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Newsletter Archive
To view previous issues of Hand in Hand News, click on the appropriate link below.

Volume 22, Fall 2009
Friday, October 02, 2009 -
Volume 21, Winter 2009
Thursday, January 01, 2009 -
Volume 20, Fall 2008
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 -
Volume 19, Summer 2008
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 -
Volume 18, Spring 2008
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 -
Volume 17, Winter 2008
Tuesday, January 01, 2008 -
Volume 16, Fall 2007
Monday, October 01, 2007 -
Volume 15, Summer 2007
Sunday, July 01, 2007 -
Volume 14, Spring 2007
Sunday, April 01, 2007 -
Volume 13, Fall 2006
Sunday, October 01, 2006 -
Volume 12, Summer 2006
Saturday, July 01, 2006 -
Volume 11, Spring 2006
Saturday, April 01, 2006 -
Volume 10, Winter 2006
Sunday, January 01, 2006 -
Volume 9, Fall 2005
Saturday, October 01, 2005 -
Volume 8, Summer 2005
Friday, July 01, 2005 -
Volume 7, Spring 2005
Friday, April 01, 2005 -
Volume 6, Winter 2005
Saturday, January 01, 2005 -
Volume 5, Fall 2004
Friday, October 01, 2004 -
Volume 4, Summer 2004
Tuesday, June 01, 2004 -
Volume 3, Spring 2004
Thursday, April 01, 2004 -
Volume 2, Winter 2004
Thursday, January 01, 2004 -
Volume 1, Fall 2003
Wednesday, October 01, 2003 -

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Important Announcements

Time to Schedule Summer Well Care for School, Sports and Camp!
Thursday, July 29, 2010 -

It's time to schedule summer well-care exams for school, sports, and camp! Consistent with guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics, we recommend well care exams every year beginning at age two. If your child will be playing high school sports or going to camp this summer, he or she will need an up to date physical exam. We strongly recommend against seeking camp or sports physicals at retail based health clinics or urgent care facilities, as providers at these clinics have no access to a patient's medical record or health history. At each well care exam, our providers thoroughly review your child's history and make sure that he or she is up to date on all immunizations. If it has been over a year since your child's last well care exam, please speak with one of our Care Coordinators to schedule an appointment as soon as possible, as our summer well care schedule fills up quickly. As always, please check with your insurance company to learn about your well care coverage, as some plans may not cover annual well care exams or immunizations.

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Does Your Child Need a Supplemental Dose of the New Prevnar 13 Vaccine?
Thursday, July 29, 2010 -

Recently, the pneumococcal vaccine (Prevnar) has been reformulated to protect against the 13 most serious types of pnuemococcal bacteria. This is an important improvement over the previous formulation which protected against only 7 types of pneumococcal bacteria. The new Prevnar vaccine (Prevnar 13) will be administered to infants in four doses, given at their 2, 4, 6 and 12 month well care appointments. Because the new Prevnar vaccine (Prevnar 13) is more comprehensive in protecting against serious pneumonia infections (as well as some ear infections), children under five years of age who have completed the 4 dose series with the previous formulation (Prevnar 7), should be given one supplemental dose of the New Prevnar vaccine (Prevnar 13).

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APA Telephone Policy / Nurse Advice Line
Thursday, July 29, 2010 -

We've recently made some changes to our telephone policy and nurse advice line that help us provide services to you based on urgency of need. In addition, we've put together some "Tips for Calling Our Office" which outlines our phone policies regarding making appointments, using our nurse advice line, requesting prescription refills, what to do when the practice is closed, and how best to communicate with a provider. We encourage all patients / parents to review this new information on the Phone Directory page of our website.

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Welcome Dr. Schimelpfenig and Dr. Chen-Becker!
Thursday, May 20, 2010 -

Advanced Pediatrics is happy to announce the addition of Dr. Samuel Schimelpfenig and Dr. Deborah Chen-Becker to our practice! Dr. Schimelpfenig joins us from Castle Rock Pediatrics and will be seeing patients at both the Aurora and Centennial offices. Dr. Chen-Becker joins us from Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics and will be seeing patients primarily at our Aurora office. Read more about Dr. Schimelpfenig and Dr. Chen-Becker on the Provider Staff page of our website. Advanced Pediatrics carefully selects new physicians based on academic and professional achievement, and we are confident patients will be impressed with the level of care they provide!

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More Announcements

Aurora Office Gets a Facelift!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 -
McNeil Over the Counter Infants' & Children's Drug Recall
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 -
Nutrition Tip for Summer - First Meal of the Day is Most Important!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 -
Welcome to Our New Website!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 -
Well Care Schedules Now Open 3 - 4 Months in Advance!
Thursday, October 01, 2009 -
New 15 Month Well Care Visits
Friday, August 01, 2008 -
Advanced Pediatrics Wins MGMA "Success Story" Award!
Sunday, June 01, 2008 -
Advanced Pediatrics Wins Colorado Parent Family Favorite Award!
Tuesday, January 01, 2008 -
Vitamin D Supplementation
Tuesday, May 01, 2007 -
Help Us Stay on Time for All Our Patients!
Thursday, March 01, 2007 -
More Exam Rooms at Centennial Office!
Wednesday, November 01, 2006 -
Combination Vaccine Reduces Needle Sticks!
Friday, September 01, 2006 -
Financial Policies
Tuesday, August 01, 2006 -
Advanced Pediatrics voted "Best Pediatric Practice" by Kids' Pages Magazine!
Saturday, July 01, 2006 -
Dedication to Customer Service
Monday, May 01, 2006 -
EMR (Electronic Medical Records) at All Office Visits!
Saturday, April 01, 2006 -
Asthma Registry
Wednesday, February 01, 2006 -
No OTC Cough & Cold Medicines for Children Under 4 Years of Age!
Sunday, January 01, 2006 -
Use Reformulated Cold and Allergy Medicines Carefully
Tuesday, November 01, 2005 -
When Your Child is Sick After Hours
Friday, July 01, 2005 -
The Children's Hospital Moves to Aurora!
Sunday, May 01, 2005 -
Advanced Pediatrics Celebrates Thirty Eight Years!
Tuesday, March 01, 2005 -
Calling Us on the Telephone
Saturday, January 01, 2005 -
Adolescent Gynecological Services
Monday, November 01, 2004 -
Child Development Screening Program
Wednesday, September 01, 2004 -
Parking at Our Centennial and Parker Offices
Thursday, July 01, 2004 -
Learn More about USDA Food Pyramid
Saturday, May 01, 2004 -
Read Hand in Hand News!
Monday, March 01, 2004 -
Visit Our Parker Office!
Sunday, February 01, 2004 -
Welcome to Our Website!
Thursday, January 01, 2004 -