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ICAAP
TEAM is a collaborative effort
to promote effective service delivery for adolescent moms and their
children. Currently, this initiative is hosting open forums with a goal of
gathering feedback from the community about how they can positively impact
teen moms' ability to raise developmentally healthy children. Please view
the flyer for more information and register for an open forum. If you have any
questions or need help registering, please do not hesitate to contact Nirja
Shah at nshah@illinoisaap.com
or 312/733-1026 x216.
ICAAP and ICAH
Do
you work directly with pregnant and/or parenting young people? Are you
familiar with the term Birth Justice? ICAH and the Illinois Chapter of the
American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) are hosting a focus group to learn
more about your experiences providing care to pregnant or parenting young
people and your familiarity of Birth Justice. View the flyer and register here to participate in the focus group that will
be hosted at ICAAP.
AAP and Food Research & Action Center
The
AAP and the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) jointly released the
toolkit, "Addressing Food Insecurity: A Toolkit for
Pediatricians," a comprehensive resource on how to identify and
address childhood food insecurity. Food insecurity — the limited or
uncertain access to enough food — is detrimental to child health and
well-being. The toolkit provides specific information on how to:
- Screen patients for food insecurity
- Address the topic in a sensitive manner
- Make the appropriate interventions, most commonly
by referring patients and their families to the federal nutrition
programs
- Advocate for greater food security and improved
overall health of children and their families
Ohio AAP
In
fall 2016, the Ohio Chapter of the AAP, Ohio Adolescent Health Partnership,
and Start School Later hosted a three-part webinar series on how providers
can support sleep practices for healthier and better-functioning
adolescents. The webinar recordings are now available to view online:
AAP
The
AAP EHDI program has a list of resources available to primary care
providers on EHDI screening and follow-up. The resources are available on
the AAP EHDI webpage and include:
Dr. Daniel Morra serves as the
Illinois EHDI Chapter Champion and can be contacted at doc@drmorra.com
with any questions related to newborn hearing screening and follow-up.
The Office of the Attorney General Illinois
The
Office of the Attorney General Illinois SANE Program is hosting a 40-hour
Pediatric/Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training designed
to educate registered nurses, mid-level providers, and physicians
performing sexual assault medical forensic examinations. The
Pediatric/Adolescent SANE Training will be held May 23-25, 2017 from
8am-5:30pm at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest. If you are
interested in attending, please review the materials below and submit a
completed application along with your resume via email to sane@atg.state.il.us
or via fax to 312-814-7105 by April 20, 2017.
If you have any questions
regarding this training, please contact Jaclyn Rodriguez at sane@atg.state.il.us
or 312/814-6267.
Pediatrics
Each
year many people will get the flu shot to help protect them, but many
people do not. Parents sometimes will pass on getting their children
vaccinated, believing that the flu is not that serious. In actuality, it
can be very serious and lead to death in some tragic cases. A new study conducted by the CDC highlights the
importance of vaccinating children against the flu. Many pediatric deaths
can be avoided by providing kids with proper protection against this
illness.
Wheaton Patch
Over
the past 15 years, there has been a dramatic increase in sexually
transmitted diseases reported in DuPage County according to the DuPage
County Health Department. The report showed that cases of syphilis,
gonorrhea and chlamydia have risen sharply between 2000 and 2015. READ
MORE
Crain's Chicago Business
Thirty-eight
Illinois hospitals rank as nationwide tops in safety and quality in the
latest Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade. Of the 113 Illinois hospitals
included in the survey, 38 earned an A ranking and none an F. Eleven
Illinois hospitals have earned straight A's since the survey began in 2012,
including West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park. The 226-bed hospital
serves the Oak Park, River Forest and Austin communities and is among a
handful of facilities in the area that have taken on the role of a pseudo
trauma center.
READ
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Contemporary Pediatrics
Efforts
worldwide to immunize children against a host of preventable diseases
depend on adherence to recommended immunization schedules. If adhered to,
most vaccines will be administered to children by the age of 6 years, and
children can receive multiple injections in a single office visit. By the
age of 2 years, for example, children in the U.S. can receive up to 24
injections and up to 5 in a single office visit. Among concerns with
administering these multiple and frequent immunizations in young children
are the potential pain and adverse effects associated with injections. READ
MORE
Medical News Today
Rates
of new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are increasing among
youth in the United States, according to a report, Incidence Trends of Type
1 and Type 2 Diabetes among Youths, 2002-2012, published in the New
England Journal of Medicine. In the U.S., 29.1 million people are
living with diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes, and about 208,000 people
younger than 20 years are living with diagnosed diabetes. READ
MORE
JAMA Pediatrics
This
systematic review and meta-analysis suggests an association between
increased autism spectrum disorder risk and maternal use of antidepressants
during pregnancy; however, it appears to be more consistent during the
preconception period than during each trimester. The association was weaker
when controlled for past maternal mental illness. READ
MORE
Medical Xpress
Sixteen
percent of children in pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) have acute
neurological conditions with brain damage due to cardiac arrest, traumatic
brain injury, or other causes, reports an international survey study in Pediatric
Critical Care Medicine. "Children with acute neurologic insults
are common in ICUs and are associated with high morbidity and mortality
rates and prolonged ICU stays, posing significant challenges to public,
family, and individual health," according to the report by the PANGEA
Investigators, led by Ericka L. Fink, MD, MS, of Children's Hospital of
Pittsburgh. The findings underscore the need for "transformational
ideas" to improve outcomes for this large group of critically ill
children at high risk of adverse clinical outcomes. READ
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HealthDay News
Beyond
its known links to birth defects and other problems, the Zika virus may
also trigger cases of epilepsy in infants, warn experts from the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among 48 babies from Brazil
with probable congenital Zika infection, "50 percent reportedly had
clinical seizures," said Dr. Daniel Pastula, Dr. Marshalyn
Yeargin-Allsopp and Rosemarie Kobau. All three have studied Zika at the
CDC, and co-wrote an essay on the Zika-epilepsy connection, published
online April 17 in JAMA Neurology. READ
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