Montana Chapter of
the American
Academy of
Pediatrics Newsletter
April 2014
E
President’s Column
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Executive Director. Our chapter
October 2014. See you there!!
was chosen for its active and
The Montana Chapter of
the American Academy of
Pediatrics has won the 2013 Best
Small Chapter Award from the
American Academy of Pediatrics.
This was awarded at the Annual
Leadership Forum in Chicago in
March 2014. With me to accept the
award were Pepper Henyon, MD,
Vice- President, Tanya
Jagodzinski, MD , SecretaryTreasurer and Young Physician
engaged membership, its work on
legislative issues, and our forays
into Quality Improvement. That is
all a tribute to all our members who
work hard for the children of
Montana. We were up against
excellent chapters so this award
was particularly impressive.
Thanks to all our membership for
its hard work. The award will be
presented at Round-up 2014 to be
held at Chico Hot Springs Resort in
representative and Molly Taylor,
Executive Director : Molly Taylor Mollytaylormtaap@gmail.org
President: Sheila Idzerda Sidzerda@aol.com
Vice-President: Pepper Henyon pepperhenyon@gmail.com
Secretary-Treasurer: Tanya Jagodzinski tanyajags@gmail.com
Sheila Idzerda
SAVE THE DATE:
Round-up 2014 is October 3rd, 4th,
5th. A full slate of speakers is
arranged. Remember to reserve
your room early as we always run
out of room space at Chico.
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CATCH GRANT WINNER
Congratulations to Dr. Cathy
White who has won a 2014
Catch grant. She is awarded
this implementation grant
from the American Academy
of Pediatrics. Please send her
your congratulations!
Dr Angie Ostrowski, our
CATCH coordinator will be a
resource for members who are
inspired to follow in Cathy’s
footsteps. We hope to repeat
the Grant Writing Workshop
at Round-up so watch for
plans for this opportunity as
they arise. If you have
questions about CATCH
grants, please contact Dr
Ostrowski at
angieostrowski@gmail.com.
2014 AAP PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
We again have two excellent
candidates for the AAP presidency
and systems to enhance child
– Dr. Benard Dreyer of New York
health. In The Bright Futures
City and Dr. Joseph Hagan of
Guidelines, we ask specialists to
Burlington
Vermont.
Both
provide evidence for what we do.
candidates
recently
answered
We help primary care clinicians to
some
questions
about
their
select what is important for their
candidacy and I have reprinted
patient and practice, with the
their responses here.
intent
to
help
pediatricians
accomplish what they know to be
Dr. Hagan’s Response
important, not to dictate what they
How can you help ME take care of
do. I am committed to continuing
children?
this work.
The AAP is committed to the care
Pediatric practice has to thrive and
of children and families, and the
remain not just viable, but strong
AAP
for
in both the traditional fee-for
pediatricians. The health of youth
service setting and in the new
depends
upon
primary
Accountable Care environment.
specialty
care,
and
must
also
care
care,
academic
pediatricians for both health care
and advocacy in policy and in
media.
As
I
be personally and professionally
rewarding. I founded a small
practice, serve on the board of a
practice
primary
care
pediatrics, my AAP experience
revolves around collaboration with
pediatric
Pediatric practice must continue to
subspecialists,
professionals
and
allied
families
in
projects related to theory, practice
PPO and am clinical faculty in an
academic Pediatrics department. I
am committed to the business of
pediatrics,
underpinning
the
our
science
work
and
teaching and mentoring those who
will carry this work forward.
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I will seek and utilize your input to
serve you effectively. Our leaders
must understand the needs of
children, the realities of practice,
the demands of academia and the
ability of the AAP to empower
each of us.
hospital medicine or primary care,
who need leadership skills to
advance their careers. We will
need to teach organizational and
business leadership to our
members, including young
physicians, sooner rather than
later. We must help young
Dr. Dreyer’s Response
physicians with the large debt they
face and invest in our electronic
I am committed to making sure
that the AAP continues to take
care of pediatricians in practice
because they are on the front-line
Where:
pediatricians seeking tools to take
Bozeman, Montana
better care of patients.
We must work with large private
provide. We should seriously
respond to a top 10 resolutions at
ALF this year that asked the AAP
to create its own certification
process for the Pediatric Medical
Home. We must also help
pediatricians adapt to new models
of payments based on quality and
population health, not fee for
service.
Finally, I know that many of you
are passionate about the issues of
child poverty, firearm safety,
obesity, and early childhood and
brain development, as am I. My
pledge to you is to actively lead
the AAP in making policy and
advocacy, education of our
trainees and members, and
improvements in health care come
together to make a real difference
for the most vulnerable children
and families.
Of equal importance, I am

committed to the increasing
number of pediatricians, in
May 30th 2014
the electronic portal for all
families, the center of our mission.
are paid fairly for the services they
Save the Date:
platform so that the AAP becomes
taking care of children and
payers to ensure that pediatricians
HPV Vaccination Spring
Symposium
).
.
Dr. Russ Osguthorpe will
educate our members and other
physicians and nurses about
HPV vaccines. The venue and
exact timing are in the works
but this will be an excellent
educational opportunity. Many
thanks to Molly Taylor for the
grant to fund this symposium.
Sheila Idzerda
April 2014
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