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Volume 5, No. 7, August 2007
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Abstract of the Month
Within the Hidden Epidemic: STDs and HIV/AIDS Among AI/AN
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From Your Colleagues
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Scott Giberson
James Holsinger Jr, Surgeon General Nominee
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Favian Kennedy
Roberta Ward, Anchorage
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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
Indian Child Health Notes - July 2006 Highlights
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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
Q. Should patients use sweat lodges during pregnancy?
http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/MCH/M/Sfaqs.cfm#sweatLodge
New
Breast feeding Family Support web page: Have pictures to share?
http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/MCH/M/bfFamily.cfm
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
Second National Summit on Preconception Health and Health Care
- October 29-31 2007
- Oakland , CA
- CDC and March of Dimes
- http://www.marchofdimes.com/california/4947_24789.asp
Did you miss something in the last OB/GYN Chief Clinical Consultant Corner?
June/July 2007 OB/GYN CCC Corner
Volume 5, No. 6, June/July 2007
Abstract of the Month
- A new diagnostic category: ‘First Trimester GDM’
From Your Colleagues
Gordon Belcourt
- FTC Releases Reports on Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco
Ben Garnett
- Control over schedule: Most important predictor of provider work-life balance and burnout
Scott Giberson
- Names-Based Reporting for All U.S. States by End of 2007
- Medicare Part D still has to make improvements for HIV patients and providers
- U.S. AIDS Drug Assistance Program Waiting Lists growing
- HRSA’s Special Projects of National Significance
- Behavioral Health HIV/AIDS Collaborative Training
Roberta Ward
- FDA Proposes New Warning Labeling About Suicidal Thinking / Behavior In Young Adults
Hot Topics
- Placental problems with previous caesarean delivery: Abruptio, previa
- Late Pregnancy Bleeding (ALSO serialization)
- Admission for nephrolithiasis during pregnancy: 80% risk of preterm delivery
- Postpartum Depression Screening: Recommendations for Practice
- Fetal or infant death a traumatic event for parents: Assist grieving parents
- Discharge 24 Hours After Vaginal Hysterectomy Safe, Acceptable
- Laparoscopic and fixed multiple dose methotrexate most effective for ectopic
- Extended Oral Contraceptives Decrease Premenstrual Symptoms
- Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended for Treatment of Gonococcal Infections
- Interventions to Reduce Hemorrhage During Myomectomy for Fibroids
- Forty percent of 3-month-olds watch TV, DVDs, or videos
- Guidelines for School-Based STD Screening in Indian Country
- Urinary symptoms in adolescent females: STI or UTI?
- Sexually transmitted infections in preadolescent children
- Adjustments in opthalmia neonatorum (ON): Gonorrhea in pregnancy
- Malabsorption of Oral Antibiotics in Pregnancy after Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Sleeping Poorly ... and Maybe Depressed: Co morbidity in Formal Sleep Studies
- Barriers to Smoking Cessation Services in Underserved Communities
- Management of Hypertriglyceridemia
- AHA Guidelines for CVD Prevention in Women Focus on Lifetime Risk Factors
Features
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Endometrial ablation. ACOG Practice Bulletin
- Seeking and Giving Consultation
- Disruptive Behavior
- Patents, Medicine, and the Interests of Patients
- Therapies for Overactive Bladder- Nonpharmacologic vs. Anticholinergic
- Exercise Is an Effective Intervention in Overweight and Obese Patients
- Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain
- Restless Legs Syndrome: Pramipexole
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- AHRQ breastfeeding evidence review
- Quick Check for Drugs and Lactation
- Long-Term Breastfeeding among Native American Women
- Systematic review and meta-analysis confirms long-term positive effects of breastfeeding
- FAQs - Breastfeeding and maternal illness
- RCT of very early mother-infant skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding status
- Social Change Might Save More Lives Than Medical Advances
- New HPV Brochures for Clinicians, CDC
- More stillbirths after previous cesarean delivery
- Young women with CIN: Any treatment increases preterm delivery - LEEP
- Public Opinion vs. Science Concerning Sex Education
- New Guideline for Screening Mammography for Women 40 to 49 Yrs
- Premature Rupture of Membranes, Practice Bulletin
- Quick Check for Drugs and Lactation
- Breastfeeding - it’s all about synergy
- Extended OCP Regimen; Acceptable Breakthrough Bleeding
- Must See Website: Indian Health Service HIV-AIDS Program
- Ethics of medicine with economically vulnerable populations: 2nd in series
- Do you walk around your vehicle before getting in it? You should
- Which Indian Health facilities lead the U.S. in national benchmarks?
- Emergence of a range of nonhormonal treatments for vasomotor symptoms
- Ultrasound affects mice brains in negative ways
- BTL: Nearly 1/2 of women under 25 yo request information on reversal
- Two summer programs for high school students
- Calcium Supplementation May Not Benefit Healthy Children
- Preconception counseling for women with DM and HTN: Which meds?
- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Implementation: Worth the effort?
- HIV/AIDS among AI/AN Fact Sheet
- New recommendations for gestational weight gain may be required
- Weaving it all together: 2007 Behavioral Health Conference
- The failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence in the USA
- Adverse sequelae of physical and sexual abuse in adulthood
- WH Pregnancy and DV education online session
- Domestic Violence and Your Patient's Health: Asking the Right Questions
- Gynecologic Assessment of the Elderly Patient
- Reasons for unprotected intercourse
- Adolescent sexual behavior: Strategies for reducing pregnancy and childbearing
- Effect of Medicaid Family Planning Expansions on Unplanned Births
- Guidelines for Selection of Contraception in Women with Rheumatic Diseases
- MCHB Launches Web Site to Increase Awareness of Perinatal Depression
- What are the Unnecessary Tests done in Obstetrics and Gynecology?
- Acute pain relief in children
- Pertussis: Secular Trends in the United States
- Persistence of racial disparities in fatal injuries to very young children
- How can we improve HIV screening in pregnancy? Preliminary GPRA Related Results
- Social context of maternal deaths and morbidity
- Progress toward meeting Healthy People 2010 Maternal, Infant, and Child objectives
- Mental disorders and nicotine dependence among pregnant women
- Improve the system - Improve the care: Underpinnings
- Drive It Right Kits
- Have you heard of: ‘the Baby bottle tooth decay germ’ aka Streptococcus mutans?
- Newly completed Pregnancy and Postpartum Quitline Toolkit
- K-12 Oral Health Education Curriculum
- Which Indian Health facilities lead the entire U.S. in obstetric benchmarks?
- Urinary Tract Infections: A Primer for Clinicians
- Management of Breast Cysts Revisited
- CDC Issues New Treatment Recommendations for Gonorrhea
- Optimizing Once-Daily Antiretroviral Regimens for Treatment-Naive Patients With HIV
- Earlier hormone therapy closer to menopause tended to have reduced CHD risk
- Low dose transdermal estradiol gel effective for postmenopausal symptoms
- Updated Statement on Hormone Therapy
- Ultrasound affects mice brains in negative ways: First, do no harm
- Adjustable Urethral Slings Offer Hope for Complex Incontinence Problems
- Personal Digital Assistants: Practical Advice for Nurses in 2007
- CDC’s Pregnancy Information Center
- Lead Exposure Among Females of Childbearing Age
- Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request
- Let’s put DEXA and other radiation risks into perspective
- Cortisol Levels and BMD Among Premenopausal Women With Depression
- Hypertriglyceridemia: What You Should Know
- Low Back Pain
- Placental cultures and histology poor predictors of infectious status of the amniotic fluid
- Free beta-HCG outperforms intact HCG in a multimarker protocol
- Forum: Periodontal Health and Birth Outcomes - HRSA MCHB
- PREMAG inconclusive, but improvements of outcome are of potential significance
- Insulin Glargine Use During Pregnancy Not Linked to Fetal Morbidity
- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Implementation: Worth the effort?
- Guidelines for School-Based STD Screening in Indian Country
- Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended for Treatment of Gonococcal Infections
- Let's talk about HIV counseling and testing – New Facilitators' guide
- Does your lab have capacity to culture N gonorrhoeae for treatment failures?
- Urinary symptoms in adolescent females: STI or UTI?
Barbara Stillwater, Alaska Dibaetes Prevention and Control
- High rate of diabetes among indigenous people not due to thrifty gene
- Aspirin may be less effective heart treatment for women than men
- Cholesterol Could be Key to Treating Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Apples during pregnancy could reduce asthma risk in offspring
- Women’s Early Drinking Problems More Likely to Escape Diagnosis
- Women and Health Coverage: The Affordability Gap
- WomenHeart Symposium 2007
- Save the Dates: Upcoming events of interest page 59
- What’s new on the ITU MCH web pages page 59
- Implementation and Use of an Electronic Health Record within IHS
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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