Maternal Child Health ‹ CCC Corner ‹ November 2008
Volume 6, No. 11, November 2008
News Flash
First International Meeting on Indigenous Women’s Health; Third
International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health: Many Voices into One Song
- March 2009, Albuquerque, NM
- Women’s Health March 4-6, 2009
- Children’s Health March 6-8, 2009 (The 6th
is an overlap day with both groups participating!)
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Contents
Effectiveness of maternal influenza immunization in mothers and infants
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Richard Church, IHS Headquarters
Joxel Garcia, U.S. Public Health
Service
- Influenza Vaccination for Health Care Personnel
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Scott Giberson, IHS Headquarters
- Call for Abstracts - Third Alaska Native Health Research Conference
Paul Seligman, Food and Drug Administration
- FDA Creates Web Page with Drug Safety Information for Patients, Health Care
Professionals
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Child Health
- AAP
Guidelines Recommend Doubling Children's Vitamin D Intake
- Interventions in primary
care to promote breastfeeding
- Use of a fan during sleep and the risk of sudden
infant death syndrome
- Support for Comprehensive Sexuality Education:
Perspectives from Parents of School-Age Youth
- First-trimester maternal alcohol consumption and the risk of infant
oral clefts
Chronic Illness and Disease
- Patients and Caregivers Benefit from End-of-Life Discussions
- Comparative
Effectiveness and Safety of Premixed Insulin Analogues in Type 2 Diabetes
- Smoking
cessation interventions for hospitalized smokers
- Patients with Coronary Heart
Disease Benefit from Screening for Depression
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Obstetrics
- Alcohol Use Screening for FASD Prevention among a Cohort of American Indian
Women
- Prevention of Diabetes in Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes:
Effects of Metformin and Lifestyle Interventions
- Perinatal outcomes in low-risk
term pregnancies: do they differ by week of gestation?
- Effect on birth outcomes
of a formalised approach to care in hospital labour assessment units: international,
randomised controlled trial
- Peripartum Clostridium difficile infection
Gynecology
- Pregnancy outcome in women before and after cervical conisation
- FDA Public
Health Notification: Complications with Transvaginal Placement of Surgical Mesh
- The
role of Lactobacillus in restoring the normal vaginal flora after antibiotic
treatment of bacterial vaginosis
- Hormone therapy and the risk of breast cancer
in BRCA1 mutation carriers
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Ultrasonography in Pregnancy
- Use of Progesterone to Reduce Preterm Birth
- Pregnant Women Reminded to Get
Flu Vaccination
American Family Physician
- Atypical Moles
- Management of Mastitis
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Behavioral Modification Programs Help Obese Children Manage Their Weight
- Task
Force Finds Several Methods Equally Effective for Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Behavioral
Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections
- AHRQ’s
2008 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services Now Available
Ask a Librarian
- Medical Clinics of North America issue dedicated to Women’s Health
Behavioral Health Insights
- Protecting urban American Indian young people from suicide
Breastfeeding
CCC Corner Digest
Domestic Violence
- Health outcomes in women with physical and sexual intimate partner violence
exposure
Elder Care News
- Prescription drug misuse/abuse in the elderly
Family Planning
- Drospirenone for acne treatment
Featured Web Site
- The Immunization Action Coalition; free resources about vaccination for everyone!
Frequently asked questions
- Q. Should we treat asymptomatic trichomonas found on a Pap smear?
- Q. Should
we withhold contraception from a woman who is not ‘current’ on her
pap?
Indian Child
Health Notes
- Alcohol-Attributable Deaths and Years of Potential Life Lost Among
American Indians and Alaska Natives
- Effectiveness of Maternal Influenza Immunization
in Mothers and Infants
Information Technology
- Alpha Testing to Start on the EHR Version of the Well Child Module
International
Health
- Disease risks of premastication as an infant feeding practice
MCH Alert
- MCH Library Releases New Edition of Domestic Violence Knowledge Path
- Article
Assesses Smoking Patterns and Use of Cessation Interventions During Pregnancy
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MCH Headlines
- Native American Action Plan: Addressing Tobacco Abuse among Pregnant
and Postpartum Women
- Cough and Cold Medications Not Recommended for Children Under
4 Years of Age
- Breastfeeding Mini-Grant Opportunity
Medical Mystery Tour
- Test your knowledge on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Medscape
Menopause Management
- Hot flashes and subclinical cardiovascular disease
Midwives Corner
- Centering Pregnancy ListServe Revived
Navajo News
- Navajo Area Women’s Health Provider Meeting
Nurses Corner
- Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals
Office of Women’s Health, CDC
- What Works to Promote Cancer Screening
Osteoporosis
- Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and functional outcomes in the elderly
Patient Education
- Free Flu Materials from the CDC
Perinatology Picks
- Cesarean delivery for the second twin
- Accuracy of ultrasonographic fetal weight
estimation in twin pregnancies
- Nicotine gum for pregnant smokers: a randomized
controlled trial
- Risk of development of diabetes mellitus after diagnosis of
gestational diabetes
Primary Care Discussion Forum
- Geriatric Medication Issues
STD Corner
- Innovative uses of technology that are being used to prevent STDs/HIV
Barbara Stillwater, Alaska Dibaetes Prevention and Control
- Postpartum screening after GDM affected pregnancies - room for improvement
- The
association between low birth weight and type 2 diabetes
Women’s Health Headlines
- A web-based resource for oral health providers on screening for domestic
violence
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First International Meeting
on Indigenous Women’s Health/Third International
Meeting on Indigenous Child Health Conference; Many Voices into One Song
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
2008 Indian Health Information Management Conference, “Managing
Health Information Technology to Improve Performance and Outcomes”
Telluride Midwinter Conference on Maternal and Child Health
First International Meeting on Indigenous Women’s Health/Third
International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health Conference; Many Voices into
One Song
Advances in Indian Health Conference
- April 21-24, 2009 in Albuquerque, NM
- Indian Health's conference for primary care providers and nurses
- 28 hours of CME/CE credit
- Optional Diabetes track
- Contact the Course Director, Dr. Ann Bullock, at annbull@nc-cherokee.com for
more information.
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Did you miss something in the last OB/GYN Chief Clinical Consultant Corner?
Volume 6, No. 10, October 2008
Diabetes mellitus and birth defects
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Jean Howe, CCC – Ob/Gyn
- First International Conference for Indigenous
Women’s Health/Third International
Conference for Indigenous Child Health; Albuquerque, March 4-8, 2009
Robert McSwain, IHS Director
- Susan
V. Karol, MD, named IHS Chief Medical Officer
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Sheila Warren, Headquarters
- Joint Commission Resources is Challenging YOUR HOSPITAL to Increase Health
Care Worker Vaccination against the Flu
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Child Health
- Randomized controlled trial of a pictogram-based intervention to reduce
liquid medication dosing errors and improve adherence among caregivers of young
children
- Ibuprofen more effective than acetaminophen for treating fever in children
- Identifying
postpartum depression: are 3 questions as good as 10?
Chronic Illness and Disease
- Incidence and Risk Factors for Stroke in American Indians; The Strong Heart
Study
- Expanded Recommendations for Hepatitis B Screening
- Association of Urinary
Bisphenol A Concentration with Medical Disorders and Laboratory Abnormalities
in Adults
- Alcohol-Attributable Deaths and Years of Potential Life Lost Among American
Indians and Alaska Natives --- United States, 2001--2005
- Should the window for
thrombolytic use be extended for stroke?
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Obstetrics
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Update on Definitions and Interpretation
- Bariatric
surgery linked to improved perinatal outcomes
- A randomized, controlled trial of
magnesium sulfate for the prevention of cerebral palsy
- Gestational weight gain
and risk of overweight in the offspring at age 7 y in a multicenter, multiethnic
cohort study
Gynecology
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a common cause of vulvar
abscesses
- Hysterectomy Complication Rates Decline Significantly
- Prevalence of symptomatic
pelvic floor disorders in U.S. women
- Behavioral therapy to enable women with urge
incontinence to discontinue drug treatment: a randomized trial
- Success rates <1%
following fresh assisted reproduction treatment in women aged 45 years and older
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Fetal Lung Maturity
- Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Bone Effects
- The Uninsured
- Addressing Health Risks of Noncoital Sexual Activity
- Prenatal and Perinatal
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing: Expanded Recommendations
American Family Physician
- Health maintenance for postmenopausal women
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- US Surgeon General Issues "Call to Action" on DVT and PE
Ask a Librarian
- BMJ Clinical Evidence Adds Medical Conditions
Behavioral Health Insights
- Antipsychotics – The Old versus the New - What Should I Use?
- SAMHSA
Awards More Than $16 Million to Tribes/Tribal Organizations for Youth Suicide
Prevention and Early Intervention Programs
Breastfeeding
- Mastitis and Plugged Ducts
CCC Corner Digest
Domestic Violence
- Break the Silence: Stop the Violence; new video addresses teen dating violence
Elder Care News
- Less Sleep May Equal Greater Risk of Falling in Elderly Women
Family Planning
- ACOG Press Release: Bone Mineral Density Concerns Should Not Discourage
Use of Contraceptive Shot
- Management of Breakthrough Bleeding with Continuous
Use of the Transvaginal Contraceptive Ring
Featured Web Site
- Welcome to WIN, The Weight-control Information Network
Frequently asked questions
- Can a patient receive outpatient cervical ripening?
Indian Child
Health Notes
- Universal screening for hearing loss in newborns: US Preventive Services
Task Force
- Pediatric Practice-based Versus an Agency-Based Model of Care Coordination
for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Information Technology
- RPMS iCare Population Management Immunization Patch Released
International
Health
- Preventing and treating HIV/AIDS in Thai prisons
MCH Alert
- Social, Emotional, and Physical Health and Workplace Challenges of Women
in the Postpartum Period
- Opportunities to Improve Adolescent Health and Prevent
Cardiovascular Disease
- Special Notice: New Name Signals an Expanded Focus for
The National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Other Infant Death (SIDS/ID) Cooperative
Agreement Program
- Partners Engage in Focused Effort to Improve the Oral Health
of Pregnant Women
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MCH Headlines
- New American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Resources for Vaccination
- Preventing
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Substance-exposed Pregnancies: A Community Affair
Medical Mystery Tour
- Fetal Heart Monitoring: The answers applied
Medscape
Menopause Management
- Cochrane Update: Oestrogens for Preventing Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection
in Postmenopausal Women
Midwives Corner
- The conflict and compromises between how we want to practice midwifery and
how we do practice midwifery in the hospital setting
Navajo News
- Navajo Area Women’s Health Provider Meeting
Nurses Corner
- Nursing Leadership; An Excerpt from the IHS CEO Brief
- MEDCOM has added Obstetrical
Series to the Course Catalog
Office of Women’s Health, CDC
- Emergency Planning Tips If You're Pregnant or Have Young Children
- Electronic
Media and Youth Violence: A CDC Issue Brief for Educators and Caregivers
- Increasing
Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy-Related Hypertension in Los
Angeles County, California, 1991–2003
Osteoporosis
- Pharmacologic treatment of low bone density or osteoporosis to prevent fractures:
a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians
Patient Education
- The Eagle Book Animation Series
Perinatology Picks
- Correlation of catheterized and clean catch urine protein/creatinine ratios
in preeclampsia evaluation
- A randomised controlled trial of early versus delayed
oxytocin augmentation to treat primary dysfunctional labour in nulliparous women
- Do Mechanical Methods of Cervical Ripening Increase Infectious Morbidity?
A Systematic Review
- QuickStats: Rates* of Cesarean Deliveries --- Selected Countries,† 2005
Primary Care Discussion Forum
STD Corner
- Trends in HIV- and STD-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students
--- United States, 1991--2007
Barbara Stillwater, Alaska Dibaetes Prevention and Control
- Small Steps, Big Rewards for Families with a History of Gestational Diabetes
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
Women’s Health Headlines
- Differentiation among Types of Intimate Partner Violence: Research Update
and Implications for Interventions
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First International Meeting
on Indigenous Women’s Health/Third International
Meeting on Indigenous Child Health Conference; Many Voices into One Song
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
Medical Providers’ Best Practices Conference,
3rd Annual
- November 18-19, 2008; Sacramento, CA
- California Area Indian Health Service
- More information: 916.930.3937 or IHS-CAOGPRA@ihs.gov
2008 Indian Health Information Management Conference, “Managing
Health Information Technology to Improve Performance and Outcomes”
First International Meeting on Indigenous Women’s Health/Third
International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health Conference; Many Voices into
One Song
Advances in Indian Health Conference
- April 21-24, 2009 in Albuquerque, NM
- Indian Health's conference for primary care providers and nurses
- 28 hours of CME/CE credit
- Optional Diabetes track
- Contact the Course Director, Dr. Ann Bullock, at annbull@nc-cherokee.com for
more information.
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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 jean.howe@ihs.gov or (928) 674-7422 (with voicemail).
*The opinions expressed in the OB/GYN CCC
Corner are strictly those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Indian
Health System, or the editor of this newsletter.
OB/GYN
Jean Howe, MD, MPH is the Obstetrics and Gynecology Chief Clinical Consultant
(OB/GYN C.C.C.). Dr. Howe 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 American Indian and Alaska Native women and also indigenous
peoples around the world. Please don't hesitate to contact her by e-mail (jean.howe@ihs.gov)
or phone at (928) 674-7422.
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