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March 22, 2017
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Dr. Latha Soorya, PhD, BCBA is a clinical psychologist and Research Director at the Autism Assessment, Research, Treatment, and Services (AARTS) Center—a multi-disciplinary autism center in the Department of Psychiatry at Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Allison Wainer, PhD is a postdoctoral research fellow and assistant research director at the AARTS Center who has specialized in work with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. Dr. Soorya and Dr. Wainer will discuss how including parents as active agents in ASD intervention can address issues of unmet medical needs and lower family quality of life, improve parenting stress and self-efficacy, and contribute to better intervention outcomes for children with ASD.

Register today 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 28th. View the conference website or the brochure for more information on registration, other speakers, and continuing education opportunities, including CME.

Note: Last week's "Speaker Spotlight" contained misinformation about Dr. Darius Loghmanee's occupation and affiliation. Dr. Loghmanee is a pediatric sleep specialist at Advocate Children's Hospital, not an intern at Northwester. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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.



 
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Advocate Health Care
Advocate Children's Hospital is committed to providing high quality educational events for providers throughout the state and released its 2017 Educational Calendar. Please view the calendar for more information and register for all events here.

 
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Chicago Sun-Times
Sen. Dick Durbin — flanked by medical professionals at a South Side hospital — unveiled legislation recently that would allow more than two dozen federal grants to fund programs that help identify and treat psychological stress and trauma in kids who live in violent neighborhoods. The grant money would be used to train teachers, librarians, doctors and others who regularly interact with kids to recognize the signs of “toxic stress” and help kids get treatment.  READ MORE

 
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Children who have suffered early abuse or neglect may later present with significant health and behavior problems that may persist long after the abusive or neglectful environment has been remediated. Neurobiological research suggests that early maltreatment may result in an altered psychological and physiologic response to stressful stimuli, a response that deleteriously affects the child's subsequent development. Pediatricians can assist caregivers by helping them recognize the abused or neglected child's emotional and behavioral responses associated with child maltreatment and guide them in the use of positive parenting strategies, referring the children and families to evidence-based therapeutic treatment and mobilizing available community resources.  READ MORE
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HealthDay News
The number of U.S. kids who overdose on prescription painkillers each year may be declining — but the incidents remain a major public health problem, new research says. Since 2009, U.S. poison control centers have seen fewer calls about children and teenagers who've ingested prescription opioids, researchers found. Often, those incidents involved young children who'd gotten hold of an adult's medication. In other cases, it was a teenager who intentionally abused the drug, or used it to self-harm.  READ MORE
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Reuters
For newborns, skin-to-skin contact with parents and caregivers may help shape how their brains respond to touch, a sense necessary for social and emotional connections, a new study suggests. Plenty of previous research has linked skin-to-skin touch with developmental benefits for both premature and full-term babies, ranging from improved growth and sleep to better motor development.  READ MORE

 
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CNN
Infant mortality rates have reached new lows, according to a report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently. From 2005 to 2014, the infant mortality rate in the US dropped 15 percent, from 6.86 infant deaths per 1,000 live births to 5.82. Sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, declined by 29 percent, and there were drops in infant mortality rates across most racial groups.  READ MORE
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TIME
Researchers have seen big progress in reducing HIV transmission from mother to child, according to the latest data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a report published in JAMA Pediatrics, scientists found that in 2013, 69 babies were born with the virus in the U.S., compared to 216 in 2002. Efforts to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to child during pregnancy are starting to pay off, as TIME detailed in a recent feature about stopping the spread to infants.  READ MORE
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Medical News Today
Autism spectrum disorder affects a huge number of children both globally and in the U.S. Experts have long acknowledged the importance of detecting autism early, but current diagnosis tools are purely behavioral and not entirely accurate. New research, however, proposes a biological method for accurately predicting whether a child will go on to develop autism.  READ MORE
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Medical Xpress
Rapid weight gain in an infant's first six months of life is a risk factor for child- and adulthood obesity, according to researchers. "Growth is a sign of nutritional intake and development, an insight into health," says Jillian Trabulsi, associate professor of nutrition and a registered dietitian. "Infant nutrition is a critical starting point." With nearly 10 percent of infants considered "high weight for length," Trabulsi is interested in how to help all infants achieve a healthy weight as they enter childhood, starting with their intake during those first few months of life.  READ MORE

 
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