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American Academy of Pediatrics
New Jersey Chapter
3836 Quakerbridge Road
Suite 108
Hamilton, NJ 08619

Phone: 609-842-0014
Fax: 609-842-0015

Stephen Rice, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP
Chapter President

Fran Gallagher, MEd
Executive Director
fgallagher@aap.net

Bert Mulder
Director of Membership & Events
bmulder@aapnj.org

Lisa Murison
Membership & Events Coordinator
lmurison@aapnj.org

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School Health Conference
October 27, 2010
The Palace at Somerset

Vaccines for Children
November 9 & 10, 2010
Atlantic City Convention Center

Update : PPACA

Click Here for information about the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) related to coverage
of preventative health services for children.

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AAP NJ Member Running for AAP National President! Minimize

The AAP National Nominating Committee has named Robert W. Block, MD, FAAP, and Wayne A. Yankus, MD, FAAP, as candidates for AAP President-elect.  The election will take place from August 1 - September 1, 2010 (please note new dates, this year only) and the winner will take office as President-elect immediately following the annual business meeting at the National Conference and Exhibition (NCE).  All vote-eligible members will be notified by e-mail when the on-line ballot is available. In addition, a telephone voting option also will be available for the first time.  
 

Robert W. Block, MD, FAAP is Professor and Daniel Plunket Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, Tulsa. Dr. Block received his MD from the University of Pennsylvania and completed three years of pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He became board certified and elected as a Fellow in the AAP in 1974. He served three years in the U.S. Army prior to joining the new faculty of the University of Oklahoma - Tulsa in 1975, where he remains. 

During 1990 to 1996 Dr. Block served as Vice-President and President of the AAP Oklahoma chapter. He worked ten years with the AAP COCAN, four as Chair. He represented the AAP on the U.S. Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines for three years, two as Chair. He continues as the AAP liaison to the Family Violence Prevention Fund. Dr. Block was the founding Chair, and remains a member of the newest American Board of Pediatrics Subboard, Child Abuse Pediatrics. During his 37 years of practice Dr. Block has followed his interests in adolescent behavioral medicine, especially drug abuse and teen pregnancies; learning disabilities, ADHD, and behavior issues; and for the last 25 years, child maltreatment. He is an award winning teacher in general pediatrics; and manages an active pediatric clinic, serving as a medical home for 12,000 children. Dr. Block has presented over 2,000 community and professional talks, and has served often as a media spokesperson for children’s issues locally and nationally for the AAP.


Dr. Yankus is a New Jersey native and practicing community based pediatrician of 31 years who did his pediatric training at New York University Hospital-Bellevue Medical Center and internship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He attended medical school at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Mexico.

He is chair of the New Jersey Chapter's Committee on School Health and founder of its "Critical Issues in School Health" program which is in its 19th year. He is past president of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a current member of its government affairs committee. He served as chair of the Academy’s national section on school health and was awarded the Academy’s Milton J. Senn award for contributions to the nation’s school health. He was awarded the American Academy of Pediatrics, New Jersey chapter, recognition award, and is an expert panelist for Education.com, a national education website. He represented District III on the CATCH committee and was vice president of the Chapter Forum Committee (currently ALF).

Dr. Yankus practices pediatrics in Midland Park, NJ and is the medical liaison to the Ridgewood Board of Education. He is an honorary member of the Board of Children's Aid and Family Services, a former trustee of the Greater Bergen County YWCA, and was honored by the YWCA in 2004 with its Community Role Model Award with his wife Pat. Dr. Yankus is married and the father of three young men. www.wayneyankusmd.com

 

Click Here to read the candidates answer to the first question: 
WHAT IDEAS DO YOU HAVE TO IMPLEMENT/FOSTER MENTORING IN THE AAP?

 

 
  
Congratulations! Minimize

Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 AAP Section on Administration and Practice Management (SOAPM) Election. The results are as follows:

Chairperson: Jill Stoller, MD, FAAP
Executive Committee Member: Herschel Lessin, MD, FAAP
Executive Committee Member: Budd Shenkin, MD, FAAP

  
Chapter Members - Save on Malpractice!

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AAP New Jersey Chapter is pleased to announce the approval of exclusive discounts for its members. The discounts are offered by MDAdvantage, and will be offered to current insureds and new applicants who meet their underwriting criteria.

A 20% discount will be applied to your MDAdvantage Premium. Click here for more information about the AAP NJ Purchasing Alliance, Inc.

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