MCAAP Update - October 2009

MCAAP Update

October 2009

On last Tuesday (10/20), the MCAAP launched its BMI Screening Practices survey and sent each of you an email invitation to complete our short survey. Massachusetts recently mandated BMI screening in schools for 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th graders. The MCAAP Obesity Committee is surveying the MCAAP membership to assess pediatricians' current BMI screening practices and their opinions regarding mandated BMI screening in schools. The survey should take 5-10 minutes to complete. If you did not receive your email invitation, please contact spietras@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.

We appreciate you participation! You will receive an email reminder from us in 2 weeks if you have not yet had the chance to complete the survey. Contact Cathleen Haggerty (chaggerty@mcaap.org ) with questions or comments.

The AAP District 1 Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island
Chapters

present:

"Navigating the Mental Health System
from the Pediatrician's Office" CME Program

Friday, November 13th & Saturday November 14th
The Biltmore Hotel
Providence, RI

Topics Include: Social Networking, Cyberbullying, Psychotropic Medications,
Autism, Effects of War on Children's Mental Health

$175 for Chapter members
$225 for non members

For more information or to register, please click on www.mcaap.org and go to "upcoming events" or contact Cathleen Haggerty at chaggerty@mcaap.org or at 781-895-9852.

8.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits will be offered (3 risk management)

AAP and MCAAAP Officers

Voting Members - Please Vote in the District 1 AAP RUN-OFF Election!

AAP Run-off Election

District 1 Vice Chairperson Candidates:

Carole Jenny, MD, FAAP - Rhode Island

Peter Rappo, MD, FAAP - Massachusetts

Robert Zavoski, MD, FAAP - Connecticut

This is a reminder to please vote in the District I run-off election. You should have received a separate e-mail from the AAP (sent on 10/15) containing a SurveyMonkey Web link to the ballot, allowing you to vote online. For security reasons, this will be the only way that you can access the electronic ballot.

If you have already voted, please disregard this message and thank you for voting.

MCAAP Treasurer - Congratulations to Dr. Peter Kang who was recently appointed as interim MCAAP Treasurer.

AAP President - Congratulations to Judy Palfrey who officially began her term as AAP President this month at the 2009 NCE!

Medical-Legal Partnership in Massachusetts:
A Prescription for Vulnerable Patients
10 am - 4 pm | November 2, 2009 | Worcester, MA

Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) is an innovative tool for improving the health and well-being of low-income individuals, children, and families. Through collaborative planning, reciprocal training efforts, and integration of legal services in the clinical setting, health care providers and legal professionals team up to address the social determinants of health, including unsafe housing, hunger, and domestic violence.

Please join us and other key stakeholders for a day of learning and networking at the first-ever Massachusetts state-wide conference on MLP.
We are honored that Congressman Jim McGovern of the Massachusetts Third Congressional District will be joining us as keynote speaker.
You'll also hear from representatives of the:

Family Advocates of Central Massachusetts (a partnership of the Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts and the University of Massachusetts Medical School)

Disparities Action Network

American Bar Association

and many more!

Panels will feature perspectives on best practices in training, service delivery, systemic advocacy, research and evaluation, fundraising, and more.

To view the full conference agenda and to register, please click the following link: http://www.bu.edu/cme/seminars/MLPMA09/MLPMA09_email_2.html