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Volume 5, No. 2, February 2007
New Feature Columnist
Carolyn Aoyama – Women’s Health Headlines
Direct Links to Topic Content
Links to Topic Summaries on This Page
Contents
Abstract of the Month
Low hanging fruit: Promotion of healthy lifestyles during and after pregnancy- less DM
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From Your Colleagues
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Steve Holve
Sunnah Kim
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Judy Thierry
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Hot Topics
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Features
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Medical Mystery Tour
Barbara Stillwater, Alaska Dibaetes Prevention and Control
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What’s new on the ITU MCH web pages
Andy Narva moved to NIH, but is still our Renal CCC
Diabetes: Understandings About the Causes of Type 2 - Old / New
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
22nd Annual Midwinter Indian Health OB/PEDS Conference
- For providers caring for Native women and children
- January 26-28, 2007
- Telluride, CO
- Contact Alan Waxman awaxman@salud.unm.edu
TeenScreen Conference: Second Annual
- March 14 and 15, 2007
- Washington D.C.
- Contact TSConference@childpsych.columbia.edu
2nd International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health
- April 20-22, 2007
- Montreal , Quebec, Canada
- Solutions, not Problems
- Joint meeting of IHS, AAP-CONACH, First Nations and several other stakeholders
- http://www.aap.org/nach/2InternationalMeeting.htm
2007 Indian Health MCH and Women’s Health National Conference
- August 15 -17, 2007
- Albuquerque , NM
- THE place to be for anyone involved in care of AI/AN women, children
- Internationally recognized speakers
- Save the dates. Details to follow
- Want a topic discussed? Contact nmurphy@scf.cc
Did you miss something in the last OB/GYN Chief Clinical Consultant Corner?
December 2006/January 2007OB/GYN CCC Corner
Volume 4, No. 12, December 2006/January 2007
Abstract of the Month
- Organizational silence threatens patient safety
From Your Colleagues
Carolyn Aoyama
- Diabetes on the rise in young Native Americans
Burt Attico
- Reducing Cardiovascular Risk: Science, Treatment, and Culture
Steve Holve
- The 2nd International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health
Judy Thierry
- Menstruation in girls and adolescents: using the menstrual cycle as a vital sign
- ACOG Releases Revised Recommendations for Women's Health Screenings and Care
- Smoking During Pregnancy May Influence Children's Smoking: 14 yr cohort study
- Should a 1 year old be exposed to TV?
- US map with state health facts links on the following topics:
Hot Topics
- Why do disparities in infant mortality continue to persist between AIAN and white infants?
- US Adults Prefer Comprehensive Teaching of Sex Education in Public Schools
- Supersize This: Large entree portions may constitute an "obesigenic" influence
- Perspectives on Confidential Care for Adolescent Girls
- 61% of SIDS cases among smokers were attributable to maternal smoking
- Firearm Safety in Homes with Adolescents
- Breast Cancers Within 1 Year of a Normal Screening Mammogram: How Are They Found?
- Diabetic complications in 40 or older with undiagnosed DM is similar to diagnosed DM
- Statins Should Be a Part of Preventive Management in Stroke Patients
- Herniated Disk Improves With Either Surgical or Nonsurgical Treatment
- Emergency Simulation Practice: It’s a Win x3
- Short course of hydrocortisone: Effective for intractable hyperemesis
- Majority of women with GDM not tested for glucose intolerance after delivery
- Fetal Oximetry Plus Electronic Fetal Monitoring Does Not Reduce Cesarean Delivery
- Leaner Women at Reduced Risk of Cesarean Delivery
- HPV vaccine is effective: Why do we not provide it to most AI/AN?
- LEEP in adolescents, overly aggressive: High incidence of F/U abnormal cytology
- Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) for symptomatic endometriosis
- Overactive Bladder: the Importance of New Guidance
- Preventing Eating Disorders in College-Age Women
Features
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Treatment With Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors During Pregnancy
- Routine Cancer Screening
- Primary and Preventive Care: Periodic Assessments
- Innovative Practice: Ethical Guidelines
- Vaginal Agenesis: Diagnosis, Management, and Routine Care
- Levothyroxine Reduces Preterm Birth in Euthyroid Women
- Opioids for Management of Breakthrough Pain in Cancer Patients
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Maternal psychological distress / use of seat belts: Children's low use of vehicle restraints
- Want to keep up with evidence-based medicine?
- Flu season and Breastfeeding
- Breast-Feeding Offers Resilience Against Psychosocial Stress in Children
- More Evidence Showing Breastfeeding Protects Against Type 2 Diabetes
- Regular Cola Intake Reduces Bone Mineral Density in Women
- Perinatal depression evidence based care
- Magnesium sulfate tocolysis: time to quit
- ‘No touch’ hysteroscopy much better tolerated
- Hot water bottles do work: Active Warming Cuts Pelvic Pain in Pre-hospital Setting
- Early adolescents worry more as they age. . . .
- Health Behaviors among American Indian/Alaska Native Women, 1998–2000 BRFSS
- Please Get Umbilical Cord Blood Gas and Acid-Base Analysis When Possible
- No Stirrups Preferred for Pelvic Examinations
- Want to keep up with evidence-based medicine?
- It is official, breastfeeding counts
- EC: Did not affect incidence of either pregnancy or STIs
- Telehealth Opportunity: Do you need nutrition services at your site?
- Anthropology in the clinic: the problem of cultural competency and how to fix it
- The rest of the story RE: ‘bizarre’ and ‘atypia’ in the same sentence . . . hmmm . . .
- What Women Want
- Prevalence of diabetes: Diagnosed Diabetes Among AI/AN Aged <35 Years
- Preoperative Evaluation
- Assessment of Adult Health Literacy
- Be Prepared: The Boy Scout motto…er…the Maternity Care Provider motto, too
- Causes of Type 2 Diabetes: Old and New Understandings
- IHS Consent Form 509 for an HIV Antibody Test is Hereby Cancelled
- Gestational Diabetes Linked to High Prevalence of Periodontal Disease
- Improving the Health Care Response to Domestic Violence in AI/AN Communities
- Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Be Beneficial to Older Women
- Bone Loss With Use of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Slows After 2 Years
- Few young pregnant women know about safety and effectiveness of intrauterine devices
- Pregnancy Rates Unchanged by Easy Access to Emergency Contraception
- Scientific accuracy of materials for abstinence-until-marriage education program
- Oral Contraceptive Use: Small Increased Risk for Premenopausal Breast Cancer
- The IHS Breastfeeding Home Page is live!
- Is an informed consent necessary for all x-rays in pregnant women?
- Are there any Cochrane Reviews about problems with Ortho Evra or Nuva Ring?
- Diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis.
- Lower respiratory tract infections among American Indian and Alaska Native children and the general population of U.S. Children
- Does in-home water service reduce the risk of infectious disease?
- Home-visiting intervention to improve child care among American Indian adolescent mothers: a randomized trial
- Forty years in partnership: the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Indian Health Service
- Exam Code and Health Factor Manual
- Self-study Course in Epidemiology Now Available Through CDC Web Site
- Patent Wellness Handout
- A nurse, a doctor, and an epidemiologist were standing by the river……
- 2007 Folic Acid Campaign Materials Released
- Three new programs proven to improve behavioral and mental health in youth
- 2006 Edition of Women’s Health Data Book Released
Medical Mystery Tour
- A boy has been born in Chile with a fetus in his stomach
- Female Genital Cutting: Female Empowerment as a Means of Cultural Change
- Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
- Evaluation and Treatment of Overactive Bladder
- Estradiol less than 5 yrs, estriol, or vaginal estrogens not associated with breast cancer
- Start ‘Em Young for Future Success and Maybe No One Will Be Left Behind
- GYN Spotlight: Endometrial ablation
- Nurses less satisfied than physicians or nurse managers: Perceptions of teamwork on L/D
- Nurses play on important role in its detection and can reduce depressive symptoms
- For Neonatal Nurses- Primer on Antenatal Testing: 2 Parts: Tests of Fetal Well-Being / PTL
- 6th Annual SUMMER INSTITUTE ON EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE ‘07
- HPV Information for Clinicians
- Reduction in Teen Pregnancies
- Significant bone loss: Both low molecular weight heparin and unfractionated heparin
- Updated Position Statement for Calcium Intake in Postmenopausal Women -Teriparatide is less cost-effective than alendronate for s
- Preventing Injuries in School-age Children and Teenagers
- Lactose Intolerance: What You Should Know
- Myths and Facts About Food Allergies
- Amniocentesis procedure-related loss risk of approximately 1 in 1600, not prior 1 in 200
- Second twins: 97 cesarean deliveries (NNT) prevent a single serious morbidity or mortality
- Iron / folate supplementation: Not replaced by a multiple-micronutrient supplement
- Treatment of periodontitis does not alter PTB, low birth weight, or fetal growth restriction
- Preterm babies have an increased risk of asthma compared with term babies
- Causes of Type 2 Diabetes: Old and New Understandings - Ongoing Discussion - You still can join in
Barbara Stillwater, Alaska Dibaetes Prevention and Control
- Three Years Later, Participants in the Diabetes Prevention Study Still Benefiting
- Stopping the Clock on Diabetes in Women: Strategies for Prevention and Treatment
- Multiparity Increase Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
- New Study Weighs Benefits of Exercise, Diets
- Low-Carb Diets Reduce Coronary Disease Risk in Women
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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