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Plan of the Week: Jan 29 - Feb 4

  • Jan 29, 2023
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Plays of the Week:


Play of the week goes to Drs. Brian Graziose and Sidney Zven, who attended and gave a platform presentation on their research, “Use of an infant hip model to assess skills and recognition of developmental dysplasia of the hip,” at the 23rd International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) in Orlando, Florida.


Play of the week also goes to Drs. David Stagliano and Caleb Podraza, who received their Faculty Development Teaching certificates.


Play of the week goes to the NCCPeds Residency and Fellowships for their continued ACGME accreditation!


Last but not least, play of the week goes to our awesome Nephrology Duo, Drs. Elizabeth Ferrara and Brent Lechner, for putting on a great Nephrology Academic Half-Day for our residents!


Schedule:

Date

Event

Time and Location

Audience/Notes

Monday, 1/30

MR: Education/Reverse Education

STAFF: 0730 - 0850 America 2525 B/C RESIDENTS: 0745 - 0850 Allergy Conf Rm 4105

Rotation Supervisors, Academic/Military Advisors, and Residency Leadership Only Pediatric Residents Only

Tuesday, 1/31

MR: Case and Disorders of Sex Development Lecture, Aniscowicz

0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C

All welcome

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PEC Meeting #4

1500- 1600 River Conf Rm (3rd Floor)

PEC members and resident leadership only

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DEI Symphony Orchestra Outing

2000 Kennedy Center Concert Hall

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Wednesday, 2/1 First Day of Black History Month (see below for the weekly highlight)

Grand Rounds: "Association Between Celiac Disease and Pneumococcal Infections In Hospitalized Pediatric Patients Within the United States," Dr. Janet Jang (Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow) and "Salivary Sampling as a Noninvasive Method of Monitoring Gentamicin Levels in Neonates," Dr. Theresa Urbina (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow)

0745-0845 Room A3, Bldg A, USUHS and Virtual Zoom Platform: Meeting ID: 999 6780 8867

Passcode: 7271775

All welcome; outpatient residents are strongly encouraged to attend

Thursday, 2/2 Groundhog Day

MR: Case & Journal Club (Liggett)

0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C

All welcome; please see below for the article link

Friday, 2/3

MR: Case & Hemolytic Anemia Lecture, Brockman

0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C

All welcome

Dr. Liggett's Journal Club Article:


Save the Date 🗓

Upcoming Birthdays 🎉

9FEB: Reddington CPC

15FEB: Britt Bumgardner's Birthday

13FEB: Block 9 Starts

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14FEB: Valentine's Day 💕

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20FEB: President's Day (Outpt Clinics Closed)

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22FEB: Ash Wednesday

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Announcements:

All Staff Updates


Black History Month Highlight:

- The theme for Black History Month 2023 is Black Resistance


NCR Patient Handbook

Check out the new NCR Patient Handbook!


New Pediatric Dietician

Please welcome our new Pediatric Dietitian, Rachel Silverman! Contact information below:

  • Office room 4571 in AYA

  • Number: 301-295-7072


Peds Infectious Disease LP QI Project

  • Please help us with pre-planning for the upcoming QI project on ‘Improving Pediatric Lumbar Puncture Success Rates’ by completing this brief (1-2min) survey regarding your experience and level of comfort with Pediatric LPs. We very much appreciate your time and input!

  • Peds Lumbar Puncture Survey links

  • Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions or additional input.


Parent ADHD Class

  • We are restarting the parent ADHD class, which will be held once a month on Tuesdays virtually through the MHS platform. Flyer is attached below.

  • Parents only need to attend once; information regarding the ADHD diagnosis, treatment, and school accommodations will be provided.


Inclusive Language Policy

  • CAPT Bigby has signed the official WRNMMC policy on inclusive language and pronoun use in professional communication.


Caring for Military-Affiliated Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youths: A Call for Protections

  • Check out this paper in The American Journal of Public Health by Dr. Noelle Larson and colleagues from Family Medicine, Psychology and from Children's Mercy, Kansas City.


Valentine's Day Candygrams


MHS Genesis Updates:

Important Announcements

End User Training

  • Complete computer-based training (CBT) at least 1 week in advance of instructor-led training (ILT)

  • Be sure to validate your domain at least 5 days before ILT

Provider Adoption (30JAN-10FEB):

  • Provider Adoption are virtual sessions for site Providers led by Team Cherokee Providers. The sessions include live demonstrations of “a day in the life” of a provider. Each session last about 2 hrs.

  • Registration by QR code on MHS Weekly Genesis Newsletter open now

Mock Go-Live Events (27FEB-3MAR): provides a hands-on opportunity to reinforce the skills acquired during training and practice end-to-end workflow


Pre-Go-Live Events (27FEB-17MAR):

  • Includes sign-on fair, favorites fair, and learning lab (see below for descriptions)

  • It is highly recommended that you attend these events to ensure you are ready to go with the roll-out

Event Sign-Up

Send an email to: dha.bethesda.j-11.mbx.wrnmmc-mhs-genesis@health.mil with the subject live “PRE-GO-LIVE EVENTS” and include the specific events that you would like to attend and your availability.

Sign-on Fair (SOF)

- Verify individual access to MHS GENESIS and ensure proper provisioning of end user accounts. - Audience: All End Users who have completed CBT and ILT training to obtain access to MHS GENESIS

- Time commitment: 10 minutes

Favorites Fair (FF)

- Assists providers in setting up auto text, orders sets, labs, diagnostic studies, medications, macros, and settings on their account prior to Go-Live. - Audience: All providers (MDs, Dos, NPs, PAs, etc.)

- Time commitment: 45-60 minutes

Learning Lab (LL)

- Opportunity to practice using MHS GENESIS in the training environment - Audience: All End Users

- Time commitment: up to 2 hours depending on the topic


Resident-Specific Updates


Interested in additional (free) board prep resources?



Educational/Teaching Opportunities


Check out our NEW Residents as Teachers webpage


USU Teaching Opportunities

Clerkship Round Robin (recurring throughout the year)

  • Contact Dr. Brian Hughes (brian.hughes@usuhs.edu) if interested

  • Tentative Dates and Times:

    • 3May2023 1300-1700*

    • 30Aug2023 1300-1700*

  • Able to interact with students of the class who have their Peds rotation coming up in the subsequent 3 months. Designed to mimic a clinic half day, each faculty member will be in an MDL room with your particular case. The students have 30 minutes with you to go through the case/skills. Then there is a 10-minute buffer between rooms. The students will move. You stay put and will deliver the same content 5 times. There are 9-10 students per group.

Cardiopulmonary Renal Module Sessions (Jan-Feb)

  • Syncope ICR: Thursday, Jan 26 1300-1700

  • Autonomics SG Lab: Monday, Jan 30 0945-1115

  • Cough ICR: Wednesday, Feb 8 1300-1700

  • Dyspnea ICR: Thursday, Feb 9 1300-1700

  • HTN/HLD POPS: Friday, Feb 24 1000-1130

  • Renal US: Wednesday, Feb 15 1300-1700

  • ICR Hyponatremia: Thursday, Feb 16 1300-1700

  • ICR Acid Base: Tuesday, Feb 21 1300-1700

  • ICR Kidney Disease: Thursday, Feb 23 1300-1700

  • Please contact COL Jacob Collen if interested (jacob.collen@usuhs.edu)

Transitions of Care: February 13th, 2023 (0930-1130)

  • SENIOR RESIDENTS ONLY

  • Lead a small group discussion on Transitions of Care/Patient Handoffs

  • Email laura.tilley@usuhs.edu if interested

How to Implement a Management Plan: February 15th, 2023 (0800-1200)

  • Precept a MSIV small group session on "how to implement a management plan"

  • Provide students an opportunity to discuss and practice some basic management skills using a case format

  • There will be a basic introductory presentation, followed by break-out groups and then a Q&A session

  • Please email LTC(P) Renee Mallory (renee.mallory@usuhs.edu) if interested

Humanities Week: March 2023

  • Contact Dr. Sebastian Lara (sebastian.lara@usuhs.edu) if interested

  • Co-facilitate a variety of multi-disciplinary health humanities activities. Past sessions include painting, comics design, dance, art of observation with National Gallery of Art, improv in medicine, narrative writing.

  • Dates: 6MAR (0800-1300), 8MAR (0800-1300), 10MAR(0800-1300)


Research Opportunities & Upcoming Conferences

Upcoming Conferences:

AMSUS Annual Meeting 2023: February 13-16th at the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center, National Harbor, MD

  • Poster Presentations

    • AMSUS is currently accepting poster abstracts at https://www.amsus.org/2023-poster-submission-information/

    • The first 100 approved submissions will be invited to present at the in-person Poster Session on Wednesday 15 February. Space is limited; early submissions have the greatest chance of acceptance. The submissions portal will be disabled as soon as the first 100 submissions have been approved—long before the 15 October hard deadline. REMINDER: Before submitting your abstract to AMSUS, be sure to get USU presentation approval through ServiceNow

  • Registration

    • Registration rates for the 2023 AMSUS Annual Meeting will be posted on the AMSUS website by mid-August. The registration portal will open in mid-September. If you have any questions, please contact the USU POC for AMSUS, Ms. Tiffany Helling tiffany.helling.ctr@usuhs.edu

AAP Advocacy Conference: March 26-28th in Washington, DC

The conference brings together pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists and pediatric trainees who share a passion for child health advocacy. This year's conference will feature distinguished guest speakers, advocacy skills-building and child health policy issue sessions and opportunities to learn how to be a strong voice for children.

On the final day of the conference, participants and other attendees from their state will attend meetings with their congressional offices to discuss a timely child health issue.

Scholarships available! Complete an application to apply for a scholarship to attend the advocacy conference. Scholarships will completely cover the early bird registration fee ($500 for trainees; $700 for all other AAP members). Apply here!


Register TODAY here

2023 Helfer Annual Meeting: April 16-19th in Tucson, Arizona as well as virtually

The Ray E. Helfer Society Annual Meeting Scholarship was established by the Helfer Society to encourage trainees to consider a career dedicated to the care of maltreated children. The Annual Meeting of the Helfer Society is a mid-sized meeting that promotes exposure to cutting-edge research dedicated to Child Abuse Pediatrics, as well as the opportunity to network with early, mid-career, and senior mentors. The meeting will be held April 16-19, 2023, at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, in Tucson, Arizona. Helfer will be having a hybrid meeting with live presentations and virtual attendance option as well. This scholarship is intended to support travel costs and meeting fees for a trainee to attend the Annual Meeting with the goal of increasing commitment to a career in Child Abuse Pediatrics by talented physicians.

Partnership for Military Child Health Research Symposium: April 26th

The USU Department of Pediatrics and Division of Military Child Family Research is hosting the annual Partnership for Military Child Health Research Symposium on April 26th.


This event brings together DoD health care professionals, military family advocates, and researchers to advance care and advocacy for military connected children and families.


We are looking for research on military connected children for poster and oral presentation.


This is an opportunity to highlight recent research (including quality improvement projects) focused on the health and well-being of military children, and to highlight the experiences of military connected children and families within the larger military care and advocacy community. Previously submitted/presented research is eligible for consideration in addition to anything that you might be submitting for upcoming conferences including PAS, which will be in DC April 27-May 1.


Please contact Dr. Beth Hisle-Gorman (elizabeth.hisle-gorman@usuhs.edu) and Dr. Binny Chokshi (binny.chokshi@usuhs.edu) if interested in participating.

Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Conference 2023: April 27-May 1st in Washington, DC


Military Health System Research Symposium

2023 MHSRS Call for Abstracts opened on 9 January 2023 and closes on 19 February 2023.


The MHSRS is the Department of Defense's premier scientific meeting. It provides a collaborative environment for military medical care providers with deployment experience, DoD scientists, academia, and industry to meet and exchange information on the unique medical needs of the Warfighter.

Go to the MHSRS website (https://mhsrs.health.mil/) to review the titles and descriptions of the 2023 scientific breakout sessions, to submit an abstract, and to access Frequently Asked Questions concerning the Call for Abstracts process.


(1) DHA CAC Users: Signing in with a CAC is the most secure/desirable method since it uses two-factor authentication.

Go to https://mhsrs.health.mil/submissions/ and click 'Sign In with CAC'. If you have trouble accessing the site with your CAC, please register for a member account.

(2) All Others must have a username and password to access the site and to submit an abstract. If you have forgotten your previously issued username and password, email:

usarmy.detrick.medcom-usamrmc.list.usamrmc-web-team@health.mil for assistance. DO NOT re-register. If you have never registered on the MHSRS website (e.g., are a new abstract submitter), go to https://mhsrs.health.mil/Members/Register.aspx to register for a new member account and receive a username and password.

The 2023 MHSRS will be an in-person meeting (meeting approval, date, and location of the meeting are pending). This information will be posted on the MHSRS website and communicated via a mass e-mail to those registered on the MHSRS website when it is available.

ARMY


  • ACFT Equipment is housed in a shed at the MWR Field (USUHS Field). We can sign out the key to someone who would like to take the lead with equipment. If you’d like to have a SME on-sight to assist with demonstrations then we can work something out seeing as you do not have an Army NCO in Pediatrics. However, I would also encourage you to reach out to SFC Love as your DMS SEL if you’d like to work with her. Let us know if you have specific dates/times that would work best for your group.

    • Reach out to Dr. Patterson for assistance

  • EFMB packets for the E3B being conducted at Ft. AP Hill are due 10February. There is currently a group chat on WhatsApp for EFMB. Check the attached flyer for QR codes to those groups. There is a 12-mi ruck on Friday, February 27th and the written exam needs to be proctored by a badge holder. Reach out to the EFMB group admins to coordinate. The E3B may be too close to be considered, but there are other EFMB opportunities in FY23. Residents should review the official page and reach out with their questions: https://medcoe.army.mil/efmb

    • There are qualifications every month. Typically one day is M17 and two days are M4, but this can vary from range to range, and the details aren’t known until the OPORDs are posted by S-3. The next M17 range is the 26th and 27th of January, all day at, Ft. AP Hill. Reach out to the distro to try and hop on. The next ranges are slotted for 13-17FEB, and 27-30MAR (Hosted by ACO). The OPORD for the February range is attached.

    • Reach out to Dr. Patterson for assistance



AIR FORCE

  • Laurie Creel is on extended leave; please forward any questions/concerns to Dr. Zanetti or Britt Bumgardner

  • PT Tests:

  • Leave

    • Send a LeaveWeb request, designate Dr. Zanetti and Brittany Bumgardner as your primary and backup approver.

    • If you have a negative balance, submit requests to Col Rieker.

    • Ensure you are up to date with your Individual Medical Readiness

    • For Fellows: Submit leave to Maj Mary Hoffman and backup is AF personnel within specialty

NAVY

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