Join physicians and healthcare providers across Kansas for FREE Child Abuse Review and Evaluation (CARE) Providers training. Learn to recognize abusive injuries and provide a medical evaluation for children under five years of age when abuse is suspected. Details and Registration
KSKidsMAP and Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics are offering a free workshop on June 2, 2023 in Wichita. Learn to care for autism and neurodevelopmental concerns in the primary care setting. Click here for more.
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Noon to 1 p.m. Online via Zoom Click here for details and registration
Families who rely on KanCare for insurance need to know that their address and phone numbers must be up to date in the KanCare system before the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirements on April 1st or they are in danger of being unenrolled from their plan and without a source of medical care payment. Families can call their MCO—Sunflower, United Community Plan, or Aetna Better Health (phone number on their Kancare card) – to update their information. Now they can also update this information by using the new tool on https://kancare.ks.gov/. The tool is a small red icon on the right side of the KanCare home screen called "Kiera."Please help spread this information to KanCare families. Click here to download a flyer to provide...
CARE Training It takes a team with a coordinated, comprehensive medical response to protect Kansas children from abuse and neglect. In collaboration with Board-certified Child Abuse Pediatricians in Kansas, Child Abuse Review and Evaluation (CARE) Providers are specially trained to recognize abusive injuries and provide a medical evaluation for children under five years of age when abuse is suspected. Click here for a list of current CARE providers 2023 Schedule Each session is 12 to 1 p.m. CT January 17: TEN4 FACES February 21: Getting to Know our DCF Partners March 21: Skull Fractures in Nonmobile Infants April 11: A Framework for Child Neglect May 16: KS CARE Provider Mentorship Process June 20: The Significance of Subdural Hemorrhages REGISTER HERE...
The 2023 Pediatricians in Action Kansas Kids Fund grant application is now open. This grant of up to $5,000 is available to KAAP members to address a child health initiative in their practice or community. Deadline to apply is March 31st. Click here for the application. Contact Mel Hudelson at mel.hudelson@kansasaap.org for more information.
Please join us for KAAP Advocacy Day in Topeka on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Look for schedule details soon. Register here.
To the attendees, presenters, and exhibitors at Progress in Pediatrics Fall 2022, thank you so much for making this event a success. It was wonderful to see you all again! [gt3-gallery id="11957"]
It takes a team with the coordinated, comprehensive medical response to protect Kansas children from abuse and neglect. In collaboration with Board-certified Child Abuse Pediatricians in Kansas, Child Abuse Review and Evaluation (CARE) Providers are specially trained to recognize abusive injuries and provide a medical evaluation for children under five years of age when abuse is suspected. CARE Provider Training We would like to have a CARE provider in your community! CARE providers are trained to provide a comprehensive child abuse exam. Led by Board-certified Child Abuse Pediatricians, the two-day training is open to any physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner in the state of Kansas. At the training, attendees will learn how to perform a CARE exam and how to become...
On behalf of KAAP, thank you to all the presenters, attendees, and exhibitors who made PIP Spring 2022 a success! It was wonderful to see you all in person again. Please make plans to join us in Wichita on September 16 for Progress in Pediatrics Fall 2022.
