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Jan 2002 | Sep 2001 | June 2001 | Jan 2001 | Jun 2000 | Nov 1999 | Jun 1999 | Northwest Portland Area Newsletter
William Green, MD, I.H.S. Pediatric Chief Clinical Consultant, edits IHS Peds Notes, A Newsletter for American Indian/Alaska Native Child Health.
Some links below are to on-line versions at other sites on the Web.
Special Interest Group (S.I.G.) in Indian Health (A.A.P., S.O.G.C.) proposes 4-part vision statement.
Proper use of car seats: N.H.S.T.A. encourages us to talk to families as auto travel rises.
The Neonatal Resuscitation Program's new teaching CD-ROM - outstanding interactive learning.
National shortages of vaccines force interim changes in immunization schedules: DTaP, Prevnar.
Clinical Practice Guideline in Pediatrics provides specific definitions and treatment algorithms for sinusitis in children.
Benefits of antibiotics and myringotomy in the treatment of acute otitis media in children: recent evidence-based reviews raise questions.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (A.D.H.D.): A.A.P. Committees have issued a clinical practice guideline.
Native American Child Health Advocacy Award: Ken Fleshman, MD, MPH, received the award at the 2001 A.A.P. N.C.E. in San Francisco.
Chief of Maternal Child Health at Headquarters: Judy Thierry, DO, a pediatrician and CO, has been selected.
Chief Clinical Pediatric Consultant transition: Dr. Kelly Moore succeeds Dr. Bill Green.
Recent C.O.N.A.C.H. activities: David Grossman reports.
PROS is "Pediatric Research in Office Settings."
Research Involving Outpatient Setting Network (RIOS Net)
IHS Pediatric Conference
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MMR vaccine: Two comprehensive reviews conclude that it does not cause autism or inflammatory bowel disease.
I.H.S. Natl. Meeting: May 10-12 conference in Phoenix drew over 80 participants. Ken Fleshman, MD, FAAP honored.
Conjugate Pneumococcal Vaccine: Recently shown to be extremely effective in high-risk Native American communities.
Obesity: Public health approaches need to focus on breast feeding promotion, control of television time, and avoiding parental attempts to control what their children eat.
Literacy promotion: Can have positive impacts on reading by parents and subsequent development of children's language skills.
Adolescent diabetes: Teen-centered approach necessary to effectively treat those with Type 2.
RPMS Immunization package: Version 7.1 now released.
Fluoride: Pediatricians in Navajo receive training to apply fluoride varnishes in well-child clinics.
Kernicterus: Can rarely occur in otherwise healthy breast fed infants; can be prevented by continued vigilance and available therapies.
PALS and Adult Life Support: New guidelines will be part of courses starting in July.
CONACH: Will visit Navajo Area this fall.
Indian Health Special Interest Group: Pediatricians urged to join.
Guidelines: Those for Type 2 Diabetes and Ethical Consideration in Research are being finalized.
Locum tenens: Notify if you have opportunities.
The 2001 Indian Child Health/Pediatricians Conference will be in Phoenix, Arizona May 10 through 12th.
Guidelines for new conjugate pneumococcal vaccine suggest immunizing AI/AN children up to 59 months. Population-based screening for Type 2 diabetes outside clinic settings is not warranted.
Increasing disparities in dental health of Indian children.
Cliff O'Callahan's commentary in December issue of Pediatrics: Managing to practice community pediatrics while working at a tribal health facility.
Diana Hu, pediatrician and MCH coordinator for the Navajo Area received the Native American Child Health Advocacy award.
A Special Interest Group on Indian Child Health has been created within the Section on Community Pediatrics.
Polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine (Prevnar); Evidence-based pediatrics; ADD; Diabetes and obesity; Otitis media with effusion; Funding for EMS; CONACH liaison; Biennial Indian Child Health Conference planning; Reach Out and Read grant funding.
PRP-OMP HIB conjugate vaccine (Pedvax and COMVAX); Adolescents and severe pathological gambling; Asthma rates in Native children are rising rapidly; Compendium of evidence-based medicine is on-line; Clinical guidelines for type 2 DM in children and adolescents; Dorothy J. Meyer, CNM, MPH is recipient of this year's Native American Child Health Advocacy Award; David Grossman reports on CONACH.
IHS Pediatricians conference - special thanks again to Dot Meyer and Pam Taylor of the Phoenix Area; Victor La Cerva's presentation "Approaches to Violence Prevention"; Reach Out and Read in Crow Agency; SIDS mortality study; Arizona child fatality review; Driver education has not proven successful in decreasing teen deaths; Perspectives on the diagnosis and management of type 2 Diabetes; New RPMS immunization program at a conference workshop; Hepatitis B vaccine safe and effective; Investigational conjugate pneumococcal vaccine may also reduce episodes of otitis media; Headstart Obesity Prevention Initiative; The Healthy Child Care America (HCCA) campaign at the American Academy of Pediatrics; Lance Chilton steps down.
Cliff M. O'Callahan, MD, PHD, FAAP of the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority is Pediatric Chief Clinical Consultant for the Northwest Portland Area (parts of Washington and Idaho, as well as Oregon). His Maternal Child Health Newsletter focuses on pediatrics.
Immunization: Stress with shots, Prevnar, Varicella, Flu vaccine.
Safety: Auto and bike safety, Violence and risky behavior, Office emergencies.
Other: Children in foster care, Adolescent suicide, Obesity and diabetes, Teens and contraception, Native radio, Tympanostomy tubes, FAS.
Highlights from IHS research conference; Sports and well child check thoughts; Urinary tract infections in kiddos; New ADHD guidelines; Early reading programs; Accutane; E.coli 0157; SIDS; Neonatal hypoglycemia; Sports/school health assessments.
Antibiotic resistance and our part in the play; Fluoride; Lead grants; ADHD med use; Newborn screening; Pneumococcal vaccine; Kids and MVAs; Native Americans - diabetes, domestic violence screening tool; Children 4-8 years old in car wrecks, SIDS, Circumcision.
Back to sleep program; CONACH immunization recommendations summarized; Prevention of unintentional injury among American Indian and Alaska Native children; School-based STD testing; Malathion has been resurrected to combat lice.
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