Why SONS?
Behind every SONS member is a story. What do the AAP and SONS have to offer? Access to an audience? Improved advocacy? Projection of your voice? Hear from these SONS members what our organization has done for them.
What’s your story? We want to here it!
Douglas Brockmeyer, MD, FAAP
Dr. Brockmeyer is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City Utah. Dr. Brockmeyer has spent a large part of his career investigating means of improving the diagnosis and treatment of craniocervical junction instability for children with congenital disorders to include Down syndrome.
"I joined the AAP SONS to amplify my pediatric neurosurgical voice. In matters that concern children’s health, there is no better avenue to make sure that where pediatrics and pediatric neurosurgery intersect, our voice is heard and taken seriously"
Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD, FAAP
Dr. Duhaime is the Nicholas T. Zervas Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr Duhaime is internationally known for her work in pediatric head injury to include the biomechanics of abusive head trauma.
"In the field of Pediatric Neurosurgery, we interact with families sometimes during the most challenging crisis they’ve ever experienced. We have the privilege of applying skills that can pull children back from sudden life-threatening illnesses or injuries, one child at a time. But we are aware that what we treat is one tiny slice of what children need to grow and thrive. Joining SONS gives us the bridge to go from the single child to the many children nationwide and even more broadly to all children everywhere. Through SONS and the AAP, we can stay informed about health, policy, and advocacy. We can get involved at a different scale and can join our voices with many others whose priority is children and their world. In SONS, we can remain proud of our work as pediatric neurosurgeons, we can learn from and teach other pediatric specialists and generalists, and also we can take advantage of the power that a large, focused, and effective organization advocating for children can bring to science, education, and policy on a large scale, now and into the future."
Join the SONS today. Enhance your career by helping children.
Advocacy
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Attend national meetings and federal conferences/Advisory Committee meetings, hearings and workshops regarding legislation affecting neurosurgical conditions, SSA Rules, CPT coding proposals and development of new CPT codes, and AMA Resolutions.
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Amplify the pediatric subspecialty advocacy voice on both federal and state levels on issues such as access to care, workforce, training, education, research and payment and other areas of interest to pediatric neurological surgeons.
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Collaborate with the AAP’s Private Payer Advocacy Advisory Committee (PPAAC) to advocate for increased benefits coverage and payment from insurance carriers for treatment of specific neurological conditions.
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Attend the AAP Advocacy Training and Legislative Conference hosted by the AAP Department of Federal Affairs advocacy specialists, in Washington, D.C. Learn the state and federal legislative process, develop advocacy skills, and access strategies and techniques for using the media to advocate.
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Develop and participate in the AAP Periodic Survey on screening, referral and treatment of neurosurgical conditions.
Education and Scholarly Pursuits
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Inclusion on a Speakers Bureau priority list to be faculty at CME conferences such as the National Conference & Exhibition and Practical Pediatrics courses.
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Appointments to the Section on Neurological Surgery subcommittees such as the Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee, the Education Subcommittee and the Section Executive Committee.
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Serve on internal AAP editorial boards and groups such as PREP, AAP Grand Rounds, Pediatrics and Pediatrics in Review.
Health Policy
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Author policy such as, “Congenital Brain and Spinal Malformations and their Cutaneous Markers”, and “Brain and Spinal Imaging in Children”.
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Review draft policy, articles, chapters in AAP texts, and webinars from other AAP Committees, Councils and Sections and/or external Organizations.
Media and Networking Opportunities
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Serve as a resource to the AAP for media/ public relations activities such as for newspaper, magazine and television interviews, Twitter Chats, and corporate focus expert groups.
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Inclusion on referral lists and websites for AAP pediatrician and subspecialist members. There are networking opportunities at all AAP CME courses and other AAP functions.
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Last Updated
12/04/2023
Source
American Academy of Pediatrics