March 2019 Newsletter
(Issue 1)
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Newsletter Contents
I.
Screen Time and Children’s Performance on a Developmental Screening Test
II. The Right to Best Care for Children
III. Hurry and Register TODAY:
ACPeds 3rd joint conference with AAPLOG -
April 5-7
IV.
Modern Fertility Awareness for Family Planning and Women's Health conference
V. Member Spotlight: Paul Macdonald, MD, West Virginia
VII.
Processing With A Purpose®
VIII.
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I.
Screen Time and Children’s Performance on a Developmental Screening Test
A recent study* from Canada published in
JAMA Pediatrics demonstrated that increased screen time in children at 24 months and 36 months respectively resulted in lower development developmental scores on the ages and stages questionnaire at 36 and 60 months respectively. The authors questioned whether children with lowered developmental scores might as a consequence spend more time on screen, however they found that lower developmental scores did not predict increased screen time at the following investigation. Female sex, time reading, physical activity, hours of sleep, maternal depression, and higher income accounted for only 15% of the variance found. The study involved 2441 mothers and their children from early pregnancy through age five. On the average, children aged 24, 36, and 60 months watched an average of 17, 25, and 11 hours of television and other electronic devices per week.
Further studies involving younger children and differentiating according to what the children are watching might be enlightening. How much of these results are due to screen time substituting for other more efficacious developmental activities and how much detriment is from the screen time itself has not been determined.
*Association Between Screen Time and Children’s Performance on a Developmental Screening Test,
Sheri Madigan, Dillon Browne, Nicole Racine, Camille,Suzanne Tough.
JAMA Pediatr. Published online January 28, 2019.
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Their article encourages
watchful waiting with support for gender-dysphoric children and adolescents as the current and correct standard of care vs gender affirmative therapy as has been decried by some in the past decade.
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III. ACPeds 3rd joint conference with AAPLOG - April 5-7 - Not to be missed!
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The
conference
, co-hosted by the
American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs
and sponsored by
Alliance Defending Freedom
and the
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
, will take place
Friday, April 5th to Sunday, April 7th, 2019 at Marian University Medical School in Indianapolis, IN
. "First Do No Harm" is the theme for this year's conference. The conference will bring together pro-life researchers, physicians, medical students, medical residents and policy makers for an educational seminar -inclusive of CME - covering the most important topics of the year in life issues. This conference brings together pro-life researchers, physicians, medical students, medical residents and policy makers for an educational seminar covering the most important topics of the year in life issues.This conference will equip you to tackle the difficult questions facing pro-life physicians: from maternal mortality to sex ed, from adolescent decision-making to reversing RU-486.
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As usual, the ACPeds' annual board meeting will precede the conference by one day, and will take place Thursday, April 4th (and part of the 5th) just prior to the start of the conference.
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IV. Modern Fertility Awareness for Family Planning and Women's Health conference
Coming to the ACPeds 2019 Matthew Bulfin Educational Conference in Indianapolis on April 5, 2019
Arrive a little early for the joint ACPeds/AAPLOG conference and attend the ONE DAY
Modern Fertility Awareness for Family Planning and Women's Health conference
for medical professionals, hosted by FACTS. Presentations will cover modern, evidence-based fertility awareness based methods (FABMs) with applications for adolescents: treating endometriosis, PCOS, the female cycle as a fifth vital sign, and other topics.
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This conference will precede the ACPeds 2019 Matthew Bulfin Educational Conference on April 5, 2019 at Marian University in Indianapolis, IN.
Click here
to learn more about all our featured speakers, CME credit, registration, and additional conferences.
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V. Member spotlight: Paul Macdonald, MD
Paul Macdonald works within
Change Inc. in West Virginia. CHANGE, Inc. is a community action and health agency that serves northern West Virginia and Jefferson County, Ohio providing various programs and services to those in need.
CHANGE, Inc. encourages the integration of services, the building of partnerships, and the consolidating of resources to empower families towards healthy self-sufficient living.
Dr. Macdonald implemented the program "Free Books for Kids" at Change Inc.
Thank you Dr. Macdonald for your dedication to children & families!
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VI. Author needed
The American College of Pediatricians is currently looking for an author to write a position statement on Youth Violence. Lots of help is provided!
For more information or to volunteer your expertise on the subject, please let us know either by responding to this email or by contacting Ronni Ann, our Executive Administrator, via email at admin@acpeds.org or via phone at 352-376-1877.
ACPeds produces position and policy statements on matters unique to the child and the family--statements that are based upon the best available research, and unencumbered by political or societal opinion. To view a list of ACPeds position statements, please click here or visit the Position Statements page on the ACPeds website.
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VII.
Processing With A Purpose
®
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The American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds)
Board of Directors
is pleased to announce that we have partnered with
Cornerstone Payment Systems
® to bring you the Processing With A Purpose® program. If you own or manage a business that processes credit cards or check transactions of any type, the Processing With a Purpose program may be right for you.
The program, which doesn’t cost anything, helps participants save money on their existing credit card processing guaranteed, and Cornerstone will donate 50% of their profits to the American College of Pediatricians
.
You can visit our custom website at
http://cornerstone.cc/acpeds
to sign up today and take advantage of this unique program, or you may call Cornerstone directly at (888) 506-0208.
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VIII. Follow us on Social Media
Every week the College publishes a new blog on its website and a
link to the blog
is posted on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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