Play of the Week:
Bravo to Drs. Benjamin Jack, Taylor Meyers, and Bailey Howard on their research "Potty stools: The Next Step Up in the Management of Functional Constipation in Children" being presented at the annual Digestive Disease Week Conference in sunny San Diego!
Weekly Schedule:
Date | Time | Topic and Speaker | Audience | Location |
Monday, 5/30 | Memorial Day | Outpatient Closed | No Case or Lecture | |
Tuesday, 5/31 | 0745 - 0850 | Case & Dermatology Lecture (Cutaneous Neoplasms), Dr. Logemann | All welcome | In Person, America 2525 B/C |
Wednesday, 6/1 | 0745 - 0850 | Grand Rounds, Little People in a Big World: Preparation and Planning for Transcontinental Pediatric Critical Care Air Transports, Dr. Matos | All welcome | Hybrid In Person USUHS Bldg A, Room A3 and Zoom |
Thursday, 6/2 | 0745 - 0850 | Dr. Millen's CPC | All welcome | America 2525 B/C |
| 1200 - 1300 | Discussion on Hurricane Katrina w/ CPT Guillory | All welcome | America 2525 B/C |
Friday, 6/3 | 0745 - 0850 | Case & PICU Lecture (Shock), Dr. Samtani | All welcome | America 2525 B/C |
Please be advised that morning report has returned to in-person only. There will no longer be an option to join the session via ZoomGov. Plan accordingly, and join us for the in-person sessions!
If you are presenting a case or lecture: please save your presentations to the ShareDrive in the folder corresponding to the year and month of your presentation: \\WRNMDFPISISMBD1\DeptShares$\Dept1\_Pediatrics\MorningReport Lectures.
Continuity Clinic: Continuity Clinic Handoff
Announcements:
All Staff:
Check out the updated WIC eligibility tool!
Mark your calendars for the End of the Year Party on Friday, June 10th!
All faculty, staff, fellows, residents, significant others, children, and friends welcome!
The party will take place at Cabin John Regional Park. 7400 Tuckerman Ln, Bethesda, MD 20817 in the group picnic area. There will be outdoor games along with a mini playground for kids. There is a covered picnic area so the party will go on rain or shine!
Dinner will be catered by Mission BBQ! BYOB (Non-alcoholic beverages provided)
Please RSVP No later than June 6th with the total number of people in your party. Cost is $26 per person (no cost for children who will not be eating). Please RSVP using this link below and Venmo @Elise-Reddington for the cost of your party.
Graduation is rapidly approaching and will be an IN PERSON event! It will be held on Friday, June 17 at the Strathmore at 1000. Please see below for details.
Join Spectrum, USUHS LGBQTIA+ affinity group, in celebrating PRIDE month!! Check out the flyers below.
Please complete your Summer Safety Training by 31 MAY for the hospital -- located on the intranet banner and on Relias!
Please be advised of the following changes to pharmacy operations, effective June 6, 2022:
The PEDIATRICS PHARMACY will close.
Same-day refills will no longer be filled. Refills must be called in ahead of time and picked up ONLY at the Drive-Thru pick up or the NEX.
All NEW prescriptions will be processed at the Arrowhead and America pharmacies only.
There will likely be changes to the pediatric pharmacy hours/availability, though these details have not yet finalized. Stay tuned for further updates.
The above changes will be messaged to patients via PAO (i.e. updates on social media and on the intranet, etc.), but patients will likely need reminders once the changes are in effect.
For staff who need to pick up prescriptions- please be advised that you can request refills using your CAC-enabled computer at apps5.capmed.mil/StaffPharmacyRefills/Home/Index. Prescriptions will be ready within 2 hours at America or Arrowhead and you will receive a text when they are ready. When you arrive to the pharmacy, pick up a ticket at the kiosk that says "MTF Staff" to bypass the line and be issued your prescriptions.
Need to find contact information for staff or a department within the NCR medical facilities? Check out the electronic Scutdog here, or stop by the Chief Office (America Bldg, 4th Floor, Room 4560) for a print copy.
Resident-Specific:
For urgent, after-hours, or weekend issues, please call/text the Chief On-Call, listed in Amion.
Sam Rowe: 5/29- 6/2
Leela Patel: 6/3- 6/12
For resident scheduling in clinic:
When you are preparing for your continuity clinic for the week and notice logistical issues with your schedule (i.e., two patients booked in the same slot, siblings booked with you but in non-consecutive time slots, complex patients booked into short appointment times, etc), please complete the following steps, ideally no later than the night before your clinic:
Draft an email message detailing the issue- ideally no later than the night before your clinic, so the issue can be resolved while the early morning crew is working on schedules.
Include the clinic administrators in the “TO” line- Ms. Bates (Adrian.e.bates.ctr@mail.mil) and Ms. Stocks (Jerna.j.stocks.ctr@mail.mil)
Include the clinic leadership team in the “CC” line- Dr. Renuka Rees (Renuka.s.rees.mil@mail.mil), Ms. Charlee (Charmoine.a.draughn.civ@mail.mil), and Ms. Putney (Sabrina.l.putney.civ@mail.mil)
Looking for information on credentialing, duty hours, and procedure logs? Please see below:
Feeling sick? Please click the arrow to the left for step-by-step instructions:
1) Text both chiefs ASAP, who will order a rapid PCR if your symptoms are concerning for COVID.
2) Report to the CSA tent (during business hours) or to the Walter Reed Emergency Department (after hours) to have the test performed. State explicitly that a rapid swab has already been ordered for you.
3) Notify the chiefs if you encounter any issues.
4) If you are COVID-positive:
a) Do NOT report for duty. Please isolate yourself from others.
b) Call Occupational Health (301-400-0885) during business hours and request a return-to- work date and an isolation memo.
c) Send your isolation memo to the chief residents (chief.resident@nccpeds.com) and program coordinators (coordinator@nccpeds.com).
Research:
PI/QI final presentations are on Tuesday, June 7. Please utilize the template below to craft your slides for the presentation. The goal is to walk the audience through your project while highlighting the obstacles your team faced, how you overcame them, and what you would have done differently during the process.
ARM: All senior residents MUST have a SOCR-approved project to receive 2 ARM days per block. Senior residents must update SOCR every 6 months to maintain their second ARM day.
RESEARCH ELECTIVE: Senior residents must present a plan to Dr. Kolasinski and Dr. Zanetti for any research elective time 3-6 months prior to their rotation start date.
Resources are in the "SOCR formerly RROC" ShareDrive folder, and check out page linked above for further information!
Military Specific:
ARMY
· May Trainings: Cyber Awareness, ERCP
· Army leave address is: dha.bethesda.wrnmmc.list.wrnm-alpha-company@mail.mil
· ACFT news: everyone MUST complete another diagnostic ACFT between April 1st and July 31st. IF you pass, you may convert this to count for record on October 1st.
AIR FORCE
· PT Tests:
o To schedule a test at Walter Reed, please contact SSgt Talia Johnson (talia.l.johnson2.mil@mail.mil). Please allow a few business days for a response.
o If there is no availability at WRNMMC, you must test at Andrews AFB. Contact Ms. Laurie Creel (laurie.a.creel.civ@mail.mil)
· Leave
o Complete an updated Travel Risk Assessment (https://www.nccpeds.com/_files/ugd/92f61c_956a236983094f34a58c47aeaee6fa6c.pdf)
for any leave requests and send to Leela Patel or Dr. Zanetti for signature.
o Upload the signed TRA to your LeaveWeb request, and designate Leela Patel and Dr. Zanetti
as your primary and backup approver.
o If you have a negative balance, submit requests to Col Rieker.
o Ensure you are up to date with your Individual Medical Readiness (https://asimsimr.health.mil/imr/MyIMR.aspx)
NAVY
· May training: Navy Medicine Prevention of Unauthorized Commitments (due 31 May 2022)
· Residents: designate Leela Patel (under "Civilian Approvers", UIC 00168) as your watchbill coordinator in NSIPS.
· The PFA is approaching!
8 Jul 2022: PFA waiver deadline
18-29 Jul 2022: BCA dates for DMS (Building 9 Mezzanine)
8 Aug - 2 Sep 2022: All-Hands PRT
6-9 Sep 2022: Late/Make-Up PRT
Wellness and Feedback:
Wellness Resources Table- this contains a comprehensive listing of behavioral health resources accessible to trainees in our program.
Physician Wellness Resources Library- this site lists open-access online resources that promote physician wellness.
Feedback Venues Table- this table details the various avenues through which trainees can give feedback and the degree of anonymity conferred by each.