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los angeles pediatric society NO3 ties and continuing medical education programs earned her well deserved well her earned programs education medical continuing and ties lems slowed her down last year. Her skills in administering pediatric activi prob health until positions these in continued She Pediatrics). of Academy ago (as well as Executive Secretary of California Chapter II of the American us can remember. She was selected as its Executive Secretary forty five years of LAPStothisincrediblewoman. president as newsletter the of column final my dedicate to want birthday.I Career Program Future Events Free membership LAPS Applicationfor Membership LAPS Newsletter Submissions California 63rd BrennemannLctures Dr Medical Careers Unlimited The GeneBlack SummerMedical Career Program 2006 GeneBlack SummerMedical NetworkHealth Alert Eat toLivevs . Live toEat The Magic Kingdom Awaits Eve has been a fixture in the LA the in fixture a been has Eve of most as long as for PediatricSociety . Jim SeidelMemorialFund Eve has been a fixture in the LA Pediatric Society O for as long as most of us can remember. Wellness Foundation sure of attending the party for Eve Black, celebrating her 90 her celebrating Black, Eve for party the attending of sure 25 the n ...... INSIDE ...... th ...... of March of this year I had the privilege and plea and privilege the had I year this of March of ...... HAPPY 90 ...... FROM ...... NEWS . . . .
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FUTURE MEETINGS 2005-2006 November 16-19, 2006 PRESIDENT th Lettie Burgett, M.D. Pediatric Update, 28 Annual Las Vegas Seminars VICE PRESIDENT Ron Nagel, M.D. American Academy of Pediatrics, California Chapters, 1, 2, 3 & 4 SECRETARY-TREASURER Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas Nevada Paula Whiteman, M.D. September 28-October 1, 2006 (310) 540-6240 or MEMBER-AT-LARGE 63rd Brennemann Lectures email [email protected] Mark Powell, M.D. Pediatric Pain, Death, & Dying Register online: www.aap-ca.org ® MEMBER-AT-LARGE ELECT Disneyland Paradise Pier hotel Johanna Olson, M.D. Anaheim, California May 2007 [email protected] or PAST PRESIDENT Parmelee Memorial Lectures/ Martha Rivera, M.D. [email protected] Spring Meeting (See page 10 for flyer) PAST PRESIDENT Date, Location, and Topic TBA Sheila Phillips, M.D.
STANDING COMMITTEES Nominating Robert Hamilton, M.D. THE MAGIC KINGDOM AWAITS Eyal Ben Isaac, M.D. Sheila Phillips, M.D. Program emember the dates: September 28-October 1, 2006! The 63rd Marshall Goldberg, M.D. RBrennemann Lectures are coming to Disneyland. The main Ronald Nagel, M.D. theme will be Pediatric Pain, Death, & Dying. A rather morbid subject for such Howard Reinstein, M.D. a happy site but as we all know, not only is the issue mandatory for C.M.E. but important, although fortunately rarely, in our practices. We encounter the SPECIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS Summer Career Program death and dying aspects so rarely few of us are comfortable in our approach to Robert Hamilton, M.D. the unfortunate children nor Vincent A. Haynes, M.D. to their families. We will all Ron Nagel, M.D. benefit from the knowledge and techniques to be offered by our faculty. With the help of Dr. Lonnie Zeltzer, we are JOINT COMMITTEE WITH fortunate to have attracted an all-star group of speakers. CALIFORNIA CHAPTER 2 AAP In fact, in Dr. Zeltzer’s opinion (and who could be more Committee on Pediatric Emergency knowledgeable with these issues?) we have arguably the Medicine (COPEM) finest group of speakers in the country. I urge you all to Judith Brill, M.D. Paula Whiteman, M.D. take advantage of this unique opportunity. In addition, Dr. Michael Marcy will be deliver- MEDICAL EDITOR ing the keynote Richard G. Mac Kenzie, M.D. address. A most important and topical subject: Immunizations: 2006 Update. With ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS an almost bewildering array of new vaccines this is an area of Barbara Carr Mary Ellen Osborne extreme interest. Those of you who have heard Dr. Marcy speak can testify to his commanding knowledge and his lucid and articu- los angeles pediatric society late presentations. It is a real treat to have Mike with us! An Independent Nonprofit Organization And of course, the Paradise Pier Hotel in Disney’s California Founded 1934 PO Box 4198, Adventure Park provides a new and very inviting site for attend- Torrance, CA 90510-4198 ees and their families. The kids should love it. We’ll have access (310) 540-6240 as well to Disneyland. Discount coupons are available for early (310) 328-2036 registrants. What could be better? The site is closer to Los Angeles FAX–(310) 543-2375 e-mail: [email protected] and in these days of $3.00 gasoline the new location has definite [email protected] financial advantages. www.lapedsoc.org So again, I look forward to seeing you in Disneyland. Marshall G. Goldberg, M.D., FAAP, FAAAA&I, Program Chairman los angeles pediatric society
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EAT TO LIVE vs . LIVE TO EAT
The Question Facing Pediatricians in the Year 2006
Ron Nagel, Vice President
oday pediatricians W h a t 2006 such luxuries hopeless. I would like to present Tface innumerable is the cause are having a det- a number of proactive measures daily challenges, many which of this epi- rimental effect on that I am using in my private would even be unfamiliar to our demic? It the health of chil- practice to confront this crisis predecessors of two decades ago. can’t be dren. head- on. Over the past twenty years of a t t r i b u t e d The Amer- 1 Parents should not give their private practice, children have solely to ican food indus- babies any juices. become more overweight and genetic pre- try seduces our yet when this issue is addressed disposition, innocent patients 2 Infants over one year of age during the annual checkup, par- as this has not to eat fast food in should be restricted to two ents frequently play it down as bottles per day, with the changed over the order to get a free a problem that is only a concern goal of having them off the millennium. It is toy or to play on a fun in adulthood. Yet nothing could bottle by age two. the fast food diet, lack of playground. Our govern- be further from the truth. Pedia- 3 Health care providers tricians recognize that pediatric exercise and the excessive usage ment even allows the fast food should look for ADIPOS- obesity is a health care crisis tum- of “screen” devices (TV, videos, industry to participate in school ITY REBOUND (AR) at bling out of control. Internist may computers, cell phone) that are lunch programs and to have the three year old check up utilize pharmaceutical agents like so much apart of our children’s vending machines on campus. even though AR is normally Meridia and Xenia (remember daily lives. Over hundred years Moreover, physical education seen after age six. The BMI Phen-Phen and Redux) or gas- ago if you wanted to eat a piece classes have been cut back and of children is a measure of tric By-pass/Stapling surgery. of cake you needed two hours of there is not enough money given for patient education and nutri- adiposity and increases nor- tional counseling. The situation mally during the first year of life but then it declines to its is so ridiculous it’s overly coun- Pediatricians recognize that pediatric obesity is a nadir around 6 years of age terintuitive: the less money you (BMI 15). At age six, a child health care crisis tumbling out of control. have, the more likely you are to achieves maximum leanness be overweight. Why is that? The and the lowest BMI, and this food industry manufactures food is followed by a natural rise However pediatricians advocate time to grind up the flour, add products packed with sugar, fat, referred to as ADIPOSITY a more conservative approach the necessary ingredients, and and refined grains. These pro- REBOUND. Recent data that prefers intervention at an bake it. Today with the help of cessed foods are cheap, tasty, not has shown that the younger early age by educating parents Duncan Hines, you can make a filling and more easily available the AR begins, the greater and teaching children to eat delicious microwave brownie in than healthy food. the chance for adult obesity. healthier so they can avoid the two minutes. Society might call The health of America’s late sequelae of obesity. this progress but unfortunately in children however is not entirely Continued on page 10
Health Alert Network
We are encouraging all Los Angeles County physicians to register with our Health Alert Network (HAN) at lahealthalert.org and are requesting your assistance. The HAN is a system that sends critical health alerts to our healthcare partners via email, phones, or fax. Using the HAN will address the information gap that exists between local and community partners. Where we are asking for your help is in broadcasting our health alerts to your members. We would be happy to broadcast to them directly, but if you feel it isn’t appropriate to give us their e-mail addresses or fax numbers, then the other method works well for us too. There might be situations where we will want to alert all pediatricians in Los Angeles to an emergent health issue that concerns their specialty specifically. For more information, contact: Carrie A. Brumfield, MPH, Epidemiology Analyst, Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health, Health Assessment and Epidemiology, 313 N. Figueroa, Room 127, Los Angeles, CA 90012, tel: 213.240.8427, fax: 213.250.2594, email: [email protected] los angeles pediatric society
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An experience that changed the way I thought… uring this experience I was able to shadow nurses Dand doctors in the labor and delivery unit of the hospital… I was also able to learn to take blood pressures, check contractions, and monitor the baby’s heart rate. I learned how to check a pregnant lady’s uterus to see if she’s ready to have the Great Exposure to Medical Professions baby. I took an ultrasound to check the baby and I learned that you can check a baby’s age by measuring he fetus, the abs and many other things… everything the nurse was doing, she was fter completing the Gene Black Summer explaining to me. much timeA andMedical effort went Career into Program... making the I am program sure that spe I was able to see a cesarean section (C- Section)… I stayed - cial. Allowing me to enter the world of health care profes in the labor and delivery unit of the hospital for the rest of my sionals for only a short time was very special and it meant stay. I was able to get an even better experience and knowledge a lot to me. I learned so much during the time I spent with about becoming an OB/GYN. I was able to see more C-Sections them. My time at Olive View Medical Center has been - and learn a lot more from the Drew medical students…Candice ThisGlasgow pro very helpful because I have learned more about what is - gram really benefited me and I learned more than I thought. involved in the various fields of medicine. As I begin my King/Drew Medical Center undergraduate pre-med course work at UC San Diego this fall, my experience at Olive View will help me decide what specialty I might choose in the future. Thank you again very much. New Insights on an Unknown Department Olive View MedicalRoy Heltsley Center uring the summer of 2006, I partic ipated in the Gene Black Summer Medical CareerD Program… I am glad to have - participated in this program because not only did it make me see that pediatrics would be a good choice for me, but it also exposed me to fields I had not previously considered… The variety of patients and the amount of interaction was a very pleasant surprise. The visits were all interesting and different… This program opened my eyes to new opportunities. Because of that, and the fact that it was just a great program in general, I am very thankful to have been chosen to participate in it. It was a great way to spend my summer.
Jenny Ingersoll UCLA Medical Center
This year, the Gene Black Program placed 51 students in 15 hospitals. As you can tell from these excerpts, it was an experience that truly changed the students’ lives. Thank you to the many donors that make this program pos- sible. If you are interested in information on how your practice or hospital can participate in 2007, please contact coordinator Mary Ellen Osborne at (310) 328-2036 or [email protected] by December 15, 2006. los angeles pediatric society
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My Personal Experience of the Gene Black Medical Summer Program ince I was a little girl, I’ve always Swanted to become a pediatrician…I - was lucky to be a part of the Gene Black Medical - Summer Program and to get experience and expo sure that helped me in my decision to become a pediatrician…While exploring different spe cialties and observing their day to day action. I was really able to choose what interested me the most…I started to like the emergency room more and more and this made me think about my future plans…The team of doctors and their support Los Angeles Pediatric Society staff feel the joy of having made a difference in - someone’s life by making split-second decisions had the opportunity to observe two amazing surgeries, in a number of emergency cases. I hope one day sound, CTI scan, cardiac a delivery cath lab in procedure, NICU, and mammograms, most importantly, X-rays, the ultraER… I can perform any medical practice at the emer Now, I could only dream of working in the ER, a place where I truly gency room of a hospital. I really enjoyed being - enjoy… From this program, though I might not have found my call part of this month-long program and I strongly ing yet, I certainly found a place where I want to be… This journey - recommend the Gene Black Summer Program to has been unforgettable. any student who might have an interest in pursu ing a medical career. Taline Soghomoniantz - Huntington Memorial Hospital Tiranun Rungvivatjarus St. Mary Medical Center
2006 Gene Black Medical Career Program Participants
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles Tyshuana Harrison, Artesia High St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach Counselors - Steven K. Arrighi and Joanne Ordono Karen Horton, CA Academy of Math & Science Counselor—Sandra Floyd Sean Kite, Mira Costa High Khalani Howard, CA Academy of Math & Science Brenton Chuck, CA Academy of Math & Science Laura McPherson, Mira Costa High Dominic Jester, University High Brenda Dominguez, Dominguez High Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Nicholas Kunzer, Mira Costa High Jayson Y. de Guzman, La Mirada High Counselor—Ara Festekjian, MD Christine Lee, La Canada High Sukhpreet Kaur, Bellflower High Esthela Roman, University High Chika Nwanonenyi, King/Drew Maria Rios, Bellflower High Jacqueline Saltos, John Burroughs High High School of Medicine & Science Tiranun (Jane) Rungvivatjarus, Whitney High Kimberly Rhoden, CA Academy of Math & Science Veronica Williams, Narbonne High Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance Counselor—Sara Stewart, MD LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks Gabriel Baldovino, Downey High Counselor—Laura Wachsman, MD Counselor—Alvin Miller, MD Pamela Cornista, Narbonne High Nathaly Carrillo, Montebello High Medical Center of Tarzana D’Juan Farmer, CA Academy of Math & Science Natalie Corrilo, Garfield High Counselor—Kenneth Keer, MD Kristin Kim, Mira Costa High Victoria Delgado, Garfield High Brittany Fernandez, South Hills High Kaiser Hospital, Woodland Hills Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena Counselor—Katherine Galos, MD Counselor—Hargurmeet S. Sandhu, MD Olive View Medical Center, Sylmar Joanna Dominguez, Lousville High Taline Soghomoniantz, Lycee International de Los Angeles Counselor—Heather Vandeweghe, MD Charles Rettig, Crespi Carmelite High Roy Heltsley, Los Angeles Lutheran High Kaiser Hospital, Harbor City Michael Pappas, Verdugo Hills High UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles Counselor—Jose Ramirez, MD Counselor—Debbie Kozel Bryan Arias, Wilson High St. John/Santa Monica Hospitals, Jennifer Ingersoll, Harvard-Westlake School Gabrielle Leslie, Bishop Montgomery High Pacific Ocean Pediatrics Jayanti Sharma, University High Justine Tabatt, Narbonne High Counselor—Robert Hamilton, MD Samantha Coria, Colton High White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles King/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles Belen Cruz, Venice High Counselor—Martha Rivera, MD Counselor—Lorraine Grey, Director Health Careers Stephanie Fowlkes, Marymount High Trevor Jankowski, Los Angeles Lutheran High Enrichment Programs Emily Rose Hamilton, Lighthouse Christian Academy Azucena Luevanos, Garfield High Alex Arias, Locke Senior High Shaina Lever, Lighthouse Christian Academy Jeanette Tam, Venice High Candice Glasgow, Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High Alexandria Rudolph, Lighthouse Christian Academy Anna Zvansky, Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies John Guardado, Downey High Marissa Silverman, Santa Monica High los angeles pediatric society
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THE GENE BLACK SUMMER MEDICAL CAREER PROGRAM
he Summer Medical Career Program was established by the Los Angeles Pediatric Society in 1969. The purpose of the program is Tto stimulate high school students to choose careers in the health professions. This is accomplished by providing first hand experi- ence observing doctors, nurses and allied health professionals at work in hospitals and through career guidance provided by counselors at each participating institution. For a period of four weeks students take part in a variety of activities affording direct contact with both the medical staff and patients. They rotate through the various departments in hospital and observe the role of health-care personnel in providing medical services. The program is different at every location and is usually tailored to meet the interests of the participants. A weekly stipend of $75.00 is given each student to cover incidental expenses and a certificate of completion at the end of the program. In addition two $500 scholarships are awarded each year from the Edward M. Rissman Scholarship Fund. Funding is provided by contributions from individuals and groups, Medical Careers Unlimited Medical Group Members and our new Circle of Friends and Donors. To show our appreciation, contributions received this year are listed below. All are cordially invited to join. You will help students get started in the right direction just as perhaps someone helped you.
Individual Carolyn J. Huntley, MD Samuel O. Sapin, MD Mary P. Cederberg, MD Barbara Adler, MD Carol B. Hyman, MD Asha Challu Saraf, MD Anne Etoile Davie, MD Sonia Andonian, MD Mona Y. Iskander, MD Richard A. Schaar, MD Hector Nahun De La Rocha, MD Richard Antin, MD Toshiko Iwata, MD Susan Schreiber, MD Erwin Feldman, MD Katherine S. Bao, MD John A. James, MD Ronald Schuster, MD Katherine Galos, MD Robert H. Barnhard, MD Toni Johnson-Chavis, MD Keitha K. Scott, MD Miranda V. Gilford, MD Donna M. Barras, MD John L. Johnson, MD Bracha Shaham, MD Robin J. Gingold, MD Ruby Batin, MD Juanita Kagwa-Nyanzi, MD Nancy Shinno, MD, MPH Marshall Goldberg, MD Ellis N. Beesley, Jr., MD Peter Kalick, MD Kenneth M. Shoor, MD George E. Gourrich, MD Carol D. Berkowitz, MD Roger M. Katz, MD Susan Cook Shumway, MD Helen Marie Hale, MD David Berman, MD Victor A. Kevorkian, MD Sheldon Siegel, MD Robert Hamilton, MD Jean M. Carney, MD Irving N. Klitsner, MD Seymour Silverberg, MD William Hitchcock, MD Mary P. Cederberg, MD Ding S. Lam, MD Frank Sinatra, MD Carolyn J. Huntley, MD Nancy Cheney, MD Susan Levy, MD Shigeo Sumida, MD Kenneth Keer, MD Andrew Choy, MD Jerome Lipin, MD Esther Swerdloff-Naides, MD Don Kinch, MD Pamela Colby, MD Allan S. Lieberthal, MD Theresia G. H. Tan, MD Jerome L. Lipin, MD Mary E. Collins, MD Richard H. Mabie, MD Walter Tasem, MD Nancy Marchick, MD Anne Etoile Davie, MD Betsy B. MacCracken, MD Christina Ukrainski-Pomeroy MD Charles A. Markman, MD Ruth Canero Demonteverde, MD Richard Joseph Macias, MD Lelis Enrique Ushella, MD Albert J. Melaragno, MD Jess Diamond, MD Richard G. MacKenzie, MD Alexander Villarasa. MD Alvin Miller, MD George N. Donnell, MD Grant Masaoka, MD Curren W. Warf, MD Ronald A. Nagel, MD Gerard G. Edralin, MD Rolando S. Mercader, MD Anita W. Weinstein, MD Fombe Ndiforchu, MD Richard Harlan Feuille, MD Lee Todd Miller, MD E. David Weinstein, MD Marilyn A. Nelson, MD Danelle M. Fisher, MD Guiragos S. Minassian, MD Nit Wichienkuer, MD Maureen O’Neil, MD John Fuerth, MD Diane C. Mitchell, MD Kenneth O. Williams, MD Sheila Smith Phillips, MD Atsuko Fujimoto, MD Billie Jean Moore, MD Lillie M. Williams, MD Mark Z. Powell, MD Graydon N. Funke, MD A. S. Moosa, MD James N. Yamazaki, MD Martha Rivera, MD Katherine Galos, MD Sharon K. Muenchow, MD Howard B. Yancey, MD Patricia A. Rowe, MD Beverly M. Gates, MD Barbara Brady Mullen, MD Teresita A. Zareno, MD The Rubin Family Kenneth A. Geller, MD Alan L. Nager, MD Vigen Zargarian, MD James E. Saunders, MD Eugene Gettleman, MD Nord S. Nation, MD Arnold H. Zukow, MD Sidney Smith, MD Lawrence M. Ng, MD Robert E. Stanton, MD Bharati Ghosh, MD Donor ($100+) Joseph Gluck, MD Patricia E. Patterson, MD Eunice A. Turrell, MD Ighia Aintablian, MD Jay N. Gordon, MD Bernard Portnoy, MD Betti Jo Warren, MD Ellis N. Beesley, Jr., MD George E. Gourrich, MD Angela Dulce Ramos, MD Judith C. Watson, MD Harold Amer, MD Tony Greenberg, MD Janine O. Robertson, MD Paula Whiteman, MD Carol D. Berkowitz, MD Rosa Halpern, MD Rosa Rodriguez-Funes, MD Guillermo A. Young, MD Samuel D. Bruttomesso, MD Abram Hodes, MD Doris W. Rowe, MD Arnold “Bud” Zulow, MD Gloria F. Castle, MD Joan E. Hodgman, MD Patricia A. Rowe, MD Victoria L. Sampler, MD Mary Ann Carlson, MD los angeles pediatric society
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Group Alvin Miller, MD Marvin Nierenberg, MD Jim Seidel, MD, PhD By: S. Michael Marcy, MD By: Charles Markman, MD Agoura West Valley Pediatric Memorial Fund Medical Group Harold Brown, MD, Edward Rissman Barbara Adler Eugene Gettelman, MD By Katherine Galos, MD A Medical Partnership Ellen Alkon By: Charles Markman, MD Clifford L. Rubin, MD, Sidney Drs. Friedman, Nagel, Weiner, Allergy Asthma Care Center Inc. Rosin, MD, Ben Kagen, MD, and Diamond Harold Amer In Memory of… Jordan Weissman, MD Allergy Asthma Care Center Inc Carol Berkowitz Richard B. Castle By: The Rubin Family Robert Katz,MD, Eve Black By Gloria Castle, MD Shirley Whiteman, MD Allergy Medical Clinic, Inc. Lettie Burgett Walter Cohn, M.D. By: Marilyn A. Nelson, MD Sheldon Siegel, MD Mary Ann Carlson Gary Rachelefsky, MD By Billie Jean Moore, MD Shirley Whiteman, MD Paula J. Chou Howard Schanker, MD Gene Black, Sheldon Lavin, MD, By: Esther Swerdloff-Naides, Jess Diamond Jonathan Corren, MD Marvin Nierenberg, MD, MD Maria Ines Garcia Lloret, MD Sanford Ullman, MD Shirley Whiteman, MD Graydon Funke Beverly Pediatric Medical Group By: Jerome L. Lipin, MD By: Maritza L. Garrido, MD Maritza L. Garrido Boulevard Pediatrics Medical S. Randolph Edmonds, MD Shirley Whiteman Gloria F. Castle Group, Inc. By: Betti Jo Warren, MD By Ellis Beesley, MD Marshall Goldberg Jeannette J. Levenstein, MD Paul G. Eglick, MD, Marjorie Tasem (my wife) Stephen Greenberg Jena K. Liddy, MD (a Philadelphia Pediatrician) By: Walter Tasem, MD Vince Haynes Jeremy F. Shapiro, MD, MPH By: Susan Levy, MD Earle Dole, MD Carolyn Huntley Glendale Pediatrics Marshall C. Davie Jr. By: Howard Yancey, MD Elaine & Ivan Kamil By: Anne Etoile Davie, MD Nancy Zimble, MD Circle of Friends ($500 +) Margaret & Robert Keller Howard Reinstein, MD Jane V. Hamilton, MD Milly Liu Jennifer Ann Hartslein, MD By: Betsy B. Mac Cracken, MD Ronald S. Gabriel, MD Richard MacKenzie Pacific Pediatric Cardiology Harry Wright, MD S. Michael Marcy, MD Lee Todd Miller Medical Group, Inc. By: Richard MacKenzie, MD Edward Mack Maureen A O’Neill William R. Vincent, MD Benjamin Kagan, MD Harvest Pediatrics Howard Reinstein Irving R. Tessler, MD By: Marvin Nierenberg, MD Boulevard Pediatrics Edward Reis Lennis P. Burke, MD Ben Kagen, MD, Cliff Rubin, MD J.J. Levenstein, MD David Remoin Elizabeth R. De Oliveira, MD Jordan Weissman, MD, Jena Liddy, MD Patricia Rowe Joseph Ahdoot, MD Neil Minkoff, MD Jeremy Shapiro, MD, MPH Robert D. Loitz, MD By: Arnold “Bud” Zukow, MD Michael & Shelia Siegel Pediatric Associates Medical Louis Gluck, MD Silver Circle of Friends Louis Smolensky Group, Inc. By Joseph Gluck, MD ($1,000 +) Dr. & Mrs. Carlo Tabellario Valley Pediatric Medical Group John McAllister, MD Danielle Borut, MD Barton Wald Marshall Goldberg, MD By: Abram Hodes, MD Lettie Burgett, MD Anita W. Weinstein Peter Shulman, MD Columbus McAlpin, MD & Maritza L. Gariado, MD E. David Weinstein Marie Medawar, MD Bertran Cooper, MD George E. Gourrich, MD Shirley & Irv Whiteman Lynn Osher, MD By: Maureen Ann O’Neill, MD University Childrens Medical Lillie M. Williams Michael Wolke, MD Felipe Nieri, MD Group In Honor of . . . By: Lelis Enrique Ushella, MD Barnet Lipson, MD Platinum Circle of Friends Eve Black By: Robert E. Staton, MD ($5000 +) By: Shigeo Sumida, MD Jim Seidel, MD Vincent Haynes, MD We regret the omission of any Columbus McAlpin, MD By: E. David Weinstein, MD Cliff Rubin, MD names. If you find an error, By: Ronald A. Nagel, MD and Anita W. Weinstein, MD, Shirley & Irving Whiteman please call our office and we Eugene Gettelman, MD Sidney Rosin, MD, Ben Kagen, Audio Digest Foundation will print a correction in the By: Arnold “Bud” Zukow, MD MD The Arthur Spitzer Foundation next issue.
2006 Hospitals Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles • Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance • Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena • Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Harbor City • Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Woodland Hills • King Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles • LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles • Los Robles Regional Medical Center • Olive View Medical Center, Sylmar • Santa Monica/St. Johns Hospital, Santa Monica • St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach • Medical Center of Tarzana, Tarzana • UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles • White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles los angeles pediatric society By the end of 2006, all — September 2006 physicians in California are required to fulfill twelve CME credits in pain management GENE BLACK SUMMER MEDICAL CAREER PROGRAM as mandated by the California Would you like to participate in the Gene Black Summer Medical Career Program? Do so by giving your monetary support to: Los Angeles Pediatric Society State Legislature, Measure AB 487. Attendees will be rd MEDICAL CAREERS UNLIMITED 2005/2006 MEMBER 63 Brennemann Lectures able to satisfy their complete Individual $50.00 Donor $100.00 Medical Group $100.00 Pediatric Pain, Death, & Dying CME requirements by September 28–October 1, 2006 attending this meeting. If Medical Group Donation, list name and address of medical group and names to be listed: ...... Reduced Disneyland tickets are available with registration by September 5, 2006. Call (310) 540-6240 or visit www.lapedsoc.org...... Faculty -%%4).'ª).&/2-!4)/.ª $ISNEYª0ARADISEª0IERª¤ª(OTELª ...... ª ªORª ª ª ª7ESTª-AGICª7AYª HEATHER KRELL, MD Assistant Clinical BCARR LAPEDSOCORGªMEOSBORNE LAPEDSOCORGª !NAHEIM ª#!ªª In Honor of...... In Memory of...... Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Block FAXª ª ª Chair, Human Biology and Disease Curriculum Donor $100.00 Circle of Friends $500.00 Silver Circle of Friends $1000.00 UCLA Neuropschiatric Institute and Hospital 63nd Brennemann Lectures Meeting Advance Registration
Golden Circle of Friends $2000.00 Platinum Circle of Friends $5000.00 David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Name...... Date...... Name...... Address...... TONYA PALERMO, PhD Assistant Professor, Street...... Department of Anesthesiology and Peri- City...... State...... Zip...... Operative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science Phone ( )...... Fax ( )...... City...... State...... Zip...... University; Assistant Professor (secondary Email ...... appointment), Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Tuition Fee Before 9/5 After 9/5 Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon. Tax ID #95-2673275 Physicians: Members of LAPS...... $500...... $550...... $______ARY WALCO, PhD Professor of Pediatrics, Physician Non-members ...... $550 ...... $600...... $______Donors will be recognized publicly in the newsletter. Donations of $1000.00 or more will be recognized for five years UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School. Director, Pediatric Residents Hospital:______...$100...... $125...... $______from date of donation. (Make checks payable to the Los Angeles Pediatric Society and mail to P.O. Box 4198 Torrance, The David Center for Children’s Pain and Palliative Allied Health Personnel Category:______...$250 ...... $300...... $______CA 90510-4198.) Care, Hackensack University Medical Center Emeritus with LAPS...... $125 ...... $175...... $______Reduced Disneyland tickets available with registration by September 5, STEVEN WEISMAN, MD Jane B. Pettit 2006. Please make checks payable to: Los Angeles Pediatric Society and return to: Chair in Pain Management, Children’s Hospital P.O. Box 4198 Torrance, CA 90510-4198. We regret credit cards cannot be accommodated. of Wisconsin; Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Medical College of Wilconsin; 63nd Brennemann Lectures Hotel Advance Registration Milwaukee, Wisconsin DR. JIM SEIDEL MEMORIAL FUND Name...... LONNIE ZELTZER, MD Director, Pediatric Address...... The Los Angeles Pediatric Society has established the Dr. Jim Seidel Memorial Fund in support of the Gene Pain Program, Professor of Pediatrics, City...... State...... Zip...... Black Summer Medical Career Program. Once the goal of $25,000.00 is reached, we will issue a Dr. Jim Seidel Anesthesiology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Memorial Scholarship to one student in this program each summer. Selection of the student will be based on Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at Phone (Please include area code)...... Hospital Counselor recommendations and the student’s essay about their experience in the program. UCLA, Los Angeles, California Number in Party...... Please make donations payable to the Los Angeles Pediatric Society, with “Dr. Jim Seidel Memo- Hotel Accommodations Requested: ____ Double ____Single rial Fund” in the memo section of your check and mail to P.O. Box 4198 Torrance, CA 90510-4198. Accreditation Arrival: Time...... Date...... Tax ID #95-2673275. This activity is offered by a CMA- Departure: Time...... Date...... accredited provider, the Los Angeles Your check or credit card is acceptable in payment. Name:...... Pediatric Society. Physicians attending MasterCard VISA American Express (circle one) this course may report up to 15 #...... Exp. Date...... Address: ...... hours of Category 1 credits toward the California Medical Association’s Certificate in Signature...... Phone:...... Email:...... 60 rooms are available to registrants at the special rate of $149 (plus tax) per day single or Continuing Medical Education and the American double occupancy, plus resort fee of $10. These rates apply from September 26-October 1, 2006. Medical Association’s Physician’s Recognition Note: Special rates will be available only until September 2, 2006 or until all 60 blocked rooms are Award. The California Board of Registered taken. Once these rooms are taken, regular hotel rates will apply. Nursing approved 15 hours of continuing medical WE RECOMMEND YOU MAKE RESERVATIONS FAR IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. The Los Angeles Pediatric Society disclaims any responsibility for hotel arrangements. Please education. Provider number CEP11121. make check payable and send to Disney Paridise Pier® Hotel 1150 West Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802. Phone Number: (714) 956-MICKEY (6425). By the end of 2006, all physicians in California are required to fulfill twelve CME credits in pain management as mandated by the California Los Angeles Pediatric Society State Legislature, Measure AB 487. Attendees will be rd 63 Brennemann Lectures able to satisfy their complete Pediatric Pain, Death, & Dying CME requirements by September 28–October 1, 2006 attending this meeting.
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Faculty -%%4).'ª).&/2-!4)/.ª $ISNEYª0ARADISEª0IERª¤ª(OTELª ª ªORª ª ª ª7ESTª-AGICª7AYª HEATHER KRELL, MD Assistant Clinical BCARR LAPEDSOCORGªMEOSBORNE LAPEDSOCORGª !NAHEIM ª#!ªª Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Block FAXª ª ª Chair, Human Biology and Disease Curriculum UCLA Neuropschiatric Institute and Hospital 63nd Brennemann Lectures Meeting Advance Registration David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Name...... Date...... Address...... TONYA PALERMO, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Peri- City...... State...... Zip...... Operative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science Phone ( )...... Fax ( )...... University; Assistant Professor (secondary Email ...... appointment), Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Tuition Fee Before 9/5 After 9/5 Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon. Physicians: Members of LAPS...... $500...... $550...... $______ARY WALCO, PhD Professor of Pediatrics, Physician Non-members ...... $550 ...... $600...... $______UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School. Director, Pediatric Residents Hospital:______...$100...... $125...... $______The David Center for Children’s Pain and Palliative Allied Health Personnel Category:______...$250 ...... $300...... $______Care, Hackensack University Medical Center Emeritus with LAPS...... $125 ...... $175...... $______Reduced Disneyland tickets available with registration by September 5, STEVEN WEISMAN, MD Jane B. Pettit 2006. Please make checks payable to: Los Angeles Pediatric Society and return to: Chair in Pain Management, Children’s Hospital P.O. Box 4198 Torrance, CA 90510-4198. We regret credit cards cannot be accommodated. of Wisconsin; Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Medical College of Wilconsin; 63nd Brennemann Lectures Hotel Advance Registration Milwaukee, Wisconsin Name...... LONNIE ZELTZER, MD Director, Pediatric Address...... Pain Program, Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral City...... State...... Zip...... Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at Phone (Please include area code)...... UCLA, Los Angeles, California Number in Party...... Accreditation Hotel Accommodations Requested: ____ Double ____Single Arrival: Time...... Date...... This activity is offered by a CMA- Departure: Time...... Date...... accredited provider, the Los Angeles Your check or credit card is acceptable in payment. Pediatric Society. Physicians attending MasterCard VISA American Express (circle one) this course may report up to 15 #...... Exp. Date...... hours of Category 1 credits toward the California Medical Association’s Certificate in Signature...... 60 rooms are available to registrants at the special rate of $149 (plus tax) per day single or Continuing Medical Education and the American double occupancy, plus resort fee of $10. These rates apply from September 26-October 1, 2006. Medical Association’s Physician’s Recognition Note: Special rates will be available only until September 2, 2006 or until all 60 blocked rooms are Award. The California Board of Registered taken. Once these rooms are taken, regular hotel rates will apply. Nursing approved 15 hours of continuing medical WE RECOMMEND YOU MAKE RESERVATIONS FAR IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. The Los Angeles Pediatric Society disclaims any responsibility for hotel arrangements. Please education. Provider number CEP11121. make check payable and send to Disney Paridise Pier® Hotel 1150 West Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802. Phone Number: (714) 956-MICKEY (6425). los angeles pediatric society
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EAT TO LIVE VS. LIVE TO EAT continued from page 3
4 Explain to parents that affect appetite suppression corn and uses it in infants and children do not when exposed frequently to fuel, polymers in need to eat all the time. This these heavy sweeteners. plastic, and most of “Humming Bird” mental- all in our food. It is 7 Parents need to be better ity exposes them to unnec- cheaper and sweeter role models for their chil- essary calories and teaches than plain sugar and dren. There is a great hypoc- them that one needs to eat is contributing to the risy when parents complain constantly. There is no need obesity epidemic. about the lack of fruits and for parents to give their chil- vegetables in their kids’ diet 10 Discourage watching dren snacks when they are but they themselves do not TV during dinner. The quiet. Food should not be non-confrontational manner in eat these foods regularly. child who is inactive can be used as a substitute for bore- the long run is the only way to This also applies to the lack given the choice that if he dom. bring about change.. Initiating watches TV, then he must this at an early age and provid- be walking on a tread mill. ing positive rewards with plenty It is a good general rule not to eat anything The last point I would of encouragement is the best like to make is that parents need approach. Remember the old your great-great-grandmother would not recognize to make this a family concern. adage; an ounce of prevention as food. The nanny, housekeeper, grand- is worth more than a pound of parents and siblings all need to cure. be involved. How often are you Ultimately, a physician 5 Portion control should be of daily physical exercise asked by the parent of an over- can not alter the genetics of his monitored at a young age. If and excessive TV watching. weight child not to discuss this patient. If the child was born to a child eats more than a par- in front of him? How do you 8 It is a good general rule not be a person WHO LIVES TO ent, it is probably too much. respond when a parent says to to eat anything your great- EAT, then modifying the eating Super-size servings lead to you that the child gets very upset great-grandmother would environment that the child is super-size waistlines. when this is brought up or that not recognize as food. Par- exposed to daily remains essen- 6 Teach children to drink ents need to make a distinc- his self-esteem is affected by his tial. The younger this interven- water. It is common knowl- tion between natural food weight? I remind parents that tion is started the better. Good edge amongst pediatricians and food products. Some THEY ARE IN CHARGE and luck to all of you in dealing with that sweetened drinks like examples of food products that speaking to their child in a this most difficult challenge. fruit juices, soda, and Gato- are the epoxy-like tubes of rade are “empty calories.” Go-Gurt, Vitamin Water, Even the shift toward arti- and margarine. I remember California Wellness Foundation ficial sugar or sugar sub- years ago the recommen- stitutes is not a very wise dation to change from but- The California Wellness Foundation recently launched http:// compromise. Most scien- ter to margarine. Now that www.MakeItInScrubs.com for young Californians interested in a tist today feel that saccharin we have become aware of health care career. The interactive site enables visitors to explore (SweetnLow), Aspartame the dangers of the trans-fats dozens of careers, map out a personal educational plan and find (Equal), and the recent found in margarine perhaps schools, financial aid, volunteer jobs and internships. The site Sucralose (Splenda) are safe we would have been better also features a career match quiz, job hunting tools, “Ask a but what is not know is that off to have eaten butter. Counselor” and interviews with health care practitioners. the human palate is altered 9 Educate your parents to by these super strong sweet- For more information about http://www.MakeItInScrubs. avoid foods containing high- eners. Humans may lose com, please contact Saba Brelvi, TCWF program director, at fructose corn syrup (HFCS). their innate ability to gauge (415) 908-3000. The U.S. produces so much the caloric content of food or
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