Wisconsin Chapter AAP Update - June 2011

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Home Alone

 

As the school year ends and summer approaches, children across America will be home alone.   

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Pertussis Reduction and Control
DHS Wisconsin Cocooning Initiative

The WI Immunization Program has distributed its recommendations and standing orders for the use of Tdap vaccine for health care personnel, new mothers and family members as a means to protect newborn infants from pertussis, otherwise known as "cocooning."  

 

More information, including templates for postpartum mothers, family members and health care personnel, as well as a declination of vaccine form, are available now.  View full article

 

Contests, Funding and Nominations Deadlines

TIME SENSITIVE: Yale University Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention Learning Collaborative (deadline Jun 10)

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AAP 6th Annual Bioethics Essay Contest (deadline Jun 30)
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AAP Children's Art Contest: "My Healthy Lifestyle" (deadline Aug 1) Read more

 

 

2011 Calendar

Calendar now updated at:  http://www.wiaap.org/calendar.php

 
July 15  
WIAAP Board of Directors Retreat - Wisconsin Dells, WI

WIAAP officers and board of directors only  

 


July 28-31 
AAP District VI and IX Meeting - Anaheim, CA  


July 29-31 
AAP Future of Pediatrics Conference (CME) - Chicago, IL

Embracing Change: Improving the Health of ALL Children

Brochure   |    Register

     Pre-Conference: 

     Embracing Mental Health Care: Lessons Learned for Success
     * Limited number of travel stipends are available * 

     Thursday July 28 - Register

 


September 22-23

Seminars in Pediatrics: Pediatric Emergency Medicine (CME)

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 

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October 15-18 
AAP National Conference and Exhibition (NCE)Boston, MA

Brochure   |    Register Online   |   Registration form   |   Planner tool 



October 28 
WIAAP Fall MeetingOconomowoc, WI

Tentative Open Forum: Maintenance of Certification