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Practice Resources NAPNAP is committed to ensuring that you have the information you need to provide quality children's health care. Please link below to view the available resources.
Looking After Book Series The Looking After Book series is part of Reckitt Benckiser’s “Family Health Program". These booklets are brought to you in proud partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Learn the Signs. Act Early." Campaign, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP), Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA), and Reckitt Benckiser (the makers of LYSOL® brand products).
These informative guides are FREE for you and your patients to download and print today! Looking After You and Your Young Child booklet is now available!  (Posted 1/16/09) NAPNAP is pleased to provide another wonderful educational resource, a continuation to the Looking After You and Your Baby booklet. This next booklet contains useful and practical information on topics related to moms with children between 18 months and five years of age. It covers topics such as personal care of mothers and their children, safety issues, child development, child care, and much more. Click here to view all of the chapters, download, and print them today. Make sure to refer your patients and families to this website too!
Looking After You and Your Baby booklet for parents  (Posted 9/14/07) Order this new educational resource FREE today! Throughout the Looking After You and Your Baby guide, you will find useful and practical information on topics that can affect both mother and baby-from handling emotions as a new mom, food safety for mom and her baby, to further references on subjects of particular interest to mothers such as early childhood development.
To view and download the chapters in this excellent resource, click here. To order up to 30 copies of this FREE resource, click here and fill out the online order form. Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.
Grandparenting Brochure Available (Posted 2007) NAPNAP is pleased to share the publication of a brochure in collaboration with AARP: Raising Your Grandchild: Tips for Promoting Positive Behavior Today and for the Future. Click here to download the brochure.
Ready, Set, Grow  The latest issue of NAPNAP's "Voucherzine" Ready, Set, Grow: Raising Healthy Kids is available. You can also check out online.
R.B.'s Activity Book  NAPNAP is pleased to offer you R.B.'s Activity Book, a health activity book for young patients, and it's FREE! This activity book covers health topics such as Oral Care, Hand Hygiene, Healthy Eating, Exercise/Activity, and Safety for children between the ages of 6 and 9. It features over 20 fun, hands-on activities that children can work on in the office setting and take home to complete with their families. It's easy to order - click here to fill out the online order form and request the quantity you need (30 books maximum). You can also You can also click here or go to www.lysol.com/news.shtml to download and print one or all of the PDF-version activities.
NAPNAP provides Testimony on FDA Hearing about OTC Cough and Cold Products
Posted (10/23/07) On October 19, 2007 Patricia Jackson Allen, RN, MS, PNP, FAAN provided testimony to the Food and Drug Administration in support of the decision of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) to withdraw oral cough and cold medications that refer to infants. Click here to read the testimony.
Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence: Consensus Recommendations for Child and Adolescent Health Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence is brought to you by the Family Violence Prevention Fund in partnership with American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Child Witness to Violence Program, and NAPNAP.
NAPNAP Immunization Challenges Survey
A recent survey conducted by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) of its members, and funded by GlaxoSmithKline, found that nurse practitioners (NPs) encounter significant barriers in trying to immunize their patients on-time according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended schedule. The survey of more than 700 NPs revealed important immunization challenges that exist in their offices. To view what NAPNAP members see as obstacles to immunization, click here for a summary of the results from NAPNAP's Immunization Challenges Survey. Click here to read the press release.
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) New Online Adolescent Vaccination Toolkit Available for Health Care Professionals
(Posted 1/14/09) The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), Adolescent Vaccination: Bridging from a Strong Childhood Foundation to a Healthy Adulthood, Call to Action and accompanying toolkit are now available online at www.nfid.org/adolescentimmunization. All materials have been updated to reflect the 2007 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen), recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and 2008 CDC expanded influenza vaccination recommendation that includes all children 6 months through 18 years of age. Improve Influenza Vaccination in Children with Asthma
New resources to help increase influenza vaccination children with asthma are now available from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID). Click www.nfid.org to access various tools and strategies that can be customized for use in clinical settings to help address immunization barriers and improve parent education. NAPNAP supports the goals of NFID's initiative and encourages members to share these materials with colleagues. NFID American Journal of Medicine Supplement
(Posted 6/30/08) A supplement to The American Journal of Medicine July 2008 issue, “Expanding the Influenza Vaccination Season: A New Paradigm for Increasing Immunization Rates,” calls on health care providers to increase immunization rates by offering vaccines at every opportunity throughout the entire influenza season. This supplement, sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, can be accessed, free of charge, at www.amjmed.com.
Task Force “I Statement” Videos Now Available (Posted 1/5/09) The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issues "I statements" when the evidence is insufficient to make a recommendation for or against the provision of a preventive service. In these new videos, the Task Force members talk about "I statements" and how clinicians can apply them in practice. Video topics include: screening for prostate cancer; screening for coronary heart disease with exercise tolerance testing in adults; screening and interventions for overweight children and adolescents; when the evidence is insufficient for adult recommendations; and, when the evidence is insufficient for pediatric recommendations.
Advanced Practice Nursing & Physician Assistants Web Page (Posted 12/23/08) The Medicare Learning Network (MLN) is pleased to announce the availability of the Advanced Practice Nursing & Physician Assistants (APN/PA) web page. This dedicated web page is for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) advanced practice nurses and physician assistants who provide services to Medicare beneficiaries. From this web page, you will be able to access and peruse the Medicare FFS program topics in order to keep abreast of policy and operational updates specific to Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants. One of the educational resources featured on this webpage is the "Advanced Practice Nurse/Physician Assistant Web-Based Training Program" – this interactive web-based training program provides definitions of the Advanced Practice Nursing/Physician Assistant provider types; outlines the qualifications of the Advanced Practice Nursing/Physician Assistant provider types; describes collaboration/supervision requirements for Advanced Practice Nursing/Physician Assistant Medicare reimbursements; lists the Medicare billing requirements for Advanced Practice Nursing and Physician Assistants; and identification of links to Medicare manuals and other resources.
This web page is updated on a regular basis, so check it often for timely and reliable information from MLN. For more information about the Advanced Practice Nursing and Physician Assistants visit, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/70_APNPA.asp#TopOfPage on the CMS website.
Educational materials to help prevent the spread of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (Posted 12/01/08) One of NAPNAP’s Sustaining Members, Reckitt Benckiser, the makers of Lysol, developed materials along with the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) as part of the "Ounce of Prevention" campaign. These educational materials focus on proper hand hygiene and cleaning practices that you can download, post, or distribute as needed and are available at http://www.cdc.gov/ounceofprevention/. You can also find additional information on MRSA at www.cdc.gov.
FDA MedWatch - OTC Cough and Cold Medications for Children (Posted 10/23/08) FDA notified healthcare professionals and consumers that the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) is voluntarily modifying the product labels for consumers of over the counter (OTC) cough and cold medicines to state "do not use" in children under 4 years of age. Read the entire 2008 MedWatch Safety Summaries, including a link to the FDA Press Release regarding the above issue at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2008/safety08.htm#CoughCold
Unapproved Drugs: Drugs Marketed in the United States That Do Not Have Required FDA Approval (Posted 10/17/08) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a new, improved marketed unapproved drug Web site with a section particularly for healthcare professionals. The site explains the risks posed by unapproved drugs and gives helpful information on how to protect patients.
The site includes: - Video and audio programs, given by FDA physicians and regulators that can be accessed online or downloaded
- Questions and answers, public health advisories, and other documents
- Enforcement actions taken by FDA (by drug class and by firms)
- Background information about marketed unapproved drugs
- FDA’s initiative against marketed unapproved drugs http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/unapproved_drugs/default.htm
Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses (Posted 9/26/08) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared a comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality—Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. Click here to access this FREE resource from AHRQ.
AHRQ Web Resource Features 100 Examples of Health Care Innovations and Tools (Posted 9/17/08) AHRQ launched a new Web resource, Health Care Innovations Exchange, that allows health professionals to learn, share, and adopt innovations in the delivery of health services. The resource is the Federal government’s repository for successful health care innovations.
Change in Albuterol Inhalers (Posted 7/1/08) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking your help in an important child health safety issue throughout the United States. Albuterol inhalers that contain chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) won’t be sold in the U.S. after December 31, 2008. Albuterol inhalers that contain hydrofluoroalkanes (HFAs) will take the place of albuterol CFC inhalers. The company that makes albuterol CFC inhalers will stop making them before December 31, 2008. If your patients are still using albuterol CFC inhalers, talk with them about switching now to an albuterol HFA inhaler. There is important use information that you and your patients will need to know to assure that albuterol HFA inhalers are used properly and deliver doses of albuterol that comparable to the CFC inhalers that they replace. Please visit the U.S. Food and Drug Administration albuterol website for answers to commonly asked questions, and an FDA Consumer article (both in English and Spanish). Both can be read online or printed out for your patients. A public health advisory (and accompanying audio podcast), a print public service announcement with graphic, and a press release are also posted. On July 1, 2008, an FDA Patient Safety News video piece for consumers will be posted which can be viewed online or downloaded for viewing on a video portable media player: http://www.fda.gov/cder/mdi/albuterol.htm.
The Joint Commission Issues Sentinel Event Alert (Posted 5/15/08) A study in the April issue of Pediatrics says that medication mix-ups, accidental overdoses, and bad drug reactions harm roughly one out of 15 hospitalized children. Click here for more. To view all Sentinel Events Alerts, go to http://www.jointcommission.org/SentinelEvents/SentinelEventAlert/.
FDA MedWatch - Tussionex: Reports of life-threatening events and deaths in patients including children (Posted 3/18/08) FDA informed healthcare professionals of life-threatening adverse events and death in patients, including children, who have received Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended-Release Suspension (Tussionex). To read the complete 2008 MedWatch Safety Summary, including links to the Public Health Advisory, Information for Healthcare Professionals, and the Prescribing Information, click here..
New Medicine Record from the FDA (Posted 9/20/07) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a new tool, “My Medicine Record,” to help your patients keep track of the prescription and over-the-counter medicines and dietary supplements they use and to help them exchange this information with you and their other health care professionals. The record can help you review all the products your patient uses, check for possible interactions, make treatment recommendations, and update your records. Patients can print the record and enter the information by hand. They can also download the record, enter the information on the computer, save it, and print. When something changes only the new information has to be entered. The chart, instructions, and question guide are written in plain language with a font size that makes it useful for consumers of all ages. A link on the site goes to a video on the record’s usefulness. “My Medicine Record” – http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/my_medicine_record.htm
The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation (NEETF)  NEETF has a new publication entitled, Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma: Guidelines for Health Care Providers . The guidelines are designed to help pediatric primary care providers advise families about environmental interventions to help reduce or eliminate triggers for children diagnosed with asthma, the nation's leading pediatric chronic illness. The publication is filled with practical strategies for integrating environmental management of asthma into health professional's curriculum and clinical practice. The guidelines were developed and peer-reviewed by expert panels, including NAPNAP members Karen Rance and Lauren Sorce and are built on current best practices and include competencies for management of environmental asthma triggers in pediatric care; a quick, user-friendly environmental history form; intervention guidelines for specific environmental triggers; patient flyers that are perforated for easy duplication; and references. The guidelines are supplemented by an online list of resources with Web links. Complete guidelines are available at http://www.neetf.org/Health/asthma.htm.
NEETF has launched a new website and environmental health training tools for pediatric health care providers. The website features PowerPoint Presentations and Resources developed by leading experts in the field of pediatric environmental health education.
March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign Resource Available The March of Dimes (MOD) has developed provider-personalized Appointment Reminder Cards (ARC) that feature "Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy". As a member organization, NAPNAP members are eligible to purchase these ARCs at a 13% member discount. For information about ordering the ARCs, please go to the MOD ARC ordering page at: www.marchofdimes.com/684_20543.asp.
MCH Library Knowledge Paths Edition About Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
The MCH Library released a new knowledge path edition about diabetes in children and adolescents that includes resources about the types of diabetes, its prevalence, treatment and care, and lowering the risk of complications. This electronic resource guide also identifies tools for staying abreast of new developments in pediatric diabetes research.
The knowledge path is intended for health professionals, program administrators, educators, and researchers, and a separate section identifies resources for families. View it online at http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_diabetes.html. Knowledge paths on other maternal and child health topics are available, See: http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/index.html. Child and Adolescent Health Insurance and Access to Care
This electronic resource guide is aimed at health professionals, program administrators, policymakers, and researchers. Emphasis is placed on resources about Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The knowledge path includes a section on child and adolescent health coverage campaigns, and a separate section lists resources for families.
View the path online at http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_insurance.html.
Healthy Start, Grow Smart The Healthy Start, Grow Smart pamphlets are brought to you by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Please visit the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) website to view and order the pamphlets for parents and caregivers. The series consists of 13 issues beginning with the information on newborns through the first year of life and provides valuable, age-appropriate information about health, safety, nutritional needs, and early cognitive development that has been proven to help babies thrive. These guides are provided free of charge to assist you in reaching out to families and are available in English, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese.
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