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ICAAP
Register now for the 2017 ICAAP Annual
Educational Conference on Friday, March 3 at the Hyatt Regency in Lisle,
IL. The Annual H. Garry Gardner Memorial Lecture will be held at 8am. Dr.
David J. Schonfeld, a developmental-behavioral pediatrician and national
expert on school crisis and bereavement, will discuss Supporting
Children in Times of Crisis. The lunch keynote speaker is Dr. Lisa
Simons, a physician at Lurie Children's Division of Adolescent Medicine and
Medical Director of Lurie's Gender Development Program. Dr. Simons will
discuss Supporting the Health of LGBTQ Youth: Affirming and Inclusive
Practices and Care. For more information about the conference, please view the agenda.
AAP
The
AAP Board of Directors released a five-year strategic plan that outlines the
Academy's future priorities and defines its value to members and
stakeholders. The plan includes five overarching goals and accompanying
objectives and complements the AAP Agenda for Children. The goals are to:
- Strengthen
the Academy’s impact on child health through policy, advocacy and
education
- Enrich
member value and engagement
- Broaden
and diversify pathways for general pediatricians, pediatric medical
subspecialists, pediatric surgical subspecialists and trainees to
exercise leadership within the Academy and the broader public sphere
beyond pediatrics
- Enhance
the Academy's communication with members and stakeholders
- Support strong bidirectional relationships,
interaction and leadership development between the Academy and
chapters
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
The
HHS Region V Adolescent Health Network is hosting an adolescent depression
presentation on Thursday, February 16 from 2:30-4pm. The session will
consist of a short presentation that discusses evidence-based treatments
for depression in children and youth and will include sharing of lived
experience and guidance on successful partnership and engagement from both
a caregiver and young adult perspectives. Following the presentation, there
will be an opportunity to ask questions. Register here.
Shot of Prevention
The
2016-2017 flu season is starting to peak and there has been an increase in
number of infections, hospital stays, and deaths. While the CDC recommends
that everyone receives a shot every flu season, many people do not think it
is enough to warrant getting a shot. Dr. Michael Northrup has a very
different story to tell about his sister and her battle and
eventual death from contracting the flu virus. Hopefully firsthand stories
will persuade people to protect themselves from the flu.
ICAAP
Join
us for the 2017 ICAAP Lobby Day in Springfield! On Wednesday, April 5, we
will visit legislators to discuss issues and legislation that impact the
health of children in Illinois. Come meet your legislators and talk to them
about immunizations, access to health care, and other issues impacting
Illinois children and families. We will be hosting a series of webinars to
provide advocacy training and brief participants on the issues. Details
regarding Lobby Day will be released soon. RSVP today!
ABC News
A
simple Facebook post helped change the life of an Illinois toddler today after
it connected him to a woman willing to be a living kidney donor. Miles
Wagner, 2, underwent a successful kidney transplant today after his parents
put up a Facebook post asking people to volunteer to be a donor. Elizabeth
Wolodkiewicz, a former high school classmate of Miles' parents, saw the
post and volunteered. READ
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The Associated Press via Chicago Sun-Times
Legislation
has been introduced in the Illinois Legislature that would allow 16- and
17-year-olds to register for the state's organ and tissue donor registry. The
legislation has the backing of Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's
office. It was introduced by state Sen. Mattie Hunter, of Chicago, and
state Rep. Deb Conroy, of Villa Park, both Democrats. READ
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The Washington Post
Why
is he so tired, Jackie Mann wondered, not for the first time, as Evan, the
middle of her three children, wandered off to his bedroom to take an
after-school nap. Small for his age, the 12-year-old seemed to fall asleep
easily and anywhere: in the car on the way to soccer or gymnastics, on the
afternoons he came straight home from school, while doing his homework and,
once, while waiting to see the pediatrician. READ
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ScienceDaily
Doctor
visits can be a challenge for patients with autism, their families and
healthcare providers. A new report offers several steps providers and
families can take to make medical visits more successful. She says that all
of them require good communication between the provider and parent before,
during and after medical visits. READ
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HealthDay News
Teens
are less likely than younger children to get all their recommended
vaccinations, perhaps putting their long-term health at risk, according to
a leading group of U.S. pediatricians. Teens' rates of vaccination against
human papillomavirus (HPV) and the flu are well below the target of 80
percent or higher, according to two reports from the American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP). "We often find that teenagers don't visit their
doctors as regularly as they did when they were younger, and they may be
late or even miss important immunizations recommended to keep them
healthy," Dr. Joseph Bocchini Jr. said in an academy news release. READ
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Medical News Today
Preterm
babies given the monoclonal antibody palivizumab to prevent respiratory
syncytial virus (RSV) also appear less likely to develop recurrent wheeze,
at least until the age of six, according to new research published online,
ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of
Respiratory and Critical Medicine. READ
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ConsumerAffairs
In
recent years, there have been several studies which show that getting
physical exercise can help counteract the development of depression.
However, researchers have predominantly focused on adults and adolescents
when conducting trials. To widen the scope, researchers from the Norwegian
University of Science and Technology and NTNU Social Research have tested
how exercise can affect children's mental health. The findings show that
allowing children to run around and actively play lowers the risk of depression
as well.
READ
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Infectious Diseases in Children
Pertussis
affliction among infants shared a strong association with a prolonged cough
in close household contacts, mostly among mothers, fathers and siblings,
according to recent findings. "Identifying infants' transmission
sources has challenged investigators. Frequently cited source studies were
not designed to assess hypotheses including possible transmission by
community contacts or persons with atypical symptoms and could not identify
pertussis sources for 40 to 50 percent of infants," C. Robinette
Curtis, MD, MPH, of the immunization services division at the National
Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, and colleagues
wrote. READ
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