased at the 2021 Advances in Pediatrics Virtual Symposium.
We are thrilled to share with you one author and her abstract in this issue.
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Altered Mental Status Secondary to Loperamide Toxicity |
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AAP National and District IX Elections |
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The Candidates for National AAP President Elect, District IX Chairperson and Vice Chairperson have been selected. Voting for these candidates will be from August 25, 2021 to September 8, 2021. |
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The National Nominating Committee has selected Sandy L. Chung, MD, FAAP, of Fairfax, VA, and Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH, FAAP, of Cheverly, MD, as candidates for AAP president-elect.
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Candidates for District IX Chairperson are Yasuko Fukuda, MD, FAAP and
Zoey Goore, MD, FAAP.
Candidate for District IX Vice Chairperson is Eric Ball, MD, FAAP
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Did you miss a lecture? Click on any image to watch. Please subscribe
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Amazon Smile - Support the Chapter |
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Did you know that you can select a charity of choice and make all of your Amazon purchases count toward charitable contributions?
Next time you are on Amazon.com, go to smile.amazon.com and select "American Academy of Pediatrics District IX Chapter 2" as your charity of choice. There after, always be sure to begin at smile.amazon.com when you make purchases, or they will not count. Amazon will donate half a percent of all purchases. This is a way of supporting the chapter so that we may have a greater impact through our programs. We thank you for your support!
Use this link to select us as your charitable organization at AmazonSmile.
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June 23 | Early Career Pediatrician Town Hall
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021 | 7-8pm Central Time |
Registration Deadline: Monday, June 21, 2021
If you have any questions, please contact Britt Nagy (bnagy@aap.org).
Join us for the Section on Early Career Physicians (SOECP) first virtual Town Hall! Hear from our leaders about our Section’s offerings and provide input on activities and resources that you find meaningful. We’re eager to meet you, so stop in if you can!
Agenda (subject to change):
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Welcome | SOECP Executive Committee
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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion | SOECP EDI Workgroup
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Connecting with Your District | District Breakout Rooms
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June 17 - CHOC Children's Lecture Series
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Welcome New Chapter Members |
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Welcome the following NEW members who joined the Chapter in May.
Thank you for your support!
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- Husam Abdulnour, MD, FAAP | Camarillo
- Kathleen Carter (Medical Student) | Norwalk
- Biswas Joshi, MD, FAAP | Redlands
- Robyn Kuroki, MD, FAAP | Los Angeles
- Joseph Lebovitz, MD, FAAP | Beverly Hills
- Benjamin Meza, MD, FAAP | Los Angeles
- James Schick, MD, FAAP | Long Beach
- Anthony Shaw, MD, FACS, FAAP | Pasadena
- Carolyn Tran (Medical Student) | Norwalk
- Jeffrey Wasson, MD, FAAP | Santa Monica
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Enterprise Membership - Did you know? |
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Signing up your entire practice (clinical and non-clinical staff) qualifies for a 20% discount on Chapter membership dues. Contact us for details.
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Reach Out and Read IE
Are you a pediatrician in Riverside or San Bernardino County? Through a generous grant from First 5 Riverside and First 5 San Bernardino, the AAP Chapter 2 can provide free books and support to start a Reach Out and Read program at your clinic. Learn more ...
Reach Out and Read is excited to launch a cause marketing partnership with the high-quality diaper brand Millie Moon sold exclusively at Target. Learn more ...
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Los Angeles County Immigrant Youth Resource Toolkit |
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The Immigrant Youth Task Force (IYTF) at UCLA and the American Academy of Pediatrics California Chapter 2 (AAP-CA2) invite you to visit The Los Angeles County Immigrant Youth Resource Toolkit, a website consolidating community resources in the greater LA area for immigrant youth and families. Our goal is to help professionals from all disciplines address the needs of their immigrant youth patients/clients with regards to health care, legal services, education, social services, and more. As our toolkit continues to evolve, we encourage you to explore and use it in your practice going forward.
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To All Pediatricians in San Bernardino County |
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ARE YOU UTILIZING ACES AWARE TOOLS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF YOUR PATIENTS?
Receive $29 per visit reimbursement for each Medi-Cal office visit
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To All Pediatricians in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura County |
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The Landon Pediatric Foundation received a grant from ACEs Aware to provide supplemental training to providers in Ventura County (and neighboring counties)... Read more >>>
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Learn about the 3-Tiered Medi-Cal Provider Training Reward System, here
Learn about the implementation steps, here
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Chapter Committees and Sections |
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Chapter committees are great opportunities to get involved in areas that interest you the most. Furthermore, if you are a Fellow member (FAAP), local involvement could position you for leadership opportunities at National AAP. To learn more about our various Committees and Sections, and to sign up, please visit aapca2.org/committees.
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New: ADVOCACY
Be the voice in your County. Share local issues that need to be addressed with grassroots efforts.
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New: CLIMATE CHANGE
Join discussions on what pediatricians can do to address climate change in our region.
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New: MEDIA and COMMUNICATIONS
Do you have an interest in media and communications? Would you like to learn how to structure sound bytes when speaking with the media? Or perhaps how to be a more effective Tweetrician? .
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Article submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The newsletter is published the second Sunday of each month.
You may direct questions and article submissions to the "American Academy of Pediatrics - CA Chapter 2" <chapter2@aapca2.org>.
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The AAP-CA2 Newsletter Editorial Review Board |
Established in July 2020 to highlight educational content and resources of value to chapter members, and to showcase our chapter membership. |
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AAP-CA2 Chapter Excellence Award
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For the ninth year in a row, the AAP-CA2 is a recipient of the 2020 AAP Award of Chapter Excellence in recognition for its accomplishments during the 2020 calendar year. We would like to thank you, our members, for your loyalty as we advocate for children, pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists, bringing you opportunities for engagement and professional development. |
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Thank you to the 1,160 who follow us on Twitter! @AAPCA2
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