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ICAAP
Dr. Kevin L. Boyd, DDS, MSc, is
a board certified pediatric dentist practicing in Oak Park and Lincoln
Park. Dr. Boyd works extensively in his field, teaching in the residency
program at Lurie Children's Hospital and serving as chief dental consultant
to Lurie's Sleep Medicine service. Having experience with sleep-related
pediatrics, Dr. Boyd will be speaking with Dr. Darius Loghmanee about how
optimizing children's sleep health is an important step in addressing
behavioral and neurocognitive development. Dr. Darius Loghmanee is an
internist in Park Ridge and is affiliated with Northwestern Memorial
Hospital. In Dr. Boyd’s and Dr. Loghmanee’s session, participants will
learn how to assess a child’s sleep health, as well as consider novel
approaches to treatment of common sleep disorders.
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS THIS FRIDAY for
the 3rd annual Autism, Behavior, and Complex Medical Needs – Downstate
(ABC-D) Conference. This year's theme is "Zip Code vs. Genetic Code:
The Social Determinants of Caring for Children and Families with Special
Needs," and it will be held at the Regency Conference Center in
O'Fallon, IL on Friday, April 28. View the conference website or the brochure for more information on registration,
other speakers, and continuing education opportunities, including CME.
 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 6 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ICAAP
ICAAP
offers health care providers the opportunity to receive the latest
information on pediatric and adolescent immunizations via webinar. ICAAP
hosts these webinars to update and educate health care providers on
important immunization issues and best practices. Please join us by registering here.
Upcoming Webinars:
2017 ACIP Updates
Scott Goldstein, MD, FAAP
Northwestern Children's Practice
Tuesday, April 4 12-1pm
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)
Mark Sawyer, MD
UCSD School of Medicine/Rady Children's
Hospital San Diego
Monday, April 24 12-1pm
American Psychiatric Association
The
American Psychiatric Association is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, March
22, from 11am-noon. The webinar will introduce primary care providers to
the Collaborative Care Model, an evidence-based integrated care model that
can help your practice increase access to quality behavioral health care
while improving outcomes. It will also review reimbursement codes for this
care and how to connect to psychiatrists in your area. Register here.
The Associated Press via U.S. News &
World Report
The
city of Chicago is receiving more than $5 million in federal funding to
provide vaccines to children from low-income families. U.S. Sens. Dick
Durbin and Tammy Duckworth announced Thursday that the $5.2 million is
coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vaccines for
Children Program.
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Reuters
Just
a small fraction of adolescents with opioid addiction will receive
medications that can help them quit, new research shows. These medications,
usually methadone or suboxone, are prescribed to reduce craving for opiates
and ease withdrawal symptoms, and studies show they help opiate users to
abstain. In 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics advised doctors to
consider medication-assisted treatment, specifically suboxone, for
adolescents with "severe opioid use disorders." READ
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By Dorothy L. Tengler
 Dealing with sick children can be challenging for
parents. Usually, parents can handle common short-lived colds, viruses and
other childhood illnesses. But parents of children born with serious
conditions, such as heart defects, are particularly vulnerable to ongoing
stress. A study evaluating emotional distress, depression and quality of
life in parents of infants with severe congenital heart defects revealed
that parents of these newborns, especially mothers, need psychological
support during their children’s hospitalizations. READ
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ScienceDaily
In
a study that followed more than 500 children with
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adulthood, extended
use of stimulant medication was linked with suppressed adult height but not
with reduced symptoms of ADHD. The findings suggest that short-term
treatment of ADHD with stimulant medication is well justified by benefits
that outweigh costs, but long-term treatment may be associated with
growth-related costs that may not be balanced by symptom-related benefits. READ
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NBC News
Parents
across the country are beginning to ditch traditional cribs in favor of
"baby boxes." Baby Box Co., a Los Angeles-based company, is
partnering with hospitals in the United States to give away free cardboard
boxes to new parents after they are quizzed on a 15-minute educational
video about safe sleeping habits for babies. The boxes come equipped with
clothes, a mattress, fitted sheet and $150 worth of baby necessities. READ
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HealthDay News
Many
parents have seen their rambunctious 5-year-old age into a teen "couch
potato." But a new study finds the slowdown in activity may begin long
before adolescence. Sedentary behaviors begin to set in shortly after the
ripe old age of 7, the researchers found. And contrary to what many have
thought, girls are not the only ones who fall prey to less healthy living
at a young age.
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ScienceDaily
Bedcovers
that form a barrier to house dust mites appear to reduce asthma flare-ups
in children, according to new research published online, ahead of print in
the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and
Critical Care Medicine. In "Preventing Severe Asthma Exacerbations
in Children: A Randomized Trial of Mite Impermeable Bedcovers," researchers
in England report on a study of 284 children with asthma who tested
positive for mite allergy, one of the most common asthma triggers. READ
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