ICAAP
The 2017 ICAAP Annual Educational Conference will be held on Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in Lisle, IL. Join over 100 pediatric health care providers from across the state for a day of excellent educational content and networking. For more information, please visit the conference webpage and check the weekly ICAAPlets updates. Please contact Dru O’Rourke at dorourke@illinoisaap.com with any questions.
The 2017 ICAAP Annual Educational Conference will be held on Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in Lisle, IL. Join over 100 pediatric health care providers from across the state for a day of excellent educational content and networking. For more information, please visit the conference webpage and check the weekly ICAAPlets updates. Please contact Dru O’Rourke at dorourke@illinoisaap.com with any questions.
ICAAP
ICAAP is developing a MOC Part II self-assessment activity Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Asthma. The in-person educational session will be held on Friday, October 7, 2016 at Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago. Registration will open later this summer. For more information, please contact Dru O’Rourke at dorourke@illinoisaap.com.
ICAAP is developing a MOC Part II self-assessment activity Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Asthma. The in-person educational session will be held on Friday, October 7, 2016 at Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago. Registration will open later this summer. For more information, please contact Dru O’Rourke at dorourke@illinoisaap.com.
Illinois
Department of Public Health
The Illinois Department of Public Health released new guidelines for local health departments on lead testing and follow-up. Additionally, the website includes sections on Lead Abatement/Mitigation Licensure, Education and Trainings, and Surveillance Reports.
The Illinois Department of Public Health released new guidelines for local health departments on lead testing and follow-up. Additionally, the website includes sections on Lead Abatement/Mitigation Licensure, Education and Trainings, and Surveillance Reports.
ICAAP
Obesity Prevention Initiatives is seeking pediatricians to serve as leaders/coaches for its statewide MOC Part 4 collaborative quality improvement project scheduled for Fall 2016. The leaders will help present a kick-off event and each leader will facilitate one monthly learning collaborative call for five months. The leaders will also participate in the planning and development of the MOC project. An estimated time commitment is 20 hours. Compensation is grant funded. For further information or to express your interest in this leadership role, please contact Mary Elsner at melsner@illinoisaap.com or 312/733-1026, ext 220.
Obesity Prevention Initiatives is seeking pediatricians to serve as leaders/coaches for its statewide MOC Part 4 collaborative quality improvement project scheduled for Fall 2016. The leaders will help present a kick-off event and each leader will facilitate one monthly learning collaborative call for five months. The leaders will also participate in the planning and development of the MOC project. An estimated time commitment is 20 hours. Compensation is grant funded. For further information or to express your interest in this leadership role, please contact Mary Elsner at melsner@illinoisaap.com or 312/733-1026, ext 220.
Peoria
Journal Star
Sixteen-year-old Sydney Sumer said that whether or not she got a good night's sleep during her stay at the Children's Hospital of Illinois "just depends on what medications I'm on and my pain medication." As any parent would probably confirm, especially those parents whose children who have had extended stays in a hospital, sleep is an important part of feeling better, a concept that some of the nation's forward thinking children's hospitals have begun to embrace. READ MORE
Sixteen-year-old Sydney Sumer said that whether or not she got a good night's sleep during her stay at the Children's Hospital of Illinois "just depends on what medications I'm on and my pain medication." As any parent would probably confirm, especially those parents whose children who have had extended stays in a hospital, sleep is an important part of feeling better, a concept that some of the nation's forward thinking children's hospitals have begun to embrace. READ MORE
Lead has been poisoning children for centuries and the battle to stop it is far from won. Flint, Michigan, with the poisoned water has gotten attention recently, but many other cities and towns face similar lead problems, both from water and better known sources such as lead paint in older homes and buildings. A policy review published this month in Pediatrics shows how much work there is to do.
