The INAAP is excited to announce a new way for pediatricians to get involved in their field – the IU Pediatric Mentorship Program! The goal of this program is for IU medical students interested in learning more about or pursuing pediatrics to be paired one-on-one with a resident or practicing pediatrician. Students involved in the program are from around the state and in all years of medical school, and have interests ranging from general pediatrics to specialties. There is no strict time commitment; however, physicians will be encouraged to correspond via e-mail with their student at least once quarterly to answer their questions about the life and practice of a pediatrician. If time permits, physicians can also choose to meet with their student or provide shadowing opportunities.
If you are interested in learning more about this program, please contact Janice Lin (jllin@iupui.edu).
Councils and sections are a great way to get involved in the National AAP, and the opportunities to make a difference are plentiful.
For the 2011 year, there will be more than 100 vacancies in the council and section executive committees. An executive committee is comprised of a chairperson and executive committee members, who are the leaders of the council or section.
Nominees must be in good standing with their National AAP membership as well as their membership in the council or section for which they would like to be considered. Nominations will be shared with the nominations committees for each council or section, who will weigh in on the nominations received and make their decision by mid-January. Elections are conducted in March
Council on Children with Disabilities (COCWD)
There will soon be 2 open positions on the COCWD Executive Committee (EC). The COCWD Nominations Committee will be looking for 4 candidates (who must be current COCWD members in good standing) to be included on the ballot.
EC Members are required to:
- Attend all meetings (the COCWD has 1-2 face-to-face meeting/s per year. Each meeting is usually 1 day.) In addition, supplementary conference calls or e-meetings (via webinar format) will be required. Prior review of all meeting materials is required. Active meeting participation is expected.
- Complete individual assignments in accordance with a timeline/deadline established by the chairperson and/or staff.
- Regularly review and provide feedback on policy statements, clinical reports, book chapters, and other materials developed by the AAP.
- Offer innovative ideas and volunteer to take the lead in various activities (including authoring policy statements and clinical reports, presenting topics at in-person conferences and/or webinars) appropriate to expertise.
- Represent the COCWD at meetings of other sections, committees, councils, or external organizations as requested by the Academy.
- Think creatively about how the COCWD mission can support the Academy’s strategic plan.
- Potentially serve as a contact for media requests specific to your identified area of expertise.
- Be versed in current literature and issues related to the field of children with disabilities.
- Be accessible and responsive to the chairperson, other EC members, and staff via e-mail (primarily) and phone.
Note: E-mail is the primary method of communication for the EC members and staff. Frequent communication via e-mail is essential and timely responses are necessary. It is critical for EC members to check and respond to e-mails on a frequent basis (at least every couple of days).
The following priorities have been identified and will serve as the focus areas for COCWD activities over the next 1-3 years: (not in order of importance)
· Transition from a pediatric to an adult medical home
· Early identification/screening for developmental disorders
· Innovative ways to recruit and educate COCWD members
· Practical ways of implementing policy into practice
· Appropriate health care benefits for children with disabilities
Important: The strength of any group is the commitment of its members. In addition to commitment, time to devote to activities is critical to the Council’s ongoing success and productivity. The COCWD is a very busy group and being an EC member requires a time commitment. We encourage all potential members to seriously assess their availability before submitting their name for consideration. Thank you.
Council on Clinical Information Technology (COCIT)
Major Responsibilities
1) Participation in Bi-Monthly 1 hour phone meetings
2) Ability to respond to Exec Committee requests via email for feedback on policy statements, AAP HIT issues, Federal/State/Other HIT issues
3) Ability to attend 1 to 2 in person meetings of COCIT Exec at the AAP NCE and possibly AAP HQ.
4) Actively serve and contribute on one COCIT Exec Committee subgroup/committee (Policy, Applications, Education, Membership, etc)
a. Would require additional time and meetings to accomplish work of subgroup/committee
Note: E-mail is the primary method of communication for the EC members and staff. Frequent communication via e-mail is essential and timely responses are necessary. It is critical for EC members to check and respond to e-mails on a frequent basis (at least every couple of days).
Required
1) Ability to work in team setting
2) Excellent communication skills
3) Significant experience in some aspect of clinical health informatics
4) Working knowledge of AAP structure
5) AAP membership in good standing
COCIT Executive Committee members represent a broad constituency of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists who work to advance the use of Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) in an effort to improve the quality and efficiency of care for all children and adolescents. We advocate with payors, vendors and governmental and standards organizations to make sure HIT applications are useful and affordable.
In order to accomplish our goals the COCIT Executive Committee seeks candidates from a broad spectrum of primary care and subspecialists with experience in any area of HIT that could include formal informatics training or equivalent experience, experience writing or implementing HIT policy or requirements documents, experience with quality improvement/process improvement methodology, experience working in local chapters or districts or a strong commitment to become a leader in these efforts.
Have you been wondering why Medical Home is one of the core values of the AAP? Do you want to learn how to improve and build your practice for the 21st century?
Come join other Indiana Pediatricians in a Medical Home Learning Collaborative.
Please click here for more information
INAAP is looking for a chapter champion for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI). This person would attend the quarterly 2-hour EHDI advisory committee meetings in Indianapolis (usually on Monday afternoons), as well as attend the annual EHDI conference (funded through AAP). This person will also participate in special projects (one per year) pertinent to spreading Early Hearing Detection and Intervention to the Medical Home. This assignment will last three years. For more information, please contact Judy Ganser at jganser@ishd.IN.gov
or 317-233-1240.
Helping HANDS
posted: Thursday, May 27, 2010
Opportunity to work at a state level with the HANDS in Autism Resource Center to ensure that information, support, and services for children with autism are present and appropriate across each region. This coalition has strong representation from parents, medical staff and schools are Terre Haute, Lafayette, Bloomington, Wayne/North montgomery areas, Muncie/Anderson and are looking for support in these and other areas of the state.
If you are interested in a more collaborative means of bringing information and training to your area and have a willingness to collaborate with parents and school personnel to do so as well as a willingness to actively inform the effort in their area, please contact Naomi Swiezy at nswiezy@iupui.edu. Also plan to attend the initial summit in September for brainstorming and initial efforts to individualize training and outreach in their region on.
The HANDs center will help Local Coalition Cadres in:
- Providing support and coordinated efforts across systems in the care of individuals with an ASD
· Sharing of consistent information and resources between systems
· Sharing of information and resources with others in the communities as a means of building local capacity
· Helping to inform HANDS about the needs and issues of local communities as well as the particular needs of school personnel with regards to autism and developmental disabilities so that we can best position ourselves and the program to assist.
For more information, go to www.handsinautism.org .
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