Featured Article A Mother's Choice Actress Amanda Peet joins the AAP and other organizations to alert the public about the importance of vaccinating your baby on time. Go to the AAP Web site for more information.   Other Articles Concerned about kids' healthcare? See how the presidential candidates measure up on the issue. Click here! - Renew the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) SCHIP FLASH! - Ten Tips for Child Advocates - Read the March 2008 OKAAP Newsletter Online - Read the Geneman Lemmon deployment article, A Community Pediatrician's Guide to Supporting Military Children during War	Thank you to All for a Great Conference! CLICK HERE to view PDF files of CME presentations from the Fall Conference and the RSV Risk Assessment Form	IN THE NEWS   AAP Statement on ECGs in ADHD/Stimulants The full statement can be read on the AAP Web site along with background material. The American Academy of Pediatrics is responding to the American Heart Association's recent recommendation that children taking stimulant medications for ADHD receive an ECG. The Academy does NOT recommend screening ECGs unless the patient's history, family history or the physical examination raises concerns.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 55,000 pediatricians dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.  The OKAAP is the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, comprised of 325 pediatricians around the state of Oklahoma.

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