Plays of the Week:
Play of the week goes to Dr. Alexis Ghersi and Dr. Bailey Howard, who both got engaged last week!
Play of the week also goes to Dr. Rob Crutcher. He adapted and overcame some difficult system-based challenges while managing an extremely sick baby at CNMC to ensure that his patient received timely interventions for severe hyperkalemia and pressor-refractory shock.
Play of the week goes to the ward day and night teams (Ben Jack, Nicole Martin, Marianna Caballero, Connor Liggett, and Noelle Molter) for their teamwork in getting a heme/onc patient tucked in from the ER Tuesday night. The day team stayed late and overlapped seamlessly with the night team to get all orders and H&P completed and to assure this child’s pain was under control. Dr. Molter was also able to reassure dad that evening when he arrived with lots of questions. Thanks team!
Play of the week also goes to the Endo team for leading a fun, innovative, and interactive academic half-day session. Thank you to Drs. Hoffner, Cole, Weber, and Greenwald for covering the inpatient services while the teams were away.
Schedule:
Date | Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes |
Monday, 10/3 National Pediatric Nurses Week Starts | MR: Ed/Reverse Ed | STAFF: 0730 - 0850 America 2525 B/C RESIDENTS: 0745 - 0850 Allergy Conf Rm 4105 | Academic/Military Advisors, Leadership, and Rotation Supervisors Only Residents Only |
| Annual Pediatric Memorial Service "We Remember" | 1600 - 1700 The USO (4565 Taylor Rd Bldg 83, Bethesda, MD 20815) | Zoom: 597 345 2914 Passcode: 8dRzrN |
Tuesday, 10/4 | MR: PI/QI, Countermeasures (Step 6) | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | PI/QI groups and stakeholders |
Wednesday, 10/5 Noelle Molter's Birthday 🎉 and Yom Kippur | Grand Rounds: Pediatric ECMO: What’s New? Maj Erika O'Neil Pediatric Intensivist, BAMC | 0745 - 0845 Zoom Only | Zoom Link ID: 999 6780 8867 Passcode: 7271775 |
Thursday, 10/6 Elise Reddington's Birthday 🎉 | MR: Wellness (Puppies & Pancakes 🐶🥞) | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | Medical Students and Residents Only |
| Candidate Recruitment Day | 0900 - 1115 Canyon Conf Room | Rotating MSIVs Only |
| Resident/Medical Student Mixer | 1800 Hello Betty (940 Rose Ave, North Bethesda, MD 20852) | Rotating MSIVs and Residents Only; RSVP below |
Friday, 10/7 First day of AAP NCE | MR: Case and Brain Tumors Lecture, Whiteway | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
10OCT: Indigenous People's Day | 18OCT: Rob Crutcher's Birthday |
11OCT: Graziose CPC | 6NOV: Andrew Warren's Birthday |
13OCT: Warren Journal Club | |
17OCT: Block 5 Starts | |
24OCT: Diwali | |
Announcements:
Meet our Rotating Medical Students!
All Staff Updates
Annual Pediatric Memorial Service "We Remember"
October 3rd from 1600-1700 at the USO (4565 Taylor Rd Bldg 83, Bethesda, MD 20815)
Reception to follow
Zoom meeting number: 597 345 2914; passcode: 8dRzrN
Flu Drive
Staff: October 11th
Patients: October 24th
Pumpkin Decorating Contest
The annual pumpkin contest will take place on 31OCT by the patients. Each department will have one table, and decorations can be placed the week of 24-28OCT; decorations must be removed by 1NOV. Please e-mail Ms. Putney (sabrina.l.putney.civ@health.mil) NLT 17 OCT 2022 if your department will participate in the contest this year!
Aiding Families through Deployment
We are looking to create a set of resources that can be used to support active duty families before, during, and after deployments, particularly related to the psychosocial effects of parental separation on children.
Please complete the following survey: https://forms.gle/3qG3GdkYUU6RA7Mc9
In our two-pronged approach, we hope to further educate and prepare pediatricians for assisting families during these times, as well as create a resource for families. We hope that by familiarizing pediatricians with, and educating parents on, the known effects of deployment we will be able to provide an extra layer of support for these children.
AAP SOUS Newsletter
Call for submissions: interested in essays on personal experiences, pediatric or operational expertise, description of innovative programs, and artistic endeavors, including visual or written art!
The newsletter is a great way to showcase the wonderful work going on within the section as well as assist others in creative problem-solving as they work in the military pediatrics setting.
Send all submissions to candace.s.percival.mil@health.mil at your earliest convenience (NLT October 21).
Email Troubleshooting
Having CAC issues? The following guides here may help and save you a trip to the One Stop Shop
Once you have converted over to the new domain name, please make sure you update any accounts or subscription services that use your @mail.mil email address. Please make sure the following are updated:
Resident-Specific Updates
MHS Genesis Updates:
PI/QI: Next Session is 4OCT (Countermeasures, Step 6)
Please notify your stakeholders prior to the next meeting
Please view your project-specific template and assign the resident team lead
Emails
BG Protocol: glucoseprotocol@nccpeds.com
Discharge Appts: discharge@nccpeds.com
Patient Education: patienteducation@nccpeds.com
WIC: wic@nccpeds.com
Educational/Teaching Opportunities
APPD AIMS (Advancing Inclusiveness in Medical Education Scholars) Program Application Opening
USU Teaching Opportunities
Research Opportunities & Upcoming Conferences
Next SOCR meeting: October 18th
We will convene from 0700-0745, assigning a 15-minute block of time to any resident who wishes to participate. If there is more interest/need, there is the potential to convene from 1200-1300 as well, but we are preferentially filling the AM slots.
Please email Dr. Nate Kolasinski directly if you would like a slot!
Reasons to request a slot include:
You have an active ARM project but have not been in contact with the SCOR committee in the past 6 months - time to provide an update!
You have an upcoming research elective that has not yet been presented to SOCR - SOCR needs to sign off!
You don't have a second ARM half-day, but want one, and would like to discuss ideas or even submit a formal proposal - let's chat!
Upcoming Conferences:
Conference on Military Perinatal Research (COMPRA): November 4-6, 2022
AMSUS Annual Meeting 2023: February 13-16th at the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center, National Harbor, MD
Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Conference 2023: April 27-May 1st in Washington, DC
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