FCAAP Member Resources

FCAAP is always looking for resources to help you in your practice of pediatrics. These links have been carefully curated to help you stay informed about the latest resources, tools, and medical guidance. Looking for education opportunies? Take a look at our CE Opportunities page!

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emerging issues:

With the 2024 hurricane season upon us, FCAAP has developed a new resource to help pediatricians educate the families in their communities on how to prepare for a disaster or emergency. The new resource guide includes special attention on preparedness for families with children with special healthcare needs. The guide expands upon FCAAP’s Fall 2023 webinar, Hurricane Ready Florida: Promoting Disaster Preparedness for Children And Youth With Special Healthcare Needs, and the Public Service Announcement videos released in early June 2024.

This Resource Guide includes FCAAP’s webinar, video PSAs in English, Spanish, and Creole, social media images with sample posts in English, Spanish, and Creole, and informational flyers in English, Spanish, and Creole.

Download FCAAP’s Disaster Preparedness Resource Guide here.

Measles cases have been reported in multiple states, including Florida. FCAAP’s Measles Resource Guide has resources to help pediatricians familiarize themselves with measles and the latest recommendations for the management of measles, and includes easy to use tools to facilitate communications with parents about the importance of vaccinating their children. This Guide includes video PSAs, social media images with sample posts, posters, activity cards, an educational webinar, a reference sheet, and a template op-ed. The caregiver facing materials are provided in English, Spanish, and Creole to help you educate all the families you serve.

Download FCAAP’s Measles Resource Guide here.

The FCAAP Obesity and Nutrition Committee has created a new toolkit to address and fight the growing epidemic of childhood obesity.

Our aim is to educate, empower and encourage lifelong healthy behaviors that promote health and wellbeing for all our children. Effective management of childhood obesity is not achieved by single intervention, but by integrated multidisciplinary approach to reduce risk factors in their environments. Providers will find topics on nutrition, physical activity and mental wellness to share with patients and families.

Download the FCAAP obesity & nutrition Toolkit here.

Videos to share with families:

Affiliated Groups

COVID-19 Provider Resources

Below are key resource materials for providers on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

This announcements section will be updated in conjunction with the release of pertinent information from leading agencies.

FCAAP Statement on the COVID-19 Vaccination for Children

In response to the March 7, 2022 announcement by Florida’s Surgeon General that the Florida Department of Health will not recommend COVID-19 vaccination for “healthy children,” FCAAP has released a statement reaffirming its recommendation that all eligible children 5 years of age and older receive the vaccine. Read the statement here.

Pfizer Granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine Candidate for the Prevention of RSV in Infants from Birth up to Six Months of Age by Active Immunization of Pregnant Women: Read the News Release h PDF

Caring for Children With Special Health Care Needs, COVID-19 Testing

The AAP has updated some interim guidance during COVID-19. The guidance for the care of children with special health care needs notes that some adolescents who are immunocompromised may be eligible for an additional primary series dose of the vaccine, and all who are eligible are urged to get a booster dose for additional protection. It also emphasizes that cloth face masks are less effective against the omicron variant, and the best protection is given by well-fitting N95/K95/KF94 masks, followed by well-fitting surgical/procedure masks. The testing updates include alignment and linking to CDC K-12 guidance and quarantine and isolation guidance.

Updated Interim Guidance: Caring for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Updated Interim Guidance: COVID-19 Testing Guidance

American Academy of Pediatrics Offers New Masking Recommendations for Families Following Updated CDC Guidance

CDC’s updated recommendations allow communities to relax risk mitigation measures like masking when all three of the following conditions are met: low COVID-19 transmission rates, low hospital admission rates, and adequate hospital capacity. Communities with high levels of immunization also have more protections that make masks less critical, though many children and individuals lack this protection.

AAP advises families to consider the following factors in making this decision:

If their child is between ages 2 and 5 and currently ineligible for COVID-19 vaccine
If their child is immunocompromised and may not have a protective immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine, or is at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness
If their child is not immunized
If other members of their family are at higher risk of severe disease or are not immunized
If they live in a community with “high” COVID-19 transmission

These factors may lead adults and children to continue wearing face masks in public indoor settings, including schools, even if not required. According to the AAP, children, adolescents, and teachers who choose to continue wearing face masks in school settings should be supported in their decision to do so.

CDC’s guidance calls for public health decision-making on masks based on local conditions. Based on CDC’s new guidance, universal mask policies are still necessary in many parts of the country. In addition, localities will need flexibility to reinstitute masking as local situations warrant. Policies that serve as impediments to this local decision-making are inappropriate and should be eliminated.

The AAP strongly recommends that all individuals ages 5 years and older receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Additional layered prevention strategies such as testing, ventilation, and masking can also create a cocooning effect that offers protection for children too young to be vaccinated or who have health conditions, such as immune-compromise or lung conditions, that are more likely to result in severe disease from COVID-19 infection.

CDC/IDSA COVID-19 Clinician Call: Vaccine Boosters

These one-hour webinars, held Saturdays at 3 p.m. ET, focus on timely issues of relevance to clinicians and feature case presentations by experts in the field, synthesis of new data, and an opportunity to engage with colleagues.

FCAAP RESOURCES

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (AAP) RESOURCES

AAP offers information to help practices administer COVID-19 vaccine to children and teens. These pages will be updated frequently as details are available regarding dosing, coding, and administration of the vaccine for ages 5-11. For questions or comments related to the vaccine, please email COVID-19@aap.org.

AGENCIES

Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA):

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Updated Vaccine Administration Rates – posted 4.6.21

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

County Executive Orders on Facial Coverings During COVID-19

Available executive orders pertaining to facial coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida can be found alphabetically by county as follows: Alachua, Gadsden, Hillsborough, Leon, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco,and Pinellas.

Florida Department of Health (FL DOH)

Florida COVID-19 Response
24/7 COVID-19 Call Center: call 1 (866) 779-6121 or email COVID-19@flhealth.gov
FL DOH Health Care Provider Telephone Conference Call for COVID-19 – fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm EST. Click here for call in information and additional details.
COVID-19 Determination of Extreme Vulnerability

Florida Division of Emergency Management

FloridaDisaster.org
Sign up for email updates from the Florida State Emergency Response Team

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Updated EUA for Phizer COVID-19 Vaccine – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized storage of Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine at standard freezer temperatures for up to one month. Unopened, thawed vials of the vaccine can be stored in a refrigerator at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius for up to a month, up from a previous maximum limit of five days. Review the full EUA amendment.
FDA: Multilingual COVID-19 Resources

White House Task Force COVID-19 Response

Coronavirus.gov

BUSINESS & PERSONAL RESOURCES

FINANCIAL RELIEF

Small Business Association (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program
Paycheck Protection Program Application h PDF
HHS CARES Act Provider Relief Fund site for provider inquiries and payment attestation portal through United Health Group
HHS Medicaid Provider Distribution Instructions h PDF 6.11.20
HHS Medicaid Provider Distribution Application h PDF 6.11.20
HHS Medicaid Targeted Distribution FAQs 7.6.20
AAP FAQ: CARES Act Provider Relief Fund 6.15.20
U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Guide to the CARES Act
U.S. Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Emergency Loan Information h PDF
Florida Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Resource Center

TELEHEALTH

Well-Child Visits Provided Via Telemedicine During the COVID-19 State of Emergency h PDF – 5.29.20
Telemedicine Payor Guide h PDF – 4.3.2020
Telemedicine Detailed Payor Coverage h PDF – 4.3.2020

Disclaimer: The information above is subject to change daily, individual contracts may vary, and the 30-90 day periods for waivers will vary between payors.

The information provided on this page is subject to change without notice based upon new information, resources, and directives from federal, state, and local authorities and medical experts. While FCAAP will do its best to update information that has been changed due to the issuance of new guidance and directives, there will be a delay in such updates and we cannot guarantee that all information will be updated to reflect such changes. This information is provided only as general guidance and is not being offered as a medical or legal opinion.Thank you to The Pfizer Foundation for supporting FCAAP’s efforts to support pediatricians and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Immunizations

FCAAP Vaccinate with Confidence / Flu Vaccine Video English Spanish
AAP How to Set Up a Flu Clinic toolkit
FCAAP Immunization Campaign Toolkit in English and Spanish
Policies and Procedures related to vaccine loss due to a natural disaster h PDF.
AAP Immunization Campaign Materials
Vaccine Advocacy Snapshot h PDF
Flu Shot Awareness Toolkit h PDF
HPV Facts for Providers h PDF

Atlantic Health Partners has always been a strong resource for our members’ immunization efforts by offering the most favorable vaccine prices, terms, and purchasing support. We are pleased to share that Atlantic Health Partners has expanded its program with the addition of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) vaccines. This include options for practices interested in the GSK portfolio or for those practices just interested in using Bexsero (Meningitis B vaccine).

Atlantic Health Partners now offers our members the full array of vaccine options to best meet your individual practice needs including:

Most favorable pricing for Sanofi, Merck, GSK, and Dynavax vaccines
A comprehensive flu program that includes Sanofi, GSK, and Seqirus products
Meningoccocal B vaccine options that include both Trumenba or Bexsero
No minimum quantity requirements to always receive most favorable pricing and terms
Excellent and timely customer service including reimbursement support and advocacy

For information about the program, please contact Jeff or Cindy at 800-741-2044 or info@atlantichealthpartners.com