| Upcoming Transition in Department Leadership | Stead Family Department of Pediatrics,
As you are aware, tomorrow, August 31, will be my last day in the role of Interim Chair of the Department, and Interim Physician-in-Chief of the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
It has been an honor to serve in this role not once, but twice over the course of my career. I couldn’t have foreseen the many changes and challenges we have faced over this interim period, namely, navigating this Department through a global pandemic. Faculty, trainees, staff and medical students alike have banded together in clinical care and scientific pursuits. In the past two years we have achieved much success, all while many of us transitioned to work from home and back again or had our roles transformed in major ways. We have maintained access for our patients and families in creative ways and risen to the demands of the moment. We have also recruited 30 new faculty members; appointed the Vice Chair of Inpatient Acute Care and the Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; secured multiple grants and published prolifically, while continuing to promote collaboration and resiliency within our Department, our enterprise, and our community.
It is now time to look forward with enthusiasm as leadership of the Department transitions to our friend and colleague, and new Chair of our Department, Dr. Alexander G. Bassuk. Congratulations, Dr. Bassuk! The Department is in good hands.
Sincerely,
Eva Tsalikian, MD
Professor and Interim Chair, and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Interim Physician-in-Chief, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
| | | | Celebrate Your Colleagues Welcome, New Hires!
- Emma Leisinger, Research Intern, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, started on August 22.
- Lei Lietsch, Research Assistant, Division of Cardiology, started on August 23.
Please review the recently modified safety precautions due to increased COVID-19, specifically the delta variant, in our community.
Please note the updated guidelines regarding meetings: "Consider using virtual meeting options like Zoom when meeting in person is not necessary. If you do meet in person, masks are required in clinical and non-clinical rooms in patient care facilities, and masks are encouraged in all other UI Health Care locations. Food should not be consumed during meetings."
For these and other safety updates, visit The Loop. | | | Staff Spotlight: Sydney Jellison Sydney joined the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics in June 2021 as part of the NICU clinical research team in the Division of Neonatology. Previously, she worked in Psychiatry for four years, also doing research.
Sydney’s hobbies include quilting, cross-stitching, reading and watching movies. “My favorite book is American Gods by Neil Gaiman, and my favorite movie is Pride and Prejudice.” When asked which version of movie she prefers, Sydney responded, “The 2005 version. That’s the only version I’ve watched. I just have a fun time whenever I watch it, so I always go back to that version.”
Welcome, Sydney! | | | | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Announcing Our DEI Book Club
The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics' DEI Committee is debuting a book club! The first meeting will be in October via Zoom, date to be determined. Our first book is Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. If you are interested in joining this book club, please email Kortney Barrett and Dr. Joyce Goins-Fernandez to be included on communications.
DEI Town Hall
The Department will be holding quarterly DEI Town Halls, beginning on Friday, September 24 following Implicit Bias Grand Rounds. DEI Town Halls are open to all who would like to join. | | | Wellness
Monday, August 30, 12:10-12:50 p.m. via Zoom
Stress is a normal part of life. This session reviews Mindfulness practices to build awareness and resilience to help learn how to ride life's ups and downs with more ease and creativity, promoting happier and healthier lives.
Become a Rec Services member between August 1 and September 6, and waive the $39 set-up fee. Simply complete the Perpetual Payroll Deduction Form electronically and email the completed form to rec-services@uiowa.edu. | | | | 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 continue to meet in person. Plexiglass dividers will be spaced out in order to maintain safety precautions.
Coffee Fridays
Faculty Meeting
- First, third, and fifth Mondays of the month, from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. via Zoom.
Frontiers in Pediatric Research Lectures
- Second and fourth Mondays of the month, from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. via Zoom.
- September 13: David Gordon, MD, PhD; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Iowa; Title TBD
Grand Rounds
- Every Friday from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. in JCP 2415 and via Zoom.
- Lunch will be provided for pickup following the address.
- September 3: Eva Tsalikian, MD; Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes; Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; and Alexander G. Bassuk, MD, PhD; Professor and Chair, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; State of the Department Address.
K Club
- Starting on September 9, K Club will occur approximately every two weeks, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. on Thursdays. This meeting may be attended in person in the Morriss Conference Room, or via Zoom. As of August 16, food will not be permitted for in-person meetings until further notice.
- Junior faculty present research/grant submissions to receive feedback from senior faculty on how best to structure the research/submission to maximize chances of success.
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- The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics' Division of Cardiology will be hosting a regional cardiology meeting on site from September 9-10, 2021.
- To register, and for information regarding submissions for posters, oral abstracts, and the final meeting agenda, visit www.mwpcs.org.
- Questions can be directed to Trudy Pierick.
7th Annual Iowa Fall Prevention Coalition Symposium
- This multidisciplinary conference will take place September 20-24, 2021, during Fall Prevention Awareness week. Iowans interested in falls prevention, such as family caregivers, health care practitioners, persons who work with older adults, students, and community members of all ages, should attend this free event!
- Continuing Education Credits: with full-time attendance on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9 contact hours will be awarded. People who wish to receive continuing education credits will register on the Carver College of Medicine CME website.
- All attendees must register for the symposium online. Please use Google Chrome to open the link: Registration link for Professionals | Registration link for Caregivers.
- Questions can be directed to Kathleen Lee.
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The Dance Marathon Allocations applications for Fall 2021 are now available!
The UI Dance Marathon Allocations NEW Application can be found here. If you have not been funded by Dance Marathon in the past year, please submit this new application by 5pm on August 31, 2021.
The UI Dance Marathon Allocations RENEWAL Application can be found here. If you currently have a project funded through this committee, please submit this renewal application by 5pm on August 31, 2021.
If your project has been completed, please notify Anna Soergel in writing and submit your Final Report within 30 days of the project completion. This short report outlines the impact of your project and ways in which you recognized the University of Iowa Dance Marathon. The Dance Marathon Allocations Final Report can be found here.
Please contact Anna Soergel at anna-soergel@uiowa.edu if you have any questions.
Consistent with our departmental internal grant submission policy, all Pediatric Research Grant applications need to be reviewed and signed by the Department Chair, Dr. Eva Tsalikian, prior to submission to Dance Marathon. Please complete the  Grant Submission Checklist and return it to peds-research@uiowa.edu. If you have any questions, please contact Angi Roemerman at peds-research@uiowa.edu.
| | | Following a grassroots campaign, the Continuity of Care team was born, employing the skills of nurse clinicians, social workers, and administrative staff. Now, 20 years later, the team continues to provide care and resources to children with special health care needs. | | | Communications Corner: New Podcast from the UCEDD | The Disability Exchange podcast is produced and presented by the University Center for Excellence in Disabilities, Iowa’s UCEDD, at the Center Disabilities and Development, with podcast episodes available on the Anchor by Spotify platform. Join UCEDD staff and podcast co-hosts, Mike Hoenig, Caitlin Owens, and Judy Warth, for this exciting new series.
The co-hosts have been working in collaboration with staff from the Midwestern Public Health Training Center and University of Iowa College of Public Health to launch the new podcast series. People can search for “Disability Exchange” (DX) wherever they get their podcasts, and find links to a variety of other platforms on the DX Anchor page. The podcast is not yet available on Apple podcasts. | | | |
