Volume 5, No. 7, August 2007
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Contents
Abstract of the Month
Within the Hidden Epidemic: STDs and HIV/AIDS Among AI/AN
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From Your Colleagues
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
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
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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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