Resources for Patients and Providers
A portal that provides a pathway to handouts that can be used in primary care practice for patients, parents and providers. Our goal for this new feature is to provide one central, convenient location where pediatricians can turn for access to many adolescent health related handouts. All handouts and relevant Web site links are reviewed by the SOAH Executive Committee and have been identified as helpful resources by adolescent medicine specialists.
Educational
Opportunities
Pedialink Module on Adolescent Sexual Health
A new Pedialink module is now available, called "Covering the Bases: Adolescent Sexual Health." The course offers a maximum of 3 AMA PRA category 1 credits or 3.6 NAPNAP contact hours. The cost of the course is $60 for AAP members and $75 for non-members. Register today!
Experts in adolescent health care and infectious disease participated in the development of this module. The lead authors were Donna Futterman, MD, FAAP; Peter Havens, MD, FAAP; Lisa Henry-Reid, MD, FAAP; and Jonathan Klein, MD, MPH, FAAP.
AM:PREP
September 5-8, 2007 in Savannah, GA
Handouts and Presentations
If you are studying for your initial Board examination or recertification in adolescent medicine, or if you are just looking for a good way to review adolescent medicine topics at home, we strongly encourage you to order the AM:PREP 2007 course on CD-ROM or flash drive. You can purchase a complete synchronized auido/visual recording of the course, which includes all of the PowerPoint presentations from the educational sessions, for just $99! To view a sample of the recorded sessions before you purchase, visit Instant Digital Conference Downloads. To order this CD-ROM or flash drive course, click here.
National Conference and Exhibition
October 11-14 in Boston, MA
(preconference sessions and events on October 10th)
The Section
on Adolescent Health holds its organizational meetings and
hosts educational programs at the Academy's NCE. The educational
programs consist of at least two portions: a professional
program open to all members of the Academy and invited guests
and a business meeting which is limited to Section members
and invited guests. Educational programs focus on various
issues of adolescent health from office recognition of common
problems to coding and reimbursement solutions.
The NCE has a number of sessions that focus on adolescent health and substance abuse issues. To review a listing of sessions, go to the NCE Web site.
Pedialink | CME
Finder | CME Opportunities
Adolescent
Health Initiatives and Resources
Learn about the AAP Adolescent Health Partnership Project, the new national AAP adolescent health initiative. The Adolescent Health Parntership Project focuses on elevating adolescent health with AAP members and in collaboration with other allied health professional organizations.
Information available to pediatricians, other health care providers, and those who care for adolescents, includes:
- Resource Toolkit on Adolescent HIV Prevention
- Youth Development Resource Materials
- State Adolescent Health Projects
- More Adolescent Health Links and Resources
AAP
Resources |Non-AAP
Resources
The Section
serves as an expert resource to the Academy by providing review
and input into official Academy policy. The Section has published
several physician and patient education materials including
Practicing Adolescent Medicine: A Collection of Resources,
Residency Training in Adolescent Medicine Resource Manual
and the Adolescent Health Update. In addition, the Section
is one of the few sections who have their own journal, Adolescent
Medicine: State of the Art Reviews [AM:STARs] (formerly titled, Adolescent Medicine Clinics). A subscription to AM:STARs is provided to every Section member with payment
of their annual dues.
Quick
Reference Guide to Pediatric Coding and Documentation for
Adolescent Medicine
Find fast answers to your coding and documentation questions!
This handy, pocket-sized reference is an essential resource
for anyone who needs quick and convenient answers to coding
and documentation questions for adolescent medicine.
Product Highlights-New to the Second Edition:
· New Chapter on ICD-9 codes
· Coding challenges in adolescent medicine
· Updated information on codes for common procedures
· Updated and expanded RBRVS values
· Updated coding resources
· Updated adolescent-specific case examples
History
The Section
on Adolescent Health, founded in 1978, enables members who are
primarily interested in adolescent health to meet for the purpose
of initiation, discussion and development of ideas and programs
which will improve the health care of young people in their
second decade of life and to provide an educational forum for
the membership at large in expanding their basic pediatric knowledge
and skills to include the adolescent patient.
Awards
The Section
maintains liaisons with other AAP Sections and Committees
including the Committee on Adolescence, Committee on Communications
and the Section on Residents. In addition, the Section sponsors
two awards: the Adele Dellenbaugh Hofmann Award (supported
by McNeil Consumer Healthcare) and the
Founders of Adolescent Medicine Award (sponsored by SOAH).
The Hofmann award recognizes one pediatrician each year for
their outstanding contributions to the field of adolescent
health. The Founders award recognizes one pediatrician each
year for the outstanding contributions to the field of adolescent
health in the community.
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