June 2009
Chapter Accomplishments

What has your Chapter done lately?

• Assisted in passing the Centers of Excellence bill that educates emergency room pediatricians throughout the state on detection and prevention of child abuse
• Assisted in preventing cuts in funding for programs that support children with special health care needs including Rare and Expensive Medical equipment (REM)
• Established the Childhood Obesity Prevention Team as an ad-hoc committee
• Partnered with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on several obesity prevention projects including a survey of pediatricians and BMI data collection
• Provided training and support for the Reach and Out and Read Program
• Partnered with sanofi pasteur to develop a website reimbursement tool called Diaphane
• Developed a Pediatric Leadership Training Conference for District III
• Revised the quarterly newsletter from electronic to hard copy
• Conducted Obesity grand rounds in Baltimore area hospitals
• Conducted focus groups throughout the state on the following topics: asthma, obesity, foster care, Medical Home and Children With Special Healthcare Needs
• Re-vamped the Chapter web site
• Partnered with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to promote the use of the immunization network (ImmuNet)
• Joined established coalitions to advocate for children’s health insurance programs
• Developed a task force on telephone triage and compensation
• Introduced legislation for acquisition, distribution and reimbursement for immunizations