Approximately one third of U.S. homes with children have guns and nearly 2 million children live with unlocked, loaded guns. Every day, 48 children and teens under age 19 are shot in the United States. More than 2,600 children under 19 die each year from gun violence....
Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Supports Legislation to Increase Vaccination Rates in Florida Schools SB 1936 Filed by Senator Lauren Book would eliminate non-medical vaccine exemptions for school-aged children and keep kids safe from preventable...
The Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) is in the process of updating the 2021 fee schedules, which includes updates to procedure codes and reimbursement rates for services provided in the fee-for-service Medicaid delivery system. The Agency’s fee schedule...
The Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FCAAP), an organization that promotes the health and welfare of Florida's children and supports pediatricians and pediatric specialists as the best qualified provider of their healthcare, has launched a...
FCAAP Members: Nominations are now being accepted for the 2021 Audrey Lincourt Schiebler, RN, FAAP, and Gerold Schiebler, MD, FAAP, Advocacy Award and the Phillip O. Lichtblau, MD, Award! Audrey Lincourt Schiebler, RN, FAAP, and Gerold Schiebler, MD, FAAP, Advocacy...
Join the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FCAAP) and the University of Florida for a webinar to “Improve HPV Vaccination Rates at Your Clinic by Participating in a UF and NIH Study”, led by Drs. Stephanie Staras and Lindsay Thompson on UF’s study...
The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has implemented an improved questionnaire path, for providers who submit a payment-related complaint, using the Agency’s online complaint form. The new path was developed with input from Medicaid providers and plans,...
Join AAP California Chapter 2 on February 27 for the 2021 Advances in Pediatrics Symposium, broadcast via Zoom from Tamkin Auditorium at UCLA. Participants will receive CME and MOC Part 2 credit. View the brochure for additional information, and click here to...
To support Florida’s pediatric residents to expand their knowledge of the legislative process and appreciation of the power pediatricians hold to influence the Legislature, the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (FCAAP) Florida Pediatric Foundation...
The Winter 2021 edition of The Florida Pediatrician is now available! In this issue... Terra Firma-Forme Dermatosis Children and Chickens: 11-month-old Infant with a Salmonella Deep Neck Infection Adapting Pediatric Residency Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic, A...
