Chapter Highlights

Roundup 2010 Review

We had our largest attendance yet at Round-up this year in Chico.  On Oct 1-3 , 2010 we hosted a meeting that included lectures about nephrology, neonatology, cochlear implants, neurology and immunization rates. We had a workshop on CPR with the opportunity to try the Laryngeal Mask Airway and the Intra-osseus gun. In addition, we [...]

Young Physicians

Dr. Angie Ostrowsky, Butte, is our current young physicians chairperson.  She organized a lunch for young physicians from across the state to meet and network at Round-up.  In addition, with a grant from the AAP obtained by Cathy White, we had a dinner meeting and talk in Billings on Jan.  18th 2011. We met to [...]

Legislative Session

This year’s legislature is full of new politicians.  There are a number of bills being introduced that will have direct impact on us as pediatricians.  One includes a bill to expand religious exemptions from immunizations.  Our current state budget cuts Medicaid reimbursement to the Medicare level – an 18% drop.  These and many other matters [...]