Newsletters | Department of Pediatrics | University of Washington

DATE : 2004-08-04

MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS

Through excellence, innovation and collaboration, we will improve the health of all children and adolescents by educating the pediatric and physician leaders of the future, advancing research, advocating for children and providing the nation's best primary and specialty pediatric clinical care. In partnership with our health care and academic institutions, we will create a collegial environment where academic faculty can reach their personal and professional goals.

ITEMS COVERED IN THIS NEWSLETTER:

Important Dates
ED Embarks on Two-Year Continuous Process Improvement Project
Faculty News
CHRMC Administrative Office Changes

Important Dates

Wednesday, September 8, 2004, 5-6:30 PM, Wright Auditorium: Professors and Associate Professors to meet regarding Pediatric mandatory promotions.

Friday, July 30, 2004. Deadline for receipt of nominations for American Pediatric Society (aps_spr.org).

September 27-October 1, 2004: Intern Retreat Week. Information has been sent out from the Housestaff office about this year's Intern Retreat. Each year, it has become increasingly more difficult to find coverage for our interns. I encourage faculty, fellows and clinical faculty to support this important event and help provide the needed coverage. For further information, contact Sarah Archibald (archie@u.washington.edu).

Monday, October 18, 2004, 5:30-8:00PM. Faculty Meeting in Sound Cafe: 5:30-6:00PM Buffet dinner; 6:00PM Program

ED Embarks on Two-Year Continuous Process Improvement Project

The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, led by Tony Woodward, MD, MBA; Mark Del Beccaro, MD; Dawn Cotter, RN; and Kris Lavin, RN, initiated a formal process improvement effort in May that is expected to continue for the next one to two years. The division is working with external consultant Larry Godt and Hospital Administration sponsors to conduct workshops of multidisciplinary teams, in which ED staff members assess current care processes and workflow issues with an eye toward improvement. The goals of the project include delivering consistent, quality patient care; maintaining and enhancing the ED educational program; and increasing the satisfaction of ED customers, which include patients, families, community providers, trainees, internal Children's departments, and ED staff.

Faculty News

PUBLICATIONS

Congratulations to Monica Vavilala, M.D., Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, for the following publications:

Vavilala MS, Lee LA, Boddu K, Visco E, Newell DW, Zimmerman JJ, Lam AM. Cerebral autoregulation in pediatric traumatic brain injury. Pediatric Crit Care Med. 2004 May;5(3):257-63.
Bhananker SM, Paek R, Vavilala MS. Related Articles, Links. Water intoxication and symptomatic hyponatremia after outpatient surgery. Anesth Analg. 2004 May;98(5):1294-6.
Kincaid MS, Vavilala MS, Faucher L, Zimmerman J, Heimbach D. Feeding intolerance as a result of small-intestine intussusception in a child with major burns. Journal of Burn Care Rehabil. 2004 Mar-Apr;25(2):212-4;discussion 211.
Lee LA, Vavilala MS, Lam AM, Douville C, Moore A, Visco E, Newell DW. Ophthalmic artery blood flow velocity increases during hypocapnia: [La vitesse circulatoire de l'artere ophtalmique augmente pendant l'hypocapnie]. Can J Anaesth. 2004 Apr;51(4):388-92.

Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH and Jeff Wright, MD have an article in this month's issues of Ambulatory Pediatrics entitled, "Can continuity of care be improved?: Results from a randomized pilot study.

Harlan Gephart, MD, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics published a manuscript, "The evolving role of pediatrics in the 21st century" in Contemporary Pediatrics, July 2004.

Margaret Rosenfeld, MD, MPH has been named to the UWSOM Council on Academic Affairs.

Craig Rubens, MD, PhD has been appointed to the UWSOM Council on Appointments and Promotions.

GRANT AWARDS

Troy Torgerson, MD, PhD, a Fellow in the Division of Rheumatology, has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2004 ACR Rheumatology Fellow Awards. This award is given to clinical and research fellows who are nominated while in a rheumatology fellowship training program, in recognition of their meritorious performance throughout their training. A check in the amount of $1500 from the American College of Rheumatology will be presented to Troy in San Antonio at the 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. Congratulations, Troy !!

CHRMC Administrative Office Changes

There have been some changes in the Department of Pediatrics Administrative support team located at CHRMC. You all know Diane Wade and have hopefully met Glenna Peterson by now. We would like to introduce and welcome Brooke Freed to the group. In order to get you connected to the right person here is a brief summary of who is doing what:

Brooke Freed (brooke.freed@seattlechildrens.org) - Assisting Bruder Stapleton, so the right contact for getting on his calendar. Of interest in her other duties, she will also be working with the Pediatric Fellowship Program Coordinators (Amanda Jones, Margaret Rosenfeld).

Glenna Peterson (glenna.peterson@seattlechildrens.org) - Assisting Patty Adams, so the right contact for Patty's calendar. Of interest in her other duties, she will also be working on Clinical Faculty.

Diane Wade (dmw@u.washington.edu; diane.wade@seattlechildrens.org) - Specializing in faculty appointments, promotions, division chief meetings, faculty meetings, departmental special events and all other. She will also be training/overseeing Glenna and Brooke in their roles and ensuring there is someone available to help you the best way we can.

You can still reach us at 206.987.2150, Fax 206.987.3836. Thanks for your patience during this transition.