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ICAAP
Join ICAAP for part of the webinar series on immunization best practices. Dr.
Tina Tan will present on Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) on Tuesday, June 13
from noon-1pm. Dr. Tan is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School
of Medicine, Northwestern University, and a Pediatric Infectious Diseases
attending, co-Director of the Pediatric Travel Medicine Clinic, and
Director of the International Adoptee Clinic at Ann & Robert Lurie
Children's Hospital of Chicago. She is board certified in Pediatrics and
Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Dr. Tan received her medical degree from
Louisiana State University School of Medicine and completed her residency,
chief residency, and pediatric infectious diseases fellowship in the
Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Tan serves on
the Immunization Advisory Committee for the Illinois Department of Public
Health and is a member of the AAP Section on Infectious Diseases. Register
to attend this, and any other webinars here!
ICAAP
ICAAP
will be presenting two free CME-approved webinars over the lunch hour for
physicians, health care providers, and those interested in the effects of
climate change on their patients' health.
Webinar 1* – Wednesday, May 24, 2017 from
noon-1pm
Preparing Pediatric Providers to Address
Health Effects of Climate Change: Heat-Related Illness, Asthma, and
Allergies will focus on climate change’s impact on air quality,
respiratory health, and heat related-illnesses. Register here.
Webinar 2* – Wednesday, June 21, 2017
from noon-1pm
Preparing Pediatric Providers to Address
Health Effects of Climate Change: Vector-Borne Diseases, Public Health
Implications from Floods, and Mental Health Concerns will focus on
climate change’s impact on vector borne illnesses, extreme weather events,
and mental health. Register here.
Presenters include Samuel Dorevitch, MD,
MPH, and Elena Grossman, MPH, with the Building Resilience Against Climate
Effects (BRACE) Project, University of Illinois at Chicago, Environmental
and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health.
 *The Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 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 is accredited by the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
ICAAP
The
Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Illinois Health
Connect, present: Coding for Obesity Related Services on Wednesday May 10
at noon. Our panelist will be Becky Dolan, MPH, CPC, CPEDC, a Health Policy
Analyst with the American Academy of Pediatrics. The learning objectives of
this webinar are to (1) educate providers on required documentation for
clinic visits related to obesity care and management; (2) aid providers in
establishing effective obesity prevention and management services using
various methods; (3) know where to go for coding-related support. This
webinar 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: acarvlin@illinoisaap.com,
312-733-1026 ext 214.
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
or 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.
DuPage County Health Department
Heroin
and opioid-related overdose deaths are at epidemic levels nationally and in
DuPage County. Opioid use disorder often starts with prescribed opioids,
and may lead to overdose. You are invited to be a part of the solution, by
learning best practices from national and local experts, and receiving the
latest guidance and resources to address opioid use disorder. On May 10,
2017, the DuPage County Health Department is hosting a free CME event at
the Medinah Shriners in Addison, IL. The event includes lunch and 4.0
credit hours. View the event brochure and register today.
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.
AAP
The
AAP is seeking twenty practices to participate in Project I-SCRN, a
year-long quality improvement learning collaborative designed to provide
pediatric primary care practices with the strategies, tools, and resources
needed to increase rates of screening, referral, and follow-up for
developmental milestones, autism, maternal depression, social determinants
of health, and optionally, social-emotional development. Key areas of focus
will include enhancing family-centered care, establishing a team-based approach,
and engaging with community partners to develop a comprehensive referral
network to support the needs of children and families.
Quality improvement and subject matter
experts will support practice teams as they learn and apply quality
improvement methodology to develop an efficient and effective workflow for
screening, referral, and follow-up. Project offerings include two in-person
learning sessions (travel expenses paid by project), monthly webinars and
coaching, data collection and reporting using the AAP QIDA (Quality
Improvement Data Aggregator) system, a robust change package and resource
packet, and a $5,000 stipend for each practice to support project
activities.
Participating pediatricians will have the
opportunity to earn American Board of Pediatrics Part 4 Maintenance of
Certification (MOC) credit (pending approval). AMA PRA Category 1
Credit(s)™ (PI CME) and CE credit are available to physicians and
allied health professionals.
Detailed information about the project and a
link to the intent form and application can be accessed on our website. An informational webinar will be held on May 3, 2017. The deadline
for applications is May 19, 2017.
For questions regarding the collaborative or
the application process, contact Sigal Shapira, Program Manager, at
847/434-4290 or at sshapira@aap.org.
Chicago Tribune
Thhroughout
the month of April, a total of 300 girls soccer players from 10 different
Chicago-area high schools teamed up together to impact the lives of young
physically- and sexually-abused children in need. On Sunday, April 30, a
group of those female student athletes made a surprise delivery to the
Chicago Children's Advocacy Center. They delivered hundreds of children's
toys, books, puzzles, DVDs, clothing items and motivational cards along
with a $500 check to bring attention to National Child Abuse Prevention
Month.
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Rockford Registar Star
Mercyhealth
is partnering with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
to bring specialized surgeries and services for infants and children to
Rockford. The announcement comes as construction of Mercyhealth’s new $505
million Women's and Children's Hospital and Medical Center continues on
Riverside Boulevard. Mercyhealth President and CEO Javon Bea said the
partnership will go beyond a referral agreement with the prestigious Lurie
Children's Hospital. READ
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WLS-TV
A
toddler from California is being treated in Chicago for a genetic disorder
that can be deadly. A 19-month-old, Marian McGlocklin, is battling a
disease that is often called "childhood Alzheimer's." Years ago
there was nothing that could be done to treat the disease. But now a drug
in clinical trials is offering hope to families around the world. Rush
University Medical Center is doing compassionate treatment for children not
in the trials. ABC 7 met families visiting from Texas, Canada, Costa Rica
and the youngest patient from California. READ
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Science
In
1998, U.K. doctor Andrew Wakefield published a study in The Lancet suggesting
that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine could trigger autism. In
the years after, MMR vaccination rates among 2-year-olds in England dropped
below 80%. But the claim began to unravel in 2004 after journalist Brian
Deer reported undisclosed conflicts of interest: Wakefield had applied for
a patent on his own measles vaccine and had received money from a lawyer
trying to sue companies making the MMR vaccine. Citing further concerns
about ethics and misrepresentation, The Lancet retracted the paper in 2010.
Shortly after, the United Kingdom's General Medical Council permanently
pulled Wakefield's medical license. READ
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CNN
In
the U.S., pediatric healthcare providers are not doing enough testing of
children's blood lead levels in many states, according to a study published
recently in the journal Pediatrics. When 38 states and the District
of Columbia reported cases of elevated blood lead levels to the US Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention from 1999 to 2010, most reported fewer
than half of the numbers that were expected, the new study says. (An
elevated blood lead level is considered to be greater than or equal to 10 micrograms
per deciliter.)
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Healio.com
Parent-mediated
intervention within the first year of life may reduce the severity of
autism prodromal symptoms and enhance parent-child dyadic social
communication over the three years following the intervention, according to
findings published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
"Advances towards a developmental account of the emergence of autism
... suggest possibilities for intervention in the autism prodrome,
targeting either the earliest behavioral symptoms of emerging disorder or
those neurocognitive biomarkers that have predictive salience in early
development," Jonathon Green, M.D., from the social development
research group at the University of Manchester School of Biological
Sciences, England, and colleagues wrote. READ
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EurekAlert!
Children
with obesity face four times the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
compared to children with a body mass index in the normal range, according
to a study published recently in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.
Researchers from King's College London looked at electronic health records
from one of the largest primary care databases in the world, the U.K.
Clinical Practice Research Datalink, to pull data from 375 general
practices. They examined BMI measurements, diabetes diagnosis records, and
other data for 369,362 children between the ages of 2 and 15. They found
that 654 children and teenagers were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes between
1994 and 2013.
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Medica News Today
A
unique womb-like environment designed by pediatric researchers could
transform care for extremely premature babies, by mimicking the prenatal
fluid-filled environment to give the tiniest newborns a precious few weeks
to develop their lungs and other organs. "Our system could prevent the
severe morbidity suffered by extremely premature infants by potentially
offering a medical technology that does not currently exist," said
study leader Alan W. Flake, MD, a fetal surgeon and director of the Center
for Fetal Research in the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). READ
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HealthDay News
American
toddlers are more likely to eat french fries than green vegetables on any
given day, according to a new national survey on children's eating habits.
Many young kids also go without any vegetables at all, the survey found.
One in four 6- to 11-month-olds and one in five 1-year-olds had no reported
vegetable consumption at all on days they were surveyed, the researchers
reported.
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