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Plan of the Week: March 24th - March 30th



Plays of the Week:


Play of the week goes to Dr. Carr, who was honored for her 15 years of government service. Dr. Carr is an amazing physician who consistently goes above and beyond for her patients, colleagues, and the residents. She is incredibly hard working and easy to work with, always with a positive attitude and looking for solutions. Very well earned ma'am!


Play of the week to the faculty selected as Associate Master Clinician, and for Dr. Zanetti who was selected for Master Clinician through USU.


Associate Master Clinician:

COL Brian Brennan

LTC Lauren Vasta

Maj Nathan Kolasinski

CAPT Elizabeth Ferrara

 

Master Clinician

LtCol Richard Zanetti

Schedule:

Date

Event

Time and Location

Audience/Notes

Monday, 3/25

Education Meeting

0730-0845 America 2525

Academic & Military Advisors, Rotation Supervisors, Residency Leadership


Reverse Education

0745-0850 Resident Work Room

Pediatric Residents Only

Tuesday, 3/26

MR: Case, Lecture: Contraception 201 - Dr. Saxena

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome

Wednesday, 3/27

NO Morning Report: Academic Half Day




Sleep/Pulm Academic Half Day

1300-1500 Sleep Conference Room

Residents and Medical Students Only


Housestaff Meeting

1500-1600 Canyon Conference Room

Pediatric Residents Only


Dr. Hepps Birthday!

All Day Everywhere


Thursday, 3/28

MR: Case, Lecture: Tickborne Infections - Dr. Penfold

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome

Friday, 3/29

MR: Case, Lecture: Ortho Spine Issues - Dr. Schlaff

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome




Save the Date 🗓

Upcoming Birthdays 🎉

27MAR: Sleep/Pulm Academic Half Day

27MAR: Dr. Hepps!!!

31MAR: Easter Sunday

11APR: Maggie Hasler

01-05APR: Army Ht/Wt

22APR: Karina Kauffman Brown

01APR: Start of Navy PFA Cycle


02APR: Next PI/QI Session


07APR: ACGME Survey Closes


08APR: Block 11 Starts


08-12APR: Army ACFT


10-11APR: PFCCS for Rising PGY-2



Continuity Clinic: Choosing Wisely - High-Value Health Care



Announcements:


All Staff Updates



Pediatric Obesity Curriculum - NEW!

  • Healthy Habits Pediatric Obesity Curriculum and Toolkit - New Educational Curriculum to Improve Provider's Confidence and Knowledge in the Care of Childhood Obesity. This is a great resource that is being rolled out, and will be a longitudinal study throughout this academic year.

  • 6 Month Follow-Up Survey: https://forms.gle/QwsWmMbCors77WcM9


MICC Scrub Machines

  • The MICC now has a Scrub Machine to get your daily scrubs

  • If you do not have a scrub card, please complete the below form and we can work to take them down to the Scrub Team in the Pedestrian Connector




Behavioral Health Psychologists Accepting Referrals!

  • Dr. Cowan and Dr. Small have both started seeing patients here at Walter Reed Pediatrics

  • Dr. Cowan primarily sees pediatric patients

  • Dr. Small primarily sees adolescent patients

  • Currently accepting referrals, with plans to start accepting Walk-Ins shortly

  • Attached are the reasons to refer, as well as directions on the referral process




Urology Referrals:

  • Please send all referrals involving the urinary system (enuresis, horseshoe kidneys, hydronephrosis, VUR, etc.) to Pediatric Nephrology and urology referrals concerning possible surgery/anatomy to Pediatric Urology. 

  • Dr. Ferrara is reviewing all of them at this time and will keep patients that Pediatric Nephrology can treat here but is deferring anything requiring a urologist to the network. 


USU Medical Student Evaluations


Hard Copies of the new Scutdog are available in Chief Resident Office!

Faculty Development

You must register for all courses at this website: http://fac-dev.usuhs.edu/ It’s No Small Thing: The Challenges of Small Group Teaching (FACULTY ONLY) (IN-PERSON) Date: 22 May 2024 Time: 11:00 - 13:00 Track: Teaching Location: USU, Bldg A, Rm A2053

Resident-Specific Updates

Transition to Practice (PGY-3s Only):



This week's focus: Outprocessing and Moving

  • Outprocessing section: You can start your "WRNMMC Pre-Checkout List Check List" (focus on 90-days out portion)

  • Moving section:  Focus on "Planning & Scheduling Your Move"



Block 11 Schedules - Rotation Contacts Updated FEB2024

  • Don't forget to reach out to your Rotation Supervisors regarding your schedule if you have any questions/concerns. The below attachment has the most up-to-date contact information.

  • Additionally, check MedHub and review updated goals & objectives for your upcoming rotation!



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:

  • 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. The students will move. You stay put and will deliver the same content 5 times to groups of 9-10 students.

ICR Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU


POET Round Robin Teaching at USU

  • POET week Pediatrics half day is a round robin format to orient USU medical students just prior to their pediatric clerkship rotation (starting in next 3 weeks)

  • Current sessions:

  • All teaching materials and PPTs are provided to instructor prior to events

  • Upcoming Dates: May 1st

  • Please email Dr. Hughes (brian/hughes@usuhs.edu)

Motivational Interviewing Small Group - March 28th

Who:  Staff Physicians and/or Residents

When:  Thursday 28 March 2024

  • Optional: 0730-0820 Lecture

  • Faculty Volunteers:  between 0830 and 1000

Where:  In-Person, at USUHS

How:  This SignUpGenius

POC:  Dr. Beth Hawks, Dr. Kasi Chu




Research Opportunities & Upcoming Conferences

Upcoming Conferences

PAS 2024: May 2nd-6th in Toronto, Ontario


NCR Research and Innovation Month: Poster Week April 26th - May 3rd

PAO Posters due by MAR15

Poster Week: April 26th to May 3rd

4th Annual Partnership for Military Child Health Symposium: April 24th

  • Registration for the event, either in person or virtually, is available at this registration page.

  • Objective is to review the current state of research regarding military child health, and share information regarding critical community programs that support military children and family.

  • In person attendance is not necessary for poster presentation.  If you are interested, please complete the form linked here: Call for Research

  • Deadline for submission is February, 15th

  • Please direct any questions to Dr. Binny Chokshi at Binny.Chokshi@usuhs.edu.

2024 Section on Uniformed Services Scientific Awards Abstract Competition -September 27th - October 1st in Orlando, FL (AAP Conference)

Beginning February 16 Submit your Abstract at: https://aapexperience.org/abstracts/

SUBMISSION DEADLINE – April 12, 2024

Submission Types:      Case Report, Original Research, or Quality Improvement (may be eligible for MOC 4 credit).


Abstracts will be considered within six scientific award topics to be given to honor research efforts by Uniformed Pediatricians. The awards are:

 The Ogden Bruton Award (certificate of merit): for the best paper by a Uniformed Pediatrician on either basic science research or research on the development, evaluation, or application of an emerging technology in pediatrics.


 The Andrew Margileth Award (certificate of merit): for the best pediatric paper by a Uniformed Pediatrician documenting clinical findings or assessing clinical diagnostic studies, therapeutic regimens, and outcomes leading to improved quality of health care for children.


 The Howard Johnson Award (certificate of merit): for the best paper by a Uniformed Resident (of any specialty) on a pediatric topic.


 The Leo Geppert Innovation Award (certificate of merit): for the Uniformed Pediatrician with the best paper outlining a Quality Improvement or Patient Safety innovation affecting the care of pediatric patients.


The Leo Geppert Case Award (certificate of merit): for the best case report by a Uniformed Pediatrician.  It is the only category that accepts case reports.

 The Val G. Hemming Award (certificate of merit and a travel award per individual command's approval): for the USUHS, HPSP, or ROTC medical student submitting the best paper on a pediatric-related topic in clinical or basic science research.


 

Your submission will only be considered under one award topic. If you are unsure which topic to submit under, please contact Michelle Kiger, MD at michelle.e.kiger.mil@healthl.mil or Patrick Reeves, MD patrick.reeves@usuhs.edu for assistance.

 

Formats: Poster and Oral Presentations (Oral presentations only for Bruton, Johnson and Margileth categories).

Abstracts limited to 450 words. Prior IRB approval will be required for submissions involving human or animal subjects  research.

Publication:  Abstracts can be previously presented but not previously published.

Awards:   Certificates for top 3 abstracts in each category. Top winner only for Hemming award. Announcement of first place during SOUS educational program during AAP National Conference.


 Meeting:  AAP National Conference is scheduled for September 27-October 1, 2024 in Orlando, FL.

Questions:  For questions about abstract submission guidelines, contact Jackie Burke at jburke@aap.org. If your abstract is accepted for presentation, at least 1 author must register for the NCE.


 

National Medical Association Conference -August 3rd-7th in New York City

Deadline for Abstracts and Scholarship Opportunities is April 16th!


The NMA is the nation's oldest and largest organization representing African American physicians and health professionals in the United States. Established in 1895, the NMA is the collective voice of more than 30,000 African American physicians and the patients they service. 


There are currently several calls for abstract submissions to highlight medical students, trainees and faculty that she has attached to this email. Some of those selected can receive funding to attend this year's convention. Anyone with questions about the process or the meeting can reach out directly to Dr. Seide for more information at witzard.seide@usuhs.edu or Dr. James at genesis.james@nccpeds.com, who was a Billie Wright Adams Scholarship recipient last year!


Community Pediatrics Updates:



ARMY - ACFT/Ht/Wt SignUp Included!

Save the Date:

Ht/Wt: 4/1-4/5 or 4/15-4/19

ACFT: 4/8-4/12


Sign-up Link in PPT:




Army Leave

  • Current leave process

    • Please send email to Jack and Military Advisor notifying of specific leave requests

    • 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

      • Submit Leave to your specific Military Advisor

      • 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 your ARMY ADVISOR

      • Complete address information with the location of where you are going

      • 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



AIR FORCE

Leave:

  • Please complete and sign the attached checklist when submitting leave.

  • Put Dr. Zanetti and Jack as 1st/2nd Approver, and email checklist to both.

  • For the checklist - When out of training these are items that will result in leave not being approved. I will NOT be rejecting leave, but if there are things overdue we need a plan to get updated. If you have a lot of overdue items and you are doing OCONUS or leave requiring commanders signature this could cause issues, but we’ll address that if it comes up.

  • Here’s how you should answer Checklist:

1 – in JKO ensure that your annual cyberawareness, Hippa, level 1 antiterrorism training are done

2- Check your IMR and ensure all green https://asimsimr.health.mil/imr/myIMR.aspx if not use comment box to write what is not up to date and plan

3 – TR closeouts are end of the academic year 30June

4 – N/A

5 – check myfss for next PT Test date https://myfss.us.af.mil/USAFCommunity/s/usaf-fitness-management

6 – this is your birth month

7 – N/A



NAVY

BCA and PRTs:

Command is utilizing SignUpGenius to schedule BCAs and PRTs during designated dates for each Division. Click on the link to schedule your BCA as a participant once you have read NMRTCBETHESDANOTE 6110.:

* 4th Div: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094BABAB2FA5F4C16-47503519-4thdiv


The command-wide dates for the PFA and FEP for cycle 2024 are from 1 April 2024 through 24 May 2024, with makeup dates scheduled 28 May 2024 through 7 June 2024.


Additionally, I have attached a copy of the NAVMED 6110/4 (02/2021) PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT MEDICAL CLEARANCE/WAIVER.





Leave:

  • Dr. Ferrara will approve leave in NSIPS

  • When submitting leave, please email Dr. Ferrara and Chief Resident

  • Chief Resident will send email confirming that dates have been approved


Leave & Liberty Divisional Readiness LPO: 4th Div LPO- HM2 Mariavicka Sanchez- Responsible for DMS, which includes Pediatrics https://wrnmmc-intranet.health.mil/sites/TNT/NMSD/SitePages/4th%20Division.aspx

(hover over 4th Division tab)


2024 Training Schedule:

All Trainings are assigned to each Sailor and tracked via the Relias LMS at https://dha20433.training.reliaslearning.com/













Please reach out to Jack at jack.goetzman@nccpeds.com or henry.j.goetzman.mil@health.mil with any questions or concerns.

 
 
 

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