NCC Peds

Board Question of the Week - December 21, 2011

NCC GME2+ Selections

The JGMESB has announced the following GME-2+ selections for NCC Pediatrics at Walter Reed.

LT Diana Lindsey (PGY2)

LT Laura Klein (PGY2)

LT Jennifer Thompson (PGY2)

Capt Dan Adams (Peds Infectious Disease - 2012)

LT Bridget Cunningham (Neonatology - 2012)

LT Michael Cunningham (Pediatric Cardiology - 2013)

NCC Pediatrics Announces the Class of 2015

The following medical students were selected at the Joint Service Graduate Medical Education Slection Board for categorical pediatrics internship starting 01 Jul 2012.

ENS Eric Pasman (Michigan State)

ENS Sebastian Lara (Northwestern)

ENS Krystin Englehardt (Kirksville A.T. Sill)

ENS Chase Groomes (Temple)

2dLt Anna Besuden (USUHS)

2dLt Muoy Lim (USUHS)

2dLt Timothy Flynn (Temple)

2dLt Richard Pearson (PCOM)

2LT Katie Ottolini (GW)

2LT Katie Evans (Penn State)

2LT Alison Helfrich (PCOM)

Semi-Finalists for the AAP Uniformed Services Section Scientific Awards

Congratulations to our Semi-finalists for the USPS Scientific Award Competition in Seattle, WA in March 2011.

MAJ DIna Parekh (Hematology/Oncology)

MAJ Mazen Abbas (Gastreoenterology)

LTC Nicole Dobson (Neonatology)

LCDR Theo Stokes (Neonatology)

CDR Greg Gorman (Nephrology)

LT Bridget Cunningham (PGY3)

CPT Milissa Carter (PGY2).

Board Question of the Week - Oct 23, 2011

1. While examining an infant in the newborn nursery, you note that the pupil of one eye seems
abnormally large, and little of the iris is visible. The baby appears otherwise normal. A
subsequent ophthalmologic evaluation confirms the diagnosis of partial aniridia.

Of the following, the MOST accurate statement regarding the diagnosis is that

A. aniridia is associated with hepatoblastoma

B. few individuals who have aniridia have an affected parent

C. isolated aniridia has an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern

D. molecular testing is available to determine risk for Wilms tumor

E. routine abdominal ultrasonography should be performed every 3 months until age 5 years in affected individuals

the answer and more at www.nccpeds.com

Graduation Honors

The newest class of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists from the NCC Pediatrics programs have graduated. Special honors to the following graduates and faculty who were recognized at the 2-hospital wide ceremony for the over 300 graduates of all of the GME programs and at the NCC Pediatrics Graduation Celebration.

CAPT Jeffrey Greeenwald, USN (Ret.) - Chief of the Newborn Nursery - was awarded the Outstanding Physician Teacher Award from among all of the faculty at NNMC.

MAJ David Stagliano, a pediatric infectious disease specialist, was awarded the Erskine Award.

CPT Luis Rohena, a graduated pediatrician, was awarded the Pediatric Outstanding Resident Teacher Award and the Pediatric Senior Resident of the Year.

MAJ Matt Eberly was awarded the NCC Pediatrics Arthur Sowgas Award for Outstanding Pediatric Faculty Member.

MAJ Devon Kuehn, a graduated neonatologist, was awarded the Merino Award for Outstanding Pediatric Fellow.

CPT Luis Lozada was awarded the Pediatric Intern of the Year Award.

CPT Dan Adams was awarded the Pediatric Junior Resident of the Year Award.

MAJ Dina Parekh, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, was awarded the Bailey K Ashford Fellow Research Award.

NCC Peds Research at Pediatric Academic Society Meeting 2011

Faculty and residents from the Departments of Pediatrics at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University and the NCC Pediatrics Residency will be presenting their work and expertise at 13 posters, 2 platform presentations, and 2 symposia at the 2011 Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. Here's the schedule and location.

SATURDAY

Lower Gestational Age in Infants Born Preterm Is Associated with a Disproportionate Increase in Abdominal Fat at NICU Discharge Authors: Theophil Stokes, Alexander Holston, Cara Olsen, Young Choi, Jerri Curtis, Jason Higginson, Chinenye Adimora, Leah Enright, Carl Hunt. Board: 166 Course Code: 1412 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 1:00 PM Session Info: Poster Session: Neonatal Fetal Nutrition & Metabolism (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM)

Common Variable Immunodeficiency and Sarcoidosis True True and Related? Authors: Benjamin E. Nelson, Gregory Gorman, Cecilia Mikita, Jeffrey Mikita. Board: 349 Course Code: 1434 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 1:00 PM Session Info: Poster Session: Allergy & Immunology & Rheumatology (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM)

Care for Children with Chronic Medical Conditions during Parents' Military Deployment Authors: Gregory H. Gorman, Matilda Eide, Elizabeth Hisle-Gorman. Course Code: 1350 Room: Korbel 2C - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 10:45 AM Session Info: Platform Session: Children with Special Health Care Needs I (10:30 AM - 12:30 PM)

Qualitative Abstracts Submitted to the PAS Meeting: Are They Less Likely To Be Accepted for Presentation? Authors: Eve R. Colson, Benard Dreyer, Janice Hanson, Linda Tewksbury, Glenn Flores. Board: 482 Course Code: 1448 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 1:00 PM Session Info: Poster Session: General Pediatrics & Preventive Pediatrics (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM)

Does Reviewer Expertise Matter? Ratings of Qualitative Research Abstracts Submitted to the 2010 PAS Meeting Authors: Linda Tewksbury, Eve R. Colson, Janice Hanson, Glenn Flores, Benard Dreyer. Board: 495 Course Code: 1448 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 1:00 PM Session Info: Poster Session: General Pediatrics & Preventive Pediatrics (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM)

Faculty Development Authors: SIG Chair: Joseph O. Lopreiato, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD Course Code: 1246 Room: 406 - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 8:00 AM Session Info: Special Interest Group: Faculty Development (8:00 AM-11:00 AM)

SUNDAY

First Things First in Failure To Thrive Authors: Robert Cornfeld, Merrily Poth. Board: 49 Course Code: 2904 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 4:15 PM Session Info: Poster Session: General Pediatrics & Preventive Pediatrics (4:15 PM - 7:30 PM)

RSV-Infected Macrophages Express a Soluble Factor That Mediates Alternative Activation Authors: David R. Stagliano, Michael Rajnik, Lioubov M. Pletneva, Stephanie N. Vogel, Jorge C. Blanco. Board: 564 Course Code: 2949 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 4:15 PM Session Info: Poster Session: Infectious Diseases (4:15 PM - 7:30 PM)

Incidence and Geospatial Correlation of Osteoarticular Infections and Bacteremia in Sickle Cell Disease Patients from a Nationwide Study Authors: Anjali N. Kunz, Jennifer Hepps, Cara Olsen, Penny Masuoka, Patrick W. Hickey. Board: 511 Course Code: 2945 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 4:15 PM Session Info: Poster

Session: Infectious Diseases (4:15 PM - 7:30 PM)

Heavy Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and the Risk for Growth, Facial and Neurologic Abnormalities in Children Authors: Devon Kuehn, Tonia C. Carter, Sofia Aros, Mary R. Conley, James Troendle, Fernando Cassorla, James L. Mills. Course Code: 2805 Room: Korbel 3C - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 3:30 PM Session Info: Platform Session: Environmental / International Epidemiology (3:30 PM - 5:30 PM)

MONDAY

Antibiotic Treatment Impacts Cytokine Release in Mouse Macrophages Exposed to Staphylococcus epidermidis Authors: Jay Dintaman, Cliff Snapper, Jimmy Mond. Board: 186 Course Code: 3823 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Monday, May 2, 2011 - 4:15 PM Session Info: Poster Session: Neonatal Infectious Diseases / Immunology (4:15 PM - 7:30 PM)

Neuronal Migration from the Ganglionic Eminence Is Inhibited by Carbon Monoxide through a cGMP Dependent Mechanism Authors: John Trentini, Sylvie Puloch, Sharon Juliano, J. Timothy ONeill. Board: 71 Course Code: 3809 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Monday, May 2, 2011 - 4:15 PM Session Info: Poster Session: Developmental Biology (4:15 PM - 7:30 PM)

Clinical Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules in Children and Adolescents Authors: Speaker: Andrew J. Bauer, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD Course Code: 3075A Room: Korbel 1A/D - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Monday, May 2, 2011 - 8:00 AM Session Info: Symposium: Evaluation and Management of Thyroid Nodules in Children (8:00 AM-10:00 AM)

TUESDAY

Deliberate Practice Using High-Fidelity Simulation Improves Neonatal Resuscitation Performance and Crisis Resource Management Skills Authors: Taylor Sawyer, Agnes Sierocka-Castaneda, Debora Chan, Benjamin Berg, Mark Thompson. Board: 199 Course Code: 4509 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 10:00 AM Session Info: Poster Session: Medical Education (10:00 AM - 2:00 PM)

Traditional Oral Versus Video-Assisted Debriefing in Neonatal Resuscitation Simulation Training: A Randomized Trial Authors: Taylor Sawyer, Agnes Sierocka-Castaneda, Debora Chan, Benjamin Berg, Mark Thompson. Board: 198 Course Code: 4509 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 10:00 AM Session Info: Poster Session: Medical Education (10:00 AM - 2:00 PM)

Leukemia/Lymphoma-Related Factor-1 Regulates Oligodendrocyte Lineage Cell Differentiation in the Developing CNS Authors: Nicole R. Dobson, Ryan T. Moore, Regina C. Armstrong. Board: 516 Course Code: 4534 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 10:00 AM Session Info: Poster Session: Neonatal Neurology (10:00 AM - 2:00 PM)

Also, here is work from our fellow military pediatric colleagues

C-Reactive Protein as a Criterion for Transition to Oral Therapy in Acute, Hematogenous Osteoarticular Infections in Children Authors: Thomas C. Miller, Christopher R. Cannavino, Benjamin P. Westley, Mindy Ross, Robert Riffenburgh, John C. Arnold, John S. Bradley. Board: 512 Course Code: 2945 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 4:15 PM Session Info: Poster Session: Infectious Diseases (4:15 PM - 7:30 PM)

The Evolution of Military Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Authors: Heather M. Delaney, Renee I. Matos, Donald A. Person. Board: 3 Course Code: 1160 Room: 201 - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 8:00 AM Session Info: Poster Symposium Session: Historical Perspectives in Pediatrics (8:00 AM - 10:00 AM)

Cytokine Removal Via Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy To Reduce Inflammation in a Piglet Hemorrhage-Reperfusion ECMO Model Authors: Thornton S. Mu, Eldon G. Palmer, Sherreen G. Batts, Sarah L. Lentz-Kapua, Catherine F.T. Uyehara. Board: 226 Course Code: 1421 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 1:00 PM Session Info: Poster Session: Neonatology - General (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM)

Human Parechovirus among a Prospectively Observed United States Military Daycare Center Population Authors: Braun LoRanee, Fairchok P. Mary, Emily T. Martin, Sue Chambers, Jane Kuypers, Melinda Behrens, Janet A. Englund. Board: 491 Course Code: 2944 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 4:15 PM Session Info: Poster Session: Infectious Diseases (4:15 PM - 7:30 PM)

Efficacy of Universal Long-Term Daily Nasal Mupirocin in Reducing NICU Staphylococcus aureus (SA) Infections Authors: Heather M. Delaney, Marian E. Melish. Course Code: 2840 Room: 203 - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 5:15 PM Session Info: Platform Session: Neonatal Infectious Diseases / Immunology: Clinical (3:30 PM - 5:30 PM)

Developmental Screening Versus Surveillance: A Longitudinal Assessment Authors: Richard Jason Gerber, Beth Ellen Davis, Daniel C. Norvell. Board: 522 Course Code: 3845 Room: Exhibit Hall F - Colorado Convention Center Date/Time: Monday, May 2, 2011 - 4:15 PM Session Info: Poster Session: Behavioral / Developmental Pediatrics (4:15 PM - 7:30 PM)

Night Shift Ward Curriculum?

We've got some money to spend on software, and we're thinking about an iPad based curriculum for the night team to do. The PL2 and PL1 would both be issued an iPad to use on the rotation. In addition, there would be 2 modules per week to complete on the iPad -- modules that deal with inpatient issues. Let us know what you think. If you'd like to be involved in designing this curriculum, contact the Program Director or Chief Resident.