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Important Events and Programs

VT Child Psychiatry Access Program (VT-CPAP) launched on June 13: Offers telephone consultations with VT-CPAP psychiatrists for VT primary care providers managing children, adolescents, and young adults through age 21 with mental health issues in their medical home. Consultations available Monday - Friday from 9am to 3pm, excluding holidays. Email vtcpap@vtcpap.com to register your practice and book trainings.  Call:  1-802-488-5342 for consultation when registered.

AAP Connecting with the Experts: A COVID-19 Town Hall Series is held on some Thursdays (dates TBA) at 8PM ET. Link for information and to view past sessions: here

AAP-VT Grant Extensions apply to COVID-19 or Flu Clinics held through the end of 2022 (extends monetary cap per practice up to $10,000). Information and applications (in Word and PDF) on the AAPVT website here.

VDH “Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine” information including vaccine walk-in clinics link: here. If you cannot get vaccine through other available options call the Health Department at 802-863-7240 and select option 8. Homebound patients can reach out to their local home health agency or may request an appointment by calling 802-863-7240 (toll free at 1-833-722-0860) Monday – Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30pm.

The American Academy of Pediatrics connects with pediatricians and professional organizations in Ukraine and neighboring countries to determine resource needs and opportunities to help.

In addition to coordinating with the International Pediatric Association, the AAP has identified the following opportunities to donate to organizations that can help support our colleagues in Ukraine and in those countries caring for the refugees:

• American Academy of Pediatrics Disaster Recovery Fund. Go hereand select “Disaster Recovery” when making your gift.
  
  
• Dedicated AAP fundraising campaign to support UNICEF’s emergency work for the children of Ukraine: here
  
  
• MedGlobal is a physician-founded relief organization. Their website is here. This week they sent a physician-led team to Poland and Moldova to assess needs on the ground among Ukraine refugees. You can donate here. There may be future opportunities to volunteer your time and expertise with this organization.

 Articles and Resources: 

• AAP policy statement on The Effects of Armed Conflict on Children here.
  
  
• Immigrant health toolkit to support families who are refugees or have family in areas of conflict here
  
  
• How to talk to children about traumatic events. Healthychildren.org article (updated 3/10/22). Link here
  
  
• Two AAP Voices blog posts about the terrible toll that armed conflicts and separation from parents take on infants and young children: (1) Sherri L. Alderman, MD, MPH, IMHM-E, FAAP hereand (2) Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS MD, FAAP here

Inspiration from a colleague

Recently published poems by Sarah Quayle, MD, FAAP