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PJAmerican Acade my t ~~of Pedicotrics ELk Grove Village, IL60009-0927 [Vol. 4 No. 8 August 1988| Policy Statement: Anabolic Steroids and the Adolescent Athlete ....................... . . . . . . . . 7 Policy Statement: Scope of Pediatric Health Care Benefits for Children Through Age 21 ..................... 9 Membership Applicant List .................... . 8 Fellows in the News ..................... . . 18 Classified Ads .................... . . . . . 23 Course Calendar .................... . . . . . 23 Rhode Island mandates coverage for preventive care For the past three legislative sessions, pediatricians, politicians and others in Rhode Island have tried to mandate insurance coverage for pediatric preventive health care. InI July of this year, they succeeded .................... .............. 1 New Carnation products to be examined AAP officials plan to examine the nutritional aspects of two new infant formula products manufactured by Carnation Company, an independent subsidiary of Nestle S .A . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Group helps with drowning prevention efforts After admitting two children who had drowning accidents to the same hospital on the same day, BillI Gonda, M.-D., FAAP, had to get involved .............. . . . .. . . . 1 AAP task force urges long-term studies of children The AAP Task Force on Pediatric AIDS addresses the history of pediatric AIDS infection ........... . . . . .. 2 Coalition seeks standards, alms to increase helmet usage A campaign that began in Seattle three years ago will likely be responsible for a ten-fold increase this year in the use of bicycle helmets among children in that state .....3 A Closer Look -Bicycle Injui ur...... es... 3 Narkewicz: YMCA can help with helmet, life support activities Addressing the YMCA General Assembly in June, AAP President Richard Narkewicz, M.D., urged YMCA officials to assist in promoting bicycle helmet use and pediatric life support programs .. . . . . .. . . . . ..3 AAP, American Baby to publish national child health magazine AAP officials and the publishers of American Baby magazine have agreed to produce Healthy Kids, a new national magazine for parents .. . . . . . . . . . . .5 Mailing to include order forms AAP mnembers will receive an=-introdu-ctory mailing in September about Healthy Kids magazine ......5 Suchyta reviews CPT coding for preventive visits The use of "health supervision" terminology and CPT coding are discussed ..............6 Oral portion of AAP exam to be dropped in 1989 The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) will discontinue its oral exam for certification in general pediatrics after April 1989 .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ..7 ABP sets three certification exams for subspecialists The American Board of Pediatrics will administer three subspecialty certifying examinations in 1989. The tests are described here . ................................. 7 Forum '88 About 60 resolutions will be considered by chapter officers during the 1988 Annual Chapter Forum to be held Sept. 16-18, in Rosemont, Ill. The resolutions are listed h e re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Women at work Photo essay on the second AAP women chapter repre- sentatives' conference in Chicago .......................... 14 Minnesota trying out a two-part legislative strategy How do you approach a state legislature with a poten- tially controversial piece of legislation? Quietly and with all the facts, says G. Scott Giebink, M.D., FAAP, of M inneapolis ...................................15 Group to write AIDS curriculum The organizers of a new AAP program will soon begin to develop an AIDS education curriculum for physicians and parents, program adviser Heinz Berendes, M.D., sa id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 PIC offers niew insurance plan "Pathfinder," a life insurance plan, is available for AAP m em bers .................................... 17 Editors invite perinatal papers The editors of the Journal of Rural Health are inviting physicians to submit manuscripts for a special issue on rural American perinatal care ............................... 17 Lockhart makes new career out of 'retirement' Jean Lockhart, M.D., FAAP, recently retired from the AAP staff only to make a new commitment to the Academ y .................................. . 18 Tour San Francisco during Annual Meeting While in San Francisco for the AAP Annual Meeting, Oct. 15-20, physician"nd, their familhies might want to partiQipate in several tours .................................. 19 Drug abuse expert Macdonald will speak during CME course At an upcoming AAP Continuing Medical Education (CME) course, U.S. presidential adviser Donald Ian Macdonald, M.D., will lead discussions on the pediatrician's role in controlling drug abuse............................... 20 Save money by registering early ........................... 21 In Brazil AAP Richard Narkewicz, M.D., addresses the XI Brazilian Congress of Perinatology in Port Alegre, Brazil ..................... 21 WUashington Update Connect with Congress ........... Second legislative conference scheduled ................. . . . . . . . . 2 Chapter Newsline Hawaii: "Adopting" a school ... Minnesota: partners with Uruguay ....New chapter officers ................... 4 Focus on Practice 'Physician families' are popular, but pose peculiar problems5 Health Alert Recall ... Teens worry about cholesterol ... Working mothers ... Ipecac syrup ... Eggs causing food poisoning ... Mumps are back .... French fries now, diet later ................. 6 Second Opinions International health: Opportunities for involvement ..................... Non- custodial parents and child abuse allegations ....................... 22 P U B L I S H E D M O N T H L Y Bike tyke. Page 3. Family affair. Page 5. Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Chicago, IL Permit 720
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[Vol. 4 No. 8 August 1988|
Policy Statement: Anabolic Steroids and the AdolescentAthlete ....................... . . . . . . . . 7Policy Statement: Scope of Pediatric Health Care Benefitsfor Children Through Age 21 ..................... 9Membership Applicant List .................... . 8Fellows in the News ..................... . . 18Classified Ads .................... . . . . . 23Course Calendar .................... . . . . . 23
Rhode Island mandates coverage for preventive careFor the past three legislative sessions, pediatricians,politicians and others in Rhode Island have tried to mandateinsurance coverage for pediatric preventive health care. InIJuly of this year, they succeeded .................... .............. 1
New Carnation products to be examinedAAP officials plan to examine the nutritional aspects oftwo new infant formula products manufactured byCarnation Company, an independent subsidiary of NestleS.A . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Group helps with drowning prevention effortsAfter admitting two children who had drowning accidents tothe same hospital on the same day, BillI Gonda, M.-D., FAAP,had to get involved.............. . . . .. . . . 1
AAP task force urges long-term studies of childrenThe AAP Task Force on Pediatric AIDS addresses the historyof pediatric AIDS infection ........... . . . . .. 2
Coalition seeks standards, alms to increase helmet usageA campaign that began in Seattle three years ago will likelybe responsible for a ten-fold increase this year in the use ofbicycle helmets among children in that state .....3
A Closer Look -Bicycle Injui ur...... es... 3
Narkewicz: YMCA can help with helmet, life supportactivities
Addressing the YMCA General Assembly in June, AAPPresident Richard Narkewicz, M.D., urged YMCA officialsto assist in promoting bicycle helmet use and pediatric lifesupport programs .. . . . . .. . . . . ..3
AAP, American Baby to publish national child healthmagazineAAP officials and the publishers ofAmerican Baby magazinehave agreed to produce Healthy Kids, a new nationalmagazine for parents.. . . . . . . . . . . .5
Mailing to include order formsAAP mnembers will receive an=-introdu-ctory mailing inSeptember about Healthy Kids magazine ......5
Suchyta reviews CPT coding for preventive visitsThe use of "health supervision" terminology and CPTcoding are discussed ..............6
Oral portion of AAP exam to be dropped in 1989The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) will discontinue itsoral exam for certification in general pediatrics afterApril 1989 .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ..7
ABP sets three certification exams for subspecialistsThe American Board of Pediatrics will administer three
subspecialty certifying examinations in 1989. The tests aredescribed here . ................................. 7
Forum '88About 60 resolutions will be considered by chapter officersduring the 1988 Annual Chapter Forum to be heldSept. 16-18, in Rosemont, Ill. The resolutions are listedhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Women at workPhoto essay on the second AAP women chapter repre-sentatives' conference in Chicago .......................... 14
Minnesota trying out a two-part legislative strategyHow do you approach a state legislature with a poten-tially controversial piece of legislation? Quietly andwith all the facts, says G. Scott Giebink, M.D., FAAP, ofMinneapolis ...................................15
Group to write AIDS curriculumThe organizers of a new AAP program will soon begin todevelop an AIDS education curriculum for physiciansand parents, program adviser Heinz Berendes, M.D.,said . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PIC offers niew insurance plan"Pathfinder," a life insurance plan, is available for AAPmembers .................................... 17
Editors invite perinatal papersThe editors of the Journal of Rural Health are invitingphysicians to submit manuscripts for a special issue on ruralAmerican perinatal care ...............................17
Lockhart makes new career out of 'retirement'Jean Lockhart, M.D., FAAP, recently retired from theAAP staff only to make a new commitment to theAcademy.................................. . 18
Tour San Francisco during Annual MeetingWhile in San Francisco for the AAP Annual Meeting, Oct.15-20, physician"nd,their familhies might want to partiQipatein several tours ..................................19
Drug abuse expert Macdonald will speak during CMEcourse
At an upcoming AAP Continuing Medical Education (CME)course, U.S. presidential adviser Donald Ian Macdonald,M.D., will lead discussions on the pediatrician's role incontrolling drug abuse...............................20
Save money by registering early ...........................21
In BrazilAAP Richard Narkewicz, M.D., addresses the XI BrazilianCongress of Perinatology in Port Alegre, Brazil ..................... 21
WUashington UpdateConnect with Congress ........... Second legislative conferencescheduled ................. . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter NewslineHawaii: "Adopting" a school ... Minnesota: partners withUruguay ....New chapter officers ...................4
Focus on Practice'Physician families' are popular, but pose peculiar problems5
Health AlertRecall ... Teens worry about cholesterol ... Working mothers... Ipecac syrup ... Eggs causing food poisoning ... Mumpsare back .... French fries now, diet later ................. 6
Second OpinionsInternational health: Opportunities for involvement .....................Non-custodial parents and child abuse allegations ....................... 22
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