New England Regional Chapter

The New England Chapter of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine is an interdisciplinary organization open to all who care for and about youth…physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, health educators, counselors, teachers, mental health and human service and public health personnel. Chapter members do not need to be members of the national organization. Dues are $20 annually, from April to April.

Our Objectives

Foster and stimulate the highest quality of health care for adolescents, and increase understanding of the adolescent period of growth and development
Promote adolescent health care, foster communication among professionals who care for adolescents, and encourage cooperative projects in health care delivery, continuing professional education, and clinical research
Act as a source of information and referral for adolescent health care, education, and advocacy in New England

The current New England Regional Chapter Executive Committee consists of:

Susan Hayden Gray, MD - President (susan.gray2@childrens.harvard.edu)
Martha Perry, MD - President Elect
Amy DiVasta, MD, MSc - Secretary Treasurer
Sara Forman, MD - Immediate Past President
Emily Wilcox, PNP - Members At-Large
Joanna Cole, PhD
Teri Aronowitz, FNP
Dawn Beckman, FNP
Kathryn Brigham, MD
Joanna Brown, MD

Adrianne Goncalves - Administrative Assistant to the Executive Committee
Adrianne.goncalves@childrens.harvard.edu

At our spring dinner May 16th in Natick, MA , we hosted the upcoming editor of JAMA, Dr. Howard Bauchner. His talk, “Evidence or eminence, which is better?” on the topic of how to use journals to inform your practice, was well received. We also honored Grace Sterling Stowell, the founder of Boston Area Gay and Lesbian Youth (BAGLY) as the annual recipient of our regional chapter award.

We held our fall conference last year in Manchester, NH on the topic of transitioning youth to adult services. Attendees from as far away as Delaware enjoyed receiving continuing education credits and hearing talks on adolescent brain development, the internist’s perspective on transition, transitioning youth with special health care needs, HPV screening recommendations in the transition age period, cardiovascular risk, managing mental health issues in college students, and vitamin D deficiency, among others.

**Please save the date for our upcoming meeting on adolescent reproductive health November 5, 2011 in Providence, RI.**

Activities

Annual Spring Dinner and Business Meeting
Fall CME conference
Promote continuing professional education
Legislative advocacy
E-mail list for Chapter News

For information on upcoming meetings, to change your address or e-mail on our mailing list, or to join/pay chapter dues, please contact Adrianne Goncalves, our Administrative Assistant at Adrianne.goncalves@childrens.harvard.edu.

Mailing Address:
Adrianne Goncalves
NERC-SAHM
c/o Adolescent Division, Children's Hospital Boston
300 Longwood Ave.
Boston, MA 02140