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Reinventing Maternal and Child Health: Coordinating the Boundaries Between Social Determinants and Clinical Care

Satellite Conference and Live Webcast
Thursday June 13, 2013
12:00-1:30 p.m. (Central Time)

As changes occur in the field of Maternal and Child Health (MCH), innovative approaches are needed to address critical issues. Life Course, a perspective that has roots in other disciplines, builds upon collaborations and partnerships in the broader public health system and in other disciplines. The process of applying Life Course in practice allows for flexibility and innovation and is critical for long-lasting and effective health improvements. Program faculty will discuss the role each public health professional can play in contributing to this system change and social movement within MCH.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  1. Provide a quick summation of the status of the Maternal and Child Health industry in America today.
  2. Communicate an operating framework/matrix to implement a Life Course Approach to MCH practice.
  3. Communicate specific policy and practice strategies for state and local action in Alabama.
  4. Define the leadership mandate to reinvent maternal and child health.

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Coughing Kids: When Not Just Asthma

Satellite Conference and Live Webcast
Thursday May 16, 2013
12:00-2:00 p.m. (Central Time)

Chronic, recurring cough is a common occurrence in the pediatric clinic. While asthma is by far the most common etiology of such a cough, this can often signal a more serious, underlying health concern. Program faculty will outline various symptoms related to impaired mucociliary clearance and immunologic dysfunction that may lead to a diagnosis affecting pediatric respiratory health. Faculty will also discuss the process and diagnostic rationale in evaluating a chronic cough in the pediatric patient and respiratory health maintenance strategies related to treating and preventing the advancement of bronchiectasis and lung injury.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  1. Discuss the differential diagnosis of a chronic and recurrent cough.
  2. Describe the epidemiology and significance of immune dysfunction on respiratory health.
  3. Describe the diagnostic approach to evaluation of a chronic cough.
  4. List therapeutic options and preventative therapies to promote respiratory health.
  5. Discuss the impact of chronic respiratory disease on the child, family, and community.

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2013 Trainee Engagement Webinar Series

A webinar focused on Mentorship Experiences:
Thursday, March 28, 2013
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

The Division of MCH Workforce Development is initiating a new Trainee Webinar series aimed at providing current and recent MCH Training Program trainees with networking and professional development opportunities. This inaugural webinar will focus on trainee mentoring experiences and explore trainee perspectives on the following topics:

  • How trainees connected with a mentor
  • Benefits of the mentoring relationship
  • Lessons learned (considerations for trainees seeking a mentor and for training programs connecting trainees with a mentor)

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The Pediatrician and Substance Use: Practical strategies to minimize the impact of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs on infants, children, teens and young adults

April 26 to 28, 2013
Boston, Massachusetts

Summary:

Substance use in the home affects the entire family—parents, children and siblings—and primary care providers are in an ideal position to detect and intervene when necessary. This two and a half day conference will bring together experts in the fields of general pediatrics, adolescent medicine, developmental medicine and addiction to discuss the developmental, behavioral and medical aspects of the problem and to provide a comprehensive approach to addressing substance abuse in the primary care setting. Major topics covered will include tobacco use, drug-endangered children, risk and protective factors for adolescent substance use, interviewing adolescents, screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT), parent guidance, opioid misuse and important new information about the adolescent brain and its special susceptibility to the effects of TAOD. Special sessions will focus on cannabinoid physiology and marijuana policy, treatment for opioid dependence and “new” psychoactive drugs used by teens and youth.

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Understanding the New MA School Nutrition Policies

Join the MCH Webinar on February 26th, 12-1 EST

Speakers:

  • Jackie Morgan, Food Services Director
  • Milton Public Schools Juliana Cohen, Research Fellow, HSPH Department of Nutrition

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