| | Celebrate Your Colleagues New Hires as of July 1
- Caroline Densmore, Chief Resident of General Pediatrics
- Karissa Soltys, Chief Resident of Education
- Amy Stanford, Clinical Assistant Professor, Neonatology
- Paige Owen, ARNP, Hematology/Oncology
Work Anniversaries
- Katherine Patrick, division of General Pediatrics, celebrated 5 years on July 1.
- Katie Larson Ode, division of Endocrinology & Diabetes, celebrated 10 years on July 1.
- Andrea Reasoner, division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, celebrated 10 years on July 1.
- Deb Lin-Dyken, division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, celebrated 30 years on July 1.
- Michael Tansey, division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, celebrated 20 years on July 1.
- Vanessa Curtis, division of Endocrinology & Diabetes, celebrates 10 years as of July 15.
- Lisa Neff-Letts, division of Medical Genetics & Genomics, celebrates 30 years as of July 15.
- Ana Cary, division of General Pediatrics, celebrates 5 years as of July 18.
Please check out the available open positions within the Department and feel free to share these opportunities with anyone who may be interested. | | | APP Corner Congratulations to Erin Brown, PA/ARNP Hospitalist, division of General Pediatrics, who has been recognized by an employee in the Department with the Making a Difference Award.
"Erin is such an amazing provider. She joined IRL General Pediatrics back in December during COVID and she has flourished. I have only heard amazing feedback from her patients. She is thorough and truly serves her patients. A specific situation that made me want to nominate is when she took time to help a patient. It was the last appointment of her AM session. It was mom and baby and mom couldn't carry the car seat with baby out to the car. Erin took time to help mom by carrying baby in the car seat and accompanied mom out for the day! Soo incredible. Thanks, Erin! IRL General Pediatrics is truly lucky to have you. Thanks for putting your patients first!"
Nominated by: Bri Frank., Staff Member
Are you looking for a fast and easy way to recognize others? Fill out the Making a Difference Nomination Form! | | | | The linked article was recently shared by Drs. Goins-Fernandez and Tansey. To continue increasing our awareness of race and gender health disparities and how to overcome them, please take time to read the article.
Pride Stickers Have Arrived
To celebrate Pride Month, LGBTQ+ stickers are free for UI Health Care employees, students, trainees, and volunteers who are in the LGBTQ+ community or are allies (supporters). The stickers serve as a symbol of inclusion and support for our LGBTQ+ patients, and are available at the Main Entrance Information Desk and UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital Information Desk.
This sticker is a more inclusive sticker than the traditional rainbow flag, as it includes white, pink, and blue for the transgender and gender non-conforming community, and brown and black for the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color community) as intersecting identities within the LBGTQ+ community.
| | | July Programs by liveWELL New groups will be starting in late July in the liveWELL Lifestyles Diabetes Prevention Program (a research-based program from the CDC shown to reduce risk of developing diabetes by 50%). Register in Employee Self-Service, My Career, My Training to attend a 30-minute info session and learn how you can enroll in this program. Visit the liveWELL website to see participant success stories.
Well-Being for Return to Campus - Walking Maps
Did you know there are walking maps for many parts of campus? Explore our beautiful campus with a walking meeting or an activity break in your day. Check out walking options at the liveWELL website. | | | | Events Faculty Meeting
Normally the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays of the month, from 12-1 p.m. As of June 21, this meeting may be attended in person or via Zoom. Lunch will be provided for those joining in person.
Frontiers in Pediatric Research Lectures
- No Frontiers until September 2021.
Grand Rounds
- No Grand Rounds until September 2021.
Chair’s Rounds
Fourth Tuesday of every rotation, 12:15-1:00 p.m. Residents present recent interesting clinical care cases to review and receive feedback from faculty. All faculty regardless of specialty are encouraged to attend. Chair's Rounds have resumed meeting in person; lunch is provided.
K Club
- No K Club in June or July.
| | | Please join the division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes in celebrating Dr. Liuska Pesce's promotion to Clinical Professor, Endocrinology and Diabetes and Dr. Vanessa Curtis' promotion to Fellowship Director. Please also join us in welcoming Dr. Graciela Parra Villasmil, who has joined the division as a new pediatric endocrine fellow. | | | | May 2021 Dean's List Lyndsay Harshman, MD, MS, is recognized in the May 2021 Dean's List for an NIH 5-year R01 award, "Brain anatomical imaging and neurocognition in pediatric kidney disease (BRAIN KID)."
John Bernat, MD, PhD, is recognized in the May 2021 Dean's List for an award , sponsored by AVROBIO, Inc. for "Ex Vivo, Lentiviral Vector-Mediated Gene Therapy AVR-RD-02 For Subjects with Type 1 Gaucher Disease." | | | James C. Taylor Award Michael Colburn, MD, MEd, was awarded the James C. Taylor Award for the second time by this year's graduating residents. This award is presented annually to a faculty member for superior contribution to resident education through clinical instruction, and whose dedication to teaching and patient care endear them to the residents. | | | | Baby Luca Jennifer Paternostro, PhD, wanted to share with you that Luca James Paternostro was born June 7 at 5:23 a.m. here at the University. "We are all healthy and doing very well! Alex and I are overjoyed with love and absolutely obsessed with our little guy."
| | | Baby Mabel Courtney Kremer, ARNP, welcomed Mabel “Mae” Louise Kremer on May 3rd. Mae weighed in at 6 lb 13 oz and 19 3/4” long. | | | Announcements | Return Process for Face Shields
Wondering what to do with extra face shields? Hospital Processed Stores (2050 SRF) is now accepting face shields for return.
Staff can return their face shields to Hospital Processed Stores located at 2050 Shipping and Receiving Facility between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. Outside those hours, staff should call 319-356-7184 in order to access Hospital Processed Stores.
If needed, you may wish to coordinate a collection and return from your division/unit. If you plan on returning 10 or more shields, please call 319-356-1784, as—depending on available space—the return may need to be scheduled.
Questions? Contact Don Jaggers at 319-384-7026.
UI Health Care stringently protects the confidentiality of our patients. Until now, two forms existed to acquire patient authorization for photography, videography, and audio recording:
- G-2dp consent for photo, video, and/or audio monitoring/recording of patients
- Authorization for release of information and/or public use of image (photograph or videotape)
These two forms have now been merged into one form:
This form can be accessed and printed from the Non-Medical Record Forms website.
Please note these important changes to the form and the record-keeping process:
- The new form has two checkboxes to show the intended use of the information: academic and/or promotional.
- The person acquiring the authorization should review the intended use with the patient and check the appropriate box(s) prior to the patient signing the form.
- The signed form should be uploaded into the patient’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR) under the media tab.
- This new process is effective June 30, 2021. If a patient signed one of the previously existing authorization forms prior to this date, it is not necessary to have them also sign the newly created authorization form.
For questions, contact MarCom at 319-356-1009 or Health Information Management at 319-384-5742 (Brooke Zittergruen).
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