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A Letter From the EditorWelcome to the February edition of the Department of Pediatrics Newsletter! With tremendous growth in the department, it can be challenging to stay on top of ongoing efforts to improve access to our services. This issue, we want to feature a few of our improved approaches to evaluate and treat our Emergency Department patients quickly and safely. Please check out Dr. Rebeccca Kidd's interview in the Faculty Spotlight. Everyone is SO busy, and thus providers and families alike appreciate improving access so patients can get well and on their way. Another recently implemented tool to improve efficiency is Skip the Wait by ClockwiseMD, an online booking system for families to book "call-ahead" appointments in our After Hours Clinic Locations. Read below to learn more. In this issue, you will also find highlights of our academic programs, recent accolades and important reminders for you. Please take a moment to read about the recent portrait unveiling of some of our VUSM treasured heroes and heroines, and don't forget to vote later this month for the US News and World Report "Best Children's Hospital" voting to help us recognize our great clinical services!
We welcome your feedback on this new and improved design for the newsletter — please let us know what you think! We hope there is content that is relevant, engaging, and inspiring for each and every one of you. Enjoy! Kris
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'Skip the Wait' tool cuts wait times at Children's After-Hours ClinicsMCJCHV is cutting waiting room times by half in its after-hours clinics, thanks to a new tool that patients can use for "call-ahead" arrivals. Although the Children’s After-Hours Clinics are not the first adopters of this technology, they are one of the first in the area to roll out the concept... Read more.
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U.S. News voting for 'Best Children's Hospitals' rankings opens in February
Annual voting for U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings is expected to open in late February. Again this year, online voting for eligible physicians will be administered through Doximity. Voting will remain open for one month... Read more.
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| Tackling Physician Burnout: A Strategy for Permanent ChangeUp to 67 percent of physicians in the U.S. report symptoms of burnout – including emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and a low sense of personal accomplishment. Recognizing that physician burnout is becoming a critical issue for all healthcare systems, Vanderbilt launched the VUMC Task Force for Empowerment and Well-being in 2017. “We are fortunate to be part of an institution that is invested in this important work and is committed to leading change nationally,” said Christina Estrada, MD. To read more about the VUMC Task Force, click here.
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Office for Diversity Affairs Portrait UnveilingThe recent Office for Diversity Affairs portrait unveiling included portraits of James P. Carter, MD, MS, DrPH, Katherine Dodd, MD, and Stephanie E. Spottswood, MP, MSPH. James Puckette Carter, MD, PhD, MS, served on the VUSM faculty from 1965 to 1976. Carter was the first African-American faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics and the first full-time African-American on the VUSM faculty. Carter was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1933. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in 1954 and earned an MD from Northwestern University School of Medicine in 1957. Carter earned an MS in parasitology and a PhD in nutrition in 1963 from Columbia University. After training, he came to VUSM as a staff pediatrician and nutritionist with appointments in pediatrics and biochemistry from 1965-1976. He then moved to Tulane University School of Medicine where he was the inaugural chair of the Department of Nutrition and served the rest of his academic career there.
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Katherine Dodd, MD, whose portrait had been previously unveiled, was re-introduced to a new audience to shine a light on her career and its importance to VUMC. Dodd was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1892 and was educated at Bryn Mawr College where she graduated first in her class. She attended Johns Hopkins Medical School, graduating in 1921. After a two-year pediatric residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a third year of accelerated residency training at Yale, she opened a private practice in Providence. After a year, she became an assistant professor of pediatrics in 1925 — one of the first female VUMC faculty members and one of the greatest bedside pediatricians of her generation. She left VUMC in 1944 and became the first female head of a department of pediatrics in the country at the University of Arkansas Medical Center from March 1952 to July 1957.
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Stephanie Spottswood, MD, MSPH, received her Bachelor of Arts degree in education from the University of Michigan, Master of Science degree in Public Health and MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency in diagnostic radiology at VUMC in 1991 and fellowship training in pediatric radiology at the Medical College of Virginia in 1992. She studied pediatric nuclear medicine at the Children’s National Medical Center and completed her nuclear medicine fellowship training at the Medical College of Virginia in 1993. Following academic and private practice careers in Virginia, Spottswood came to Vanderbilt in 2005 as chief of pediatric nuclear medicine, where she participated in the design of the lodine-131 MIBG radiotherapy space for treating children with intractable neuroblastoma, one of few such treatment facilities in the United States. She was promoted to professor of Radiology and of Pediatrics in 2012. In 2013, Spottswood was appointed associate vice-chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Vanderbilt Department of Radiology.
Click here to read more.
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Recent Grants- Buddy Creech, MD, MPH - B Henry M Jackson Foundation - Biomarker Identification During an Intensive Study of BCG Vaccine-induced Immune Responses
- Susan Guttentag, MD - TIPQC - TIPQC Optum NAS Project
- Leigh Howard, MD, MPH - K23 - Pneumococcal dynamics in the conjugate vaccine era: Addresssing unanswered questions
- Stephen Patrick, MD, MPH, MS - Boedecker Foundation - VUMC Children's Hospital Team Hope
- Julie Taylor, PhD - R01 - Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth with Autism through Parent Advocacy Training: A Multi-State Randomized Controlled Trial
- Isaac Thomsen, MD, MSCI - R01 - Functional Antibody Repertoire Against S. aureus Leukocidins after Invasive Human Infection
- Zachary Warren, PhD - R21 - Can novel telemedicine tools reduce disparities related to early identification of autism
- Elizabeth Williams, MD, MPH - Pfizer IGLC - Improving Vaccination for Young Children (IVY)
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Long-term unemployment linked to increase in babies born with drug withdrawalBabies born after being exposed to opioids before birth are more likely to be delivered in regions of the U.S. with high rates of long-term unemployment and lower levels of mental health services... Read more.
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| Study links soy formula feeding and menstrual painResearch done by Margaret Adgent, PhD, MSPH and researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) was recently published showing an association between infant soy formula feeding and menstrual pain in adulthood... Read more.
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VUMC scientists 'sprint' to find anti-Zika antibodiesScientists at VUMC, including James Crowe, MD, and colleagues in Boston, Seattle and St. Louis are racing to develop — in a mere 90 days — a protective antibody-based treatment that can stop the spread of the Zika virus. This is the first of four "scientific sprints" sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), part of the U.S. Department of Defense, under a five-year cooperative agreement worth up to $28 million that was signed last year... Read more.
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2018 BEST for Babies AwardThe VUMC Newborn Nursery and Obstetrics Unit, led by Anna Morad, MD, has received the Tennessee Department of Health's (TDH) BEST for Babies award, which celebrates hospital efforts to reduce infant death and to give babies and their familes the best possible start. Only four birth centers in Tennessee earned the 2018 BEST for Babies award... Read more.
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| 2018 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Quality Care AwardThe Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) accredited Pedatric and Adult programs were selected as one of the 2018 recipients of the annual Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Quality Care Award: Recognizing Outstanding QI Processes and Accomplishments. The Quality Care Award was established in 2008 to recognize the commitment and accomplishments of CF programs to improve care for people with CF. The award is presented for sustained quality improvement work that improves patient outcomes.
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| CPF Annual Provider DinnerThe Cumberland Pediatric Foundation is holding its Annual Provider Dinner on Feb. 26 at the Omni Hotel. Bring a guest and enjoy a wonderful evening and dinner in the Omni ballroom! The dinner program will honor CPF Founder Dr. Ian Burr, former Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt, and Dr. Kris Rehm, Director of the Division of Pediatric Outreach Medicine, among others who have been instrumental in developing a strong relationship between the community and Vanderbilt. Also featuring a performance from Nashville songwriter Lee Thomas Miller, a 3-time Grammy nominee for Song of the Year!
Tuesday, Feb. 26
Cocktail Reception: 5:30pm-7:00pm
Dinner and Program: 7:00pm-8:15pm
Omni Nashville Hotel
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MOC Part II Credit Reminder The ABP and ACCME have an agreement that allows for MOC Part II credit to be earned from certain types of CME events. For the past two years, many of you have been receiving this credit as a byproduct of attending CME-certified conferences. The type of CME activity certified for MOC Part II credit is generally a small group conference with robust discussion among participants in a case-based format, such as a division case conference, tumor board, and MM&I. To ensure that you continue receiving the MOC Part II credit in our new CME system, you need to verify that your profile is correct as the system cannot award MOC Part II credit in arrears. One must have a complete profile prior to claiming credit. We imported the necessary data for the majority of you; however, large scale imports rarely go exactly as planned. To ensure you receive proper credit, please open your profile in the CME system and ensure the elements listed in the instructions below are correct. For full instructions to update your profile for MOC Part II credit, please click here.
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Register for Celebrate — The Difference WE Make Every DayRegister today for Celebrate the Difference WE Make Every Day! which will held during three identical, 75-minute sessions on March 7-8. All employees are invited.
Celebrate 2019 is an employee appreciation event that consists of the State of the Medical Center Address, inspiring stories, live entertainment and fun activities. The annual VUMC Picnic immediately follows the program.
Where: Vanderbilt University Indoor Multipurpose Facility (2700 Children’s Way)
When: Three identical sessions are offered on March 7 and March 8
Required Registration: Visit the Learning Exchange and enroll in a specific session.
For more information: www.Celebrate2019.com
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