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ICAAP
Registration
is now open 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 breakout session speaker, Gwendolyn
Messer, MD, FAAP, and session title, "Ensuring Optimal
Assessment and Treatment for Children Who Have Experienced Complex
Trauma."
Session description
Children with complex trauma have myriad
difficulties, including developmental, cognitive, and executive
dysfunction, regulatory and attention issues, and problems with mood and
behavior. These children have the right to accurate assessment and
treatment of issues that may prevent them from meeting their potential.
To fully understand their challenges and create an appropriate treatment
plan, it is essential to grasp the complexity of their backgrounds,
including their experiences of relational disruption, abuse and neglect,
potential prenatal exposure to alcohol or drugs, and family history.
These pieces, along with results of psychological testing, must be
considered simultaneously to develop an accurate appreciation of an
individual child and his or her needs. This session will explore how a
comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment by professionals with
expertise on the impact of traumatic stress allows for a more accurate
and complete diagnostic process and multimodal treatment plan to provide
children with what they need to flourish.
Speaker
Dr. Messer is the Medical Director of the
Children’s Research Triangle, where she works with a team of
psychologists, infant mental health specialists, and therapists providing
comprehensive evaluations for children with traumatic stress, prenatal
exposure to alcohol/drugs, emerging mental health disorders, and
developmental delays. Dr. Messer completed residency at Emory University
and earned a master’s degree in Bioethics at Loyola University. Dr.
Messer has presented locally and nationally to a range of audiences on
topics including childhood trauma, emotional/behavioral health, and
prenatal substance exposure. Dr. Messer serves as an expert for the AAP
developing screening/education programs for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders and participated in the ADHD/Trauma Workgroup of the NCTSN
creating a guide to help clinicians distinguish between ADHD and
childhood traumatic stress. Dr. Messer is an Assistant Professor at
Chicago Medical School and faculty at the REACH Institute providing
training for pediatricians in the assessment and treatment of mental
health issues in children.
Registration for the conference is open. Early
bird registration for physicians closes on September 30, 2017. For more
information about session descriptions, continuing education
designations, cost, and registration, see the conference brochure, 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
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.
Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
Proper vaccine administration
is critical for ensuring that vaccines are both safe and effective.
Vaccine administration errors happen more often than you might think. Of
the approximately 36,000 reports received annually by VAERS, about 1,500
of those reports are directly related to administration error. A new e-Learn on vaccine administration is now
available. It is a free interactive, online educational program that
serves as a useful introductory course or refresher on vaccine
administration. The self-paced e-Learn provides comprehensive training,
using videos, job aids, and other resources to accommodate a variety of
learning styles, and offers a certificate of completion and/or Continuing
Education (CE) for those that complete the training.
For more information, please contact nipinfo@cdc.gov.
ICAAP
Two recorded webinars on the
health effects of climate change are now available on ICAAP’s eLearning platform. The first webinar
focuses on climate change’s impact on air quality, respiratory health,
and heat-related illnesses and the second discusses climate change’s
impact on vector borne illnesses, extreme weather events, and mental
health. The webinars were presented by 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. Create an account to access the materials.
*The Illinois Chapter, American Academy of
Pediatrics designates this enduring 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.
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