PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

News & Noteworthy

A Call To Action on Firearm SafetyFeatured

Dear Pennsylvania AAP Members, On March 8th, AAP President Dr. Colleen Kraft outlined the AAP's plan of action to mobilize pediatricians and support the efforts of youth and families, as…

March For Our Lives

As you are likely aware, the March For Our Lives will happen this Saturday, March 24th. The main event will occur in Washington, DC with 817 (and growing) local events…

Advocacy Corner: An Update from the PA AAP Advocacy Committee

This is the first update from the newly formed Advocacy Committee. We hope to organize, and disseminate state and community-wide advocacy priorities for our members to empower them to regularly…

2018 Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule - What is changed?

The Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2018 is available on the CDC website as an 8-page color document in PDF format.…

The Daily Death Toll of Guns

What if there were a virus that killed or maimed dozens of children daily in the U.S.? We know its structure, mechanism of death and disability, and potential cure, yet…

Annette Gomez Myarick named Executive Director of PA Chapter, AAPFeatured

Annette Gomez Myarick has been named Executive Director of the PA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (PA AAP), announced Denise A. Salerno, MD, FAAP, PA AAP President.…

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LIVE Twitter Chat
Teen Health Week Twitter Chat #Teens4Vaccines@ImmunizePA We will discuss and share facts about vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases.Share with @ImmunizePA what you are doing for #TeenHealthWeek 2018.Ask @ImmunizePA your questions…
Mar

20

Let's Talk: Teens - Health, the Internet, and Global Teen Health Week
Join us for a presentation by and discussion with: Laura Offutt, MD The presentation will address how teens access health information online, why teaching them digital health literacy is important…
Apr

12

K10 Breastfeeding Webinar Series: "What About The Weight" - Introduction to NEWT (Newborn Weight Tool App)
12:00pm-1:15pm Join us for a presentation by and discussion with: Ian M. Paul, MD, MSc (Professor of Pediatrics, Chief Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, Department of…
Aug

16

2018 Pennsylvania Immunization Conference: No Matter the Size, Immunize.
The 24th annual Pennsylvania Immunization Conference: No Matter the Size, Immunize, will be taking place at the Harrisburg Hilton Hotel on Thursday on August 16th, 2018. The purpose of the conference…
Oct

18

PA AAP Executive Board Meeting
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PA AAP on Twitter

From Twitter Web Client

PA Chp Amer Acad Ped Early Bird Reg ends today for the PA Oral Health Summit. Join oral health stakeholders, including pediatricians, f… https://t.co/DId4CgToP3

Tuesday, 09 October 2018 21:04

From Twitter Web Client

PA Chp Amer Acad Ped Dr. Renee Turchi, Medical Director for our PA Medical Home Initiative, appeared on Good Day Philadelphia this morni… https://t.co/4mVCYzm2bX

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 00:26

From Constant Contact

PA Chp Amer Acad Ped Health Advisory/PA Dept. of Health and Back to School Sports Physicals https://t.co/BPV6NEIKzh https://t.co/FxFbDPWhiG

Friday, 17 August 2018 18:01

From Twitter for iPhone

PA Chp Amer Acad Ped RT @jschreiberdo: Members of the @pa_aap noticing that no guns are allowed in the PA senate chambers, let’s make sure if are senators are s…

Friday, 27 April 2018 19:27

From Twitter for iPhone

PA Chp Amer Acad Ped RT @jschreiberdo: PA @AAPSOPT members make sure that you find out more about the @pa_aap at https://t.co/9QUOJGvGA1 to learn more about how…

Friday, 27 April 2018 13:29

Webinar Recording

News & Noteworthy

A Call To Action on Firearm SafetyFeatured

March For Our Lives

Advocacy Corner: An Update from the PA AAP Advocacy Committee

2018 Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule - What is changed?

The Daily Death Toll of Guns

Annette Gomez Myarick named Executive Director of PA Chapter, AAPFeatured

Events

PA AAP on Twitter