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ASIP Evolves To Confront the Challenges of SIDS/SUID
In a time of change and reorganization of many public health and maternal and child health programs nationwide, The Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs (ASIP) is gathering strength and finding ways to address the changing landscape for SIDS and SUID programs and workers.
ASIP is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs to sponsor a quarterly webinar series on SUID, SIDS, Infant Safe Sleep and bereavement services. The announcement is below. Registration information to follow.
In ongoing efforts to support State and Local Maternal and Child Health Programs, the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs (ASIP) and the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) are pleased to co-sponsor a series of quarterly webinars to strengthen SUID, SIDS, Infant Safe Sleep and bereavement services across the U.S. The first webinar will be held on February 11, 2010 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm EST.
This is a time of change in our understanding of SUID and SIDS. Professionals are challenged by the diagnostic shift and continuing disparity in black and white infant death rates. The controversy about infant sleep environments and health education messages confounds the issue.
These live, interactive webinars will provide participants with consistent, current information, data, resources and tools regarding SUID, SIDS, Infant Safe Sleep, and bereavement. You will hear about the latest research, new national initiatives, promising practices, and current policy and legislative activities.
The webinar on February 11, 2010 will feature two internationally recognized experts on SIDS and SUID, Dr. Marian Willinger and Dr. Rachel Moon. Dr. Willinger is Health Science Administrator ad special assistant for SIDS at the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development where her responsibilities include direction of the Institute's SIDS research program. Her presentation will be Advances in SIDS Research. Dr. Moon is Director, Academic Development for the Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health at Children's National Medical Center and Professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She was recently appointed Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Infant Positioning and SIDS. Dr. Moon will present SIDS and SUID: Celebrating Successes and Confronting New Challenges.
Registration and additional information will follow. Please note that webinars will also be held in April, June and September.
Save the Date!
ASIP 2010 Conference: Partnership for Prevention, Advocacy, Research and Support
November 4-7, 2010
Washington, DC
We are pleased to announce that the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs (ASIP) and Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance (PLIDA) are partnering to present a conference for SUID/SIDS, maternal and infant health, infant mortality, bereavement, and other professionals. Please save this date and plan to join us.
ASIP endorses the Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act of 2009.
Infant mortality rate is often perceived as the measure of the overall health of a community. Unfortunately, far too many babies die before their first birthday. This legislation will help us gain a better understanding of the incidence and impact of SUID, SUDC, and stillbirth. Equally important, it provides for education, awareness, community-based intervention strategies, and grief support for families who have experienced the tragedy of a sudden unexpected infant death or stillbirth.
We are pleased to support the bill and commend Senator Frank Lautenberg and colleagues for their leadership on this important issue. ASIP remains committed, poised and ready to support the Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act of 2009.
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- On January 1, 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a statement of reaffirmation for the Policy Statement "The Changing Concept of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnostic Coding Shifts, Controversies Regarding the Sleeping Environment, and New Variables to Consider in Reducing Risk" . According to the AAP website, policy statements automatically expire 5 years after publication unless reaffirmed, revised, or retired at or before that time. Click here to view the AAP's reaffirmed policy.
- Now Available: Joint ASIP and NFIMR Bibliography on Grief and Bereavement Following Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal and Infant Death, prepared by ASIP Member Jodi Shaefer, RN, PhD. Click to view the Bibliography on the NFIMR site.
Congratulations and a Warm Welcome...
ASIP's Governance Committee is pleased to announce six newly-elected members to the ASIP 2009 Board of Directors.
- Thomas Andrew, MD - Chief Medical Examiner, New Hampshire (representing the National Association of Medical Examiners)
- Sandra J. Frank, JD, CAE - Executive Director, Tomorrow's Child
- Michael Fraser, PhD - President/CEO, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
- Rachel Moon, MD - Director of Academic Development, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center (representing the American Academy of Pediatrics, SIDS Task Force)
- Patrick Simpson, MPH - Executive Director, CityMatCH
- Sue Waechter, President, Cornerstone Consulting
Our new directors will join current Board members who represent state programs and organizations:
- Mary Adkins, RN, MSW, Program Director, Tomorrow's Child/Michigan SIDS
- Anne Harvieux, MSW, Program Administrator, Infant Death Center of Wisconsin
- Christy Schunn, LSCSW, Executive Director, SIDS Network of Kansas
ASIP would also like to recognize the invaluable contributions of retiring Board members:
- Joan Arnold RN, PhD - Senior Director, Corporate Nursing Educator, New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation
- Marie Chandick, CSW - Statewide Director, New York State Center for Sudden Infant Death
- Gwen Edelstein, RN, PNP, MPA - Program Director, California Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program
- Jan A. Walkden, AAS, BSN, MSN - Regional Coordinator, New York Center for Sudden Infant Death
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