Caring for Children and Youth with Epilepsy Webinars (2019-02-21)

Caring for Children and Youth with Epilepsy Webinars

January 31, 2019 by ajbattista

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ National Coordinating Center for Epilepsy is hosting a webinar series, Caring for Children and Youth with Epilepsy: What Primary Care Providers Need to Know. The series, developed with the organizations participating on the CYE Stakeholder Forum, will educate primary care providers on their role in diagnosing, treating, and managing children and youth with seizures. Topics that will be covered include but are not limited to:

Epilepsy and Seizures Overview
Testing and Diagnosis
Comorbidities of Children and Youth with Seizures
Care Coordination
Seizure Management and Safety
Communicating with Schools
Transition

Webinars will be held from 11am-12pm CT starting February 21, 2019 and will provide CME credit at no cost. To register click here.

For questions, contact Alexis Katzenbach: akatzenbach@aap.org

Everything You Need to Know About NYS PCMH: A Special Pediatric Webinar

January 16, 2019 by ajbattista

Everything You Need to Know About NYS PCMH: A Special Pediatric Webinar

WHEN:

Wednesday, January 30th from 12:00 noon – 1:00pm

SPEAKERS:

Marcus Friedrich, M.D., MBA, FACP

Chief Medical Officer, Office of Quality & Patient Safety, SDOH

Jeanne Alicandro, M.D., M.P.H.

Medical Director, Office of Quality & Patient Safety, SDOH

REGISTRATION FEE: There is no charge for members of the NYS AAP – Chapters 1, 2 or 3 to attend.

OVERVIEW:

Does your practice take Medicaid? Are you being asked about Value Based Payment contracts with your commercial and Medicaid insurance companies? Do you know that New York State has made a commitment to move all primary care practices into NYS PCMH in two years? Is your practice already NCQA certified? Do you know how to access enhanced primary care payments for practice transformation activities? Did you know that there is, for a limited time, free Technical Assistance to help your practice move toward NYS PCMH certification?

Our presenters are the senior State Department of Health staff who guided the creation of Advanced Primary Care and the state’s transition to NYS PCMH. They are the experts and will guide you through the state’s new program for pediatric primary care. The webinar will outline all key issues and challenges and will offer options for every practice to move forward with free regionally available Technical Assistance. There will be adequate time for a Q&A with all participants.

Don’t miss this critically important opportunity to start your NYS PCMH journey or to facilitate your practice moving forward in the credentialing process.

New York State American Academy of Pediatrics (NYS AAP)

A Coalition of AAP NY Chapters 1, 2, & 3

Elie Ward, MSW | Dir. of Policy, Advocacy & External Relations | eward@aap.net

Districts II and IV Meeting

June 22, 2018 by ajbattista

13th Annual Metropolitan NY/NJ Pediatric Board Review Course

April 12, 2018 by ajbattista

North Shore University Hospital

To register for this Pediatric Board Review Course go to www.regonline.com/2018pbrc

Friday, April 20

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Registration

3:30 PM – 3:35 PM Welcome

3:35 PM – 4:45 PM Infectious Disease
Steve Barone, MD

4:45 PM – 5:55 PM Developmental
Nili Major, MD

5:55 PM – 6:05 PM Break

6:05 PM – 7:15 PM Rheumatology
Simona Nativ, MD

7:15 PM – 8:25 PM General Pediatrics
Alan Meltzer, MD

Saturday, April 21

7:00 AM – 7:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:30 AM – 8:40 AM Neonatology
Shantanu Rastogi, MD

8:40 AM – 9:50 AM Adolescent Medicine
Warren Seigel, MD

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM Break

10:00 AM – 11:10 AM Neurology
Lorraine Lazar, MD

11:10 AM – 12:20 AM Surgery
Eric Lazar, MD

12:20 – 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM – 2:10 PM Critical Care
Edward Conway, MD

2:10 PM – 3:20 PM Endocrinology
Graeme Frank, MD

3:20 PM – 3:30 PM Break

3:30 PM – 4:40 PM Cardiology
Prema Ramaswamy, MD

4:40 PM – 5:50 PM Nephrology
Jeff Saland, MD

Sunday, April 22

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – 9:10 AM Orthopedics
Mark Rieger, MD

9:10 AM – 10:20 AM GI
Joel Rosh, MD

10:20 AM – 10:30 AM Break

10:30 AM – 11:40 AM Genetics
Joy Samanich, MD

11:40 AM – 12:50 PM Allergy/Immunology
David Resnick, MD

12:50 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM – 2:40 PM Hematology/Oncology
Richard Dractman, MD

2:40 PM – 3:50 PM Pulmonology
Ramneet Gill, MD

3:50 PM – 4:00 PM Break

4:00 PM – 5:10 PM Dermatology
Julie Schaffer, MD

“What’s In There?” Workshop and Advocacy Day

March 27, 2018 by ajbattista

“What’s In There?” Workshop and Advocacy Day is less than a month away!

Don’t wait – register here.

We can protect our health and the environment by requiring full transparency about, and safe alternatives to, toxic chemicals in products. We invite you to come to a FREE workshop and advocacy day (lunch included).

Hear from national experts about the impact of chemicals on our health
Find out what’s happening in the marketplace and through government action
Get tips on how to advocate for more information and safer solutions
Put your knowledge into action in the afternoon as we speak with policymakers

We are excited to present our panel of speakers for the event:

Keynote Speaker Dr. Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc, Dean for Global Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (pre-recorded)
Amy Ziff, Founder and Executive Director, MADE SAFE
Meika Hollender, MBA, co-founder of Sustain
Beverley Thorpe, Consulting Program Manager for Networks and Advocacy, Clean Production Action
Martin Wolf, Director of Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation
Elizabeth Meer, Special Assistant for Pollution Prevention and Green Procurement at NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation (Invited)

Space is limited. Please register today at: bit.ly/Ap24reg. Children of all ages are welcome.

We look forward to seeing you there!

MSSNY Annual Physician Advocacy Day

January 22, 2018 by ajbattista

Come on Along! Come on Along!
Legislators Need to Hear from You One-on-One!

MSSNY’s Annual Physician Advocacy Day Coming Right Up!

Wednesday, March 7^th in the Lewis Swyer Theatre in
“The Egg” at the Albany’s Empire State Plaza

Join your colleagues from all around New York State to speak with YOUR LEGISLATORS to ensure they’re making the right choices for you and your patients!

Join us to urge your legislators to:

Reduce excessive health insurer prior authorization hassles that needlessly delay patient care
Reduce the high cost of medical liability insurance
Preserve choice of physician for our patients
Reject burdensome mandates that interfere with patient care delivery
Preserve opportunities for our medical students and residents to become New York’s future health care leaders

Following a morning program, you will have a chance to hear from and— more importantly—question New York’s legislative leaders, followed by an informal luncheon where Assemblymembers and Senators are invited to join their constituents.

Please contact your county medical society to coordinate Legislative appointments for physicians to meet with your elected representatives on that day.

To register: Call Nassau County Medical Society 516-832-2300, ext 14
Or contact Carrie Harring at charring@mssny.org.

Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies: Preventing Prematurity at the Well Child Visit

January 4, 2018 by ajbattista

We’re pleased to announce that the NYS AAP Chapters 1, 2 & 3 are hosting a CME webinar on Jan. 17^th. There is no charge to attend! Please join us and spread the word!

PRESENTED BY:

The New York State American Academy of Pediatrics (NYS AAP)
A coalition of Chapters 1, 2 & 3

In Collaboration With:
NYS Academy of Family Physicians

REGISTER ONLINE AT: https://register.gotowebinar.com/#register/4524866768610095618

OVERVIEW:

This live webinar will teach pediatricians and family physicians about the IMPLICIT Toolkit – a simple tool to help facilitate screening for maternal depression, tobacco use, multivitamin/folic acid intake, and family planning (interconceptional care). There is no charge for members of the NYS AAP – Chapters 1, 2 & 3, and members of NYS Academy of Family Physicians.

OBJECTIVES:

At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

identify the impact of maternal depression and tobacco use on the entire family and the positive impact that preventative screening has.
describe the IMPLICIT model of interconception care and its practical implementation in a primary care office.
describe how integrating the Implicit Tool into Pediatric Primary Care improves their work in Value Based/Pay for Performance Health Care Service Delivery System.

SPEAKERS:

Scott Harman, MD, FAAFP is a family physician with extensive maternity care expensive who practices for the University of Rochester Medical Center Primary Care Network and is also faculty the center’s Family Medicine Residency program. He currently serves on the American Academy of Family Physicians Commission of Health of the Public and Science and is the Chair of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians Public Health Commission. He additionally serves on the Leadership Council of the IMPLICIT Network, and he has helped administer March of Dimes grants focused on the implementation of interconception care programs in Monroe County. His work in community health and health advocacy has primarily focused on health equity and health disparities in maternal-child health.

Jack Levine, MD, FAAP is a general pediatrician with subspecialty certification in developmental behavioral pediatrics. He has been a general pediatrician for over 25 years in Queens, New York. He is a member of the Department of Pediatrics at Nassau University Medical Center and the Director of the Center for Autism. Dr. Levine is the chair of NYS AAP – Chapter 2 Committee on Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, a member of the State Early Childhood Development Committee and a member of the executive committee of the National AAP Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Dr. Levine is a member of the advisory board for the Postpartum Resource Center of New York and a member of the Nassau County Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder (PMAD) Task Force.

Elie Ward, MSW is the Director of Policy, Advocacy & External Relations for Chapters 1, 2 & 3 of the New York State American Academy of Pediatrics (NYS AAP). She is responsible for all legislative and policy work on behalf of more than 5,000 pediatricians across the state. She is the NYS AAP’s primary legislative liaison and also plays a key role in nurturing relationships with state and city agencies and the Mayors’ and Governor’s office in the areas of children’s health and well-being. Ms. Ward has participated in NYS’s Medicaid Reform Work Group, the State’s VBP Roadmap, the Children’s VBP Work Group, the Maternity Clinical Advisory Group (CAG), the Children’s Behavioral Health MRT Work Group and many other task forces and work groups focusing on children and family issues. Ms. Ward is also responsible for developing and maintaining external relationships for the NYS AAP with city, county, state and national public and private organizations working with and for children and families.

SUPPORTED BY:

This program is being supported by a generous grant from the March of Dimes New York State.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Requirements and Policies of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) through the joint providership of the Westchester Academy of Medicine (WAM) and the NYS American Academy of Pediatrics Chapter 3. WAM is accredited by MSSNY to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians.

The Westchester Academy of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category I Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.