| | Welcome to the Team! Zachery Campbell begins as a Research Intern in the division of Gastroenterology today, January 8.
Milestone Anniversaries
Joseph Glykys, MD, PhD is celebrating 5 years on January 7.
Katarina Kulhankova, PhD is celebrating 10 years on January 13.
Julie Visin is celebrating 35 years on January 15.
| | | Reminder: 2023-2024 Staff Performance Review As a reminder, the staff annual performance review cycle is underway. The Department of Pediatrics has established a goal to have all staff performance reviews completed no later than March 8, 2024. Employee self-reviews should be completed by January 12, 2024.
Please email Pediatrics HR with any questions.
Please plan to attend the following session:
Tips to Make Your Annual Performance Review Meaningful
Wednesday, January 17, 2023 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Zoom | Meeting ID: 975 6673 4679 Passcode: 348931
| | | | DEI Book Club Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care by Dayna Bowen Matthew.
When: Thursday, January 25, 2024
Where: Zoom
- Meeting ID: 996 7615 1943
- Passcode: 344649
Implicit Association Test (IAT)
The IAT measures attitudes and beliefs that people may be unwilling or unable to recognize. Understanding our own implicit biases can be a valuable resource in providing culturally responsive care. If you are interested in learning about your own implicit attitudes and biases you can take the IAT here. | | | DEI Grand Rounds The DEI Grand Rounds will take place on Friday, January 19, 2024, at Noon.
Dr. Sheldon Riklon is presenting on Infectious Diseases and TB in Micronesian communities. The official announcement will be sent out at the end of this week.
New DEI Committee Dates for 2024
The DEI Committee will now meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at Noon. The next meeting will be on Thursday, January 18, 2024.
If you are interested in joining the DEI Committee please email Dr. Jenna Paternostro. | | | | 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Human Rights Week: Full Events You're invited to join in the celebration of diversity and inclusion that occurs throughout the week of Martin Luther King Jr.. national holiday, beginning Monday, January 15, 2024. The MLK Human Rights Week Distinguished Lecture will be delivered by Michele Norris, Washington Post columnist and author, entitled "Our Hidden Conversations," from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.. on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, in Prem Sahai Auditorium (1110) in the Medical Education Research Facility (MERF).
Visit The Loop to view the week's full list of events.
Provider Communication Workshop
The Provider Communication Workshop is open to all physicians, fellows, advanced practice providers, physician assistants, and advanced registered nurse practitioners. This program teaches a series of techniques including:
- Save time during patient encounters while increasing patient understanding and compliance
- Set clear agendas with patients for more effective partnership on shared goals and treatment plans
View the full schedule and register today! | | | Our Newest Hawkeye - Kamryn Elizabeth Kadavy Congratulations to Melanie Kadavy, RN on the arrival of her baby girl, Kamryn Elizabeth Kadavy. Kamryn was born on December 6, 2023, and weighed 6 lbs. 15 oz. and was 19 inches long. Melanie is a nurse in our Davenport Pediatric Cardiology Clinic. Congratulations to Melanie and her family!
January is Integrative Health Month
Pediatric Integrative Medicine (PIM) blends the use of complementary (i.e., non-medications) with conventional therapies. PIM is meant to enhance, not replace, conventional therapies. PIM is research and evidenced-based, led by the NIH through the NCCIH (National Center for Complementary& Integrative Health), and is supported by the AAP with its own section (SOIM - Section on Integrative Medicine).
Click HERE to learn more about the Integrative Medicine Consult Service.
Reminder: Familiarize yourself with UI's Extreme Weather Plan
With winter returning to Iowa City, it's important for the campus community to get reacquainted with the University of Iowa's Extreme Weather Plan. For more information visit the Extreme Weather Plan on the Campus Safety website. | | | | 2024 Wellness January is a time to reflect on the past and look forward to the new year. liveWELL, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Family Services are excited to support your health and well-being journey in 2024. Individuals who have completed their Personal Health Assessment (PHA) will automatically receive monthly wellness updates, including upcoming well-being programs and resources available at UI.
Take your PHA today! | | | Group Health Coaching: Train Your Brain New this year! Gain support in behavior change with the support of a group and a coach. Topics will focus on brain health, stress, nutrition, and physical health throughout the year. Groups will meet in-person or virtually. Register for the upcoming four-week series, Train Your Brain. This group health coaching program will help you explore ways to activate your brain to be happier and healthier.
Are you tired of feeling distracted or forgetting where you put your keys and phone? Learn strategies to support focus and memory.
When: Wednesday from 12 - 12:45 p.m. via Zoom (register above to get the link) | January 24, January 31, February 7, and February 14. | | | | Inside SAPHO-CNO: Lenert's Exploration of Disease Activity and Genetics Influences Rheumatologist Aleksander Lenert, MD, MS, FRCPC, recently received a five-year, mentored, and patient-oriented K23 research career development award in the amount of $837,000 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) entitled "Investigating Diseases Activity, Bone, Damage and Interleukin-1 Genes in Adult SAPHO Syndrome and Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis."
Polly Ferguson, MD, will serve as Lenert's mentor on the project and is a world-leading expert in CNO. Dr. Ferguson sees Lenert's work as being synergistic with the work her lab is doing, as well as with the efforts of pediatric rheumatologists around the world to better understand pediatric CNO. They are both working with the goal in mind of FDA-approved treatment options for both pediatric and adult patients who have the syndrome.
Read the full feature HERE! | | | Dance Marathon Turns 30 | This February, University of Iowa Dance Marathon (UIDM) celebrates 30 years of fundraising to support pediatric oncology, hematology, and bone marrow transplant patients at UI Stead Family Children's Hospital. UIDM has raised over $34 million and inspired tens of thousands of participants since it began in Iowa in 1994. The funding has led to everything from endowed positions in child life and pediatric oncology to a $5 million lead gift for the UI Dance Marathon Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at the hospital.
Read the stories of how Dance Marathon is continuing its 30-year legacy of making a difference.
One of the stories mentioned above features comments from Alexander Bassuk, MD, PhD, and David Dickens, MD on how the Big Event supports cancer treatment and research inside UI Stead Family Children's Hospital. Read all their comments HERE! | | | |
