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Safe Sleep In The Nicu, Ashley Mirabile, Barb Haney, Dianne Wilderson, Beckie Palmer, Ashley Domsch, Eugenia K. Pallotto Oct 2019

Safe Sleep In The Nicu, Ashley Mirabile, Barb Haney, Dianne Wilderson, Beckie Palmer, Ashley Domsch, Eugenia K. Pallotto

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Goal: To evaluate a staff education program on approach to improve in the rate of eligible NICU infants in safe sleep in a busy 84-bed level IV NICU.

Outcome Measures; Improve safe sleep compliance for eligible patients to 90% or greater by December 2019.

Process Measures: Audits from bedside RNs showing compliance with safe sleep.

Planned Intervention: In December of 2018 a multidisciplinary work group brainstormed and implemented best practice safe sleep education for staff and parents. September 2019 a Safe Sleep Educational Toolkit was made available for staff.

Results: Safe Sleep compliance has gone from 53% to 90% in …


2019-2020 Pediatric Subspecialty Trainees, Children's Mercy Hospital Jul 2019

2019-2020 Pediatric Subspecialty Trainees, Children's Mercy Hospital

Residents and Fellows Portraits

Photo composites of the graduate pediatric trainees in allergy/immunology, child abuse pediatrics, child neurology, clinical child psychology, developmental-behavioral pediatrics, epilepsy; headache medicine; hospice & palliative care, laboratory genetics & genomics, neonatal-perinatal medicine, pediatric adolescent gynecology, pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric bioethics, pediatric cardiology, pediatric clinical pharmacology, pediatric critical care medicine, pediatric cardiac congenital surgery; pediatric dentistry, pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric EM/child abuse; pediatric endocrinology, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric hematology/oncology, pediatric hospital medicine, pediatric infectious diseases, pediatric nephrology, pediatric ophthalmology, pediatric optometry, pediatric otolaryngology, pediatric pulmonology, pediatric rehabilitation, pediatric sports medicine, pediatric surgery, pharmacy, sleep medicine, pediatric residency and med/peds residency.


Health Literacy Challenges And Opportunities: Bringing Children’S Mercy And Kansas City Together, Jennifer A. Lyon, Angie Knackstedt, Barbra Rudder, Mamta Reddy Md, Courtney R. Butler May 2019

Health Literacy Challenges And Opportunities: Bringing Children’S Mercy And Kansas City Together, Jennifer A. Lyon, Angie Knackstedt, Barbra Rudder, Mamta Reddy Md, Courtney R. Butler

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BACKGROUND: A multidisciplinary group at Children's Mercy Kansas City applied for and received the NNLM MCR's Immersive Workshop Grant in December, 2017, and used the funding to organize and host a two-day immersive, interprofessional workshop in April, 2018, that 1) brought together health literacy-invested groups and individuals within the Kansas City community to learn about health literacy including cultural, language, numeracy and digital inclusion factors; and 2) provided specialized training to targeted CM participants to improve the provision of bedside health information to patients and caregivers. Objectives included: increasing community-wide collaboration, sharing resources, encouraging participants to become change agents, and …


A Review Of First Year Fellow Endoscopic Skills And Time To Proficiency, Antoinette Adjowa O. Walker, Dalya El Tawil, Jennifer Colombo, Nicholas Clark, Kimberly J. Reid May 2019

A Review Of First Year Fellow Endoscopic Skills And Time To Proficiency, Antoinette Adjowa O. Walker, Dalya El Tawil, Jennifer Colombo, Nicholas Clark, Kimberly J. Reid

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Through this quality improvement project, we have assessed the current fellows' upper endoscopy skill level during their first year and determined that the time to achieving proficiency is significantly longer than desired. The goal is to prepare new fellows for endoscopy prior to the beginning of their rotations with a curriculum that includes assigned reading materials, videos, and simulated endoscopic cases, to promote safety and increase satisfaction of patients by improving the readiness, skill level, and the confidence of first year inexperienced fellows.


"Making Learning And Teaching Fun Again!" - Strategies To Improve Learner Engagement And Retention, Kadriye O. Lewis, Jennifer Colombo, Christian Lawrence, Kenya Mcneal-Trice, Mark Chandler Apr 2019

"Making Learning And Teaching Fun Again!" - Strategies To Improve Learner Engagement And Retention, Kadriye O. Lewis, Jennifer Colombo, Christian Lawrence, Kenya Mcneal-Trice, Mark Chandler

Presentations

This presentation describes and demonstrates different strategies for medical education.


Graduate Medical Education Annual Report 2018-2019, Children's Mercy Hospital Jan 2019

Graduate Medical Education Annual Report 2018-2019, Children's Mercy Hospital

GME Annual Reports

Annual report of the Children's Mercy Hospital Graduate Medical Education department, including pediatric residency, internal medicine/pediatrics residency, fellowship programs, medical students, continuing medical education, and library services.


Determining The Instructional Effectiveness Of An Online Resident Vaccine Curriculum, S. Elizabeth Williams, Shannon Clark, Barbara A. Pahud, Sharon Humiston, Donald Middleton, Kadriye O. Lewis Jan 2019

Determining The Instructional Effectiveness Of An Online Resident Vaccine Curriculum, S. Elizabeth Williams, Shannon Clark, Barbara A. Pahud, Sharon Humiston, Donald Middleton, Kadriye O. Lewis

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We developed four online modules through the Collaboration for Vaccine Education and Research (CoVER) project. The objective of this qualitative study is to determine the instructional effectiveness of the CoVER curriculum from the perspectives of medical residents.


Burnout And Resilience Among Pediatric Residents In Stockholm, Sweden: Findings From A Mixed-Methods Study, Lauren Poull, Sanaz Skyttner-Rahmani, Andrea P. Anderson, Weston T. Powell, Jiaqi Yin, Carolyn C. Foster, Maneesh Batra Jan 2019

Burnout And Resilience Among Pediatric Residents In Stockholm, Sweden: Findings From A Mixed-Methods Study, Lauren Poull, Sanaz Skyttner-Rahmani, Andrea P. Anderson, Weston T. Powell, Jiaqi Yin, Carolyn C. Foster, Maneesh Batra

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Objective

 To measure the prevalence of burnout among pediatric residents at Karolinska University Hospital (KUH).
 To describe the local drivers of burnout and the protective factors that lead to resilience and workplace engagement.

Conclusions

 Prevalence of burnout among Swedish pediatric residents in this study was 39%, which is lower than reported in the US (50-60%).
 Drivers of burnout were identified across all four domains. They included local features of the learning environment, and many are modifiable.
 Protective factors include perceived control over scheduling, better mental and physical health, lower perceived stress, and being a parent. …


Global Health Experience In Botswana, Jared Willard Jan 2019

Global Health Experience In Botswana, Jared Willard

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Describes a global health learning experience at the Botswana Baylor Center of Excellence with emphasis on treating pediatric HIV/AIDS patients.


The Lake Clinic Cambodia, A Medpeds Experience . . ., Jeremy Jennings, Jennifer Watts Jan 2019

The Lake Clinic Cambodia, A Medpeds Experience . . ., Jeremy Jennings, Jennifer Watts

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Describes global health learning experience providing ambulatory care in Cambodia.


Global Health Experience In Botswana, Sarah Bieser Jan 2019

Global Health Experience In Botswana, Sarah Bieser

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Describes experience providing care at the Botswana-Baylor Children's Center of Excellence in Gabarone, Botswana and the Princess Marina Hospital.


Sawubona From Swaziland! A Global Health View Of The Hiv/Aids Epidemic In Swaziland, Abby Hardin Jan 2019

Sawubona From Swaziland! A Global Health View Of The Hiv/Aids Epidemic In Swaziland, Abby Hardin

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Describes a global health learning experience with Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in Swaziland.


General Philippine Hospital, Manila, Philippines, Cara Cecil Jan 2019

General Philippine Hospital, Manila, Philippines, Cara Cecil

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Describes her experience working in the Philippine General Hospital/University of the Philippines providing care in the pediatric ICU, neonatal ICU, and emergency department.


Swaziland Global Health Elective, Danielle Horton Jan 2019

Swaziland Global Health Elective, Danielle Horton

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Describes a global health learning experience


Global Health Elective, Philippine Children's Medical Center, Keith J. Martin Jan 2019

Global Health Elective, Philippine Children's Medical Center, Keith J. Martin

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Describes a global health learning experience working in the Philippine Children's Medical Center in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.


Global Health Rotation Caring For Children With Medical Complexity In Russia, Irina G. Trifonova Jan 2019

Global Health Rotation Caring For Children With Medical Complexity In Russia, Irina G. Trifonova

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Describes a global health learning experience in which a Russian-trained pediatrician completed a fellowship at Children's Mercy Kansas City and spent time at the City Children's Hospital #3 in Cheboksary, Russia to compare care models for children with medical complexity in Russia and the USA.