Residents and Fellows Day at the State House

03/23/2015

SAVE THE DATE!

What: Residents and Fellows Day at the State House(RFDASH)

When: Wednesday, June 10th, 8:30 AM

Where:
Morning session at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Bullfinch Tent
Afternoon session at the Massachusetts State Hous

please direct any questions to: rfdash.mghfc@gmail.com

07/15/2014

Check us out in the MGH Hotline:

http://www.massgeneral.org/about/newsarticle.aspx?id=4823

Download enitre publication here:

http://www.massgeneral.org/news/assets/pdf/HTL062714.pdf

Thanks again to all who came out and made this event so special this year!

Residents and fellows from pediatric training programs across the state visited the MGH for a day-long training program to learn how to advocate for children during the ninth annual Residents and Fellows Day at the Massachusetts State House on June 11.

06/12/2014

Thanks to all who came out on Wednesday! It was a great event with inspirational speakers!

06/10/2014

RFDASH is this Wednesday!

Here is this year's ebinder where you will find information about the day, the speakers, and the bills!

https://mghfcresidents.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/finalrfdashebinder2014.pdf

04/29/2014

We are thrilled to announce that this year's RFDASH keynote speaker is the inspirational Dr. Donald Berwick! We hope to see many of you on June 11th!

03/06/2014

Drumroll please...
We are very excited to announce the date of the 2014 RFDASH: Wednesday June 11th, 2014!

visit http://mghfcresidents.wordpress.com for more information! legislation and more information to follow as we get closer to the date.

The MassGeneral Hospital for Children residents and fellows Advocacy Group is sponsoring “Residents Day at the State House” May 21st 2012

01/27/2014

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Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has claimed the 10th victim in California, in what health officials are calling the worst outbreak in 60 years.

12/17/2013

fascinating article re: "the politics of PKU" in this month's Pediatrics, check it out!: http://pediatricsde.aap.org/pediatrics/december_2013 =363000

The official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the worlds largest leading pediatric resource. Pediatrics is among the top 100 most-cited journals in all science and medicine.

12/15/2013

From the MGH Hotline (July 12, 2013) regarding RFDASH 2013: “RFDASH is a great opportunity for pediatricians in training to learn how to advocate for important children’s issues,” says James Perrin, MD, FAAP, former director of the MGHfC Division of General Pediatrics and president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. “The energy and clinical experiences that medical students and residents bring to the legislature tremendously help enhance legislators’ understanding of child health issues.”

Stay tuned for more information about the 2014 RFDASH!

11/15/2013

In case you missed it, Vivek Murthy, 2010 speaker at RFDASH, is Obama's Nominee for Surgeon General!!
http://mghfcresidents.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/rdash-press-release/

Young Pediatricians Advocate for Childhood Vaccine Funding Boston, MA – On April 15, 2010, over sixty pediatricians in training will be gathered at the Massachusetts State House to advocate for chi...

06/19/2013

See below for RFDASH 2013 welcome letter and information about the day! RFDASH2013BinderFinal

06/17/2013

PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS DAY AT THE STATE HOUSE

Thursday, June 20th 2013

Massachusetts State House – The Great Hall

8:30am
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST

9:00am
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

9:15am
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
AAP Priorities: Poverty and Brain Development
James Perrin, MD, FAAP
President-Elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics,
Director of General Pediatrics at MassGeneral Hospital for Children

9:45am
SKILLS & TRAINING
How to be an effective lobbyist
Alex Calcagno, Government Relations, Massachusetts Medical Society

10:45am
SHORT BREAK AND SNACK

11:00am
FOCUS ON THE ISSUES
Fi****ms Injuries and Deaths: Legislative Opportunities to Save Children’s Lives
Robert Sege, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Family and Child Advocacy, Boston Medical Center

11:20am
Massachusetts Childhood Vaccine Program Legislation
Richard Moriarty, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatric Immunology and Infectious Disease, UMASS Medical Center

11:40am
PEDIATRICIANS AS ADVOCATES
Finding Your Voice: Pediatricians as Advocates
Anna Rosenquist, MD
Pediatrician, Harvard Vanguard Burlington

12:00pm
LUNCH
Ed Brennan, JD, Legal Counsel & Lobbyist, Massachusetts Chapter of the AAP
Legislation & Lobbying Q&A

1:00pm
LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS

3:00pm
FEEDBACK & WRAP-UP

06/17/2013

Hello,

We are so excited for this year’s PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS DAY AT THE STATE HOUSE (RFDASH)! The event takes place this Thursday, June 20th at 8:30 am at the Massachusetts State House in the Great Hall.

By now Massachusetts pediatric residents should have received a paperless post invitation for this event. If for any reason someone did not get invite or did not RSVP, they can RSVP to me (rsagor@partners.org).

This year, we will be focusing our efforts on two legislative topics that address the needs of our pediatric patients in diverse ways: 1) Establishing universal vaccination and an immunization registry and 2) Creating safer gun policies in Massachusetts.

Dr. James Perrin, President-Elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics is our keynote speaker this year. Dr. Robert Sege and Dr. Richard Moriarty will be discussing the firearm legislation and immunization legislation, respectively. Dr. Anna Rosenquist will be discussing pediatricians as advocates and there many other great speakers! Please see the event schedule below.

We look forward to seeing many of you!

Let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Rachel Sagor, MD
Lily Maltz, MD
Sylvia Romm, MD MPH
RFDASH Co-Leaders

06/17/2013

RFDASH is THIS thursday June 20th at the State House!

04/15/2013

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10/31/2012

Thanks for ALL of the med students, residents and fellows who joined the reception at the Liberty Hotel tonight. Please stay involved!!!

10/26/2012

MCAAP Pediatric Residents, Medical Students and Fellows Reception October 30th at the Liberty Hotel in Boston, MA
Dear MA Pediatric Residents, Medical Students and Fellows:

The MA pediatric residents leaders, medical student leaders and members of the MCAAP Board would like to invite you attend a networking reception at the Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles Street, Boston MA on Tuesday, October 30th from 6 - 8 pm.

The purpose of the reception to provide a networking opportunity for MA pediatric residents and medical students and to introduce Chapter leaders who will provide information about the various ways to get involved Chapter activities. For a full listing of Chapter Committees, please click on: http://mcaap.org/committees.php.

If you would like to join us, please contact Cathleen Haggerty at chaggerty@mcaap.org

09/04/2012

Don't forget to vote!
http://www.aap.org/en-us/Pages/Default.aspx

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