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ICAAP
The Autism, Behavior, and
Complex Medical Needs-Downstate (ABC-D) planning committee is seeking
presentation proposals for the 2017 3rd ABCD Conference,
"Zip Code vs. Genetic Code: The Social Determinants of Caring for
Children and Families with Special Needs," scheduled for Friday,
April 28, 2017, at the Regency Conference Center in O'Fallon, IL. The
conference theme has been determined based on current AAP priorities and
past participant feedback. The recent 7th Annual ABC Conference held in
Northern Illinois of the same format and theme was very successful and
received overwhelming positive response.
The deadline for submission of proposals
is Monday, January 9, 2017 at 5pm. The planning committee will
review submissions and send notifications of acceptance by Friday,
January 23rd.
ABC Conference participants learn about
the broad landscape of services and programs that are available to
support children with special needs from birth through adolescence, and
develop skills to make effective referrals and partner with other
agencies and systems. Each track features sessions that converge with
different systems, developmental services, medical interventions, and
innovative partnerships that benefit children served across
interprofessional groups.
More information about past ABC
Conferences can be found here.
ICAAP
ICAAP
is looking for member physicians, especially those in central/southern
Illinois, to serve on the planning committee for the 3rd Annual ABCD
(Autism, Behavior, and Complex Medical Needs – Downstate) Conference,
"Zip Code vs. Genetic Code: The Social Determinants of Health in
Caring for Children and Families with Special Needs," to be held
on Friday, April 28, 2017, at the Regency Conference Center in O’Fallon,
IL.
The role of planning committee members is
to:
- Attend (via conference call) the planning
meetings
- Review Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and provide
recommendations for speakers
- Provide recommendations for exhibitors
- Utilize networks to help promote the event
- Be present at the conference on April 28 and
available at the conference to serve as a session moderator
The first
planning committee meeting will take place by conference call on
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 12:00 pm. If you would like to
participate, please RSVP to Tom
Bradach to request the call-in information. More information about ABC
Conferences can be found here.
ICAAP
Body
mass index reduction in children with overweight and obesity can be
challenging. Psychosocial stressors, such as adverse childhood
experiences, unmet social needs, and psychiatric disorders, may represent
an important reason why pediatric obesity is so difficult to treat. Learn
how to address these issues in your practice with ICAAP's upcoming MOC
activity Identification and Management of Psychosocial Stressors in
Children with Overweight and Obesity. Participants will learn about
the connection between psychosocial stressors and obesity as well as
practical tips on how to screen, counsel, and refer for one focused
psychosocial stressor of their choice. The collaborative project is
slated to begin in mid-January 2017 and run for approximately three months.
The deadline for registration is Monday, January 16, 2017. To register or
for more information, please contact Anna Carvlin,
Manager, Obesity Prevention Initiatives, at 312/733-1026, ext 214 or acarvlin@illinoisaap.com
or Mary Elsner, Director of Obesity Prevention Initiatives, melsner@illinoisaap.com
or 312/733-1026, ext 237. This activity is funded by a grant from the
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Otho S. A.
Sprague Memorial Institute.
ICAAP and
Illinois Alliance to Prevent Obesity
ICAAP
is seeking pediatrician advocates living or working in Springfield,
Champaign-Urbana, and Peoria for the state campaign to promote the
Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) proposal. The HEAL proposal would impose a
state excise tax on sugary beverages and raise an estimated $600 million,
with $500 million designated for Medicaid, including coverage of multi-disciplinary
care for pediatric obesity, and $100 million designated for community
prevention. If you are willing to become an advocate or need further
information, please contact Mary Elsner, Director, Obesity Prevention
Initiatives, melsner@illinoisaap.com
or 312/733-1026, ext. 237, or Anna Carvlin, Manager, Obesity Prevention
Initiatives, at 312/733-1026, ext. 214, or acarvlin@illinoisaap.com.
ICAAP
ICAAP's
Obesity Prevention Initiatives offers an array of web-based education
free of charge on ICAAP's new online learning platform in the course
catalog under Obesity Prevention. Click here to access a flyer with more information
about ICAAP’s obesity-related education offerings. The following courses
are included:
- Nutrition for Obesity Prevention and Treatment*
- Physical Activity Guidelines and Counseling for
Children and Adolescents**
- Evaluation and Management of Hypertension in
Children**
- Evaluation and Management of Hyperlipidemia in
Children**
- Understanding and Assessing Psychosocial Factors
Associated with Childhood Obesity**
- Connecting Patients to Community Resources **
For more information, or for
assistance navigating resources and finding resources for patients,
please contact Anna Carvlin, Manager, Obesity Prevention Initiatives, at
312/733-1026 x214 or acarvlin@illinoisaap.com.
ICAAP obesity-related education is funded by grants from the Otho S.A.
Sprague Memorial Institute and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and
Family Services.
*This
activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the
Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Illinois Chapter of the American
Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP). The American Academy of Pediatrics is
accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
The AAP designates this enduring material
activity for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
This activity is acceptable for a maximum
of 2.75 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD
Award available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the American Academy
of Pediatrics.
The American Academy of Physician
Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational
activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM from
organizations accredited by ACCME. Physi¬cian assistants may receive a
maximum of 2.75 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
This program is accredited for 2.75 NAPNAP
CE contact hours of which 0 contain pharmacology (Rx) content per the
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Continuing
Education Guidelines.
**The
Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics is accredited by the
Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
The Illinois Chapter, American Academy of
Pediatrics designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ICAAP and
Family-to-Family Health Information Center
Please
read combined comments from ICAAP and our great partner the
Family-to-Family Health Information Center (F2F) on the Illinois
Statewide Transition Plan for new CMS Rules.
The Illinois Chapter of the American
Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) and The Arc of Illinois Family-to-Family
Health Information Center (F2F) support the comments on the Healthcare
and Family Services Transition Plan for New CMS Rules on Home &
Community Based Services (HCBS) submitted by the Arc of Illinois December
6, 2016. Below are additional comments related to the pediatric
population for the revised Illinois Statewide Transition Plan.
ICAAP and F2F encourage the Illinois
Department of Human Services (DHS), including the Division of
Developmental Disabilities (DDD) and the Division of Rehabilitation
Services (DRS), and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family
Services (HFS) to come together and establish a pediatric focus for
children (ages birth to 21 years) across all six of Illinois’ current
nine Medicaid waivers which serve children with emphasis on coordinating
services to support families to keep children living at home, in their
own communities, whenever possible. This process should start with
formalizing a “no wrong door” policy for all children and families currently
receiving any type of services/supports from DHS (any division) and/or
HFS (including children and families enrolled in Family Health Plans).
We recommend that HFS establish a
pediatric specialist role within the HFS Bureau of Interagency Coordination
as well as establish a Children’s Waiver Central Office in Springfield
(analogous to the current arrangement established by HFS and DHS specific
to the Medically Fragile and Technology Dependent (MFTD)
waiver: Central Office (CO) 238, which is part of the Bureau of Local
Office Transactions and Support Services (LOTS).
In this way, families of children and
youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) currently receiving any
type of services/supports from DHS and HFS can be supported by direct
linkage to potential HCBS waiver-specific programming designed to enable
them to raise their children in their own communities.
Based on presently available information,
our current system in Illinois appears to have some capacity to serve
more children with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses with home-based
services and supports, but accessing them can be a daunting task for many
families, as well as for providers and service professionals. There is a
paucity of current, definitive data that continues to be a barrier to
both child-specific program and policy. READ
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The American
Case Management Association
The
American Case Management Association (ACMA) is dedicated including more
pediatric focused topics at their future conferences. They are inviting
ICAAP members and friends to participate in a 5-minute survey. All responses will be compiled
together and analyzed to determine what sessions would be most
beneficial. If you have any questions or concerns, please Susan Navarro,
RN ACM, at snavarro@luriechildrens.org
or 312-227-3276.
Chicago Tribune
Cases
of a dangerous superbug increased 27 percent last year in a region
surrounding Chicago, a new survey shows, but incidents were down in the
city, and officials say they are making strides in containing the
contagion. The state survey counted medical patients who tested positive
for a germ known as CRE, short for carbapenem-resistant
Enterobacteriaceae, which withstands many of the strongest antibiotics. It
generally strikes at health-care facilities, often among the elderly and
people who have serious illnesses or have had invasive medical
procedures. READ
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Crain's Chicago
Business
A
Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit gave high marks to 10 Illinois hospitals
on its 2016 Top Hospitals list. The Illinois hospitals recognized by
Leapfrog Group include a children's hospital, a rural hospital, five
general hospitals and three teaching hospitals. All of the
highest-performing facilities in Leapfrog's survey must have received an
A in the most recent round of scoring to be eligible. READ
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HealthDay News
Infant
vaccinations are no fun. But anesthetic cream can take away some of the
sting, new research suggests. After testing several techniques,
researchers determined the best recipe for minimizing babies' discomfort
includes lidocaine cream at the site of the injection, a little sugar by
mouth and parental soothing. READ
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CNN
Fifteen-y
ear-old
Savitri Yami Baker loves to belt a tune. "They can hear her from
three houses away," Savitri's 26-year-old sister, Victoria Ajene,
jokes. This comes as a surprise, as Savitri often has challenges
breathing when she speaks. The Clovis, California, girl has the
neurological disorder cerebral palsy. "She'll speak, and before she
finishes her sentence, her breath will run out, and she'll just struggle
to get the breath out. However, when she sings, there is no problem. She
hits every tone, every note, loud, clear," said Beverly Baker-Ajene,
Savitri's mother. READ
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ScienceDaily
In
children on the spectrum, anxiety is often masked by the symptoms of
autism. But a new variant to a standard anxiety screening method has now
proven effective in separating the two and it is leading to important
diagnoses. READ
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Healthday News
Only
about two out of five Americans had gotten this season's flu shot as of
early November, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
reports. About 37 percent of children between 6 months and 17 years old
have gotten the flu vaccine this year. And approximately 41 percent of
adults aged 18 and older have received the shot. The overall rate is
similar to the vaccination rate at the same time last year, the CDC
noted. READ
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The New York
Times
Increasing
numbers of infants in rural areas in the U.S. are born dependent on
drugs, largely as a consequence of their mothers’ use of opioids,
researchers reported recently. From 2004 to 2013, the rate of newborns
experiencing withdrawal increased sevenfold among infants born in
hospitals in rural counties, to 7.5 per 1,000 from 1.2 per 1,000. By
contrast, in that decade the uptick among urban infants was nearly
fourfold, to 4.8 per 1,000 from 1.4 per 1,000. READ
MORE
EurekAlert!
A
new minimally invasive technique for repairing the most common cardiac
birth defect in extremely premature newborns can be performed safely with
a high success rate in babies as small as 755 grams — about 1.6 pounds —
only a few days after birth. The study, published in the Journal of the
American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions, details the
results of a catheter-based approach to repairing patent ductus
arteriosus, commonly referred to as "a hole in the heart." READ
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