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 |
| PEC Meeting #4 | 1500- 1600 River Conf Rm (3rd Floor) | PEC members and resident leadership only |
| DEI Symphony Orchestra Outing | 2000 Kennedy Center Concert Hall | |
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 | |
14FEB: Valentine's Day 💕 | |
20FEB: President's Day (Outpt Clinics Closed) | |
22FEB: Ash Wednesday | |
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
Pediatric Residents and Fellows: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N3WZJNT
Pediatric Attending Physicians: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/76DBLGF
Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions or additional input.
POC: Elena Crecelius (she/her/hers), PGY4 Peds ID Fellow, elena.m.crecelius.mil@health.mil, 503-883-1779
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
“Soft Go-Live”: Saturday, 25MAR
MHS Genesis Patient Portal will be replacing our Tricare Online (TOL) platform after “Go Live.”
Set up your accounts: https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Technology/MHS-GENESIS
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?
We have several accounts available for Med Challenger, which includes 1,700 ABP-formatted exam questions and detailed explanations.
Email Theresa Kiefer if you are interested.
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
Planning on going on leave? You can find the most updated leave forms here: https://www.nccpeds.com/army-leave
AIR FORCE
Laurie Creel is on extended leave; please forward any questions/concerns to Dr. Zanetti or Britt Bumgardner
PT Tests:
To schedule a test, please contact the following individuals:
TSgt Wilson: jonathan.a.wilson41.mil@health.mil
Every Thursday @1400
SSgt Starr: cody.j.starr2.mil@health.mil
Mondays and Fridays @1400
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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