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ICAAP
COCAN, co-chaired by Drs. Veena
Ramaiah (University of Chicago) and Kathy Swafford (Southern Illinois
University), serves as a forum to educate and inform pediatricians, other
health care providers, educators, and community service providers who are
concerned with issues relating to physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and
neglect of children and adolescents. COCAN develops and advocates for
appropriate policy recommendations, programs, and resources to enhance the
physical and mental health and well-being of children experiencing abuse
and/or neglect and their families.
Current COCAN goals include:
- collaboration
with organizations in advocacy for children and their families;
- identification
of professional development opportunities on current issues of child
abuse and neglect
- recommendation
and comment on current and pending policy and legislation related to
committee mission/goals
The next COCAN meeting will be
held on Tuesday, April 18 from 12-1:30PM, at the ICAAP office (1400 W.
Hubbard, Chicago) with a call-in option available. To receive the meeting
agenda and other details, or if you would like more information about the
committee, please contact Elise Groenewegen at egroenewegen@illinoisaap.com
or 312/733-1026 x 204.
ICAAP
Cesar
Ochoa-Lubinoff, MD, MPH, FAAP is a board-certified developmental-behavioral
pediatrician and the head of developmental-behavioral pediatrics at the
Rush University Medical Center. His presentation will explore the impact of
ADHD in the developmental trajectories of children and their long term
outcomes, as well as the ADHD diagnosis process. Dr. Ochoa-Lubinoff's
presentation will also provide updated and clinically relevant information
for clinicians, allied health professionals and educators on the neurobiological
basis of ADHD.
ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT to register 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.
 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.
Advocate Health Care
Advocate
Children's Hospital is hosting a behavioral health conference focused on The
Challenging Child: Why Children Act Out and How We Can Help on Monday,
June 5 from 9:15am-5pm at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. The
conference will address the many factors that contribute to externalizing
behaviors, such as tantrums, defiance, arguing, and impulsivity and will
discuss behavioral, educational and medical strategies to help children and
families develop healthier patterns of behavior. For more information, view
the conference agenda and register online.
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health
Join
the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (ICAH) for their 2017 Youth Summit on Thursday, April 13. This
summit is relevant for pregnant and parenting young people and adults who
interact with them. They will share information about their rights in
schools and share our Birth Justice Toolkit. This year includes an
exclusive performance of ICAH's newest play, EXPECTATION, based on
interviews with pregnant and parenting young people all over Chicago!
Dinner will be provided! Registration required!
Contact Alyssa at alyssa@icah.org
or visit the event website.
WIBQ-FM
April
is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and in Illinois, 125,000 children
are the victims of abuse or neglect each year. According to the Department
of Children and Family Services, the problem could actually be worse, with
as many as 100,000 abuse cases a year going unreported. Veronica Resa,
deputy director of the office of communications at DCFS, said in the last
four years, the agency has received more than 1 million calls to its child
abuse hotline. She said that means Illinois residents are making the
socially responsible choice to keep kids safe, and get families the help
they need before it's too late. READ
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Reuters
Children
with autism may have a harder time reading emotions on people's faces than
other kids, but they also misunderstand the feelings they see in a way
that's pretty similar to youth without autism, a small study suggests.
"We found that on average, young people with autism are a bit less
accurate at recognizing all expressions, not just the subtle ones,"
said lead study author Sarah Griffiths of the University of Cambridge's
Autism Research Center in the U.K. READ
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Medical News Today
Led
by researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada, the study found
that children exposed to dogs, cats, and other furry pets in early life —
before birth and up to 3 months after — experienced significant increases
in two beneficial gut bacteria: Ruminococcus and Oscillospira. Previous
studies have linked Ruminococcus to a reduced risk of childhood allergies,
while Oscillospira has been associated with a decreased obesity risk. READ
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Medical Xpress
While
a short course of oral corticosteroid medication is recommended for the
treatment of moderate to severe asthma flare-ups, it is neither recommended
nor effective in treating those with minimal to mild asthma exacerbations.
In a new study published today in the journal Pediatrics, researchers at
Baylor College of Medicine found substantial overprescribing of oral
corticosteroids in children with asthma. READ
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HealthDay News
A
"video feedback" intervention program may help babies at risk of
autism, a new British study suggests. "Parents often sense their child
is developing differently very early on, yet getting a diagnosis of autism
can take years," said Jon Spiers in a news release from Journal of
Child Psychology and Psychiatry, which published the study. "Being
able to deliver an intervention during this uncertain period would be a
promising step forward for many thousands of families," he said. READ
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT
Southwestern Medical Center pediatric researchers have harnessed an
analytical tool used to predict the weather to evaluate the effectiveness
of therapies to reduce brain injury in newborns who suffer oxygen
deprivation during birth. The analytical tool, called wavelet analysis
technology, is best known for predicting long-term weather patterns, such
as El Nino. UT Southwestern researchers say this same analytical tool can
help improve assessment and treatment of newborns with asphyxia, which is
when the baby’s brain is deprived of oxygen due to complications during
birth. The non-invasive method produces real-time heat maps of the infant's
brain that doctors can use to determine whether therapies to prevent brain
damage are effective. READ
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Reuters
Obesity
is a strong predictor of high blood pressure early in life, but a U.S study
suggests the connection may be stronger for Hispanic and white teens than
for adolescents in other racial and ethnic groups. Researchers examined
weight, blood pressure and racial and ethnic data from more than 21,000
youth attending 27 secondary schools in the Houston area. About one-third
were overweight or obese, and 2.7 percent had hypertension, or high blood
pressure.
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