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Plan of the Week: Oct 30 - Nov 5

  • Oct 30, 2022
  • 3 min read

Updated: Nov 1, 2022


Plays of the Week:


Play of the week goes to Dr. Elizabeth Rahman for excellently leading the ward team, managing all of the census challenges, and communicating with multiple hospitals and services. Keep up the impressive leadership!

Schedule:

Date

Event

Time and Location

Audience/Notes

Monday, 10/31 Halloween 👻

Education/Reverse Education

STAFF: 0730 - 0850 America 2525 BC RESIDENTS: 0745 - 0850 Allergy Conf Room 4105

Academic/Military Advisors, Residency Leadership, Rotation Supervisors Only Residents Only

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Halloween Pumpkin Contest 🎃

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Make sure you check out the tables outside the Peds Clinic during the day

Tuesday, 11/1 First Day of American Indian Heritage Month

MR: Case and PI Working Session


0745 - 0850

America 2525 B/C

All welcome

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PEC Meeting #3

1500 - 1600 Allergy Conf Rm 4105

PEC Members and Residency Leadership Only

Wednesday, 11/2

MR: Case and Contraception Lecture, Ahmed

0745 - 0850

Shore Conf Rm 1118, America Bldg

All welcome

Thursday, 11/3

MR: DEI

0745 - 0850

America 2525 B/C

All welcome

Friday, 11/4

MR: Case and Hanciles Journal Club

0745 - 0850

America 2525 B/C

All welcome; see below for the article

Saturday, 11/5 Lauren Schroeder's Birthday 🎉

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Journal Club Article:



I will be on leave from 3NOV-13NOV. For any acute call/morning report issues, please reach out to the following:

  • 3Nov acting Chief Resident: Maj Sharen Wilson (sharen.wilson@nccpeds.com)

  • 4-6Nov acting Chief Resident: CPT Elise Reddington (elise.reddington@nccpeds.com)

  • 7-10Nov acting Chief Resident: Capt Sidney Zven (sidney.zven@nccpeds.com)

  • 11-13Nov acting Chief Resident: LT Alex Mauro (alexandra.mauro@nccpeds.com)

Save the Date 🗓

Upcoming Birthdays 🎉

6NOV: Daylight Savings Time Ends

6NOV: Andrew Warren's Birthday

8NOV: Bennett CPC

9NOV: Lisa Sukenaga's Birthday

10NOV: Minimal Manning Day

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11NOV: Veteran's Day

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9DEC: Holiday Party ❄️

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Announcements:


All Staff Updates


Save the Date for our Holiday Party


New Mask Mandate Guidelines

  • Masks are mandatory: upon entry into the medical facility, during patient encounters (with eye-pro), in all clinical and patient-facing areas, and corridors by hospital staff (buildings 1-10, 19, NiCOE, and 85T)

  • Masks are optional in spaces not engaged in patient care, meetings (i.e. morning report), spaces that are administrative in nature by supervisors, and in customer service activities

  • If at any time you experience new onset respiratory or influenza-like symptoms, immediately don a face mask and alert your supervisor (see below for further guidance on testing)


Chief Resident Selection Comments

  • It's time for the Chief Resident Selection for the upcoming 2023-2024 academic year. There are four candidates, and they have all provided statements for you to read. Please submit your anonymous and confidential comments using the Google Form link below. The selection committee of staff and residents highly values your feedback.

  • https://forms.gle/ZVonovTuqugZQgEz5

    • **Please open on non-military computers**

  • The form will be open until November 8th.


Respiratory Season Updates

  • Flu and COVID vaccines

    • COVID Vaccine Site (Arrowhead Zone, Bldg 9)

      • 0700-1500, Mon-Fri

      • Flu vaccine for 2 years and up

      • COVID vaccine for 6 months and up

    • Immunizations (America Zone, Bldg 19)

      • Flu vaccine for 6 mos-2 years

      • NO COVID VACCINE

  • Patient Testing

    • See below for the respiratory testing algorithm for 2022-2023

    • The Respiratory PCR Panel 2.1 is the upper respiratory biofire panel with 22 pathogens

    • Peds ID can approve outpatient use of the biofire (respiratory PCR Panel 2.1) so please reach out to us for verbal approval if you have a clinical scenario where the expanded panel will help with management.

      • Peds ID on call phone (available 24/7): 301-648-0545

      • AMS Connect: WB Peds Infectious Disease (please include DODID in AMS connect message)

  • Healthcare Personnel Testing

    • Do not report to work if you have onset of influenza-like symptoms (fever, dry cough, other respiratory symptoms +/- myaglias, headache).

    • You must undergo testing for COVID (if testing occurs within 48 hours of symptoms you will be tested for COVID, Flu, and RSV)

      • If positive for COVID: HCP should call Occupational Health (301-400-0885) for isolation guidance. Please let your supervisor know the isolation period from OccHealth so the supervisor can help adjust manning accordingly.

      • If negative for COVID-19: isolate at home until afebrile for 24 hours without fever-reducing medications AND other symptoms are improved

      • If positive for flu: contact your PCM to discuss the option of Tamiflu

  • NICU Admissions

    • The NICU may be able to temporarily admit patients less than or equal to 2 months corrected gestational age in the setting of staffing and bed shortages on the inpatient pediatric ward. Admissions will be considered on a case-by-case basis as well as with consideration of the NICU census, anticipated deliveries, staffing and acuity levels. Back transfer to the ward should be considered whenever their space can accommodate.

    • Some appropriate diagnoses may include: Rule out sepsis, Hyperbilirubinemia, Dehydration, Failure to thrive, Meningitis, Urinary tract infection, Post anesthesia monitoring

    • The NICU does not have adequate respiratory isolation so all patients must test negative for influenza, RSV and COVID prior to arrival in the NICU.


CODE GREEN/MASCAL Event

  • Emergency Management briefed the plan for the upcoming MASCAL event on Thursday, 3NOV

  • Anticipated duration is 2 hours; will include approximately 400 personnel

    • PRIME CLINIC:

      • All personnel muster in your waiting area

      • Senior Officer present sends 2 staff/attending providers, 1 RN and 1 HM/medic to the Radiology Lobby

      • Arrange for coverage for remaining patients

    • SUBS CLINIC:

      • All personnel muster in your waiting area

      • Senior Officer present sends 1 staff/attending provider & 1 LPN to Surgery Clinic, and also 1 RN to Radiology Lobby

      • Arrange for coverage for remaining patients

    • 3rd DECK:

      • 3rd Deck Back-Up Resident reports to Radiology lobby

      • Back-up coverage is called-in, if needed

    • 6th DECK: ***No longer expected to provide personnel.***


IPASS Training

  • Please make sure to complete your IPASS training NLT 9NOV if you have not done so already

Resident-Specific Updates


Don't forget to reach out to your Block 6 Rotation Supervisors. View the attachment below for the most up-to-date contact information.



MHS Genesis Updates:


PI/QI: Next Session is 1NOV

Educational/Teaching Opportunities

APPD AIMS (Advancing Inclusiveness in Medical Education Scholars) Program Application Opening

Program Highlights:

  • AIM Scholars programming on Monday, March 27th before the APPD Annual Spring Meeting, including

  • Overview of careers in medical education

  • Panel discussions

  • Speed mentoring

  • Networking with APPD leadership and members

  • Paired with a faculty mentor outside of your institution who is a member of the URiM in Peds GME learning community

  • Attend the URiM in Peds GME learning community meeting during the conference

Eligibility:

  • 2nd year categorical pediatric resident or child neurology resident or 3rd year resident in a combined pediatrics program in good standing at a residency program that is a member of APPD

  • Underrepresented in medicine: as defined by the AAMC, "those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population"

  • Have an interest in pursuing a career in pediatric medical education leadership

  • Required to attend the pre-conference and spring APPD meeting

  • Complete online application

Application Requirements:

  • Demographic information

  • Curriculum Vitae

  • Short essay questions,

  • Why are you interested in applying for this program? How does it align with your future career goals in medical education leadership?

  • What specific goals or skill sets would you like to gain from this program?

  • What skill sets and/or perspectives do you bring to this program?

  • Letter of recommendation from your Residency Program Director

  • Letter of recommendation from another Pediatric Faculty Member at your institution

To learn more about the program, past cohorts, and complete application, click here. Applications are due by Wednesday, November 9th (11:59p Eastern). Notifications will be sent out by early December.

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

Upcoming Conferences:

Conference on Military Perinatal Research (COMPRA): November 4-6, 2022

The 41st Conference on Military Perinatal Research (COMPRA) will be held from November 4-6, 2022 in San Antonio, with the theme of "Periviability: Ethics and Outcomes."


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: April 27-May 1st in Washington, DC

  • Open call for scholarly sessions, workshops, SIGs, ancillary events, and volunteers

ARMY

- Ht/Wt 31OCT-11NOV

- Make sure you receive a copy of your ACFT and answer the survey monkey

- Planning on going on leave? There is a new DA31 form. You can find the most updated leave forms here: https://www.nccpeds.com/army-leave

AIR FORCE

  • PT Tests:

  • Leave

    • Complete an updated Travel Assessment for any leave requests and send to Brittany Bumgardner or Dr. Zanetti for signature.

    • Upload the signed TRA to your LeaveWeb request, and designate Brittany Bumgardner and Dr. Zanetti as your primary and backup approver.

    • If you have a negative balance, submit requests to Col Rieker.

    • Ensure you are up to date with your Individual Medical Readiness

    • For Fellows: Fill out TRA, send to fellowship director/specialty chief for signing, submit leave to Maj Mary Hoffman and backup is AF personnel within specialty

NAVY

Training Schedule




 
 
 

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