Chapter Committees
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Advocacy Committee
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CHAIR: Marny Dunlap, MD, FAAP
Medicaid
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CHAIRS: Laura Shamblin & Eve Switzer
Meetings are held as needed to support OKAAP members in educating about and advocating for effective, health-promoting Medicaid, CHIP, and other programs for the uninsured, to provide high-quality and affordable health care for low-income children while allowing for the sustainable practice of pediatrics.
Obesity
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CHAIR: Ashley Weedn
Quarterly meetings to provide education, resources, and advocacy for pediatric obesity prevention and treatment and to support pediatricians caring for children with obesity. Topics that are addressed include the 2023 AAP Clinical Practice Guideline, behavior management toolkit for clinicians, update the OKAAP Toolkit on Assessment, and management of obesity advocacy for payment of treatments.
Early Career Physicians
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CHAIR: Hokehe Eko
Quarterly meetings to be a resource and support for Early Career Physicians that may have Questions navigating pediatric care in our state: private practice or employed physicians. Topics that are discussed include how to identify/prevent burn out, how to build resilience and growth as a person and as a Physician, and resources needed to succeed and thrive as a pediatrician.
Other Committee Work
CHAIR: Jihan Abdul-Haqq, MD, FAAP
Behavioral Health
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OKAAP Pediatric Council
EDI
CHAIR: Monica Rickman, MD, FAAP
Immunizations
E-Cigarette & Substance Abuse
Reach Out & Read
CHAIR: Marny Dunlap, MD, FAAP
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The pediatric council will focus on payment and payer policies at the state level. Specifically, the council will serve as a forum to identify payment issues, discuss impact of managed care policies and practices on the provision of pediatric care, and share ideas for the resolution of issues between pediatricians and payers. The pediatric council will begin meeting in January. We are looking for members who have experience working with payers or have a commitment to addressing payer concerns on an ongoing basis.