DIRECTORY
Pediatricians
with a Special Interest
in Adoption and Foster Care Medicine
Adoption | Foster Care
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The Section on Adoption and Foster Care, founded in 2000,
is dedicated to improving the health and well being of children
in foster care and those who have been adopted. The Section
also offers input to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Board of Directors on adoption and foster care issues and
works with the AAP Committee
on Early Childhood, Adoption and Dependent Care (and other
committees) to provide input on official Academy policy. The SOAFC was also a driving force in the formation of the new AAP Task Force on Foster Care, charged with raising the awareness, knowledge, and skills of pediatricians and their collarborative partners to improve the health and well being of children and youth in foster care.
The section
has grown to over 200 members since its inception and continues
to increase. SOAFC Membership is open to all Fellows
and Residents of the AAP. Affiliate membership is available
to international (physician) members and allied health professionals,
including physicians' assistants, NPs/LPNs, RNs, speech and
language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists,
psychologists, social workers, and educators involved in providing
care to and/or researching health issues related to foster
care and/or adoption of infants, children and adolescents,
and who are interested in contributing toward the objectives
of the Section.
Come share
your professional goals and expand our mission; become a Member
of the AAP Section on Adoption and Foster Care!
Melamine and Kidney Stones in Children
(December 2008)
Over the last several months there have been a number of news reports of infants developing kidney stones after being exposed to melamine added to powdered infant formula from China. The American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN) has posted a statement on its Web site to help guide parents and pediatricians in assessing the risk, evaluation and management of potentially affected infants in their practice. This is especially relevant for pediatricians caring for children adopted from China. For more information visit the ASPN Web site http://www.aspneph.com/. As usual, use of good clinical judgment is encouraged.
Melamine has not been added to formula produced in the U.S. Trace amounts of this substance have been found in samples of some products. The FDA's ongoing investigation continues to show that the domestic supply of infant formula is safe and that consumers can continue using U.S. manufactured infant formulas. FDA has concluded that levels of melamine alone or cyanuric acid alone, at or below 1 part per million (ppm) in infant formula do not raise public health concerns. For more information, go to http://www.fda.gov/.
Parents with questions about infant feeding should contact their pediatrician or a pediatrician with experience with international adoption.
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