Endorsed Policy Statements

AAP Endorsed Policy Statements

Endorsed Policy statements from 2007 to date are published in Pediatrics. Please find them in the list under the "Get Checked Abstracts" button. Some are titled "Statement of Endorsement."

Policy statements that have been developed by other organizations, but that have received the endorsement of the American Academy of Pediatrics, are available below.

The Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research's National Guidelines Clearinghouse provides instant access to hundreds of clinical practice guidelines developed by medical specialty society societies, professional associations, public and private organizations, government agencies, and health care organizations. The easy-to-use format includes standardized abstracts, full text guidelines or links to full text, comparisons and syntheses of guidelines on a particular condition, and e-mail groups.

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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1 Jul 2006)
A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States
Pediatrics 118 (1) : 404 [Full Text] [PDF]
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(1 Apr 2009)
Best Practice for Infant Surgery: A Position Statement From the American Pediatric Surgical Association
Pediatrics 123 (4) : 1253 [Full Text] [PDF]
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(1 Mar 2007)
Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in High-Risk Pediatric Populations
Pediatrics 119 (3) : 618-621. [Full Text] [PDF]
(1 Nov 2010)
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to Steroid 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
Pediatrics 126 (5) : 1051 [Full Text] [PDF]
Peter A. Lee, Christopher P. Houk, S. Faisal Ahmed, Ieuan A. Hughes in collaboration with the participants in the International Consensus Conference on Intersex organized by the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society and the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (1 Aug 2006)
Consensus Statement on Management of Intersex Disorders
Pediatrics 118 (2) : e488-e500. [Full Text] [PDF]
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(1 Dec 2011)
Definitions for Consistent Emergency Department Metrics
Pediatrics 128 (6) : e1679 [Full Text] [PDF]
American Academy of Neurology and Child Neurology Society (1 Feb 2007)
Diagnostic Assessment of the Child With Status Epilepticus
Pediatrics 119 (2) : 404 [Full Text] [PDF]
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(1 May 2007)
General Recommendations on Immunization: Recommendations From the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Pediatrics 119 (5) : 1008 [Full Text] [PDF]
(1 Aug 2007)
Genetic Basis for Congenital Heart Defects: Current Knowledge
Pediatrics 120 (2) : 447 [Full Text] [PDF]
(1 Apr 2009)
Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients: Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage
Pediatrics 123 (4) : 1252 [Full Text] [PDF]
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(1 Jul 2011)
Importance and Implementation of Training in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation in Schools
Pediatrics 128 (1) : 209 [Full Text] [PDF]
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(1 Dec 2011)
Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in Infants and Children Older Than 3 Months of Age
Pediatrics 128 (6) : e1677 [Full Text] [PDF]
(1 Dec 2011)
Management of Hypotension in the Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant
Pediatrics 128 (6) : e1678 [Full Text] [PDF]
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(1 Aug 2007)
Noninherited Risk Factors and Congenital Cardiovascular Defects: Current Knowledge
Pediatrics 120 (2) : 445-446. [Full Text] [PDF]
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Roger J. Lewis on behalf of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Board of Directors (1 Feb 2004)
Pediatric Care in the Emergency Department
Pediatrics 113 (2) : 420 [Full Text] [PDF]
(1 Feb 2011)
Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease
Pediatrics 127 (2) : 396 [Full Text] [PDF]
(1 Jun 2009)
Prevention of Rheumatic Fever and Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Pediatrics 123 (6) : 1609 [Full Text] [PDF]
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Mary Fran Hazinski, David Markenson, Steven Neish, Mike Gerardi, Janis Hootman, Graham Nichol, Howard Taras, Robert Hickey, Robert O’Connor, Jerry Potts, Elise van der Jagt, Stuart Berger, Steve Schexnayder, Arthur Garson, Jr, Alidene Doherty, and Suzanne Smith (1 Jan 2004)
Response to Cardiac Arrest and Selected Life-Threatening Medical Emergencies: The Medical Emergency Response Plan for Schools. A Statement for Healthcare Providers, Policymakers, School Administrators, and Community Leaders
Pediatrics 113 (1) : 155-168. [Full Text] [PDF]
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(1 May 2008)
Screening for Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents
Pediatrics 121 (5) : 1069 [Full Text] [PDF]
(1 Jun 2009)
Selected Issues for the Adolescent Athlete and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement
Pediatrics 123 (6) : 1608 [Full Text] [PDF]
(1 Jun 2009)
Statement of Endorsement
Pediatrics 123 (6) : 1610 [Full Text] [PDF]
American Academy of Pediatrics (1 Dec 2007)
Statement of Endorsement
Pediatrics 120 (6) : 1402 [Full Text] [PDF]
(1 Oct 2009)
Statement of Endorsement—Expedited Partner Therapy for Adolescents Diagnosed With Chlamydia or Gonorrhea
Pediatrics 124 (4) : 1264 [Full Text] [PDF] [Statement URL has changed.]
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(1 Mar 2011)
The Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Adults and Children
Pediatrics 127 (3) : 598 [Full Text] [PDF]
(1 Aug 2008)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
Pediatrics 122 (2) : 471 [Full Text] [PDF]
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(1 Feb 2011)
Withdrawal From Dialysis
Pediatrics 127 (2) : 395 [Full Text] [PDF]