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ICAAP
ICAAP will be presenting a free
CME-approved one-hour webinar over the lunch hour for physicians, health
care providers, and those interested in the effects of climate change on
their patients' health on Wednesday, June 21, from noon-1pm. The webinar 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.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of
this educational activity, participants will be able to:
- Summarize
the impacts of climate change on vector-borne diseases and extreme
weather events
- Identify
sources of reliable precipitation and vector-borne disease data
related to climate change in the Midwest
- Describe
the health impacts of floods
- Describe
the mental health consequences of extreme weather events
- Apply
principles of climate change communications in explaining to patients
and their parents the connection between climate change, flooding,
vector-borne diseases, and mental 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
ICAAP
will host the 8th Annual ABC (Autism, Behavior, and Complex Medical Needs)
Conference "Lives in the Balance: Caring for Children with Special
Needs, Their Families, Their Communities, And Ourselves in These Precarious
Times" on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Moraine Business and
Conference Center in Palos Hills, IL.
The target audience for the ABC conference
includes primary care providers and their teams, allied health care
professionals, and community service providers. Other providers
representing child-serving systems that have a stake in the lives of
children with special needs, including those that have been impacted by
trauma, are encouraged to attend. Based on past attendance, we expect over
250 participants representing diverse child-serving systems from the
Chicagoland area, across Illinois, and from surrounding states.
For more information about the conference
and the exhibitor opportunity, please see the exhibitor prospectus, visit the conference website, or contact José Muñoz at jmunoz@illinoisaap.com
or 312/733-1026 x211.
Belleville News-Democrat
"Tracy"
was rescued from her child sex trafficker by a drug dealer. It was the
first time anyone had intervened on her behalf in the six years that her
trafficker spent recruiting, transporting, advertising and selling her sex
for his profit. "I became so malnourished and depleted, no one wanted
to buy me anymore," she said, which led to a beating. She was broken
and bloodied when the drug dealer visited her trafficker and took her away. READ
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Chicago Tribune
Coourtney
Buss, like many first-time mothers, wanted all the white, goopy film washed
off her baby immediately after delivery. Three years later, Buss said she
knows better. The white, waxy film is called vernix caseosa and "it's
good stuff," said Buss, a nurse at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin.
If she knew just how much vernix helps newborns, she would have waited to
bathe her daughter, she said. "Wait to bathe" newborns is a
concept Buss began researching in October 2015 and now half of the Advocate
Health System hospitals are adopting the policy. READ
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Quartz
It
may be that every child is born with the potential to be exceptional at
something. But finding and cultivating ability is difficult, especially
when a kid doesn't just shine and display easily recognizable talents. This
is true for all children but especially so for kids with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD). Kids with ASD — a cognitive impairment that affects
language and emotional development — often don't appear intelligent or able
because they have difficulty communicating and connecting, which thwarts
overall learning. They can't deal with school and tests and social
situations. They tend to be hypersensitive to sight, sounds, smell, and
touch, which makes socializing and education difficult because they're
overwhelmed by sensory information others would find normal. READ
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Medical News Today
A
new study, led by researchers at Lancaster University in the United
Kingdom, reveals that babies show a preference for faces while still in the
womb. This discovery opens up a new area of prenatal research, say
researchers. Prof. Vincent Reid, lead researcher of the study and
psychologist at Lancaster University, worked with collaborators from
Blackpool NHS Trust, the University of Cumbria, and Durham University, all
in the U.K. Their findings were published in Current Biology. READ
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Contemporary Pediatrics
Diarrhea,
abdominal pain, and flatulence following ingestion of milk or products
containing milk are common complaints in pediatric practices. The
pediatrician needs to be aware of the management of lactose intolerance to
help guide a reasonable workup and plan. Additionally, parental decisions
about intake and avoidance of milk products impact not only the calcium and
vitamin D intake of children but also other dietary choices such as intake
of protein fat. READ
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Medical Xpress
Mice
born into an oxygen-rich environment respond worse to the flu once fully
grown due to an absence of certain lung cells, a discovery that provides a
potential explanation for preterm infants' added susceptibility to
influenza and other lung diseases later in their lives, according to new
research from the University of Rochester Medical Center. READ
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HealthDay News
Fatigue
and mood changes are the most common symptoms that occur before children
develop migraines, a new study finds. These symptoms were seen in 41
percent of 185 children, aged 5 to 18, diagnosed with migraines. The two
symptoms are also common in adults with migraines. But four other common
pre-migraine symptoms in adults were insignificant in children: yawning,
neck stiffness, food cravings and urinary changes, according to the
Nationwide Children's Hospital study. READ
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CNN
It
was a tender moment Elle Dingman will remember for a long time. Outside a
small hotel in Branson, Missouri, in April, Dingman was volunteering with a
local group that distributes free meals when a barefoot, barely dressed,
2-year-old boy walked up to her without hesitation. His name was Ryder.
Dingman had never met this little boy during her rounds, but nevertheless,
"he came over to me, and he grabbed my hand. He was so loving, and he
wanted a hand to hold." READ
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