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ICAAP
Please save the date for the 8th
Annual ABC (Autism, Behavior, Complex Medical Needs) Conference, “Lives in
the Balance: Caring for Children with Special Needs, Their Families, Their
Communities, and Ourselves in these Precarious Times,” to be held on
Friday, November 17, 2017 at the Moraine Business and Conference Center in
Palos Hills, IL. The Conference Planning Committee is pleased to
announce our Autism track breakout session speaker, Dr. Pamela Campbell,
MD, and session title, "The Clinical Diagnosis of Autism: Are We Over
Diagnosing?"
Session description
With the ever increasing prevalence of the
diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), the question of possible
over diagnosis has to be considered. This presentation will briefly review
the history of the diagnosis and its evolution through the current DSMV.
With limited available resources, clinicians are at times forced to make
the diagnosis of ASD based on the clinical presentation alone, which can be
subjective without the support of other tools such as the ADOS,
psychological testing, speech/language and OT/PT assessments. This session
will discuss the clinical criteria for ASD and the differential diagnosis
with a focus on higher functioning ASD and the overlap with other
psychopathology such as ADHD, OCD and social communication disorders. This
session will also discuss the various pressures on clinicians to balance
the various needs of the community, family and individual with scarce
resources and many needs.
Speaker
Pamela Campbell is an Associate Professor in
the Department of Psychiatry with the Neuroscience Institute at SIU School
of Medicine in Springfield, IL. She has been on faculty at SIU for the last
9 years and has served as the Division Chief for Child Psychiatry for the
last 3 years. She attended medical school at St. Louis University and
completed residency in psychiatry and fellowship in child psychiatry at
Yale University. She has worked with children with developmental
disabilities for the past 25 years.
Continuing education is confirmed for the
following: Community Health Education Specialist (CHES), Continuing Medical
Education (CME), Dental Hygienist Continuing Education (DHA), Gateways to
Opportunity, Illinois Occupational Therapist Continuing Education (ILOTA),
and Medical Assistant Continuing Education (AMT MA). Other continuing
education is pending.
Registration for attendees is expected to
open mid-August. For more information about ABC Conferences, visit http://illinoisaap.org/conferences/abc/ or contact
Elise Groenewegen at egroenewegen@illinoisaap.com.
 The Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. 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.
AAP and Ann & Robert H. Lurie
Children's Hospital of Chicago
This
event, sponsored by Lurie Children's Hospital and the AAP Section on
Critical Care, is designed to educate attendees on the latest clinical and
research advancements in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The conference
will be held September 15-17. Early bird registration rates end August 15.
For more information, view the conference website.
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 Wednesday, August 9 from 12-1:30pm, at the ICAAP office (1400 W.
Hubbard, Chicago) with a call-in option available. Please RSVP for the meeting. If you would like more
information about COCAN, please contact Elise Groenewegen at egroenewegen@illinoisaap.com
or 312/733-1026 x204.
ICAAP
ICAAP
is launching the Refugee Immigrant Child Health Initiative (RICHI) to
address the complex needs of immigrant children, led by Minal Giri, MD,
FAAP. These children face a wide range of challenges that have a lasting
impact on their health and well-being. RICHI seeks to improve medical homes
for this population by educating pediatricians and healthcare providers and
improving access to social, legal, and other vital resources. The
Initiative will also address the special needs of refugee and unaccompanied
immigrant children. The first meeting is scheduled on Friday, August 11,
2017 from 8:30 to 9:30am at the ICAAP office. Please contact Greci
Rodriguez at grodriguez@illinoisaap.com
or 312/733-1026 ext 210 if you are interested in participating in the
Initiative and will attend the meeting. For more information, please
contact Mary Elsner at melsner@illinoisaap.com
or Minal Giri, MD, at minalgirimd@gmail.com.
Virtual Immunization Communication Network
VICNetwork
hosted a webinar to introduce this year’s National Immunization Awareness
Month (NIAM) Communication Toolkit to prepare for NIAM17 in August.
Features and updates made to the 2017 toolkit will be discussed. The
toolkit was produced in partnership with the National Public Health
Information Coalition. The webinar was recorded and archived.
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