MO Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

Musculoskeletal Medicine Course | July 19-21, 2013 | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital | Cincinnati, OH

For more information visit the PediaLink CME Finder, email  Florence Stevens or call 847/434-4790.

Make your voice heard

Please consider taking 10 minutes out of your busy schedule to send a message to Governor Nixon requesting that he call a special summer session of the Missouri Legislature to pass necessary legislation to expand Medicaid in Missouri.  Click here to send your message.

Additional ways that you can help to educate the public about the need to expand Medicaid in Missouri include writing an Op-Ed piece or sending a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.

For further information on the topic or for assistance in writing a letter email Johanna Derda. Please let us hear from you if you are able to accomplish this important task.

This event has been postponed until a later date. Please check back for updates.

Saturday, May 18
1 pm
Third Degree Glass Factory
5200 Delmar Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108

RSVP by Friday, May 3 to moodyme@health.missouri.edu

October 26-29 • Orlando, FL.

Click here for more information.

As part of the Affordable Care Act, pediatricians who qualify will receive increased Medicaid payments to Medicare levels for certain primary care and immunization services. In order to receive these increased payments, it is necessary for physicians to sign up with their state Medicaid offices. For more details and information on state specific procedures for self-attestation, visit the AAP website.

Leonard P Rome CATCH Visiting Professorships
The 2013 Call for Proposals for the Leonard P Rome CATCH Visiting Professorship is now open. The purpose of the program is to promote advocacy for children and advance the field of community pediatrics. Up to eight pediatric residency programs will be funded to implement a 2- or 3-day educational program focusing on a community pediatrics topic(s). Proposals are due by 2:00 pm CT, April 24

This site provides detailed data and policy information related to children’s issues in the St. Louis region.  It also establishes an online community for the exchange of information and ideas. Click to visit the site.

The AAP is taking multiple approaches to address the issue of gun violence. Below you will find a list of web-based resources from the Academy on this issue.

• How Pediatricians Can Advocate for Children’s Safety Within Their Communities
• AAP Division of State Government Affairs Home Page
• AAP Division of State Government Affairs My AAP page (login required)
• AAP Division of State Government Affairs StateTrack (state legislative tracking) page
• AAP State Legislative Strategies to Prevent Firearms Injuries
• AAP Division of State Government Affairs Issue Brief: Assault Weapons Bans 

Mark your calendars for
MoAAP’s Annual Pediatric Advocacy Day
March 5, 2014, Jefferson City!