Welcome to the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Web Page. (WI-AAP). The WI AAP is a organized group of over 700 pediatricians located across the state of Wisconsin. Our mission is to be sure that Wisconsin's children are safe and healthy and are growing up to be productive citizens. If you want to see how we can help you to do this in any way, click into the appropriate area on our web page for more information. For membership information visit our Join page. Thank you for your visit.

Information on AAP President-Elect Candidates
Visit the AAP Member Center to learn more about the President-Elect candidates, Colleen Kraft, MD, FAAP, and Judith Palfrey, MD, FAAP, including bios, position statements, and responses to policy questions. District candidate information will be posted at a later date. Remember to vote in the 2008 AAP Election which opens August 29.

• Protect Children from Secondhand Smoke
  August 27, 2008
  Helping parents to quit smoking and eliminating children’s exposure to secondhand smoke is a national priority. Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure (CEASE): Development of Framework and Intervention, which appears in the August issue of Pediatrics, outlines the conceptually grounded and focus group-tested CEASE intervention that is now available for implementation in the pediatric outpatient setting.
  
  
• Note from your leadership:
  August 12, 2008
  In July, at your wisconsin Chapter Board of Directors held their annual retreat. This year they embarked on revising and refining the Chapter’s goals and areas of focus for the next several years.
  The WIAAP will use quality improvement as a pervasive theme in all our endeavors. Two board of directors members for each area have been assigned to put together a draft Balanced Score Card.
  These will be guiding our efforts over the next 2-3 years.
  The focus areas with their board of directors champions are:
  Medical Home (Mala Mathur & John Meurer)
  Mental Health (James Meyer & Luann Moraski)
  Obesity (David Bernhardt & Jeff Britton)
  Profession and Practice of Pediatrics (Jim Conway & Tim Corden)
  Of course there are many other concerns, such as dental/oral health care, emergency care and disaster preparedness, immunization and infectious disease, to name a few. The Wisconsin Chapter will continue to work in these areas as well through our extensive committee structure.
  Please address any questions to a committee chair listed at http://www.wisaap.org/committees.html, to me or to our Executive Director, Kia LaBracke. The more Wisconsin pediatricians we hear from, the better the Chapter can represent you and your patients, both within the Acadmey and to the people and government of the state of Wisconsin.
  
  
• AAP Influenza Vaccination Recommendations for 2008-2009 Season
  August 12, 2008
  The American Academy of Pediatrics has approved the recommendations to expand the ages for annual influenza vaccination of children to include all youths from 6 months through 18 years of age. The expanded recommendation is to take effect as soon as feasible but no later than the 2009-2010 influenza season. To view the AAP recommendations, please log into the AAP Member Center.
  
  
• Lipid Screening and Cardiovascular Health in Children
  July 15, 2008
  A clinical report from the AAP Committee on Nutrition appears in the July issue of Pediatrics and can also be accessed on the AAP Policy Website.