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NEW EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL: (posted Feb 20, 2010)

The WIAAP participated in the Adolescent Medicine-themed “Seminars in Pediatrics” at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Through a grant from the AAP, we are able to provide additional video clips for select sessions at:  http://videos.med.wisc.edu/event.php?eventid=116

• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome – WIAAP sponsored lecture by Sarah Lerand, MD, FAAP, WIAAP Adolescent Medicine committee chair
• Complementary Medicine in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
• Depression in Adolescents: Identification to Remission
• Acne Vulgaris: Therapies in Practice
• Adolescence 2.0: New Media and Adolescent Health Care
• Nutritional Supplements in the Adolescent
  

NEW AWARDS CALL: (posted Feb 11, 2010)

AAP Promising Practices Award for Promoting Adolescents’ Strengths

The AAP Adolescent Health Partnership Project is announcing a Request for Applications (RFA) for a new initiative, the Promising Practices Award for Promoting Adolescents’ Strengths. This award program seeks to recognize programs, groups and individual pediatricians who have made an innovative contribution to the promotion of positive adolescent health messages, health care services and practice management activities.  This recognition program also will help identify and promote promising practices that incorporate positive youth development strategies or focus on improving the perception of youth among colleagues.  Pediatricians, adolescent specialists and other health care professional are encouraged to apply for this recognition award to showcase a specific project or activity that promotes a positive vision of adolescent health.

The WIAAP must sign the application form before submitting to national.  Therefore we ask that all prospective applications be submitted to us on or prior to February 16, 2010.

Award recipients will receive a recognition certificate and their activities will be promoted through various channels. To learn more about this exciting, new initiative, including the nomination criteria, review process and other guidelines, review the RFA and nomination form, which is attached or access it at:
 
http://www.aap.org/sections/adolescenthealth/default.cfm

Questions about the Promising Practices Award for Promoting Adolescents' Strengths or the AAP Adolescent Health Partnership Project should be directed to Charlotte Zia, Program Manager, at czia@aap.org or 847-434-7870.

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