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ICAAP
Through this web-based activity,
pediatricians in primary practice will improve frequency of performing
assessment of weight status, healthy lifestyle counseling, and clinical
care actions based on identification of overweight/obesity. Improvements in
care will be achieved through benchmarking and implementation of changes in
practice. Participants are guided by CME in patient counseling and linking
patients to community resources. Participation in the project is for
approximately four months and includes completion of QI Basics training,
completion of three CME training modules (Nutrition for Obesity
Prevention and Treatment*, Physical Activity Guidelines and Counseling for
Children and Adolescents**, and Connecting Patients to Community
Resources**), and participation in QI activities and chart review
reporting. This project is supported by funding from the Otho S. A. Sprague
Memorial Institute and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family
Services. Register here. Contact Anna Carvlin, Manager of
Obesity Prevention Initiatives for more information at acarvlin@illinoisaap.com
312/733-1026 ext 214.
 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 2.75 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
**The Illinois Chapter, American Academy of
Pediatrics designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
National Center for Medical Home
Implementation
The
National Center for Medical Home Implementation, the National Center for
Family Professional Partnerships, and Bright Futures National Center are
hosting a webinar focusing on family engagement in pediatric practices and
systems on Thursday, May 25 at 11am. This webinar will provide practical
tools and strategies, such as implementation of quality improvement
initiatives and family advisory groups, to engage families in health care
organizations. A pediatric clinician, care coordinator, and parent partner
will present on their experiences and lessons learned. Register here.
ICAAP
TEAM
is a collaborative effort to promote effective service delivery for
adolescent moms and their children. This initiative is hosting an open
forum on Tuesday, June 6 from 5-7pm. The goal is to gather 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 the open forum being held at the
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (ICAH). 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 ext 216.
ICAAP and ICAH
Do
you work directly with pregnant and/or parenting young people? Are you
familiar with the term Birth Justice? With ICAAP's support, ICAH is 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. ICAH is also collecting information from healthcare
providers who engage with pregnant and parenting young people to better
understand their familiarity with Birth Justice, please take the survey here.
WRSP-TV
Despite
the wet weather, close to 200 people came out to Southern View Park
Saturday, May 20. Families and supporters walked to raise funds for child
abuse prevention programs. In particular, they hoped to help the
organization, Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, work with families one on one,
so parents can lead more nurturing and healthy lifestyles. READ
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Medical Xpress
A
review led by Children's National Health System researchers published May
23, 2017 in Hospital Pediatrics indicates that while firearms are present
in 18 percent to 64 percent of U.S. homes, almost 40 percent of parents
erroneously believe that their children are unaware where weapons are
stored, and 22 percent of parents wrongly think that their children have
never handled household firearms. READ
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NBC News
Are
troublesome ADHD symptoms going untreated in African-American youth even
after they are diagnosed? According to a recent study published in Pediatrics,
the answer is yes. Researchers found that African-American youth with ADHD
are more likely to go off of their medication and less likely to have
adequate follow-up than their white counterparts. READ
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Infectious Diseases in Children
While
more than half of parents reported they administered over-the-counter
allergy medicine to their child, 15 percent of parents gave their child
medication labeled for adults. Moreover, 18 percent of parents reported
they did not inspect the expiration date on the medication before
administering it, according to a poll conducted by C.S. Mott Children's
Hospital. READ
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News-Medical.net
Babies
born preterm run a higher risk of heart failure during childhood and
adolescence than those born at full term, researchers at Karolinska
Institutet in Sweden report. The registry-based study is published in The
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. More and more babies
survive increasingly preterm births. Babies born prematurely are exposed to
life outside the womb at a time when their organs are yet to fully mature
and their bodies are not entirely prepared for the radical transition from
fetus to neonate. READ
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Medical Xpress
Researchers
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Georgia have
found that as air mattresses become increasingly popular, the inflatable
beds place infants at great risk for sleep-related death. They call for a
greater recognition of air mattress use in both policy statements and data
collection about infant deaths. Writing in the American Journal of
Public Health, Jennifer Doering, associate professor of nursing at UWM,
and Trina Salm Ward, assistant professor with a joint appointment in the
School of Social Work and College of Public Health at UGA, note that the
mattresses' low cost and portability are attractive features in low income,
transient populations. But their design brings a risk. READ
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