FREE Webinar: Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)
| Date: | July 18, 2018 |
| To: | Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ) Providers and Practices |
| From: | HPSJ Medical Management Department |
| Subject: | FREE Webinar: Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) |
| Business: | Medi-Cal |
As Health Plan of San Joaquin continues to work on the opioids crisis in collaboration with community partners throughout our San Joaquin and Stanislaus county service area, and with regional, state, and national partners, we come across timely offerings touching various aspects of the crisis. This is one of those offerings.
About Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
The number of babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome grew five-fold from 2000 to 2012. Effective care for these babies is an urgent health priority and pediatric champions have been developing ways to address this need.
Non-pharmacological interventions
Dr. Matthew Grossman and his team at Yale Medical School have developed an approach that has reduced hospital stays for these babies from 30 days to five.
Instead of removing newborns from their mothers, placing them in a neonatal ICU (NICU), and treating them with morphine, Grossman and the team emphasize non-pharmacological interventions such as placing them in low-stimulation environments, feeding frequently, swaddling, and having parents serve as the primary caregivers
The Webinar (Monday, July 30, 2018) – Offered at no charge for attendees
- Dr. Matthew Grossman will review the Yale Medical School team’s approach – and barriers to it
– in a webinar supported by Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHPC) and California
Health Care Foundation (CHCF). - The webinar is especially relevant to NICU physicians and nurses, physicians who care for
newborns at hospitals that do not have a NICU, hospital administrators, and people who work
in child welfare agencies. - Monday, July 30, noon – 1:30 PM (PT)
- To register now –
- Click here to Register Now.
- Or, go to https://www.hpsj.com/Providers for the link.
If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Service Department (209) 942-6320.