Dr. Beth Grady, a pediatrician at South San Francisco Clinic, developed a course called: "Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress in Medical Care: Promoting Health and Healing throughout the Lifespan".
She did the presentation on June 15, 2016, and the webinar was posted on June 22, 2016. The termination date for the webinar is June 22, 2019.
Instructions for earning 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM for this enduring material:
- Watch the video of the presentation, which can be accessed via this link: https://vimeo.com/185509264
- Complete the post-test below, answering at least three of the four questions accurately.
- Email the post-test to mbecker@smcgov.org
- If at least three of the four questions are answered accurately, you will receive a CME certificate for 1 credit.
Post-Test Questions
- Explain some of the evidence presented demonstrating the long term effects of stress experienced during development. Discuss 2 relevant studies.
- Describe two or more clinical manifestations of toxic stress
- List two questions you can use in screening for ACEs.
- List one or two things you plan to do if one of your patients (child or adult) screens positive for ACE(s).
Bibliography
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Felitti VJ, Anda RF, Nordenberg D, Williamson DF, Spitz AM, Edwards V, Koss MP, Marks JS. Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 1998;14:245–258.
http://www.cdc.gov/violencepre...cestudy/journal.html
Shonkoff et al, Pediatrics. 2012; 129:e232-e246
Tottenham, N. Social scaffolding of human amygdala-mPFC circuit development, Social Neuroscience, (2015) 10:5, 489-499.
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O’Mahoney et al, Neuroscience. 2015 Oct 1. Early-life adversity and brain development: Is the microbiome a missing piece of the puzzle?
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http://www.samhsa.gov/nctic
ACEs questionnaire: http://www.ncjfcj.org/sites/de...ur%20ACE%20Score.pdf
Dubowitz H, Feigelman S, Lane W, Kim JW. Pediatric primary care to help prevent child maltreatment: The Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) Model. Pediatrics. 2009;123:858–864. doi:10.1542/peds.2008-1376
AAP Trauma Toolbox for Primary Care:
- https://www.aap.org/en-us/advo...ma-Guide.aspx#trauma
- http://www.thenationalcouncil....PCI-Poster_Final.png
- www.childtrauma.org
Resilience Tools:
- Resilience Trumps ACEs resiliencetrumpsaces.org;
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pnhFmdz-ig
- FuturesWithoutViolence.org “Healthy Moms, Happy Kids”
- ACEsTooHigh.com -- “A solutions-oriented news site for the general public that covers stories on ACEs, trauma and resilience.”
- ACEsConnection.com -- “An action-based social network for people who are implementing ACEs-, trauma-informed, and resilience-building practices and policies.”
- McEwen BS, Gray J, Nasca C. Recognizing Resilience: Learning from the Effects of Stress on the Brain. Neurobiol Stress. 2015 Jan 1;1:1-11.
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