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WIAAP President’s Message – April 9, 2020
Dear Colleagues, I hope you’re all doing well. I think we’re seeing a few thin rays of sunlight breaking through the clouds of COVID-19, some ... READ MORE
Wisconsin Medicaid Coverage of Telehealth Services
WIAAP has been working with the Medicaid’s Telehealth Project Management Office to outline the many questions that surround provision of well child and other services via telehealth in light ... READ MORE
ACT TODAY: Strategic National Stockpile Order Process
The State Emergency Operations Center has notified Wisconsin Department of Health Services that the final allocation of personal protective equipment (PPE) from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) is available for distribution. These supplies ... READ MORE
Resilient Wisconsin Initiative Announced
Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm announced the new Resilient Wisconsin initiative today to provide tools and resources to Wisconsinites dealing with stress and mental health challenges during ... READ MORE
AAP Issues Guidance on Infants Born to Mothers with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
New AAP guidance released today addresses the care of infants whose mothers have suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The report “Initial Guidance: Management of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19” along with a ... READ MORE
Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Waiver Program and Children’s Community Options Program (CCOP)
Minimum Contact Standards for Support and Service Coordination: New Requirements Necessitated by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Today, the Wisconsin Medicaid Director Jim Jones issued the following memo regarding CLTS and CCOP. The purpose ... READ MORE
Wisconsin COVID-19 Supply & Resource Offers
The State of Wisconsin is looking for companies, educational facilities and other organizations that may have personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies and other needed resources that could be used in the state’s response to the ... READ MORE
Study Shows Early Childhood Factors Associated with Peer Victimization
A Pediatrics study of children in Canada identified early childhood factors associated with peer victimization such as physical or verbal abuse or bullying that occurred during different developmental stages. The study, “Early Childhood Factors ... READ MORE
A Message from WIAAP President Dr. Dipesh Navsaria
This is indeed one of those days where I wish that this was all a really elaborate April Fool’s gag, but it isn’t. I know that we are all being faced with uncertainty of one form or another.
Second Package of Comprehensive Legislative Proposals Providing COVID-19 Relief and Support
Gov. Tony Evers today announced a second package of comprehensive legislative proposals that would provide critical investments in health services, support for essential workers, and assistance for Wisconsin families and businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ... READ MORE
Gov. Evers Announces Additional Shipment of Personal Protective Equipment from the Strategic National Stockpile
Gov. Tony Evers today announced that Wisconsin has received its second phase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and is in the process of distribution. The second phase ... READ MORE
AAP and Other Resources for Families Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has compiled resources for families to use during the challenging days and weeks of social distancing, home isolation, and mental health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. We're ... READ MORE
Emergency Order #18 Helps Keep Youth Safe and Vital Services Functioning
Gov. Tony Evers today issued Emergency Order #18, suspending several administrative rules for the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) to help reduce the potential spread of COVID-19 while maintaining critical services ... READ MORE
New Public-Private Partnership to Increase COVID-19 Laboratory Testing Capacity
Gov. Tony Evers today announced a new public-private partnership among Wisconsin industry leaders to increase Wisconsin's laboratory testing capacity for COVID-19. Prior to today's announcement, the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene and the Milwaukee ... READ MORE
New AAP COVID-19 Member Community/Discussion Board
A message from Dr. Sally Goza, AAP President Dear Colleagues, Today, the Academy is launching a new virtual community for all of us to connect directly with one another about everything related to the novel coronavirus, ... READ MORE
Governor Evers Issues Executive Order #16 to Expedite Expansion, Efficiency of Healthcare Workforce
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andres Palm today exercised their authority under Article V, Section 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution and Sections 323.12(4) and 252.02(6) of the ... READ MORE
Update from Wisconsin WIC
A message from Wisconsin WIC WIC is continuing to provide services at this unprecedented time. In the past week, WIC has made a number of adjustments to our WIC services in order to serve our ... READ MORE
COVID-19 and Telehealth for Pediatrics
Today, WIAAP president Dr. Dipesh Navsaria issued a letter to our state Medicaid and private insurance officials on behalf of pediatricians in the state. In brief, he implores the state to consider the special ... READ MORE
You Are Not Alone: Staying Connected
Our friends at the Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health have created a service to keep people connected during this time of crisis and confusion. Need to connect with others and reflect on your situation? ... READ MORE
AAP Warns of Subtle Signs of Abusive Head Trauma
Lawyers sometimes portray the validity of the abusive head trauma diagnosis as controversial and this can hurt abused children by impacting court outcomes. A revised AAP policy statement from the AAP Council on Child Abuse and Neglect reminds pediatric ... READ MORE
Wisconsin’s Preschool Development Grant (PDG)
The Preschool Development Grant - Birth to Five (PDG B-5) is a one-year federal grant which allows Wisconsin to complete a needs assessment and a strategic plan to improve our early care system. The grant focuses on ... READ MORE
Coronavirus Update: A Message from AAP President Sally Goza, MD, FAAP
Dear Colleagues: I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe. I cannot tell you how proud I am of the pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgeons on the front lines of the ... READ MORE
WIAAP President’s Statement on COVID-19
Dear Colleagues, Friends, and Beyond, This is one of those times that it is not a cliché to say that we are living in unprecedented times. The global emergence of COVID-19 has certainly displayed ... READ MORE
Wisconsin Immunization Program: COVID-19 Update
Testing for COVID-19 DHS is receiving a number of questions from health care providers about testing for COVID-19. Following are responses to common questions. I’m a primary care physician, should I be testing patients in ... READ MORE
Gov. Evers Directs DHS to Mandate Statewide Closure of All K-12 Wisconsin Schools
Today Governor Tony Evers directed Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to close all public schools beginning at 5 p.m. on Wednesday March 18th. We will re-evaluate after two weeks. We are using every tool that we have ... READ MORE
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