Plays of the Week:
Play of the week goes to Drs. Sidney Zven and Brian Graziose, who did a PHENOMENAL job at COMPRA this past weekend! Dr. Graziose even won the annual award for best resident presentation from across 4 represented MHS sites
Another play of the week to Dr. Sidney Zven for seamlessly covering down and doing an excellent job seeing a sick Pulmonary patient. Thank you for your assistance and dedication to good patient care!
Schedule:
Date | Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes |
Monday, 11/14 Block 6 Starts | MR: Case and Orient to Service | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome |
Tuesday, 11/15 | MR: Case and Warren's Journal Club | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome; please see link to journal article below |
Wednesday, 11/16 | Grand Rounds: Understanding and Interrupting Racism to Improve Child and Family Health, Dr. Susan Manning | 0745 - 0845 Virtual Platform Only Meeting ID: 999 6780 8867 Passcode: 7271775 | All welcome |
Thursday, 11/17 | MR: Case and Can't Sleep, Won't Sleep: All About Insomnia Lecture, Arora | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome |
Friday, 11/18 | MR: Case and Navigating Gen Peds Clinic Lecture, Hopkins | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome |
| Air Force Mentoring Session | 0730 - 1130 Bldg 1, 3rd Floor, classroom B (3464) | AF Residents and Medical Students (see the AIR FORCE SECTION for more details); may come and go as you are able to |
Andrew Warren's Journal Club Article: Early Subthreshold Aerobic Exercise for Sport-Related Concussion
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
24NOV: Thanksgiving Day (Outpatient Clinics Closed) | 9DEC: Anthony Lucido's Birthday |
25NOV: Native American Heritage Day (Minimal Manning Day) | |
1DEC: Case Report Hackathon | |
8DEC: Ben Jack's CPC | |
9DEC: Holiday Party ❄️ | |
Announcements:
All Staff Updates
Ward Resident Coverage
Looking for a way to give back to the residents for the holidays? We are looking for individuals to help cover the ward overnight on 9Dec to allow for the residents to attend the Holiday Party
Please email Britt Bumgardner (chief.resident@nccpeds.com) if interested
Amoxicillin Shortage and Alternatives
There is a nationwide Amoxicillin shortage that may impact patient care in the near future. WRNMMC Pharmacy currently has a few bottles of Amox in stock with a rush order that should be arriving by Monday.
If Amoxicillin is not available, pharmacy will contact providers to request an alternative medication order. Attached is a list of alternative antibiotics that can be used in place of Amoxicillin that was developed by Peds ID and Pharmacy for your reference. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Peds ID or Pharmacy with any questions.
COVID Vaccine Updates
Pfizer Pediatric bivalent COVID boosters are now available for ages 5-11 years
Resident-Specific Updates
Semi-Annual PD Meeting
30-minute session to review your progress from the 1st half of the academic year and your short and long-term goals.
Scheduling
PD Meeting Google Calendar Link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=ZTVlbDBnZXBnYm1lMDkyOTN1ZTJpYWVmMTBAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ
HOW TO SCHEDULE
Access the calendar on your phone or other personal device
Look at 11/21-12/22
Availability is listed as "Dr. Hepps PD Meeting Slots"
Within the block of availability, ADD a NEW 30-min block with your name, indicating your preferred meeting time
PRO-TIPS:
Do not delete or type over the "Dr. Hepps PD Meeting Slots", as this deletes the entire slot for the day.
Make sure you are entering your NEW slot into the "NCC Peds PD Meeting Calendar" and not your personal calendar, which is the default on most devices.
If you're having trouble using the GoogleCalendar, text or email Dr. Hepps which slot you want, and she will enter it into the calendar.
Pre-Meeting Work:
PD Semi-Annual Review Template: complete the "Resident Requirements" at the bottom of page 1 (see below)
Procedure Verification Report: update your procedure log on MedHub
Update MedHub Resident Portfolio: upload documents to your portfolio (find the step-by-step guide on the Resident Homepage)
Initiate Military Training Report (Army- OER support form; Navy- Block 41; AF- nothing to do right now)
MHS Genesis Updates:
PI/QI: Next Session is 6DEC
Please notify your stakeholders prior to the next meeting
Please view your project-specific template here
Educational/Teaching Opportunities
USU Teaching Opportunities
Clerkship Round Robin
Contact Dr. Sebastian Lara (sebastian.lara@usuhs.edu) if interested
Tentative Dates and Times:
5Jan2023 1300-1700*
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.
Introduction to Clinical Reasoning (ICR) “Neonatal Transitions”: January 18th, 2023 (1300-1700)
The two cases that will be discussed in this ICR session involve an infant with respiratory distress.
Please sign up via the sign-up genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CA9A729A3FBC43-neonatal
Contact Dr. Brian Hughes (brian.hughes@usuhs.edu) if interested
3 consecutive 70-minute ICR sessions with approximately 7-10 students in each group focused on discussing common clinical presentations in the neonate transitioning from the intrauterine to extrauterine environments.
Humanities Week
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
15th Annual Research & Innovations Month (May)
Details
- 15 different competitions will be offered by the Department of Research Programs (DRP) during the month of May - Submission for the following awards opens 30Nov and abstract deadline is midnight 29Jan2023 Bailey K. Ashford Awards (2): capstone projects in laboratory or clinical research Robert A. Phillips Awards (4): clinical or lab research by staff and fellows, or by residents and interns - Winners go on to compete with other medical centers for four awards in the 38th Annual Navy-wide Academic Research Competition (ARC) - Other awards are offered for case reports in categories for staff and fellows, or residents and interns. Other competitions honor projects in quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and patient- and family-centered care. - Further details regarding applications and how to submit will be emailed out next month
Abstract Submission (NEW)
- It’s time to craft your abstract for spring research and inquiry competitions!
- Please choose from six categories. You can apply for as many that suit your role and project. (Please note entrance criteria for each.)
- Only finalists will be required to prepare and hang a poster for Poster Week, 28 April - 05 May 2023. Up to 32 others may opt to make a poster, on a first-come, first-served basis. Please use the Defense Health Agency template provided.
- Please view the intranet link below for resources, templates, and examples: https://wrnmmc-intranet.health.mil/sites/DETR/ResearchProgramsDepartment/2016%20Research%20and%20Innovation%20Month/Forms/AllItems.aspx
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
Awards
AMSUS honors the contributions of outstanding federal healthcare professionals each year through the Awards Program. Fifteen awards are available. The AMSUS Awards portal is now open! Visit https://www.amsus.org/professional-development/amsus-awards-program/ to learn more about the AMSUS Awards and begin the nomination process. The Awards portal closes on October 15.
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
Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Conference 2023 (NEW OPPORTUNITY): April 27-May 1st in Washington, DC
Open Call for Abstracts! Deadline January 4, 2023, at 11:59 pm CT.