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Five Pillar Leader Recognition!
Kim Isenberg, RN, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, NE-BC, Manager of Advanced Practice, Pediatric Perioperative, Surgical, and Sedation Services was awarded the Five Pillar Leader Award for VUMC at the February 2021 Leadership Assembly. Children’s Perioperative and Surgical Services is proud to have Kim leading our sedation and PATCH teams. Kim embodies the admirable qualities of our Children’s Hospital team: she is compassionate, dedicated, innovative, and kind. Please congratulate Kim when you see her!
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CLICK HERE for links to more Healthcare Appreciation info & Resources
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Keep On Your Radar
Quarterly OSIC Book Club is set for April 20th, 2021 @ 11:00AM via Zoom. This quarter we'll be reading Radical Candor by Kim Scott. Questions? Please email Sarah Mays.
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| Potential Joint Commission Visit 5/16-5/31
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New Cath Lab Launched April 5
We are excited to announce that the new Peds Cath Lab is now open. Thank you to all who worked incredibly hard to get us here! View larger images HERE and a full tour with Meg Rush, MD, MMHC HERE.
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Small Changes, Better Sleep
Madeleine Hallum, Registered Dietitian and Clinical Nutrition Coordinator, shares a key to better health that might surprise you coming from a dietitian. Learn small, practical changes you can make to get a better night’s sleep. Link to watch HERE!
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VOTE: Daisy & Bee Awards
To nominate an exceptional nurse, click HERE or scan the Daisy Award QR code above.
To nominate exceptional non-nursing staff, click HERE or scan the Bee Award QR code above.
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PEOPLE: New Hires
Holding Room/PACU Nursing Team: Stephanie Slusher, RN, Deena Stalnaker, RN, Megan Lowery, RN, Margie Wiggins, RN, Leland Emery, RN, Sarah Tolan, RN, Kara Beckett, RN all joined the Cardiac Holding Room/PACU nursing team. Olivia Bonnell, Nurse Resident, joined the PACU nursing team.
OR Team: Tiy Harris, CST joined our operative team as a certified surgical technician.
Orthopedic Surgery Team: Craig Louer, MD, joined the Pediatric Orthopedic surgery team.
Plastic Surgery Team: Ashley Volk has joined the Peds Plastic Surgery team as Research Manager.
Radiology Recovery Team: Crystal Maupin, RN, joined the Radiology Recovery nursing team.
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SERVICE: Unconscious Bias Training
On March 31, in partnership with the Office of Diversity & Inclusion, our greater Perioperative and Surgical services Services areas participated in the largest virtual unconscious bias training ever held at VUMC. With more than 230 participants, this accomplishment signifies a bold move in the direction of inclusion and equity expansion within our departments. Click HERE to view the session.
Please complete this follow-up REDCap survey from the Office of Equity & Inclusion.
Block Time Policy Now Live
Curious how VCH OR block time is reviewed? Click HERE to learn more.
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QUALITY: Guide to Joint Commission Readiness Our team has developed a list of focal points for the upcoming Joint Commission visit based on feedback from prior surveys. Here is a link to a guide through our known pressure points. Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest health care accreditor. Hospitals and other health care organizations that are accredited by The Joint Commission meet our standards and pass an on-site survey of their processes that guide patient care.
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FINANCE: Volume
Perioperative services have maintained strong volume and financial performance in the midst of the pandemic. Please click HERE to review the fiscal year 2021 surgical volumes through March. Thank you to all of the services for showing great adaptability when presented with challenges for this fiscal and for continuing to serve our community.
Attention: The information transmitted with any links is intended solely for VUMC faculty and staff and may contain confidential and/or privileged material.
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INNOVATION
Research: Urology Study Highlight
While once thought to be a sterile site, increasing evidence supports the finding that urine is not sterile. New discoveries are being made in understanding the microbiome that exists within the urine. A team of investigators here at VUMC including Maria Hadgifrangiskou, Ph.D. and Jonathan Schmitz, MD, Ph.D. (Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology) along with Dr. Douglass Clayton, MD (Department of Urology) have been awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health to build the Vanderbilt Urologic Infection Repository (VUIR)...(continue reading)
Neurosurgery Study Highlight
The global workforce for neurosurgery in low- and middle-income countries is dismal – and the problem for children, specifically, represents a crisis. Recently, Dr. Michael Dewan, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery teamed up with colleagues in Manila, Bangkok, and Melbourne, to understand the relevant gaps in neurosurgical training and care across Asia and Australasia. These results published last month in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, derives from more than 20 countries, and offer insight into the training and skillsets of surgeons who treat neurologic conditions in this large geographic region. The tremendous need for enhanced neurosurgical training was identified for several conditions in particular: epilepsy, spasticity, vascular malformations, brain tumors, and craniofacial abnormalities. Indeed, Dr. Dewan along with Division partner Dr. Christopher Bonfield – who co-leads the Vanderbilt Global Neurosurgery Program with Dr. Dewan – are already actively involved in efforts to narrow this training and education gap across several LMIC. (Read Journal Article HERE)
Honey Study II
The Honey Study II is purposed to evaluate the effect of honey on postoperative pain and nausea in children ages 5 and older following tonsillectomy surgery. The study will be led by Lacie Favret, Cory Smeltzer, and LeighAnn Chadwell. The research team will include HR/PACU RNs and clinic RNs in partnership with the DOT 7 ENT clinic. The ENT clinic will assist with the preop study education and consenting process. Protocol, surveys, education, and IRB application are in the finalizing stage. The study is expected to launch in late April or early May.
Role Designation Tool for Use During Emergency Situations in the PACU
The Emergency Role Designation Tool project is currently led by Lauren Boston, Kathleen Gobbell, Jill McCann-Van Dokkum, Elizabeth Schwartz, and Raven Stafford. Its purpose is to implement a role designation tool used in PACU during each shift to identify PACU team members responsible for responding to decompensation/emergency situations in the PACU setting.
The project will also include targeted education on specific skills/roles performed by RN & PCT staff during these decompensation/emergency situations: airway management, compressions, emergency medication administration, documentation, and emergency equipment).
Pre-implementation data will be gathered in April and implementation is scheduled for late May.
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Awards and RecognitionsPerioperative team members are continuously advancing in their chosen career path. Congratulations to the below-listed staff members on their advancement!
Abby Taylor, MD appointed to the Geoffrey Fleming Academy for Excellence in Education Mentorship Program.
Brittany Chambers advanced to RN 3.
Carrie Menser, MD appointed as Executive Medical Director of Quality and Safety for Children's Hospital.
Elizabeth Schwartz advanced to RN3.
Elyse Perry received CPN certification.
Eunice Huang, MD appointed Vice Chair for Surgical Quality and Patient Safety.
Irving Zamora, MD appointed to the Geoffrey Fleming Academy for Excellence in Education Mentorship Program.
Isaac Reed advanced to CBSPD.
James Yee advanced to CRCST.
Jennifer Fly advanced to RN3.
Katie Borgmann advanced to RN3.
Raven Stafford advanced to RN 3.
Summer Fitts, RN elected to serve as co-chair for the VUMC Evidence-Based Practice Nursing Research Committee.
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2021 Nursing Honors Nominees
Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for the Nurses Week Awards. We are happy to announce a record number of nominations this year. Many of our Perioperative Services nurses were recognized by their colleagues. Award nominees include:
Katie Delaney - Gabrielson Staff Nurse of the Year
Lauren Boston - Professional Development
Barb Shultz - Ames Transformational Leader
Brian Emerson - Friend of Nursing
Mary Beth Bass - Jerita APRN
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Now Partnering with Glenncliff High School Perioperative Team members have independently volunteered to partner with Glenncliff High School in order to support students in need.
Sign up HERE to donate a portion of your Amazon purchases to Glenncliff High School. Link to additional donation guidelines HERE
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