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• The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU) Program is recruiting up to 20 primary care practices to join a 7-month learning collaborative aimed to improve access to quality healthcare for children affected by lead exposure. Practices will engage in the ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model^TM, a telementoring platform that leverages video conference technology to connect experts with primary care teams in local communities. Participating pediatricians may receive MOC Part 4 credits. The ECHO will launch in May and run monthly until November 2021. ECHO Sessions will be held on the fourth Thursday of each month from 4:00pm - 5:00pm ET, beginning on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Register Here >>
• 2020 Idaho AAP Award Winners 2020 Pediatrician of the Year — Dr. Aaron Gardner; 2020 Child Advocate of the Year — Patricia Kempthorne; 2020 Organization of the Year — The Idaho Food Bank
• PEHSU Newsletter - April 2021 (pdf)
• The Idaho AAP is now a registered nonprofit organization with the Amazon Smiles Program. This means 0.5% of purchases at Amazon.com can be donated to the Chapter. Simply go to https://smile.amazon.com/ and select the "Idaho Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics" as your favorite charity. Whenever you shop, go to this link https://smile.amazon.com/ instead of just Amazon.com.