Community Access to Child Health Program Call for Proposals The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) program awards pediatricians up to $10,000 and residents up to $2,000 to fund innovative ideas to plan or implement initiatives that address critical child health issues in local communities. The deadline for proposals is Wednesday, January 15. If you have questions or […]
Articles from the December 2019 Minnesota Pediatrician Immunizations and Firearm Violence Top MNAAP’s 2020 Legislative Priorities Word from the President: Lori DeFrance, MD, FAAP Update on E-cigarette or Vaping Product Use Associated Lung Injury in Minnesota What We Could Do with a Prophylactic Epstein-Barr Virus Vaccine Senior Pediatricians Connect at December Lunch The Core of Adolescent […]
In the summer of 2019, the pulmonologists at Children’s Minnesota treated and reported the first cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) in Minnesota. By the beginning of December 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had received more than 2,290 reports of EVALI (including 34 deaths) from all state […]
Adolescence is a developmental inflection point replete with vast changes across biological, social and psychological domains. Not surprisingly, it is arguably one of the most misunderstood periods of human development. Of the many misconceptions regarding adolescence, few are more ubiquitous than the notion that it is a time of inevitable depression and prolonged psychological turmoil. […]
Each year, MNAAP brings together more than 100 residents, community pediatricians and medical students to discuss and advocate for issues that have a direct effect on the health of Minnesota children. We want you to join us to make 2020 the most impactful year yet. Following a brief primer on the chapter’s positions, we’ll hear […]
