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Idaho Child Passenger Safety Technician Update
- June 14
Meridian City Hall
33 E. Broadway Avenue
Meridian, Idaho 83642 - CEU credits will be available
- Update Topics include:
- CPS Technician Tool Kit
- LATCH Update
- Hands-On Car Seat Activities
- See Brochure ››
Summer Business Meeting
- June 27
Cottonwood Grille
913 W. River St. Boise, Idaho 83702 - Guests are welcome
Please RSVP by June 15th
idahoaap@gmail.com
Immunization Summit 2013
- September 30
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center
Boise, Idaho - See Save the Date ››
Three free text messages are sent directly to your patient's cell phone each week, timed to the due date or baby's birthday. Messages start at pregnancy and go through the baby's first year. Tips include information on prenatal and infant care, immunizations, postpartum depression, nutrition, oral health, quit smoking, safety and more.
Text BABY to 511411
Hot Topics & Issues
RSS Feed
TwitterTEAMS Project
Childhood Obesity — How can you help?
Childhood obesity rates are increasing at an alarming rate and studies are linking obesity to the leading causes of premature death including cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. As Pediatricians, it is time to address childhood obesity as leaders in children's health.
Coding Questions & Resources
- Submit Coding Questions (website)
If you're not logged in to MyAAP, the system will prompt you to enter your user ID and password. The navigation for this link is to click the blue tab at the top left of the AAP website that says "Professional Resources." From there, click "Practice Support" and then scroll down to the heading that reads, "Financing and Payment." The third link under this heading says, "Coding Resources." When you go to that page, you'll see the "Coding Questions/Coding Hotline Form" link on the right. - Coding Resources (website)
Other Links of Interest
- AAP: 2013 National Conference News - June Edition
Stepping Stones to Caring for Our Children, 3rd Edition (pdf)- A Guide to Family and Patient Partnership in the Medical Home (pdf)
A study illustrating how pediatric primary medical care is evolving into family-centered care featuring partnerships between families and providers was released today by the National Center for Medical Home Implementation (NCMHI) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) - AAP Quality Connections: Winter 2013 Issue (pdf)
Highlights from the Winter issue follow: Music to the Ears of Patients with IBD, Innovations in Practice: No "Flu Drive Thru", Breaking Down the Walls of Inpatient Silos, New AAP Guideline on Managing Type 2 Diabetes, Advanced Access SCOQIM, Proposing Topics for Measure Development - Genetics in Primary Care (website)
- HealthlyChildren.org in Spanish
Awards and Recognitions
- 2012 Idaho Chapter Award Recipients
- Pediatrician of the Year – Angie Beauchaine
- Jerry Hirschfeld Child Advocates of the Year – Kate Muldoon
- Organization of the Year – Idaho State Department of Health and Welfare: Medicaid Division
Abuse Prevention
- Report: Bullying Effects Linger Into Adulthood
A new study from Duke University found that bullying increases the risk of anxiety and depressive disorders for decades after the incidents. - Guidance for Parents on Violence
Written by psychologist Myrna Frank, PhD - Violence Prevention: Healing the Heart of Darkness
How can we create peace in our homes, streets, schools and nations? Violence prevention begins during early childhood as we work to understand, love, guide and model for our children.
Child Passenger Seat Safety
- Child Restraint Re-use After Minor Crashes (website)
NHTSA recommends that child safety seats be replaced following a moderate or severe crash in order to ensure a continued high level of crash protection for child passengers. - AAP Policy, State Action, States With Booster Seat Laws
- Letter of Intent—Child Passenger Seat Grant 2013 (pdf)
The formal RFP for this year's grant for the 7 regions of the State. - *NEW* IIHS Ratings of Children's Booster Seats (pdf)
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released new ratings of booster seats. - Booster Seat Recall Child Restraint Brand Name / Model or Model No.: EVENFLO / BIG KID 30911173AD, 3091967AD, 30911118AD, and 30911120D shipped between August 6, 2012, and September 18, 2012
Concussions
- Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Skull Fractures in Children (website)
To determine the test performance characteristics for point-of-care ultrasound performed by clinicians compared with computed tomography (CT) diagnosis of skull fractures. - App takes the guesswork out of recognizing concussions (iTunes App Store)
A Smartphone and tablet application now makes it possible for parents and coaches to recognize and respond to possible concussions in athletes.
Early Brain & Child Development
Electronic Health Records
- Introduction to the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program for Eligible Professionals Guide (pdf)
Provides a one-stop shop for EPs, covering eligibility, registration, incentive payment, AIU, meaningful use, CQMs, and other Medicaid EHR Incentive Program subtopics. - How to Access the Idaho Incentive Management System (IIMS)
Immunizations
- Why is it so important to ensure all children are vaccinated?
Gitanjli Arora, MD, FAAP describes why it is so important to ensure all children are vaccinated. Read more and learn how you can get involved. - New Vaccine Storage and Handling Resources (website)
- AAP News: Efforts on track to eradicate world of polio by 2018 (website)
- Free Online Immunization Information for Healthcare Professionals
Subscribe to free, online immunization updates from the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) - Save the Date: Immunization Summit 2013 September 30, 2013
- AAP Immmunization Initiatives — April 2013
- Opportunity for Global Immunization Educational Materials in your office
You can also download a with more details on the program and materials. - Idaho Immunization Coalition Newsletter — March 2013
Medicaid Incentive Program
- Introduction to the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program for Eligible Professionals Guide (pdf)
Provides a one-stop shop for EPs, covering eligibility, registration, incentive payment, AIU, meaningful use, CQMs, and other Medicaid EHR Incentive Program subtopics.
Obesity
- Start Smart: Healthy Weight in Early Childhood (pdf)
A new resource summarizes key points from a recent Grantmakers in Health Issue Dialogue discussing health weight in early childhood. Start Smart: Healthy Weight in Early Childhood includes actions that health professionals and child care professionals, federal programs, and others should pursue in the areas of growth monitoring, physical activity, healthy eating, marketing and screen time, and sleep. - Childhood ADHD Increases Risk of Adult Obesity (website)
The study, Obesity in Men with Childhood ADHD: A 33-Year Controlled, Prospective, Follow-up Study, in the June 2013 issue of Pediatrics found that men with childhood ADHD are twice as likely to experience higher BMI and obesity rates in adulthood than men without childhood ADHD. - The new standards on preventing childhood obesity are now available! (pdf)
These updated standards will be a part of the comprehensive Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Pro grams, Third Edition (CFOC, 3rd Ed.) to be released in 2011. The standards are for all types of early care and education settings—centers and family child care homes.
Respiratory Virus Tracking
Teen Relationships
- New Teen Dating Posters
These can be ordered and displayed in doctors' offices. - A Warning to Teenagers Before They Start Dating
After studies emerged more than a decade ago showing that the highest rates of physical and sexual assault happen to women ages 16 to 24, programs to prevent abusive relationships have concentrated on high school and college students. - National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month Conference
