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Section
Fact Sheet
Recent and Current Activities:
Education
- Sponsored
Park City IV in 1998 and "Rheumatology 2003: Park City and Beyond"
- Present educational programs
for pediatricians at the AAP National Conference and Exhibition and
other AAP sponsored courses
- Sponsor an annual career
development workshop during the American College of Rheumatology Annual
Meeting
- Sponsored a Pediatric
Acadmic Societies (PAS) mini-course, "Rheumatic Diseases in Children:
Frontiers in Research and Clinical Care" May 14, 2005
Topics include:
- Genetics of Rheumatic
Diseases: JRA as a complex genetic trait
Sampath Prahalad, MD, FAAP
- Gene Expression Studies
in JRA: Promises and Pitfalls
James Jarvis, MD, FAAP
- The Future of Pediatric
Rheumatology Research: The Children's Arthritis and Rheumatology
Research Alliance (CARRA)
Christy Sandborg, MD, FAAP
- As a member of the Section
on Rheumatology, you may be asked to teach general pediatricians and
residents at the national and local level at one of many of the Academy's
educational offerings, including: National Conference and Exhibition,
CME courses, and State Chapter workshops. You will receive discounts
on and access to educational resources of the Academy, for example:
Pediatrics, PREP, AAP News, PediaLink, and manuals.
Awards
Communication
- Publish a bi-annual Section
newsletter
- Maintains a section web
site that includes information about the section, job opportunities,
section sponsored awards, fellowship information, and other items relevant
to pediatric rheumatology
- Maintains a section e-mail
list (listserv) to notify section members about important issues
Membership
- Expanded membership to allow
any general pediatrician and/or resident with a special interest in
pediatric rheumatology to join the section
- Developed a position on
the Executive Committee for a Training Fellow
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The Academy
is a unique organization and a great value for the cost of membership.
We believe that each pediatric rheumatologist and pediatrician with
a special interest in the field should support the AAP and the Section
on Rheumatology. If you are already a Section member, we look forward
to your continued support; if not, please join us!
Section on
Rheumatology Annual Dues
Note: In addition to National/Chapter AAP Dues
AAP Fellows
$40
Section Affiliate Members $60
Resident and Post Residency Training Fellows $10
Other
important topics
- Conducting a survey to determine
our subspecialty's conversion factor and assist with workforce needs
such as staffing and reimbursement
- Developed a Memorandum of
Understanding between the Section on Rheumatology, the American College
of Rheumatology, and the Arthritis Foundation
- Spearheaded an effort within
the AAP to highlight deficiencies in the Future of Pediatric Education
II (FOPE II) Report
- Initiated a survey on women
in pediatric rheumatology and studying a mentoring program for young
women pediatric rheumatologists
Advocacy
The AAP has an excellent Department of Federal Affairs in Washington
that advocates for the health of all infants, children, and adolescents.
The AAP is viewed as the "white hat" and has considerable
influence on advocacy related issues. Access to health care for all
children, immunizations, children with disabilities, injury prevention,
and Medicaid are only a few of the topics on the AAP agenda. The AAP
advocates for children and adolescents with chronic disease more than
any other medical organization.
Networking
Each AAP Section
on Rheumatology member that becomes involved in the Academy will benefit
from collaboration with other pediatric subspecialists, as with the
American College of Rheumatology.
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