Why Should I Join SOPPSM?

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Advocacy

We actively engage in state and federal advocacy for the needs of children with pulmonary and sleep medicine issues. Priority issues include pediatric subspecialty loan repayment, safe and effective drugs and devices for children, drug shortages, and Medicaid payment. We need a healthy and vibrant membership to advocate and be the voice for the children we care for.

• Access the digital Advocacy Guide (Login required)
• Advocacy Action Center (Login required)– contact your members of Congress on child health issues, learn about AAP Federal advocacy priorities, and access advocacy training modules
• Receive AAP advocacy report (Login required) for the latest federal and state advocacy activities impacting child health
• Sign up for Advocacy emails – weekly advocacy recap/Capital Check-up – email kids1st@aap.org with your name, AAP ID, and preferred email address

Leadership

Develop leadership skills and assume leadership positions in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine by:

• Serving on the Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine Executive Committee (elected position) or on a section subcommittee (appointed position).
• Serving on internal subcommittees, Planning Groups and Editorial Boards such as PREP Self-Assessment, AAP Grand Rounds, Pediatrics and Pediatrics in Review. Section members are encouraged to submit a nomination for these opportunities.
• Serve as an AAP representative pediatric pulmonology expert to external groups.
• Serve as a pediatric pulmonology or sleep medicine subject matter expert on AAP policy, clinical practice guidelines and other AAP groups.
• Sign up to become a mentor and/or mentee through participation in the AAP Mentorship Program.
• Engage pediatric pulmonology fellows’ participation in section activities and opportunities.
• Participate in the AAP Volunteer Network

Education

Our Section provides quality and well-attended programming at the annual AAP National Conference & Exhibition and other AAP CME activities. We're also very involved in producing educational content to help both primary care physicians and pediatric pulmonologists remain current and earn credits towards recertification. Members can serve as faculty, subject matter experts, editorial boards, and/or planning groups for various educational offerings.

• Educate general pediatricians regarding pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine issues that impact practice by serving as faculty for AAP national courses and providing suggestions for educational programing content.
• Celebration of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine CME course.
• Assist in the development and review of endocrine related public education information and other publications.
• Section sponsored general sessions and a half-day Section program at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition
• Pediatric Pulmonology, Asthma and Sleep Medicine: A Quick Reference Guide

Member Benefit! Earn MOC part 4 and CME credit through participation online EQIPP QI courses including:

• EQIPP: Mental Health – Identify, Assess and Manage
• EQIPP: Antibiotic Decision Making
• Visit Shop.aap.org for a complete list of online courses for professional education!

Member discount available and Trainee Member Benefit! Earn MOC part 2 and CME credit and prepare for board examination through the online PREP Subspecialty Self-Assessment

• 2025 PREP Pulmonology

Policy and Publications

The Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine plays a key role in developing and reviewing policy statements, clinical/technical reports and clinical guidelines that impact pediatric pulmonologists and sleep medicine physicians.

Pediatric Pulmonology 2nd edition

Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine policy collection

AAP News Focus on Subspecialties

• What to do if a patient has chronic respiratory symptoms after COVID infection – Eric S. Mull, DO, FAAP and Adam D. Lowe, MD, FAAP
• History, physical can guide use of testing for exercise-induced dyspnea – Joseph Russo, MD, MS, FAAP and Rajeev Bhatia, MD, FAAP
• Focus on Subspecialties Topic collection – Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine articles

Engage

As a member of the Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, you will:

• Receive communications from the Section through the Listserv® email list
• Have leadership opportunities including participating in the nominations process for the section executive committee (if eligible), serve on section subcommittees (as determined by the Executive Committee), serve as faculty, subject matter expert and/or other volunteer opportunities
• Vote in the section elections (if eligible)

Section Award

Edwin L. Kendig, Jr Award
Established in 2001, the AAP Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine will recognize one individual for lifetime achievement in the field of pediatric pulmonology. Any pulmonologist (or related specialty) can be nominated for this biennial award. Click here for more information.

This award is funded by the Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine.