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ICAAP
The 2017 ICAAP Annual Poster
Session will be held on Friday, March 3 at the Hyatt Regency in Lisle, IL.
The Annual Educational Conference Planning Committee invites pediatricians,
fellows, residents, medical students, pediatric nurse practitioners, and other
pediatric health care providers to share their expertise in delivering
pediatric care in health care settings via a poster session during the
conference. Abstracts should focus on topics of relevance and interest for
clinical pediatric practice. For more information and to submit an
abstract, please view and complete the poster session application. Submissions are due by
Monday, January 30, 2017.
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.
AAP
Nominations
are being accepted through February 24, 2017 to fill Member positions for
terms starting July 1, 2017. Submit nominations via email to nominations@aap.org
or fax to 847/228-5027 (Attn: 2017 Applications-AAP National Committees).
Nominations must be submitted to the AAP National Office and Chapter
Presidents and Executive Directors. For more information, visit the AAP National Committee Nomination Page. Nominees
will be notified in June 2017 of appointment status.
WMBD-TV
he
holidays may be over but 'tis the flu season. "Everybody's locked
inside. It's very cold out. We've had all the holidays and family
get-togethers and things. Yeah, this is the month we see the most,"
UnityPoint Health-Proctor EMS Medical Director Dr. Ashley Huff said. The
number of positive flu tests in Peoria and Tazewell County is on the rise.
The Peoria City/County Health Department along with other health
organizations are teaming up to help stop the spread. READ
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WBEZ-TV
The
loud bang created when a construction crew dropped a slab of metal rang
through Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood like a gunshot. The sound —
all too common in the South Side community — startled 6-year-old Tacarra
Morgan. Less than six months earlier, a bullet ripped through her stomach
when gunfire erupted as she sat on her front porch with her mother and
grandmother. That shooting, on a hot July 19 afternoon near 60th Street and
Paulina Avenue, was one of dozens in Chicago that left a child wounded
before they even reached high school. READ
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SE Illinois News
Healthcare
workers and applicants previously barred from employment due to criminal
convictions are again eligible for licensure in Illinois. A new law
partially rescinds a 2011 law that automatically revoked or denied licenses
for some health care workers previously convicted of felonies. The new law
puts a review process in place for industry workers like pharmacists,
doctors and social workers, who were previously affected by the old law. READ
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HealthDay News
Children
with serious behavioral disorders might fare better at school if they get
some exercise during the day, a new study suggests. The researchers focused
on children and teenagers with conditions that included autism spectrum
disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety and
depression. They looked at whether structured exercise during the school
day — in the form of stationary "cybercycles" — could help ease
students' behavioral issues in the classroom. READ
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News-Medical.net
Children
born to mothers who take heartburn medication during pregnancy may have a
greater risk of developing asthma, research suggests. Those whose mothers
had been prescribed medicines to treat acid reflux during pregnancy were
more likely to be treated for asthma in childhood, a review of studies
found. However, experts say the potential link — which came to light by
reviewing studies that had examined health records — is not conclusive. READ
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HealthDay News
Rude
parents can rattle medical staff enough to compromise the quality of care
their critically ill child receives, a new study suggests. Medical teams in
a neonatal intensive care unit made worse decisions during simulated
emergency scenarios if they had been treated rudely by an actress playing
the role of an angry family member, the researchers found. READ
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Reuters
A
survey of young patients with type 1 diabetes shows that the process of
transitioning away from care by pediatricians could be improved. "We
still have some work to do in implementing the current practice guidelines
regarding transition preparation and care coordination,” Dr. Katherine
Garvey of Boston Children's Hospital told Reuters Health by email. “We need
to develop systems to help providers provide efficient, standardized
transition preparation education and counseling for youth with
diabetes." Dr. Garvey and her colleagues evaluated transition
experiences via electronic survey in two groups of young adults with type 1
diabetes — 303 who were still receiving pediatric care and 299 who had
already transitioned to adult care. READ
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Medical Xpress
Even
before they are born, premature babies may display alterations in the
circuitry of their developing brains, according to a first-of-its kind
research study by Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues
at the National Institutes of Health and Wayne State University. The
findings are published in the journal Scientific Reports. READ
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