Volume 5, No. 11, December 2007
News Flash(s)
New Perinatology Corner Module: Varicella (Chickenpox) in Pregnancy
- See Featured Website, below
Lecture slides and notes from the 2007 Women’s Health and MCH Conference, held in Albuquerque, August 15-17th - now online
- See Frequently Asked Questions, below
Direct Links to Topic Content
Links to Topic Summaries on This Page
Contents
Abstract of the Month
30 minute rule not a requirement and ‘immediately available’ defined locally
Read More - Abstract of the Month
From Your Colleagues
Burt Attico
Gordon Belcourt
Terry Cullen
Tony Dekker
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Scott Giberson
Sheila Mahoney
Caroline Peck
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Read More - From Your Colleagues
Hot Topics
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Features
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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MCH Headlines
Medical Mystery Tour
Barbara Stillwater, Alaska Dibaetes Prevention and Control
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What’s new on the ITU MCH web pages
New Perinatology Corner Module - Varicella (Chickenpox) in Pregnancy
Frequently Asked Question about Capturing Infant Feeding Choice on RPMS and EHR
There are several upcoming Conferences
and Online CME/CEU resources, etc . . .
and the latest Perinatology Corners (free online CME from IHS)
. . . or just take a look at the What’s New page
Save the Dates: Upcoming events of interest
2007 National HIV Prevention Conference
- December 2-5, 2007
- Atlanta , Georgia
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- http://www.2007nhpc.org/conferenceinfo.asp
23nd Annual Midwinter Indian Health OB/PEDS Conference
- February 8 - 10, 2008
- For providers caring for Native women and children
- Telluride, CO
- Contact AWaxman@salud.unm.edu
Keeping Native Women & Families Healthy & Strong
- April 23-25, 2008
- Milwaukee , WI
- Great Lakes Tribal Epidemiology Center
- E-mail contact EpidemiologyCenter@gmail.com
Did you miss something in the last OB/GYN Chief Clinical Consultant Corner?
November 2007 OB/GYN CCC Corner
Volume 5, No. 10, November 2007
Abstract of the Month
- Hospital brought rapid cesarean delivery times into range of 10.9 minutes: Can you?
From Your Colleagues
Kelly Acton
- The the exciting launch of the NIKE Air Native N7 Shoes
Michael Berryhill
- OB/GYN offering services at greatly reduced salary
Scott Giberson
- USCA to Honor Native AI/AN at Opening Plenary and “Celebration of Life” Event
Amy Groom
- Let’s clear up any confusion over the availability of the HPV vaccine
Elaine Locke
- State Maternal Mortality Review: Accomplishments of Nine States: Now Available
Alan Waxman
- Mark your calendar! Ask for leave! Thnk snow! Telluride Conference - February 8-10, 2008
Hot Topics
- Traumatic events and alcohol use disorders among American Indian adolescents
- Viracept Use Should Be Limited in Children and Pregnant Women
- Statement Updated for Screening and Treatment of Teens at Risk for Suicide
- Medication errors made during half of care for children seen at emergency departments
- Maternal Weight Tied to Child's Body Composition at Age 9
- Aging and prevalence of CVD risk factors in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study
- Both coping and communication-enhancing and supportive counseling work after cancer
- Opioid Analgesia During Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain
- Does Screening Mammography Benefit Women in Their 40s?
- CDC Updates Guidelines for Use of Influenza Vaccine and Antiviral Agents
- SBE prophylaxis not recommended for cesarean delivery or other genitourinary tract procedures
- A preventive approach to lower the cesarean delivery rate in a rural hospital
- 1 of every 6 women studied had filled a class D or X prescription
- Risk of uterine rupture with a prior cesarean delivery much lower than expected: 0.3%
- Women who quit smoking before pregnancy benefit from reduced risk of abruption
- 2006 ASCCP consensus guidelines for abnormal cervical cancer screening, CIN, AIS
- Effectiveness of two tinidazole regimens in treatment of bacterial vaginosis: RCT
- Minimally invasive strategy for large cysts: Laparoscopically guided minilaparotomy
- Tailored mesh significantly reduced the rate of recurrence of anterior vaginal wall prolapse
- Botulinum toxin injections for adults with overactive bladder syndrome
Features
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Viral Hepatitis in Pregnancy
- Disclosure and Discussion of Adverse Events
- Routine Thyroid Screening Not Recommended for Pregnant Women
- Fetal Monitoring Prior to Scheduled Cesarean Delivery
- Evaluation of Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths
- Repeat Cesarean Delivery vs. Planned Induction of Labor: Cochrane Briefs
- Hyperthyroidism
- Bell's Palsy: Diagnosis and Management
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Respiratory Distress in the Newborn
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Childbirth preferences after prior cesarean delivery: Information affects future choices
- Colorectal cancer screening is not just for symptoms: Primary care providers should clarify
- Three characteristics double risk of hysterectomy for women with common pelvic conditions
- Three-fourths of low-income women dissatisfied with their body size 6 months after giving birth
- Women receive worse care than men for cardiovascular disease and diabetes
- In Search of a Research Article?
- Breastfeeding Promotion: Good Public Health Policy
- Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their newborn infants improves outcomes
- Breast milk: Greater mental development and fewer re-hospitalizations
- Group Prenatal Care Improves Pregnancy Outcomes at No Additional Cost
- Rebuilding Iraq one patient at a time: You can be part of the solution
- Do Unsutured Second-Degree Perineal Lacerations Affect Postpartum Outcomes?
- Cervical cancer differences disappear in rural women after controlling for poverty and race
- How to improve psychosocial problems at well child care visits?
- Why Hasn't This Patient Been Screened for Colon Cancer?
- Management of Delivery of a Newborn With Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid
- In Search of a Research Article?
- A pacifier by any other name . . .
- October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Materials available
- Advance Provision for Emergency Oral Contraception Reduces Post Coital Interval
- What's the first course of action for this couple that's trying to conceive?
- Bar code medication administration changes nurses' work
- Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission: An Innovative Program in Cameroon
- AI / AN researchers on perinatal depression requesting names of interested individuals
- Endometriosis: Where is the real truth?
- Estrogen Protects Women’s Brains Prior to Menopause
- Piercing the veil: the marginalization of midwives in the United States
- Evaluation of the pregnant patient for non-obstetric surgery
- Memories, As a Public Health Nurse on the Navajo*
- Common Questions about HPV and Cervical Cancer: For Women Who Have HPV
- Fracture Outcomes in Women Discontinuing Alendronate
- Procedure-related complications of amniocentesis and CVS are small
- Chronic Renal Disease is Part of Primary Care
- Call for re-evaluation of gestational diabetes diagnosis and treatment criteria- Ovarian Cancer: Pinn Point on Women’s Health
- Coaching Boys into Men, AI/AN poster
- Aberdeen requesting DV and sexual assault pamphlets or CD-ROM resources
- Patient Self-Administered Report Effective to Screen for Domestic Violence
- DV victims have higher health care use and costs, even long after the abuse has ended
- Moderate- and High-Intensity Resistance Training Improves Cognitive Function in Elderly
- Fall Injury Episodes Among Non-institutionalized Older Adults: United States, 2001–2003
- Maintenance Antidepressant Treatment Improves Well-Being in Late-Life Depression
- The Last Hours of Living: Practical Advice for Clinicians
- Principles of Effective Pain Management at the End of Life
- Transdermal hormonal contraception: benefits and risks
- Oral Contraceptive Use Linked to Cancer Risk
- It was low hanging fruit before: Now it is even easier - Perinatology Corner
- How can we best manage Jehovah’s Witnesses during pregnancy?
- Challenges in Pediatric Rheumatic Disease: Special Issues with Native Children
- Study of Virus Etiologies of Respiratory Hospitalizations in Alaska Native children
- Native American genetic resources and the concept of cultural harm
- Widening socioeconomic disparities in US childhood mortality, 1969-2000
- National Release - RPMS Electronic Health Record, Version 1.1
- National Release - BI Immunization System, Version 8.2
- Treating schizophrenia in poorer countries: Old dilemmas and new directions
- Having more family meals during adolescence is associated with improved diet quality
- Telemedicine Meeting the Health Care Needs of Children
- Challenges in the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission
- Supplement examines influences on obesity and healthy adolescent behavior
- Child passengers are exposed to secondhand smoke
- 26th Annual “Protecting Our Children”
- Child Poverty in Nonmetropolitan Areas by State including New Mexico
- Substance Use Treatment Among Women of Childrearing Age
- Number one killer of youth: MVAs - Great set of slides to pick and choose from
- Endometriosis: Where is the real truth? (Answer to last month's quiz)
- Prevention of Influenza in a Family Setting to Reduce Transmission to Individuals at Risk
- 78-year-old woman, is seen in consultation for chronic neck pain
- Epidemiology and Prevalence of Breast Cancer in the US
- Important Considerations for Treating Epilepsy in a Woman of Middle Age
- Individualized Preventive Management of Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
- Hormone therapy has no effect on memory but increases sexual interest
- Continuous HRT combined therapy vs sequential therapy and endometrial cancer risk
- There are benefits to the introduction of hormone therapy on exercise
- Strength Training Helps Prevent Fat Gain in Overweight, Obese Premenopausal Women
- If you gotta use something, nitrous oxide might be better than narcotics and epidurals
- Repeat HIV testing in pregnancy identifies opportunities for antiretroviral prophylaxis
- Nei-Guan point acupressure is a useful treatment for relieving hyperemesis gravidarum
- One in Seven Women are Depressed Before, During, or After Pregnancy
- Acute Appendicitis and Pregnancy
- Nurses and physicians have different perspectives in medical decisions
- Church-Based Breast Cancer Screening Education: Impact of Two Approaches
- Training for Shoulder Dystocia
- Ordinary Doses of Vitamin D Linked to Lower Mortality
- Home health care following hip fracture limits osteoporosis progression
- Unsafe drugs during pregnancy: Frequency of birth control services with prescriptions
- Improved health literacy should address literacy, language, and cultural barriers
- Health literacy is not associated with how minorities perceive their physical or mental health
- Bell's Palsy: What You Should Know
- Peptic Ulcers: What You Should Know
- The Dating Game (No, I don’t mean TV show the Dating Game)
- Prevention is the most effective evidence-based management to avoid recurrence of FGR
- 3 criteria of oligohydramnios in identifying peripartum complications
- Oxytocin agonists for preventing postpartum haemorrhage
- Features of metabolic syndrome increase risk of a child with a NTD
- Chronic Kidney Disease: CKD is Part of Primary Care!
- American Indian women, HIV/AIDS, and health disparity
- Adolescents’ Discussions About Contraception Or STDs with Partners Before First Sex
- Using clinical classifcation trees to identify risk of STDs during pregnancy
- Exam room reminders / provider feedback can improve screening for chlamydia in young women
- Genital Herpes: Framing the Problem, Diagnosing the Disease
Barbara Stillwater, Alaska Dibaetes Prevention and Control
- Magic Pill Improves Glycemic Control and Decreases Death by 25% for Type 2's
- Laugh Your Way to Normal Blood Sugars
- Maternal Weight Gain Series (Six articles)
- True or False: The largest at-risk group for sleep-related crashes is commercial drivers
- PRESENT Diabetes, an Online Clinical Conference any time day or night
- Planning Group - conference on midwifery models of care
- Are women being scared away from math, science, and engineering fields?
Save the Dates: Upcoming events of interest
What’s new on the ITU MCH web pages
Past CCC Corners
The CCC Corner is good way to inform ITU providers about recent updates, while decreasing the number of e-mail messages.
Let me know if you want to add something to next month's CCC Corner at nmurphy@SouthCentralFoundation.com
or (907) 729-3154 (with voicemail)
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OB/GYN
Dr. Neil Murphy is the Obstetrics and Gynecology Chief Clinical Consultant (OB/GYN C.C.C.). Dr. Murphy is very interested in establishing a dialogue and/or networking with anyone involved in women's health or maternal child health, especially as it applies to Native or indigenous peoples around the world. Please don't hesitate to contact him by e-mail or phone at 907-729-3154.
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