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Volume 5, No. 6, June/July 2007
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Abstract of the Month
A new diagnostic category: ‘First Trimester GDM’
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From Your Colleagues
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Gordon Belcourt
Ben Garnett
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Scott Giberson
Roberta Ward
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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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Barbara Stillwater, Alaska Dibaetes Prevention and Control
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What’s new on the ITU MCH web pages
Implementation and Use of an Electronic Health Record within the Indian Health Service
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Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007 March-April
http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/MCH/F/documents/Sequist4207.doc
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
Native Women’s Health and MCH Conference
- August 15 -17, 2007
- Albuquerque , NM
- Questions? Contact nmurphy@scf.cc
http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/MCH/F/CN01.cfm#Aug07
3rd Annual American Indian and Alaska Native Long Term Care Conference
- September 5-6, 2007
- Albuquerque , New Mexico
- Visit http://www.aianlongtermcare.org
- Contact Bruce.Finke@ihs.gov
I.H.S. / A.C.O.G. Obstetric, Neonatal, and Gynecologic Care Course
- September 16 – 19, 2007
- Denver , CO
- Contact Yvonne Malloy at 202-863-2580 or YMalloy@acog.org
Did you miss something in the last OB/GYN Chief Clinical Consultant Corner?
May 2007 OB/GYN CCC Corner
Volume 5, No. 5, May 2007
Abstract of the Month
- Social Change Might Save More Lives Than Medical Advances
From Your Colleagues
Scott Giberson
- Stop The Silence
- HIV/AIDS Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: CDC Fact Sheets available
- Opportunity to obtain technical and capacity building assistance
- Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended for Treatment of Gonococcal Infections
Amy Groom
- New HPV Brochures for Clinicians, CDC
Hot Topics
- Public Opinion vs. Science Concerning Sex Education
- Young Native-American Children at Higher Risk of Fatal Accidents
- What fluoride varnish are you using? Please respond
- New Guidelines Recommend Against Drug Testing of Teens in School, Home
- Association between adolescent dieting behaviors and weight gain over time
- Smoking Ban Has Health Benefits for Workers
- New Guideline for Screening Mammography for Women 40 to 49 Years of Age
- MRI Detects Breast Cancer Missed by Mammography
- Low-Dose Aspirin Linked to Lower Risk for All-Cause Mortality in Women
- Intensive Smoking Cessation Intervention Reduces Mortality in High-Risk Smokers
- More stillbirths after previous cesarean delivery
- Pregnant Moms' Weight Affects Toddlers
- Neonatal Pneumothorax Risk Increased After Early Elective Cesarean Delivery
- Walking is popular, practical: Predictors of physical activity during and after pregnancy
- Preterm low birth weight and maternal periodontal status: A likely association
- Young women with CIN: Any treatment increases the risk of preterm delivery - LEEP
- Women with C. glabrata show higher mycological cure with boric acid
- Is Pelvic Organ Prolapse Caused by Vaginal Delivery?
- Chance of woman undergoing a hysterectomy can now be accurately predicted
- Insulin-sensitising drugs versus the combined oral contraceptive pill for PCOS
Features
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Premature Rupture of Membranes
- Patient Testing: Ethical Issues in Selection and Counseling
- Prevention and Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage
- ACOG Releases Guidelines on Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Gynecologic Procedures
- Estimating 10-Year Mortality Risk
- Infertility (see also Patient Education)
- ACOG Releases Opinion on Inducing Labor for VBAC
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- AHRQ and the Ad Council encourage patients to ask questions and get more involved
- Primary care office / quality improvement strategies substantially affect the cost of care
- Quick Check for Drugs and Lactation
- Breastfeeding - it’s all about synergy
- Editorial comments on last month’s column
- NOMOGRAM from Alcohol and Breast Feeding
- HPV Vaccine: Newest ACIP Recommendations - Comments by Amy Groom
- When Things Go Wrong: Responding to Adverse Events
- HIV Prenatal Screening Can Saves Lives– B. Reilley / S. Giberson
- Surgery versus medical therapy for heavy menstrual bleeding
- Newborn circumcision: Improved outcomes with pediatric hospitalists
- Obesity surgeries expanding dramatically since 1998, AHRQ
- All Encouraged to Help Reduce Colorectal Cancer Deaths in Women
- Inquiring families want to know - what about breastfeeding and . . .
- Violence Threatens the Health of Pregnant Women and Newborns
- Guidelines for Palliative Care Services: Now Online
- Welcome to the Indian Health Methamphetamine Initiative Site
- Does misoprostol aid prior to IUD insertion?
- Testing New Drugs on the World’s Poorest Patients
- The Magic of Play
- Prolonged second stage: The rest of the story
- Being Present: The spirituality of presence in midwifery care
- Oral, not Transdermal, Estrogen Increases Risk for VTE in Women
- Prenatal screening: It is recommended for ALL ages
- Assessment of Adverse Drug Events in a Tertiary Care Medical Center
- Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request
- Bisphosphonate Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws
- What is the best management plan for preterm labor?
- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Implementation: Worth the effort?
- HPV Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions
- Northern Women at Most Risk: Vit. D Deficiency Widespread in Pregnancy
- Can you dispense birth control to minors without parental consent?
- How many rubella vaccines does a mother really need to get?
- Intimate partner abuse has no age limit
- Domestic Violence and Your Patient's Health: Asking the Right Questions
- Pain reliever propoxyphene associated with hip fracture in elderly
- Oral Contraception Regimen and Breakthrough Bleeding
- Prescribing a one-year supply of OCs contributes to more continuous use and lower costs
- Does Oral Contraceptive Use Affect Breast Cancer Risk?
- Must See Website: Indian Health Service HIV-AIDS Program
- What are the actual federal regulations on sterilization? Bilateral tubal ligation, etc…
- Infant deaths associated with Cough and Cold Medications - 2005
- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: Contrasting Alaska Natives and Navajo/Apaches
- Meeting the needs of regional minority groups: increase the AI / AN physician workforce.
- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Implementation: Worth the effort?
- Ethics of medicine with economically vulnerable populations: Second in the series
- One-Visit Screening for Cervical Cancer May Be Feasible in Developing Countries
- Issues that affect adolescent well-being
- Surgeon General Issues National Call to Action on Underage Alcohol Use
- Adolescent sexual behavior and strategies for reducing early pregnancy and childbearing
- Do you walk around your vehicle before getting in it? You should
- WHO publication details evidence for the 10 Steps to Baby Friendly
- 2nd Round Request for Oral Health Preceptorship Applications
- Do HIV Testing Rates Improve When Written Consent Is No Longer Required?
- You are invited to join a Meth PH Forum
- Which Indian Health facilities lead the entire U.S. in national obstetric benchmarks?
- Bone Density Evaluation in Teens Prevents Future Osteoporosis
- Emergence of a range of nonhormonal treatments for vasomotor symptoms
- Early Estrogen Therapy May Reduce Cardiovascular Risks
- Ultrasound affects mice brains in negative ways: First, do no harm
- BTL: Nearly one half of women under 25 years old request information on reversal
- Two summer programs for high school students
- Women sacrifice sleep to "Do It All," survey finds
- How Should We Counsel Women About HPV Testing?
- 17 Interventions That Work: Lessons Learned from PHNs in the Field
- Reducing turnover of registered nurses and certified nursing assistants
- Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine: Recommendations of the ACIP
- Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request
- Calcium Supplementation May Not Benefit Healthy Children
- Osteoporosis Patients Likely to Pause Medication
- Impact of Adherence and Persistence in Management of Osteoporosis
- Role and Importance of Calcium in Preventing and Managing Osteoporosis
- Putting the Risk for Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Into Perspective
- Infertility
- Preconception counseling for women with diabetes and hypertension
- How should the primary care provider approach medications?
- Re-visiting the issue of "Amnisure
- Low-dose dopamine for pre-eclampsia with oliguria should not be used other than in trial
- Probiotics for preventing preterm labour
- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Implementation: Worth the effort?
- HIV/AIDS among AI/AN Fact Sheet
- Protective factors among urban American Indian youths: HIV/AIDS
- HIV-related risk behaviors, perceptions of risk, HIV testing, among urban AI/AN
- Impact of HPV Immunization on Gynecologic Cancers
- Increases in Gonorrhea - Eight Western States, 2000-2005
Barbara Stillwater, Alaska Dibaetes Prevention and Control
- New recommendations for gestational weight gain in obesity epidemic
- Elevated Autoantibodies Linked to Preeclampsia
- Cholesterol Could be Key to Treating Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Weaving it all together: 2007 Behavioral Health Conference
- CME/CEU - Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
- Newly completed Pregnancy and Postpartum Quitline Toolkit
- How to Best Get the HPV Vaccine Information Sheets signed?
- Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and lifetime morbidity burden in the WHI
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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