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style='margin-left:120.0pt;text-indent:-120.0pt;tab-stops: 120.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>Sent:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>                               </span></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>Monday, March 01, 2010 8:35 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:120.0pt;text-indent:-120.0pt;tab-stops: 120.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>To:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>                                   </span></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>Susan McConnell<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:120.0pt;text-indent:-120.0pt;tab-stops: 120.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>Subject:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>                          </span></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics Member Alert<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p><img width=600 height=114 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs031/1101986826484/img/1.jpg" alt="VC-ACR Banner" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1 border=0 contenteditable=false></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td valign=top style='background:#4C3F36;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK2" aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="100%" colspan=2 valign=top style='width:100.0%;background: #BADCE6;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes; height:2.25pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><em><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics <o:p></o:p></span></b></em></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>&amp; The Virginia Pediatric Society Legislative Alert</span></i></b></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:2.25pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>March 1, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;background:#BADCE6; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='background:#BADCE6;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align: center'><b><span style='color:white'>In This Issue </span></b><span style='color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align: center'><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK23" shape=rect><span style='font-size: 14.0pt;color:black'>Legislative Update 2/28/10</span></a> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align: center'><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK22" shape=rect><span style='font-size: 14.0pt;color:black'>VA-AAP Membership Luncheon during McLemore Birdsong Pediatric Conference</span></a> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align: center'><a href="#LETTER.BLOCK5" shape=rect><span style='font-size: 14.0pt;color:black'>Upcoming Events </span></a></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> <td width=425 valign=top style='width:318.75pt;background:white; padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 0in 7.5pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=436 style='width:327.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:.7pt;background:white; border:solid #99CCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid #99CCCC .75pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK23" aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><a name=LETTER.BLOCK23><strong><u><span style='font-size:18.0pt; color:black'>Legislative Update 2/28/10</span></u></strong></a><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'><br> </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#4F604F'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#4F604F'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'>The state budget continues to be the Chapter's number one advocacy priority this week. As reported earlier, both the House and Senate have recommended cuts to physician Medicaid payments.</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'>The House has proposed a 5 % cut to all physicians payments beginning in July 2010. The Senate has proposed a 4 % cut to physician payments and a 4 % cut to Medicaid managed care plans beginning in July 2011.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>   </span></span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK23"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'>The House and Senate have appointed Budget Conferees who will meet all next week to reconcile the differences in the House and Senate budgets. </span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103117446737&amp;s=863&amp;e=001_aBqR6D-wkVBDx-ifLNXi84mIKoQNd-r2tX-g4G9ceysEs2EPY61x4QkqGMs9CtQczGeaG8hIRVEWvbR9oBcWOh55pt_I_M_QweAfJVGoOuOGQBlpBIcaVMKL0kX49VUfBSXvLffFUqIWwsYJBshrA==" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link>Click here</a> for their contact information and you may use the talking points provided below.</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Talking Points on Medicaid:</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4F604F;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops: list .5in'>&nbsp;<span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Cuts are especially difficult for pediatricians to bear since children make up over 70% of the population served through Medicaid.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></span><o:p></o:p></li> </ul> <div style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4F604F;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops: list .5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Cuts to Medicaid managed care plans are passed along to physicians; in reality physicians are facing an 8% cut.</span><o:p></o:p></li> </ul> </div> <div style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4F604F;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops: list .5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>The AAP-VA Chapter survey conducted in January shows that 68% of our members are currently accepting new Medicaid patients.</span><o:p></o:p></li> </ul> </div> <div style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4F604F;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops: list .5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>The Chapter survey indicated If Medicaid payments are reduced by 5% or less, 38% will limit the number of Medicaid patients, 17% will stop accepting Medicaid patients and 8% will stop participating in Medicaid altogether.</span><o:p></o:p></li> </ul> </div> <div style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4F604F;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops: list .5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>The number of children eligible for Medicaid is increasing as the economy struggles therefore the demand for Medicaid providers will also increase.</span><o:p></o:p></li> </ul> </div> <div style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4F604F;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops: list .5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Any increase in the Federal matching payments for Medicaid should be used to restore physician cuts NOT other areas of the budget (such as education or state employees)!</span><o:p></o:p></li> </ul> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK24><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:.7pt;background:white; border:solid #99CCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid #99CCCC .75pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK24" aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><strong><u><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black'>Art and Business of Pediatric Medicine Conference</span></u></strong><span style='color:#4F604F'><br> <br> &nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:black'>Dear Colleagues:</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:black'>The Virginia Chapter is excited to partner with the Pediatric Alliance to present the &quot;Art and Business of Pediatric Medicine&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp;As pediatricians we are all faced with the challenges of patient care.&nbsp; Learning the medicine is one aspect.&nbsp; Learning how to do this more effectively and efficiently is another aspect.&nbsp; This exceptional CME program brings outstanding presentations from national leaders in pediatrics and practice management that will assist you developing sound strategies in running your practice.&nbsp; I hope to see you there.</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:black'>Best wishes:</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><em><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family: "Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>Bob Gunther, MD, MPH, FAAP</span></em></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:black'>Chapter President</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt; margin-left:0in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p align=center style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 6.8pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family: "Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>The Art &amp; Business of Pediatrics</span></strong><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p align=center style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 6.8pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family: "Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>March 5 &amp; 6, 2010</span></strong><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p align=center style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 6.8pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family: "Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>Westin Richmond</span></strong><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p align=center style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 6.8pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family: "Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>Richmond, Virginia</span></strong><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK24"'><span style='color:#4F604F'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p align=center style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 6.8pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family: "Calisto MT","serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103117446737&amp;s=863&amp;e=001_aBqR6D-wkWR63ETatrppxSDX_pNtu2GGyeQbwNGtopZyklwD-QLZ7D1j7h901Fqc2IKbBUFscdvns4s6LK8AlgLKXaui3ITh49itqIhOIUpS9Df4M0cmbizWMcEkRAP57SKleLxwiG1iJCM5pSzsYc9KwZAgZG_sl-3P-ernMI=" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link>Click here</a>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>for brochure</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#4F604F'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p align=center style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 6.8pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:#4F604F'>To ensure a spot, early registration is strongly recommended.</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><b><span style='font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>- Friday March 5<sup>th</sup> $135.00</span></b><span style='color: #4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>* <i>Chapter Members </i>$94.50</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><b><span style='font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>- Saturday March 6<sup>th</sup> $150.00</span></b><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>* <i>Chapter Members </i>$105.00</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><b><span style='font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>- Both days $225.00</span></b><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>* <i>Chapter Members </i>$157.50</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 6.8pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family: "Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 6.8pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size: 13.5pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:red'>A two day conference for the Art and Business of Pediatrics for both Physicians, Office&nbsp;Managers and Nurse Leaders.</span></b><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt' color="#000000"><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;color:#4F604F'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;color:#4F604F'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#4F604F'>The first day will focus on Practice Management. By lectures and question and answer periods, participants will learn to identify new tools they can take back to their practices, and implement for better financial understanding and control.</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family: "Calisto MT","serif";color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt' color="#000000"><span style='font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;color:#4F604F'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;color:#4F604F'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#4F604F'>The second day will focus on the Art &amp; Business of Pediatrics. Participants will gain an up to date understanding of the State of Pediatrics as it relates to the American Academy of Pediatrics, as well as the role of the Academy in our practice lives. Self-efficacy and understanding the position they hold as a person, a physician, and as a leader, will help participants improve the quality of care they give to their patients. Better coding for 2010-2011 and the difficult decisions surrounding the Electronic Medical Record will round out the day.</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.8pt; margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#4F604F'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:black'>UHS PEP designates this educational activity for a maximum of <b>15 <i>AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. </i></b></span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:black'>Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:black'>This continuing education activity meets the criteria of Virginia Commonwealth University </span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:black'>and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. <b>1.5</b> CEUs</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif"; color:black'>will be awarded and recorded with the University.</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#4F604F'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK22><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:.7pt;background:white; border:solid #99CCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid #99CCCC .75pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK22" aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:naj7s@virginia.edu" target="_blank" shape=rect><span style='font-size:18.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><strong><u><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:naj7s@virginia.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>McLemore Birdsong Pediatric Conference</span></a></span></u></strong></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:naj7s@virginia.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>March 26-28, 2010</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'> </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:naj7s@virginia.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>The Pavilion, Boar's Head Inn</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:naj7s@virginia.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Charlottesville, Virginia <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="mailto:naj7s@virginia.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103117446737&amp;s=863&amp;e=001_aBqR6D-wkU0woxRmtk6Nd-nVWLWSDrMmmkOHfeC18lZREILtK6RdyMwAPHPaC3vp4OhezqDurUC9TWkyBnioqDsQD47ajento8gQrcRnb1M_kNbIePv1mIQUT4D8dfv4bNx_BSkZ8U1L2C4sx-ayFalc9ejDoad-6AezlTkkknNBpEnt2K-Zg==" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=link><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Click here</span></a><a href="mailto:naj7s@virginia.edu" target="_blank" shape=rect><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>for brochure</span><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline: none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:blue'><a href="mailto:naj7s@virginia.edu" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>&nbsp;</span></a></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>This is a combined CME Conference with the <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Chapter members receive a discount off <o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>&nbsp;of the conference registration fee!&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Simply indicate that you are a <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Virginia Chapter member on your <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>course registration form. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>The Chapter will hold a&nbsp;free Membership&nbsp;Luncheon on Saturday,&nbsp;March 27&nbsp;at 1:00 p.m.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Please make plans for you and your family to join us for lunch!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>For more information contact Nancy Jarvis, <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Conference Coordinator, 434/924-9148 or email her at <a href="mailto:naj7s@virginia.edu" target="_blank" shape=rect><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>naj7s@virginia.e</span></a><a href="mailto:naj7s@virginia.edu" target="_blank" shape=rect><span style='font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:13.5pt;text-decoration: none;text-underline:none'><a href="mailto:naj7s@virginia.edu" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline: none'>du</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none; text-underline:none'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></a></span></span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK5><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:.7pt;background:white; border:solid #99CCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid #99CCCC .75pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK5" aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><em><b><u><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:black'><span align=left>Upcoming Events</span></u></b></em></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></span></u><span style='color:#4F604F'><br> <br> </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#4F604F'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><strong><u><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black'>Professionals Advocate Insurance Presents a&nbsp;&nbsp;Risk Management Seminar</span></u></strong><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Malpractice and the Pediatrician: </span></strong><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Staying Out of Hot Water</span></strong><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><strong><span style='color:black'>&nbsp;</span></strong><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 2:30 p.m.</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Room TBD</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Cost: $25.00*</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Boar's Head Inn </span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='color:black'>(McLemore Birdsong Conference)</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Charlottesville, Virginia</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><span color="#1f497d">&nbsp;</span></span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt; text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Presented by: Kenneth Harkavy, MD</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div color="#000000" size=3> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lori Mayers, Senior Claims&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div color="#000000" size=3> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Representatives</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div color="#000000" size=3> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'>This program will take a look at the top causes of Pediatric risk exposure through the analysis of several closed malpractice claims. </span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'>The course will also provide recommendations to reduce those risks.</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; 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mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Discuss how action or inaction of the </span><o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pediatrician led to a medical malpractice </span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;lawsuit</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#4F604F;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops: list .5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Identify how risk management techniques might have prevented the bad outcome or increased the Physician's defensibility.</span><o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <div style='margin-left:.5in' color="#000000" size=3> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK5"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; 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class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#4F604F'>Health Outcomes for Students&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></strong></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#4F604F'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> </div> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#4F604F'>A joint meeting of the Virginia Chapter, AAP and the Virginia&nbsp;School Nurse Coordinators</span></em><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#4F604F'>&nbsp;</span></strong><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#4F604F'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#4F604F'>May 21, 2010</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p 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the state and beyond about&nbsp;the approach to problem behaviors in school<strong>,</strong> multidisciplinary collaboration and management of chronic health conditions such as diabetes in school-aged children, navigating 504's, IEP's, FERPA, and HIPAA, an update on immunizations in relation to the schools and the regulations, and much more!!!</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#4F604F'>&nbsp;</span><span style='color:#4F604F'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#4F604F'>More information to come - continue to check the website </span><span style='color:#4F604F'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103117446737&amp;s=863&amp;e=001_aBqR6D-wkV-RbZ11lzUOUIC3I7HRJtH6gBtZO0rJchLPLIYRWySnZc61f8e99tJ2nBAFO6giLO2wr2oyV_pfGyybEAPzGHgwwcTPQ4dtAtND7OmRR2pSx0iJuyw9DlX" target="_blank" shape=rect><span 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