Plays of the Week:
Play of the week goes to Dr. Friedman for his recent promotion to Lieutenant Colonel!
Play of the week goes to the Social Committee and their excellent planning of the Hail & Farewell! We would also like to thank those who covered our hard-working residents so they were all able to attend, a BIG thank you goes to Drs. Hawley, Arora, Drumm, Weber, and Toro! Additionally, congratulations to our award winners:
- PGY-3 of the Year: Jack Goetzman & Brian Graziose
- PGY-2 of the Year: Rob Crutcher
- PGY-1 of the Year: Connor Liggett
- Fellow of the Year: Chase Groomes & Elizabeth Ketchum & Donald Rees
- SOWGAS: Dr. Lopreiato
Play of the week goes to Dr. Lara for receiving the M. Brownell Anderson Award from AAMC GEA which recognizes early-career med educators for "enthusiasm, commitment, and creativity in the field of medical education across the continuum"
Schedule:
Date | Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes |
Monday, 6/12 | MR: Derm Lecture, Kravitz & Case | 0745 - 0850 Desert Conference Room (America 2301) | All welcome |
| TTP: MMHAC | 0730 - 1630 USU: Charles Rice Hall | PGY-3s Only |
Tuesday, 6/13 | MR: Case & Growth Lecture, Hammond | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome |
| TTP: MMHAC | 0730 - 1630 USU: Charles Rice Hall | PGY-3s Only |
| DEI Committee Meeting | 1800 - 1900 Zoom Meeting | |
Wednesday, 6/14 Flag Day 🇺🇸 & Army's Birthday🪖 | Grand Rounds: Joint Pediatric-Pediatric Surgery Conference (Koop Lecture) | 0900 - 1100 Sanford Auditorium, USUHS and Virtual Google Meet Platform | No morning report; inpatient teams, please round early to be able to tune in virtually. See brochure below for more information |
| TTP: GI Board Review, Royall | 0930 - 1100 Audiology Conf Rm 5406 | PGY-3s Only |
| TTP: Endo Board Review, Reynolds | 1330 - 1500 Audiology Conf Rm 5406 | PGY-3s Only |
| TTP: Pulm Board Review, McCown | 1500 - 1630 Audiology Conf Rm 5406 | PGY-3s Only |
Thursday, 6/15 | MR: M&M | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome |
| Intern Orientation | 0900 - 1600 Desert Conf Rm, Bldg 19, 2nd Floor, Room 2301 | Incoming Interns/Residents Only |
| Candidate Recruitment Day | 0900 - 1130 Canyon Conf Rm, Bldg 19, 4th Floor | MSIVs Only |
| TTP: NICU Board Review, Schulz | 0900 - 1030 Audiology Conf Rm 5406 | PGY-3s Only |
| TTP: Biostats Board Review, Zanetti | 1030 - 1200 Audiology Conf Rm 5406 | PGY-3s Only |
| Juneteenth National Holiday Day Celebration | 1200 - 1300 Clark Auditorium, Bldg. 10 (Eagle Zone) | Guest Speaker: CAPT Kelly Elmore, Chief of Staff WRNMMC |
| TTP: Heme/Onc Board Review, Zanetti | 1300 - 1430 Audiology Conf Rm 5406 | PGY-3s Only |
| Medical Student/Resident Happy Hour | 1730 - 1930 7 Locks Brewery | Rotating Medical Students and Residents Only |
Friday, 6/16 | MR: Case & Autism Care in the PCMH Lecture, Perkins | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome |
| TTP: Academic Promotion, Hickey | 0900 - 1000 Audiology Conf Rm 5406 | PGY-3s Only; Bring CVs |
| TTP: Building a CV, May | 1000 - 1100 Audiology Conf Rm 5406 | PGY-3s Only; Bring CVs and review article sent out |
| TTP: Cosmos Club Lunch | 1230 - 1400 The Cosmos Club (2121 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008) | PGY-3s & Residency Leadership Only |
| Intern Orientation Half-Day | 1300 - 1600 America Bldg 19, Canyon Conf Rm, 4th Floor, Rm 4238 | Incoming Interns/Residents Only |
| CAPT Emerick's Retirement Ceremony | 1400 - 1500 Memorial/Bancroft Hall, US Naval Academy | All welcome |
Joint Pediatric-Pediatric Surgery Conference (Koop Lecture):
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
18JUN: Father's Day | 29JUN: Taylor Meyers |
19JUN: Juneteenth (Outpt clinic closed) | |
23JUN: Graduation 🎓 | |
26JUN: Intern Welcome Lunch | |
28JUN: Pulm Academic Half-Day | Do you have a birthday that you want added to the calendar? Email/text Britt |
Announcements:
Meet our Rotating 4th Year Medical Students!
All Staff Updates
USU Education Day: June 14th
Check out some of our very own at 0810-0840 and 0845-0915!
Peds Travel Clinic
Referrals are no longer required for Peds ID Travel Clinic but the travelers must be Tricare-eligible. We request that you screen the patient’s destination to determine if travel clinic is required. Please see the information below:
Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic at WRNMMC offers Travel Clinic appointments for Tricare-eligible families traveling overseas. Due to limited appointment availability, priority is for PCS and high-risk travel. Please note these appointments are NOT for PCS clearance (which should be completed by the PCM).
PCM determines if Travel Clinic is needed. Look at the destination of travel:
2. If Travel Clinic is needed, instruct the parent/guardian to have the following information ready and call Peds Subspecialty Clinic to book.
Destination(s) of travel
Travel Dates
Note that patients should be seen at least 2 weeks prior to departure (ideally 4-6 weeks) but also NO earlier than 2 months prior to departure. Peds ID clinic schedule is available 3 months in advance and will be strict with this timeline/window for travel clinic appointments.
Families MUST CALL the Peds Subspeciality Clinic to schedule their appointment at 301-319-4959. Please advise families to be patient when calling as the Peds Subspecialty Clinic front desk manage many subspecialities and also check in patients while managing the phone.
PCMH Clinic Updates:
Newborn bilirubin orders: Please order BOTH a total and direct bilirubin. The Neobili panel order does not communicate correctly within Genesis that we need both the total and direct.
Telemynd is a great resource for virtual Mental Health care as we no longer have an embedded Behavioral Health Psychologist at the moment. Families can self-refer and request care. Active Duty need a referral from their PCM. As discussed at Morning Report today, it may be difficulty for families with young children or adolescents if they are concerned about their families not giving them privacy at home.
Audiology:Walter Reed does not currently have any pediatric outpatient audiology services for the next 10 weeks. All patients that need hearing tests will be referred out to the network. Newborns will still get screened in the MICC, but there will be no walk in capabilities.
PCM Changes: For future PCM Change Requests please fill out the request form below and send to the email below: dha.bethesda.j-11.mbx.bds-enrollment@health.mil
The POC for Enrollment Management is Ms. Lisa Smith (lisa.m.smith132.civ@health.mil/301-319-5351)
CAPS Provider to Provider consult line: Please see the flyer below
This is for providers to ask clinical questions/assistance, but not to book any appointments
This number is NOT for families/patients
Coding: Please ensure you are documenting a problem and coding each encounter before the end of the day. This also includes all our staff, resident, rotator, and student encounters. Please see the coding cheat sheets attached!
Genesis Updates:
Outpatient Labs
Any lab being collected IN CLINIC will always be
COLLECTED: NO
FUTURE ORDER: NO
NURSE COLLECT: YES (if an option)
(under the Modify details section of the ordering screen)
Any labs the patient will have collected in the lab will be
COLLECTED: NO
FUTURE ORDER: YES.
Even if they are leaving our clinic and going straight to lab. (it must be future order for lab to see and print lab stickers)
Referrals
Do not write “see comment” in the reason for referral. The comment box is for extension of the reason for referral only and not required. Once the order is signed, order comments can not be edited.
ROFR: keep as default NO
In-Between Visit Encounters
We need to make sure date of signature is the same as date of service. If you are signing on a different day than the day of service, use the “Correct Note Date” attachment to correct this.
There have been lots of medication ordering errors. The “Wave Walter Reed-Wave Belvoir” attachment can be used to see what the most often prescribed meds are in our clinic to help you make favorites. Use the “Provider Favorites Setup Guide” ppt to do this.
The “Pharmacy Info Patient Flyer” has a list of all the NCR pharmacies and instructions on the Q-anywhere for that location if they have it.
New updated patient portal guide attached
Setting up your favorites
Resident-Specific Updates
PD End of Year Meetings
Don't forget to sign-up for your end of the year PD meeting if you haven't already.
HOW TO SCHEDULE: PD Meeting Google Calendar Link
See separate email for instructions
Transition to Practice (PGY-3s only)
This week's focus: Out-Processing
Educational/Teaching Opportunities
USU Teaching Opportunities
Clerkship Round Robin (recurring throughout the year)
Contact Dr. Brian Hughes (brian.hughes@usuhs.edu) if interested
Tentative Dates and Times:
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.
Reproduction and Endocrinology Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities
19SEP: Developmental Delay ICR (1300-1630)
21SEP: Peds Growth ICR (1300-1630)
25SEP: Pediatric Issues ICR (1300-1630)
26SEP: HEADSS Exam Debrief (1100-1430)
Research Opportunities & Upcoming Conferences
Upcoming Conferences:
APPD: Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting: Wednesday, Sept 20 at CNMC NEW!
More details to come soon. Along with this meeting, we will be continuing our annual scholarship competition. The call for proposals is attached and should be shared with your trainees. We are seeking proposals that have a focus on education, community health and advocacy, and cultivation of an inclusive work force and clinical learning environment. We are excited to be able to offer several $1000 grants, so please encourage participation.
6th annual Architecture of High Value Health Care: October 12-14th in Baltimore, MD
Abstract submissions are due by April 30th 2023 at 11:59pm EST. Abstract submission site
Abstract submission categories:
Improving equitable delivery of high value care (Health Equity Award)
Reducing out of pocket costs for patients (Costs of Care Affordability Award)
Improving appropriateness of diagnostic or screening services
Improving appropriateness of treatment/interventional services
Clinical care pathways to improve quality & reduce unwarranted practice variability
Optimization of patient care setting to reduce avoidable ED visits & hospitalizations
Improving the discharge process and other care transitions
Preventive medicine and evidence-based screening for early disease detection
Effective cost transparency for patients
Provider behavior modification (comparative effectiveness of interventions)
Information technology innovations
High value care educational curricula (medical school, GME, CE, CME)
AAP NCE 2023: October 20-24th in Washington, DC
Registration and hotel reservations will open for AAP members on May 2 at 10AM CDT and open for all on May 9 at 10am CDT. The conference schedule will be released on May 2.
Community Pediatrics Updates:
LGBTQ+ Pride Month:
Juneteenth Celebration
USU Spectrum Pride Events
"Do Ask, Do Tell" Panel: June 12th from 1130 - 1230 (Lecture Room A2)
This live panel spotlights the lived experiences of current and prior service members and colleagues who served before and after the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell".
Project ASPEN training
Multiple dates/times/Zoom
Learn more about inclusive language to support effective work, learning and healthcare environments.
Note: Ask your department leadership if ASPEN training is planned for your department, too.
Check out these self-education resources: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LotubG_Qg9HHu4t4ut_Z9Hvm3YsxOeyk/view
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdswAIv8R96nyvzCuayFHFtmxsfUYLWUT2cMugi2K1o80mImg/viewform
Please see the flyer below for information on additional activities sponsored by Spectrum.
ARMY NEW!
IPPS-A Updates
Please follow the instructions below to update your IPPS-A account. Email the Alpha Company Distro once complete.
Current leave process
Please use IPPS-A for all leave/absence requests; go to https://myaccess.dmdc.osd.mil/identitymanagement/app/login and login with your CAC
Make sure you change your email in order to receive email notifications -> My Profile -> My Current Profile -> down arrow next to name -> Personal Details -> Contact Details
Submit leave
Continue to submit DA31s to Britt for signature
Once your DA31 is reviewed and signed, follow these instructions:
Click My Absences in the home page
Complete the appropriate information, an example of chargeable leave is below:
Absence Type: 1-Chargeable Absence
Absence Name: Absence
Absence Reason: 01- Annual (Ordinary) Absence and complete the remainder of the page
Enter Start and End Dates
For supervisor ID: direct it to 1SG Michael Leinweber
Complete address information with the location of where you are going
Attach your DA31 with my signature at the bottom
Click submit
Make sure you continue to send leave dates and locations to the Peds Leave Listserv: dha.bethesda.j-11.mbx.pediatric-alpha-co-leave@health.mil
See the powerpoint below for instructions
Training dates:
Equal Opportunity
Memorial Auditorium
9 June 2023 @ 0730-0830
Pre-signup advised
Contact ESSO for sign-up: dha.bethesda.j-11.mbx.esso@health.mil
SHARP (Annual – Full 5-Module required for newcomers)
Bldg 5, Room 3008
9 June 2023 @ 0900-UTC
Pre-signup required
Contact SHARP for sign-up: dha.bethesda.j-11.mbx.sharp@health.mil
Personal Readiness (ASAP/Suicide/Gambling)
MS Teams
20 June 2023 @ 1000-1100
No pre-signup required
Link available on the SharePoint Calendar Event
Resilience
MS Teams
13 June 2023 @ 1300-1400
No pre-signup required
Link available on the SharePoint Calendar Event
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
NAVY
For graduates, please see the recent email correspondence regarding your Fitreps.
Navy PFA - 2023 Cycle:
PRT: 1 May-2 Jun 2023; late PRT is case-by-case 5-9 Jun 2023
Training Schedule
