OKAAP members, here’s what you can do to advocate for the children who have been separated from their families at the border. Consider contacting your U.S. representative and lending your voice as an expert in child health and development. The AAP’s...
Each year, Chapter officers and members meet at the Samis Education Center at OU Children’s in conjunction with the Annual Advances in Pediatrics CME conference. On April 13th the OKAAP Board of Directors began the day at 7:00am with a strategic planning board...
Oklahoma native Andrew Nguyen, MD is a pediatrics resident at The University of Oklahoma in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Andrew grew up in Oklahoma City and graduated from Westmoore High School, and went on to follow in his parents’ footsteps and attend the University of Oklahoma...
By the Oklahoma Newborn Hearing Screening Program According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) website, www.aap.org/EHDI, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates: Between the years of 2005-2012 over 34,000 infants were identified with...
Living Life Intentionally and Fully…Not Burnt Out By Hokehe E Effiong MD, MPH, FAAP. As physicians, there is so much conversation about the seemingly elusive work-life balance. We work long hard hours and give our best to our patients. But also very easily can feel...
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) website, “hearing loss is the most common congenital condition in the United States (US). Each year, an estimated three in 1,000 infants are born in the US with moderate, severe, or profound hearing loss resulting...
